R&B in the 1970s was a defining era—one where soul, funk, blues, and disco converged to shape the sound of a generation. Solo ...

For over 40 years, Tavares has been one of the best Northern Soul acts in America, smoothest R&B groups in Europe, and most celebrated disco bands in the world. The live show has always impressed, and ...

Singer-songwriter-producer Nona Hendryx was already a successful performer as a member of Labelle and a New York resident when the scene began to form. Labelle’s funky, raunchy 1975 hit song “Lady ...

Welcome to our daily New York State Fair concert guide! We’ll be publishing a list of music performers and showtimes every day of the 2024 NYS Fair on syracuse.com. There are two main stages: Suburban ...

The 1970s was an interesting time in regard to how the masses chose to label music genres. During this decade, R&B was used as an all-encompassing term to group the styles of soul, funk, and disco.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A funky beat. Disco balls spin, glinting in the light. A scantily clad dancer rocks her hips with abandon. She ...

As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, check out these 10 songs that have stood the test of time for 50 years Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of experience ...

It’s a path virtually ingrained in the wood of the dance floor: As techno and house mavens age and try to develop as songwriters, they turn to the Seventies and Eighties, when cutting-edge pop music ...

One of the cool things about music is how it continues to elevate over time, and R&B is no different. R&B tends to change its sound with each new decade. The '70s had soul and disco, the '80s had funk ...

Mr. Brown kept time for a group that combined funk, disco, R&B and jazz to create some of the most memorable pop songs of the 1970s. By Sopan Deb George Brown, who as the drummer of the group Kool & ...