Sly Stone, the musician who formed hit-making group Sly and the Family Stone, has died, his family confirmed Monday.

The dynamic story of funk music, from early roots to the explosion of '70s urban funk to influences. We Want the Funk is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from ...

Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ‘70s golden age when songs from groups like the Ohio Players and Parliament pumped from speakers in dorm rooms, high school dances and “blue ligh ...

From the crucible of diverse styles that stirred in the streets of London in the ‘70s, Cymande emerged as pioneers of a bold new sound. From their formation in 1971, the nine-piece funk outfit ...

It helped to propel Eminem into the mainstream but it also worked to bring 70s funk icon Labi Siffre back to the forefront. Dr. Dre and Eminem used a sample from Siffre’s 1975 track “I Got The ...

Dallas’ Silver Skylarks give a master class on the topic on The Number One Set and Sound, a debut album fusing ‘60s soul, ‘70s funk and ‘90s hip-hop into one cohesive groove. The Skylarks ...

Sly Stone, the multitalented musician whose path-finding, psychedelia-laced funk enraptured Woodstock Nation in the late ’60s ...