Raymond Eugene “Rick” Williams, one of Chattanooga's most popular singers with bands such as Overland, CowJazz and The ...

Today, 45 years after its release, "Super Freak" remains the song most closely associated with the artist. Its funky bass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blending a lengthy runtime with cinematic storytelling, psychedelic soul, orchestral arrangements, and funk, "Papa Was a Rollin' ...

As we inch closer to America’s 250th birthday on Saturday, FOX 2 is continuing to take a look at Detroit’s vast role in shaping life in America.

Young, 80, met James in Toronto in 1966. The "Super Freak" singer was the frontman of The Mynah Birds, and Young played guitar. Bruce Palmer later joined to play bass, then was in Buffalo Springfield.

What does it take to be considered one of the greatest R&B groups of all time? That’s the question at the heart of this ...

He probably didn’t anticipate, though, that the most powerful American poetry would come from its songwriters. With the creation of jazz, blues, gospel, and country music, and the synthesis of those ...

The year 1969 was all about funk and rock, and tons of baby boomers today still remember the words to so many amazing songs that dropped that year. Let’s look at just a few iconic hits from 1969 that ...

Tazman Johnson landed in jail on a felony warrant tied to a fentanyl case, reviving painful parallels to Rick James’ troubled legacy. Tazman Johnson, the youngest son of funk legend Rick James, is ...

Listen to how Tina Turner, Al Green, Beyoncé and others reinterpreted, revised and reimagined the Fab Four. By Lindsay Zoladz The playlist to get you through Major League Baseball’s long offseason. By ...