(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.

Chaka Khan is teaming up with Eric Clapton for a historic moment in honor of the King of Soul, B.B. King. The funk/soul icon, 72, and English rock legend, 80, are proving they're both still going ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...

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