Saxophonist Maceo Parker brings a funk legacy to Tokyo, Osaka on Japan visit
Maceo Parker will be carrying a heavy load of history on his shoulders when he visits Japan for a string of gigs this month, but you wouldn't know it from his carefree attitude.
View Article'The Voice: Orlando singer otherwordly
She performed James Brown 's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" with Biff Gore. Both were members of Blake Shelton's team.
View Article'The Voice' Season 6 Battles continue: There's 1 steal left going into the...
The Battles Round 2 continue on "The Voice" Tuesday , with only one steal left going into the final episode Battles next week.
View ArticleFrankie Knuckles' Chicago sound was heard around the world
Frankie Knuckles, who died Monday at age 59 in Chicago, was not just the "godfather" of Chicago house music.
View ArticleCrowd revels as Kriseman's vision for St. Petersburg unfolds
It was a jubilant, festive atmosphere. On stage, the image of a bright yellow sun bearing the slogan "the sun shines here" blazed from drop-down screen.
View ArticleOne man's musical Mount Rushmore: Beatles, Dylan, Duke, Aretha
A no-brainer for one of the four spots on my musical Mount Rushmore. From the blood-racing pop jubilance of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to the mind-blowing rock perfection of "Abbey Road," nobody has...
View ArticleAlabama Legislature approves bill on jobs, welfare
Police have arrested Donavan L. Taylor, 25, from Auburn, on felony warrants after he allegedly stole credit card information from three victims in Auburn, and used the information to make purchases...
View ArticleUptown Concert Series returns to Columbus
A Columbus advocacy group in the Fountain City is celebrating their first year with supporters.
View ArticleGeorgia Appleseed program receives grant
A Columbus advocacy group in the Fountain City is celebrating their first year with supporters.
View ArticleBilly Valentine's Brit Eyed Soul
Brit Eyed Soul , Billy Valentine's forthcoming album of songs by British rockers inspired by the American soul music of the '50s and '60s, hearkens back to the Beatles' first appearance on the Ed...
View ArticleRoxy Roca: 5 things to know about Austin, Texas funk/soul band playing free...
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The Roxy Roca song "Cornbread" is a direct sonic descendant of James Brown's 1969 funk jam "Mother Popcorn."
View ArticleWatch Adanowsky's Video for "Dancing to the Radio"
Adanowsky, son of filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, has led a charmed life. Want proof? He was given his first dance lesson by the Godfather of Soul James Brown.
View ArticleChristian McBride's big, fat sound
Bassist Christian McBride has been a versatile force in jazz, R&B and rock music for the past 20 years.
View ArticleGovernor Rick Scott getting on the 'good foot' with Palm Beach County schools
The now deceased yet still iconic R & B artist James Brown recorded a musical piece advising us to "Get on the Good foot" and it would appear that maybe Florida's 45th governor is attempting to...
View ArticlePoliticians must stop dancing to the mantra of 'It's a Man's, Man's, Man's...
In 1966, the "King of Soul," James Brown, proclaimed, "It's a man's, man's, man's world!" And ever since, there hasn't been a Brown biographer or reality singing competition that has not placed those...
View ArticleRoxy Roca blows up Lowe Mill dock with 'Dynamite Texas Soul'
The Friday night air boomed with the sound of 'Dynamite Texas Soul' as Roxy Roca blew up the dock with their soulful sound during Lowe Mill's concert series.
View ArticleArtBeat: Juneau-raised author garners praise with dazzling book
The only reason Theresa Levitt's book "A Short Bright Flash" wound up on my desk was the mention of the author's experience working at the Alaska State Museum in the first sentence.
View ArticlePaolo Nutini, Caustic Love
Paolo Nutini's second record, Sunny Side Up, topped the charts and sold 1.75 million copies in the UK but, to these ears, it was too restless, too keen to prove it could do anything - reggae, country,...
View ArticleKelly: The Rev. Al Sharpton - Always landing on his feet
AL SHARPTON is one of the most astute political strategists I've ever met. He may also be one of the most unlikable - and, yet, still anointed with a status in politics and the media that is frankly...
View ArticleJames Chance Signs With True Groove Records, Records James Brown Cover
Chance hasn't lost his touch, the latest proof is the well executed cover of James Brown, where you can feel his original style all over the place.
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