TheBeatCollectorflipped into THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUNKY! The Story Behind The Song: Dusty Springfield’s classic track ‘Son of a Preacher Man’ faroutmagazine.co.uk - Atreyi Banerji Before the rising genre of psychedelia became the sine qua non of the 1960s music industry, there was soul music. One such talent was a female singer …
TheBeatCollectorflipped into THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUNKY! Bunny Wailer, Reggae Pioneer With the Wailers, Dies at 73 verified_publisherThe New York Times - Ben SisarioBunny Wailer, the last surviving original member of the Wailers, the Jamaican trio that helped establish and popularize reggae music — its other founders were Bob Marley and Peter Tosh — died on Tuesday...
TheBeatCollectorflipped into THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUNKY! Questlove to Direct Sly Stone Documentary Pitchfork - Allison HusseyQuestlove is set to direct a forthcoming documentary about funk titan Sly Stone, MRC Non-Fiction today has announced. Common will serve as an executive producer on the film. The project does not yet have...
TheBeatCollectorflipped into THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUNKY! Bootsy Collins on the Genius of Fela Kuti: 'What He Brought Was Just So Powerful' Rolling Stone - Kory Grow In “Viva Nigeria,” one of Fela Kuti’s earliest 45s, the Afrobeat pioneer proclaims, “Men are born, kings are made.” Kuti, who was born a man in 1938 …
TheBeatCollectorflipped into THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUNKY! Music at Home: Behind the British Invasion Rolling Stone - Angie Martoccio When the British Invasion arrived in America in the mid-1960s, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and other bands introduced songs like “Little Red …
TheBeatCollectorflipped into THE RIGHT SIDE OF FUNKY! Tower of Power: 50 Years of Funk and Soul | PBS PBS NewsHour Tower of Power has been delivering their unique brand of soul music to fans since 1968. Tower of Power has been delivering their unique brand of soul …
