(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first wrote about James Brown, I thought I’d covered enough ground with the big hits—the songs everyone knows and loves. But not long after that article went live, I started ...

ATLANTA — Trombonist Fred Wesley helped create the blueprint for funk music. His precise, catchy brass riffs and solo performances were core elements on songs by some of funk’s most prominent ...

James Brown earns a posthumous Billboard hit as "Bad," his collaboration with rising artist 310BABY, debuts on the Rhythmic Airplay chart at No. 37. R&B singer and songwriter James Brown performs at ...