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Funky Stuff: The Black Groups of the 70s
In the early to mid-70s, they invigorated pop and R&B radio. Inventive, funky, and always fresh, these groups elevated our ears.
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In the early to mid-70s, they invigorated pop and R&B radio. Inventive, funky, and always fresh, these groups elevated our ears.
The holidays will be here before we know it, and Stax is getting ahead of things with a new release of soulful Christmas treats.
Musicians like Barry White and Isaac Hayes incorporated orchestral instruments into R&B and soul, creating something altogether fresh.
David Porter is responsible for some of the biggest hits on the Stax label. And one of the most misunderstood lyrics.
Stax Records -- aka "Soulsville USA" -- had a short, but lasting presence on the American music scene. HBO is tracing its rise -- and fall.