James Brown News

The Rawhides, a rather frantic 10-piece party dance band, will be celebrating their 20th anniversary at The Bedford this Sunday.

The Doors' "Riders On The Storm" and the Beach Boys' "California Girls" are among 25 recordings being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The entertainer known as the a oeGodfather of Soula s Cape Mana is in jail on drug charges.

SEAL has kept Perth waiting for years - to the point where many had given up on the idea of him ever performing here.

The James Brown Turkey Giveaway is 50 turkeys shy of its giving goal, and the community can still help.

One of the greatest things about Youtube is us young-uns who idolize James Brown but never got to see him at his peak get a glimpse.

George Clinton never goes away. The leader of the legendary Parliament Funkadelic, which returns tonight to the Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, is constantly on tour and picks up some airplay, particularly on satellite radio.

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings bring retro R&B and soul to water Street Music Hall on Saturday.

In the early 1990s, two brothers and some friends in Munich formed the Poets of Rhythm, a band inspired by the "deep funk" sound of late-1960s James Brown, The Meters and similar groups.

Free. 6 p.m.-1 a.m. Sun., Nov. 22. Mudcatz Bayou Bar and Grill, 5500 Chamblee Dunwoody Road.

Soulbook is nothing new for Rod. Before setting his sights on fame and fortune the young Londoner released a string of solo albums dotted with Etta James and Temptations' tunes that prompted James Brown to call him the greatest white soul singer alive.

Charlsie Fay Stiles Nations, 21, of Avery passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, near Malta from the results of an automobile accident.

The King Khan & BBQ Show: Two heads, twelve arms and a whole lotta debauchery. Details: The King Khan & BBQ Show 8 p.m. Thursday, November 12.

Once among the most legendary, yet least-known figures in contemporary music, original funkster William "Bootsy" Collins has lived a life full of highs and lows.

Pictured are the 2009 Rising Stars. They are, from left, seated, Monica Conrad, Nancy Vanderveer, Dr.

Back on the air after one week off . Started with blast of classic soul, moved to international sounds, then big samplings from two recent tribute/compilation/fundraiser albums: "Ciao My Little Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy" and the most recent Red + Hot project, "Dark was the Night." They led to something from the "Where the Wild Things Are" ...

James Brown was undeniably one of the most influential and internationally respected musicians of all time.

The lights dim in the 437-seat Jarson-Kaplan Theater at the Aronoff Center for the Arts on a recent Thursday evening, casting the murmuring members of the audience into shadow.

THE lucky number for the day is 101! Universal Music and Malay Mail are giving away 20 albums of Universal Music 101 Series collection.

From the musical hotbed of Austin, Texas, comes the garage-soul revivalist Black Joe Lewis and his band The Honeybears.