These funk and soul classics from 1977 helped connect dance music’s past to its future and reflect the genre's impressive range.

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Emotions were never just another R&B group. Formed in Chicago by the Hutchinson sisters—Sheila, Wanda, and Jeanette—they carried the gospel fire of their upbringing straight into ...

Funkytown, San Francisco's Disco .vs. New Wave dance party returns on Saturday, July 24th! Come get your groove on with regular Funkytown DJ's Mr. Washington and Tree-Fitty, with special guest DJ ...

In an alternate universe, The Go! Team's "Doing It Right" doubles as the funky opening-credits jam for an obscure mid-'70s television show about a high school filled with happy people. A sextet from ...

Tony Maiden of Rufus has been waiting nearly 20 years to perform "Ain't Nobody," the funk group's Grammy Award-winning 1983 hit. Rufus broke up in the early '80s after lead singer Chaka Khan left to ...

Call it old school but the sweltering mélange of jazz, funk, and soul that characterizes pianist/keyboardist Mike DiLorenzo's new album Bring It Back defines timelessness. The early '70s was a golden ...

San Francisco's Disco .vs. New Wave dance party returns on Saturday, February 23rd! Come join us on Saturday, February 23rd, at the Cat Club in San Francisco! Come get your groove on with regular ...