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The Soul of John Black is a band with a sound born of its leader's varied experiences.

The best of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. 'WARRIOR CHAMPIONS': Latest from the Renauds impresses Hot Springs.

California my way: Pacifica in all her roaring glory; "Bluebird"; Gene Clark suffering for his art at the Troubadour; Arthur Lee perched atop Laurel Canyon as dark magus of the Sunset Strip; " Free Huey!"; George Hunter and the Charlatans giving birth to the '60s in Frisco and Virginia City; redbones holding it down at Alcatraz; Barry White's ...

Funk and R&B singer Betty Davis was influenced by close friends like Jimi Hendrix and her ex-husband, jazz legend Miles Davis .

Maxwell returns to New Orleans on Wed., Oct. 21. From time to time, R&B stars disappear not because of normal career fluctuations, but for more mysterious, dramatic reasons.

You'll know him by his belt. The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival , which kicks off on Friday, has confirmed its first blockbuster guest, though you'll be forgiven if you're a bit skeptical.

The Third Annual Brew Fest will take place tomorrow from 2 to 10:30 p.m. at the Amesbury Sports Park, 12 South Hunt Road.

An offshoot of Austin's Grammy-nominated Grupo Fantasma, Brownout plays funk in a way that dares the audience not to dance.

The funk legend's financial woes have been revealed in a new film that claims he is dependent on social security and living in cheap hotels Sly Stone ... film claims the funk pioneer has suffered a major financial crisis.

On the 40th anniversary of Woodstock we learned that singer Sly Stone who was one of the highlights of the festival is running out of money due to a conflict with his former manager Jerry Goldstein.

Sly & the Family Stone harnessed all of the disparate musical and social trends of the late '60s, creating a wild, brilliant fusion of soul, rock, R&B, psychedelia, and funk that broke boundaries down without a second thought.

'THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON' Sly & the Family Stone 1971 Tracks/time: 11/47 minutes, 15 seconds.

Why join? Artist Profile: Funkadelic About the artist Though it often took a back chair to its sister group Parliament, Funkadelic furthered the notions of black rock begun by Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, blending elements of '60s psychedelia and blues plus the deep groove of soul and funk.

Sly & the Family Stone harnessed all of the disparate musical and social trends of the late '60s, creating a wild, brilliant fusion of soul, rock, R&B, psychedelia, and funk that broke boundaries down without a second thought.

Michael P. He's a one-man powerhouse, melding soul, funk, jazz, honkytonk and rock on many different instruments.

Sa-Ra Creative Partners are a tough bunch to classify. Their debut mixed equal elements of funk, R&B and hip-hop into a glitchy, danceable stew.

All are playing Saturday, July 25: Highly Kind would be the perfect name for a reggae band, but in fact this quartet from Gadsden, Ala.

Stories about Sly Stone usually start with the word "reclusive." Sly Stone sometimes takes the stage at Los Angeles clubs with daughter Novena and her group, BabyStone.

A Mother's Day Soul Jam will take place at The Whiting Saturday beginning at 8 p.m. The show will feature Lenny Williams, former lead vocalist for Tower of Power, who has made several hit recordings as a soloist including "Cause I Love You" and "So Very Hard To Go." Through the years, Williams has worked with several notable artists, like Sly ...

Ben Greenman, an editor at the New Yorker, set out to write a biography of Sly Stone and ended up with a serious novel about an entirely made up funk rock legend.