St. Paul & the Broken Bones brings soul and star power to sold-out Shank Hall
Sure, the term "star" may be premature for the frontman of St. Paul & the Broken Bones, a new Alabama band with only one full-length album and less than 20 originals to its catalog.
View ArticleThe 10 Best '70s Throwback Jamz
Hey, does anyone feel like gettin' on up like a sex machine? Well, we do, and we think you should join us.
View ArticleHip Hop Greats Perform in Honor of "Funky Drummer"
All-star "Alumni Tour" hits Evanston to commemorate the recording of one of the most sampled beats in Hip Hop history Cincinnati's King Records and its various subsidiary labels have been widely...
View ArticleJames Brown in Bologna, 1971
For your weekend viewing pleasure: 56 minutes of the funkiest soul ever dished up, courtesy of James Brown , in Bologna for Italian television in 1971.
View ArticleAlbum of the Week: Lee Fields
Lee Fields was known as "Lil' JB" [as in James Brown] early on in his career. He has been plying his soul trade for decades but it's only in the last 5 years that his star has started to shine brightly.
View ArticleMartina McBride Q&A: Her hit album that will impress even non-country fans,...
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- She hired The Rolling Stones' producer. Curated a list of classic R&B and soul tunes to record on her vintage equipment, with musicians including the bassist from Marvin...
View ArticleTab Benoit, "Medicine"
Voice of the Wetlands founder Tab Benoit rips through an 8-minute-plus version of the title track from his 2011 album Medicine.
View ArticleUniversal Pictures and Danceon "Can't Stop the Funk" in Unique Partnership...
Dancers Interpret James Brown's Iconic Music and Dance Moves and Inspire Viewers to Create Tributes Via "Can't Stop the Funk" Website /PRNewswire/ --The funk don't quit! Universal Pictures and DanceOn,...
View ArticleFamily of Norfolk shooter: Officer was "courageous and honorable"
Norfolk Police Officer Brian Jones, in a photo taken just a couple of weeks before his death, at the showing of the "Rubber Duck" art installation in the Hague.
View ArticleLIVE: Living Colour @ Empire State Plaza, 6/4/14
When the Governor Nelson Rockefeller regime built the Empire State Plaza back in the '60s, it displaced and destroyed a huge and vital chunk of the City of Albany's neighborhoods.
View ArticleHarlem's Apollo Theater historian looks back at 80 years of music
Few American stages have produced as many music legends as Harlem's landmark Apollo Theater, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary, and not many people know more about its rich past than its...
View ArticleChattahoochee Chatter: The sound of summer
Anyone looking to get a feel for the type of performers that Buddy Nelms and Mike McMillen might bring to their newly acquired Rivermill property might want to check out CutBait Music Festival downtown...
View ArticleThree men mistakenly released from Texas jail
The inmates - Jose Morquecho, James Langley and Willie James Brown - were allowed to walk out of a Dallas jail in early June because of a glitch in a new records management system, authorities said.
View ArticleVintage Trouble on the Road to Bonnaroo
Seven hundred acres of Manchester farmland is transformed into Tennessee's sixth-largest city every June when 80,000 people invade the area for the annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
View ArticleNow Audio Podcast: Celebrating Black Music Month
"NewsOne Now" with Roland Martin celebrates Black Music Month with exclusive interviews from the set of the James Brown biopic Get On Up .
View ArticleHarlem's Apollo Theater turns 80
It launched the careers of James Brown and the Jacksons, and now the Apollo Theatre is celebrating its 80th birthday.
View ArticleLauryn Hill Totally Owned Skrillex's Insane Bonnaroo Superjam
To give you a sense of just how insane Skrillex's Superjam was at Bonnaroo on Saturday night, let's just start with a few of the highlights.
View ArticleFather's Day brings family patriarchs to the fore
George Washington was the father of our country. Hop on Pop was a very famous book by Dr. Suess and singer James Brown made his mark as the 'godfather of soul'.
View ArticleReview: Maceo Parker's worthy ode to James Brown
To paraphrase a famous tagline from his former boss, the late James Brown, saxophonist Maceo Parker may be the hardest-working 71-year-old in show business.
View ArticleThe fantastic rhythm method and legacy of drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie
Over the course of a career that's lasted more than five decades , Bernard "Pretty" Purdie has anchored countless hits spanning virtually every musical genre.
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