We’d describe Soul Man as a potent mix of ’60s funk and soul. Isaac ‘Shaft’ Hayes (who also gets his own entry on this list) was inspired to write it in the aftermath of the 12th Street ...

View full size RC Johnson. Lou Ragland, soul-funk. Las Vegas (via Cleveland) Years performing: 58 . Day gig: professional musician, producer, teacher ...

When the Detroit funk legend wrote the infectious “Alcohol” in 1969, he was hungover and... Searching For Soul: Rare & Classic Soul, Funk & Jazz From Michigan 1968-1980 ...

With a punchy, high tenor voice that sometimes sounds a bit less polished than those of more famous soul singers like He leaves to our imagination just how he'll engineer such destruction, while ...

While the Talking Heads may have been a bunch of art school students playing New Wave, they were unabashed and unironic lovers of soul and funk. Their first top 40 hit was a remake of Al Green’s ...

His influence spans generations, shaping soul, funk, and hip-hop. From the joyous "I Got You (I Feel Good)" to the ...

Exploring the best in funk and soul from the roots of black music through to the current club sounds, featuring classic tracks, new releases, sessions and interviews.

It’s arguably some of the hippest music around. Music from artists like Grant Green or Herbie Hancock, along with other musicians that made up the Bluenote Records roster of the mid to late1960s.

9th chord soul-funk groove These classic Sex Machine Jimmy Nolen-style chords are defined by short, choppy picking and the oft-used 9th to 13th chord change. When jamming your own ideas make sure to ...

We’d describe Soul Man as a potent mix of ’60s funk and soul. Isaac ‘Shaft’ Hayes (who also gets his own entry on this list) was inspired to write it in the aftermath of the 12th Street Riot in ...