Bootsy Collins remembers drummers Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks on his latest single, “The JB’s Tribute Pastor P.” They all worked together in James Brown’s band and helped Brown create some of his funk classics. Stubblefield will be forever remembered for creating the famous break from “Funky Drummer.” His drumsContinue Reading
James Brown: Say It Loud is a new documentary about the late music pioneer directed by Deborah Riley Draper. The two-part documentary will premiere on Monday, February 19th, and Tuesday, February 20th on the A& E network. The documentary looks at Brown’s life as a young kid stealing cars andContinue Reading
James Brown marked “Out Of Sight” as a time when he and his band moved into a different musical direction. Brown’s ideas were creating the foundations of funk with punchy horn phrases, bluesy rhythms and a percussive vocal style. “Out Of Sight” was saxophonist Maceo Parker’s first recording with BrownContinue Reading
Why wasn’t Nicki Minaj’s headlining show at the Essence Festival streamed on Hulu like the rest of the performers? Are Ray J, Sammie, Bobby Valentino and Pleasure P. really forming an R&B group called R.S.V.P. ? Why did CNN publish an article giving Jamaican dancehall credit for creatingContinue Reading