Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iconic R&B musician Carl Carlton, known for the hit songs “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” and “Everlasting ...

The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the ’70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown’s innovations of the late ’60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...

“I’m from back in the day, as the expression goes,” explains Skip Reeves, host of KUVO-FM’s Saturday-night show “A Funk Above the Rest.” That’s why Reeves doesn’t consider ’70s R&B to be “old-school”; ...

Earth, Wind & Fire has built an international reputation for its flamboyant, funk and R&B concert productions that date back 30 years. Their performance at Shea's Performing Arts Center on Sunday ...

The Bronx Zoo’s Holiday of Lights festival is surely to be a “Celebration” this year as Kool & the Gang’s 1980 chart-topping hit has been tapped as the official soundtrack of the event, which runs ...

Although bell bottoms and disco didn’t quite survive the ‘70s, many of the decade’s biggest stars are still performing at peak levels. After a bit of whittling and fine-tuning, our team has put ...

Flyte Tyme is heading to the Las Vegas strip! The legendary '70s R&B/funk band, known as a foundation for the "Minneapolis sound," announced this week that they're gearing up to play a limited ...

Iconic R&B musician Carl Carlton, known for the hit songs “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” and “Everlasting Love,” has died at 73. His son, Carlton Hudgens II, shared the news of ...