The profound shift from soul and R&B into funk during the ’70s saw many bands take up the mantle of James Brown’s innovations of the late ’60s. In the early part of the decade, African-American bands ...

The musicians in War simply loved jamming together. It was everyone else who made meaning from their melodies. “All we wanted was to groove,” said keyboardist and singer Lonnie Jordan, the only ...

Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...

The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College has announced beloved ‘70s disco and funk powerhouse, KC and the Sunshine Band, is bringing their signature sound to the Wilson Center ...

Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom in the early ’70s by the Grammy-winning hits “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died ...

Before crossing over into the more commercial “contemporary” sound of keyboards, synths, and the bass-and-drum pop of the 1980s with the likes of Stephanie Mills, Debarge, and Al B. Sure, 1970s R&B ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Vibraphonist and ...

*Larry & Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell enjoyed an out-of-nowhere run in the `70s as producers of loosely arranged musical nuggets that felt good, painted in broad strokes lyrically, and became bedrock ...

Music has evolved throughout the decades, but even with the current musical climate, no one can deny the impact of the 1970s. Performers of today have revisited this era to not only pay tribute but to ...

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist renowned for her intimate vocal style on hits like “Killing Me Softly ...