Some of the best funk songs of all time sound just as fresh as they did when they came out decades ago, which is beyond rare.

This ‘Independent Lens’ presentation focuses on the rise of funk in the 1960s and ’70s, highlighting its place in black music ...

The One: The Life and Music of James Brown by RJ Smith ... later, in funk-infused tunes like “Get Up (I Feel Like Being) a Sex Machine,” Brown’s music is the id unleashed.

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing the foundations of modern music, James Brown is a name ... of the most sampled beats in hip ...

Stanley Nelson and Nicole London talk the roots of funk music and freedom. We Want The Funk! is now available on PBS.

WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown's ...

Along came James Brown in 1968 with a game-changing single ... In an inspired sequence, Clinton admits that "Fame" inspired ...

Back in 2005, Bass Player corralled Bootsy Collins, Fred Thomas, and Ray Brundidge, to dig into what it really meant to be a ...

And a new documentary from PBS — “We Want the Funk!”— serves as a timely demonstration of how artistic moments and political ...

Pioneered by artists like James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone ... isolated muscle contractions—flourished alongside the ...