Funk/Soul

Levi Stubbs: The Voice of the Four Tops 1 min read

• Birthday
• Funk/Soul
• Music

Levi Stubbs: The Voice of the Four Tops

Ronald Bunn 2 years ago

Levi Stubbs, the renowned lead singer of The Four Tops, was born on June 6, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan. He was best known as the... Read More

Ledisi & Bilal – A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield | WDR BIG BAND 2 min read

• Funk/Soul
• Rhythm & Blues

Ledisi & Bilal – A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield | WDR BIG BAND

Ronald Bunn 2 years ago 4

On February 7 2020, the WDR Big Band paid tribute to legendary Curtis Mayfield with special concert featuring the soulful voices of Ledisi and Bilal.... Read More

Happy Birthday “Move On Up” Curtis Mayfield 2 min read

• African-American history
• Birthday
• Funk/Soul

Happy Birthday “Move On Up” Curtis Mayfield

Ronald Bunn 2 years ago

Curtis Mayfield born on June 3, 1942 in Chicago Illinois, was a prominent figure in the music industry during the 1960s and 1970s. Mayfield was... Read More

Cymande / KING / Deva Mahal / DJ Parler 1 min read

• Archived Events
• Caribbean
• Funk/Soul
• Hip Hop/Rap
• Music
• Rhythm & Blues

Cymande / KING / Deva Mahal / DJ Parler

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Cymande Cymande emerged as innovators of the funk music scene during early 1970s. Influenced by their Caribbean heritage, Cymande combined reggae and Rastafarian rhythms with rare... Read More

Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes

1 min read

• Funk/Soul
• Music
• Rhythm & Blues

Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes

Ronald Bunn 10 years ago

Mille Jackson is not the performer for the ears of  “Ladies & Gentlemen”—proper folks didn’t go to see her or if they did, they went... Read More

15th Anniversary of Walk Tall Girl Productions 2 min read

• Blues
• Funk/Soul
• Jazz
• Music
• Theatre

15th Anniversary of Walk Tall Girl Productions

Perri Gaffney 11 years ago

Fifteen years ago, National Black Theatre’s impresario, Tunde Samuels, encouraged Marcia Pendelton to enter the field of publicity & public relations. The following day, the statuesque diva... Read More

Taylor McFerrin, Glass Animals, BattleFest Dancers

1 min read

• Archived Events
• Dance
• Funk/Soul
• Jazz
• Music
• Theatre

Taylor McFerrin, Glass Animals, BattleFest Dancers

Ronald Bunn 11 years ago

August 9, 2015, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm Rumsey Playfield, Central Park Manhattan Brooklyn-based producer, composer, pianist, DJ and live musician Taylor McFerrin released his first full... Read More

Bill Withers’ Talks Life Experiences and Music

1 min read

• Blues
• Funk/Soul
• Music
• Rhythm & Blues

Bill Withers’ Talks Life Experiences and Music

Ronald Bunn 11 years ago

Bill Withers: As I Am (2005) below. ( July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) Bill Withers is being interviewed by Ellis Hazlip and Elvis Mitchell.... Read More