*Sadly we must report that death has claimed the life of another celebrity this this weekend. 80s soul singer Colonel Abrams is no longer with us. According to reports, he died on November 25 at the ...

Welcome to the jungle. We got fun and games. The Eighties are one of the weirdest eras ever for music. It’s a decade of excess. It’s also a decade of INXS. It’s got big hair, big drums, big shoulder ...

From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

(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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Whether it’s in TV, Film or contemporary music, the sound of ...

Julius "Dr. J" Erving sat in a golf cart under heavy rain, listening to Teddy Pendergrass' 1970s R&B classic "Love TKO" at ex-Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo's Hall of Fame Golf Classic on Sept. 26 ...

This Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl you'll be able to catch Larry Graham, wedged between performances by sand-swept Spyro Gyra and saxophone loverboy Dave Koz. But, Graham is a pioneering funk bassist, ...

Until 2015, though, it appeared that soul as a mainstream genre was, for the most part, dying out. The few times that I remember hearing such '70s- and '80s-tugging melodies blaring at a public venue ...

Nostalgia is a strong drug, and it seems to be the one that almost everyone is on these days. The concert industry thrives on nostalgia by putting together package tours zeroing in on one specific ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Crack had a massive impact on the Black community in the 1980s. It would ...