Diamond Cafe, whose real name is Tristan Thompson, has a connection to funk and other old-school musical genres that dates back to his childhood. It started out with him banging on pots and pans as a ...

In 2006, when Nas rapped “Hip Hop Is Dead,” R&B lovers were left wondering if there was a coffin for new R&B music too.

Everybody knows the greatness of Tom Petty as a master of the rock-song form. But his albums still fly under the radar a bit.

After joining Kool & the Gang as lead singer, James “JT” Taylor sang "Celebration," "Ladies Night," "Cherish," and other Eighties hits ...

And if you think those acts represent Old School Funk and memorable R&B ... a Young Man,” becoming one of the group’s signature songs. The “Tower of Power” LP was released in 1973 ...

These Thanksgiving songs set the perfect mood for spending ... While that isn’t exactly what the lyrics of this classic funk track are trying to say, you can interpret them however you like.

Whether your jam is old-school funk, the blues or songs that connect you to your spiritual beliefs, the live music scene in and around Rhode Island has something to tempt you into spending your ...

Ever chuckle at an especially relevant song that played as an NFL game went to break? Here are the people who make that ...

Pitbull didn't limit himself to his own hits at his Phoenix concert with T-Pain. He took the crowd from "Timber" to "Gasolina ...

Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Q-Tip and Phife (pictured here in 1991) and Jarobi White are being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

But Mack – freckled face, baby afro, rocking an unlimited supply of hockey jerseys – was an old-school verbal bruiser ... Hip-Hop producer Easy Mo Bee, Funk da World is 49 minutes of Mack ...

Written by Dale Butler] Leopards Club was the venue on Saturday, October 12 for entrepreneur and live music impresario Mickey ...