Arts Jun 09 Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Oct 19 WATCH: Trombone Shorty joins a ‘second line’ in New Orleans Trombone Shorty said he always makes a point of dropping by his old neighborhood when he stops home from his tours. By Anne Azzi Davenport
Arts Nov 19 Sharon Jones, who led a soul revival as Dap-Kings frontwoman, dies at 60 Sharon Jones, whose albums and electrifying live performances with her backup band the Dap Kings helped lead a soul and funk revival, died Friday at the age of 60. By Corinne Segal
Mar 16 Watch Conversation: Singer Ruthie Foster Jeffrey Brown talks to singer Ruthie Foster, whose new album is called "Let It Burn."…
Nov 30 Watch Trombone Shorty Brings Funk to New Orleans Big Brass Tradition For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
Jul 22 Sci-Fi Funk: Robot Rhythms of Janelle Monae Cindi Mayweather is a cyborg who is wanted for falling in love with a human, and the alter ego of Janelle Monae, a rhythm and blues singer whose 2007 album "Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase" boasts clever orchestrations,… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Legendary Soul Singer James Brown Dies at Age 73 James Brown, the rythm-and-blues singer known as the "Godfather of Soul," died Monday morning of congestive heart failure after a bout with pneumonia. Continue watching