Legendary ’70s and ’80s R&B soul-funk singer Teena Marie has died at 54. Her rep, Lynn Jeter, tells TMZ that Marie passed away last night in her sleep and was found by her daughter today. Though it’s ...

Bruce Talamon has photographed Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Barry White, Bob Marley, Patti LaBelle ... the list goes on. A new book shows his work from 1972-1982.

Continue the journey through R&B history with 15 more artists celebrated on the Walk of Fame. Dive into their stories and see ...

Michael Sumler, who was the iconic stylist, promoter and choreographer for the group Kool & the Gang, died Sunday in a car crash in Georgia, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was 71. 11Alive, a news ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure ...

Earth, Wind & Fire, one of the best-selling bands of all time since its formation in Chicago in 1969, whose music spans genres -- including jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin and Afro-pop -- ...

It all came together in a matter of hours, according to Eugene musician Frank Visconti, trumpeter and manager with Natsukashii Soul, a brand-new jazz, R&B and funk quintet performing regularly in ...

The Weekend, "Uptown Funk" lead 2015 Soul Train Awards winners' circle with two awards each. By Gail Mitchell R&B/soul — in all its colorful glory — was celebrated during Centric/BET’s telecast of the ...

When Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars accepted the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for “Uptown Funk” in 2016, Ronson made a point of thanking producers and songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis during ...