DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One doesn’t have to live in Dayton for long to learn that there’s funk within the city’s roots. Between the Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (also known as the Funk ...

There was no shortage of groundbreaking funk and soul classics in the 1970s. But in 1977, several tracks reflected dance music’s ongoing evolution. Using a combination of old and new production ...

Tallahassee will host the inaugural P-Funk Festival to celebrate George Clinton's 85th birthday. The one-day event will take place on April 11 at The Phipps Farm. George Clinton and ...

George Clinton, widely hailed as the Godfather of Funk, isn’t resting on his laurels at 84. Instead, the outlandish octogenarian and his massive band of funkateers are still packing houses nationwide ...

Percussionist R. Tiki Fullwood extended the invitation for Hampton to come to Detroit, where Funkadelic was recording its 1975 album “Let’s Take It to the Stage.” Without much fanfare Hampton became ...

Depending on which former wrestler you ask, some will say the greatest thrill they had was either as an active wrestler or providing the tools and guidance to the next generational talents hungry on ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Farley "Jackmaster" Funk is a lifelong Chicagoan, known as the King of House Music. He's also an ardent Chicago Bears fan, and he has a new anthem for this season's Monsters of the ...

*Speculation surrounding Hot 97’s morning lineup intensified after the sudden cancellation of “Ebro in the Morning,” but Funk Flex has made it clear he is not stepping into the role permanently. The ...

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Express Employment Professionals co-founder Bob Funk Sr. has died. Express Employment Professionals co-founder Bob Funk Sr. has died, according to his son. He was 85. Funk was inducted into the ...

George Clinton will perform with the Detroit Opera Orchestra for the first time ever on Jan. 31. The one-night-only concert celebrates 50 years of Parliament Funkadelic. The performance will take ...

It was sometime in the latter part of the 1960s that R&B gave way to soul and, by extension, funk. It wasn't a scene so much at first as it was a grouping of like-minded artists taking their music to ...