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Sunday Nov 22 | A-Infos Radio Project

Break The Stereo Riot Groovin' On!, Segment 1

Series: Subtitle: Riot Groovin' On! Program Type: Music Featured Speakers/Commentators: Dj Rhapsody Summary: There's a riot groovin on here in the studio! Some great funk tracks this week, startin' it off with Pigmeat Markham with "Who's Got The Number?". Eddie Bo hooks and slings, Joe Tex "Said A Bad Word", and Breakestra has the "Burgandy Blues".

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Related Topix: Eddie Bo, Blues, Joe Tex, Soul, Breakestra, Funk

Fri Nov 20, 2009

ETruth.com

Bassist, band playing in Goshen

Jon E. Gee, bassist for John Cougar Mellencamp, and his band, The GeeMen, will play at Constant Spring, 219 S. Main St., Goshen, on Nov.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, John Cougar Mellencamp, Ted Nugent, Funk, Graham Central Station

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

The Soul of John Black revealed Friday at Plush

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

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Related Topix: Fishbone, Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Miles Davis, Jazz, Funk

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Arkansas Times

Doc fest digested

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

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Related Topix: Arts, Cinema, Funk, Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment, Little Rock, AR

Bay Guardian

Son of the source

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 ...

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Related Topix: California, Pacifica, CA, Funk, Joshua Tree, CA, Mount-Shasta, CA, Shasta, CA

Mon Oct 26, 2009

National Public Radio

Betty Davis: A 'Nasty Gal' Ahead Of Her Time

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

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Related Topix: Betty Davis, Funk, Pop/Rock, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Jazz, Black Entertainment, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Supernatural

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Times-Picayune

Maxwell may have rediscovered his muse during a long hiatus

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.

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Related Topix: Maxwell, R-N-B, Al Green, Black Entertainment, Soul, Funk, Music, Entertainment

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Arkansas Times

Continue Reading

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.

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Related Topix: Funk, Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment

Fri Sep 25, 2009

NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

Brew Fest brings four bands to town

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.

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Related Topix: Amesbury, MA, Uprising, Reggae, Funk, Funkadelic, Marvin Gaye, Soul, Curtis Mayfield

Thu Sep 10, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

Funk outfit from Austin plays Congress Wednesday

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

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Related Topix: Funk

Wed Aug 19, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Sly Stone living on welfare, claims documentary

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.

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Related Topix: Funk, Social Security, Personal Finance

Mon Aug 17, 2009

MELODIKA.net

Woodstock 40th Anniversary: Sly Stone Reliant on Social Security

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.

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Related Topix: Funk, Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment

Wed Aug 12, 2009

KOOL 108

Hot Fun... - Sly & The Family St...

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.

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Related Topix: Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment, Funk

Fri Aug 07, 2009

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Record rewind

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

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Related Topix: Funk, Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment

Wed Jul 29, 2009

WCFB-FM Orlando

Funkadelic

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.

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Related Topix: Funk, Funkadelic, Parliament, Music, Entertainment

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The WAVE 92.1

Hot Fun... - Sly & The Family St...

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.

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Related Topix: Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment, Funk

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Metromix Tucson

Michael P. at Plush

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

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Soul, James Brown, Funk, Music, Entertainment

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Http

Album review: 'Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love,' by Sa-Ra

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.

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Related Topix: Trance, The Age of Love, Parliament, Funk, Entertainment

Fri Jun 05, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Your Friday Bele Chere Update

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.

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Related Topix: Gadsden, AL, Gadsden Metro, Pop/Rock, The Allman Brothers, Sly & the Family Stone, Black Entertainment, Funk

Mon May 25, 2009

CNN

Sly Stone steps up for daughter

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.

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Related Topix: Funk, Music, Entertainment

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