(ThyBlackMan.com) When you think about soul and funk legends of the ‘70s and ‘80s, certain names dominate the headlines — but true music lovers know Carl Carlton belongs firmly in that conversation.

Keyboardist/singer/songwriter Neal Francis was already a veteran upon the release of his critically acclaimed 2019 debut. He started as a dedicated blues pianist ...

The New Orleans native was best known for her 1971 hit single, "Mr. Big Stuff." The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy in 1972. Good morning, I'm Michel Martin.

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KALAMAZOO, MI -- They may be old school, but Al Hudson and One Way get a response from the youth. "We have a lot of young kids in the audience. We look out and see the kids mouthing the words to the ...

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LOS ANGELES — Jazz trumpeter and band leader Donald Byrd, whose clean, elegant phrasing made his reputation in the 1950s and ‘60s before he began experimenting in the ‘70s and ‘80s with jazz-funk-R&B ...

The New Orleans sky is set ablaze over the Mississippi River on New Year's Day 2013. (Photo by Peter Forest) Your New Year's Eve dance card runneth over with soirees, shindigs, fetes, galas, bashes, ...

Good morning, I'm Michel Martin. Soul and funk singer Jean Knight has died at the age of 80. The New Orleans native was best known for her 1971 hit single, "Mr. Big Stuff." The song reached No. 2 an ...