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20 hrs ago | Hampton Roads Daily Press

Bay Days starts, rain or shine

Music will be provided by Tally Hall, of MTV fame, at 6:30 p.m. Friday; dada at 8:30 p.m. Friday; the Jamaican reggae band Third World at 4 p.m. Saturday; Con Funk Shun at 6 p.m. Saturday; Tony! Toni! Tone! at ...

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Related Topix: Con Funk Shun, Reggae, Third World

Thu Sep 04, 2008

Tribune-Chronicle

2 pm: Police called to investigate .....

A practice hand grenade was found in the back of a pickup late Tuesday afternoon.

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Tue Sep 02, 2008

TheNewsTribune.com

Books help explain how the human body works

The shinbone's connected to the ankle bone. The stomach's connected to the small intestine.

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Mon Sep 01, 2008

Theeagle.com

Birthdays for September 1

Actor Don Stroud is 65. Singer Archie Bell of Archie Bell and the Drells is 64. Drummer Greg Errico of Sly and the Family Stone is 60.

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Related Topix: Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment, Latin, Gloria Estefan, Boney James, Jazz, Entertainment

Kggiradio.com

Ffun - Con Funk Shun

Con Funk Shun was formed by high-school classmates Michael Cooper and Louis "Tony" McCall, along with Karl Fuller, Paul "Maceo" Harrell, Dennis Johnson, Cedric Martin, and Danny "Sweet Man" Thomas.

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Related Topix: Con Funk Shun, Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro

Sun Aug 31, 2008

MilkandCookies

George Clinton funkumentary

Hey, let me ask ya something.. What's your funk aptitude, bobba? Do u know the history of the "P?" Well, what about "P-Funk?" Well, what about the Maggot Brain Leader, Messiah, and Pilot of the Mothership ...

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Related Topix: George Clinton, Black Entertainment

Sat Aug 30, 2008

Dayton Daily News

Jams kept coming after rain delayed Players

TV Online Jams kept coming after rain delayed Players By Carol Simmons KETTERING - The crowd who came to hear Dayton's pioneering funk band The Ohio Players give its first performance at Fraze Pavilion had to ...

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Related Topix: Kettering, OH, Ohio Players, Dayton, OH, Dayton Metro, Music, Entertainment

Fri Aug 29, 2008

NPR

George Duke PutsHis Stamp On Funk

Weekend Edition Saturday , August 30, 2008 - Over the years, George Duke has put out more than 30 albums, which have incorporated jazz, pop, Latin and R&B to critical and commercial success.

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Related Topix: Sly Stone, Jazz, George Duke

Dayton Daily News

Blog: Ohio Players bring home the funk

TV Online Find a pet, share pet photos Ohio Players bring home the funk Arts and Entertainment Arts and Entertainment Our arts critics share impressions, analysis, news and reviews of theater, music, dance and ...

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Kettering, OH, Dayton, OH, Dayton Metro, Ohio Players

Thu Aug 28, 2008

New Yorker

Ben Greenman: Tricky, Bob Dylan, Big Boi, and more.

Tricky, "Knowle West Boy" : The king of moody British trip-hop returns with an album that veers between woozy autobiography and dark, stabbing rock .

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Related Topix: Greenman, Folk, George Clinton, Black Entertainment, Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, Pop/Rock

Tue Aug 26, 2008

The Swamp

Michelle Obama and the Family Stone

Add to the canons of political philosophers: Sly and the Family Stone. Michelle Obama invoked their famous words from the rostrum of the Democratic National Convention here: "You can make it if you try.'' She ...

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Related Topix: Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment

Mon Aug 25, 2008

Jazz HQ

Brian Culbertson Pushes The Funk

Currently on the road with his 11-piece band, jazz musician/songwriter/producer Brian Culbertson says he also plans to do a Christmas tour again this year.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Brian Culbertson, Ledisi, Kool & the Gang, Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment

Sat Aug 23, 2008

Sunday Tribune

Getting funked up: the music that saved ...

In the '60s he discovered funk. By the '70s he ruled America's black music charts.

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Related Topix: George Clinton, Black Entertainment, North Carolina

Fri Aug 22, 2008

Associated Content

James Brown Tribute Show Brings Together the Kings of Funk

The Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater was packed with dancers, who swirled to the rhythms and melodies of Pee Wee Ellis and special guests Fred Wesley, Vieux Farka Toure, and Cheikh Lo.

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Related Topix: Fred Wesley, Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown, Rochester Metro, Rochester, NY

Thu Aug 21, 2008

The Stanford Daily

Acts bring back the funk, flavor of 90s hip hop

Last Saturday's Rock the Bells at Shoreline Amphitheatre paid tribute to 90s era rap and hip hop.

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Related Topix: Supernatural, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Hip-Hop, Black Entertainment, Mos Def

Wed Aug 20, 2008

KNST-AM Tucson

Hayes Set for Airport Tribute

Late soul legend Isaac Hayes is set to be remembered in his native Memphis, Tennessee after city officials announced plans to name an airport after him.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Isaac Hayes, Soul, Memphis, TN Metro, Bootsy Collins

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Wood River Journal

All in the familyThe Neville Brothers make music from the cradle to the grave

If the Neville brothers had a birthmark, it would resemble a musical note. New Orleans' first family of funk was born to sing and make music.

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Related Topix: The Meters

Sun Aug 17, 2008

WDTV Bridgeport

Suspicious Package Destroyed

A Flash player error has occured, please make sure you have the latest Adobe Flash Player.

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Sat Aug 16, 2008

Lite Rock KISS 98.1

The Bomb Squad called to Post Falls.

Post Falls police are investigating why someone left a cardboard explosive device on the front porch of a Post Falls home Wednesday.

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Fri Aug 15, 2008

Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

Trombone legend Fred Wesley is Groovesect's funk mentor

Trombonist Fred Wesley co-wrote two critical chapters in funk history. He was music director, arranger and a primary composer for James Brown from 1968 to 1975, then spent several years with George Clinton's ...

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Related Topix: George Clinton, Black Entertainment, Funkadelic

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