funk Tag

Post-Modern?

What happened when the Mod bands of the mid-60s evolved? Well, that’s the theme of a new collection, Feelin’ Alright! Subtitled “Mod Rock, Funky Prog, Heavy Jazz 1967-1971”, this 3-CD runs he gamut of musical styles around a backbone of groovy rock from the original

Sock It To ‘Em, J.B. Horns!

Back in the 60s and early 70s, Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis, Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker were key lynchpins in the genre-defining funk sound of James Brown and his backing band The J.B.’s. In the late 1980s, the trio reunited to create The J.B. Horns, wowing live crowds around the world and recording several LPs. We’re