When discussing the foundations of modern music, James Brown is a name that cannot be ignored. Known as the “Godfather of ...

As a progenitor of funk music, Brown with his band created a stripped-down, rhythmically driven aesthetic that has influenced world music from reggae to Afrobeat. Much of popular music since the 1960s ...

Getting into the soulful stylings of the incomparable James Brown? These four songs are essential listening for any fan.

Kendrick Lamar and Mustard did this with the record “ Not Like Us, ” which is currently one of the most popular songs in the world. Curiously enough, throughout music history, most of the songs that ...

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Fred Wesley was musical director of The James Brown Band, spin-off group James Brown and The J.B.'s and George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic. He plays The Grand Social, Dublin on 27 March.