R&B/funk group Labelle, best known for their iconic hit “Lady Marmalade,” is the subject of a new rock opera now in development.The show, titled Labelle, is being written by band member Nona Hendryx ...

Garry "Jellybean" Johnson, a funk rock musician best known as a founding member of the Prince-associated band The Time, has died at the age of 69.

The funk/soul icon, 72, and English rock legend, 80, are proving they're both still going strong, joining forces to release a ...

R&B has never stayed in one lane — from Mary J. Blige’s hip-hop soul to today’s alternative sounds, it’s a story of evolution ...

A pillar of the Minneapolis music scene, Johnson collapsed Friday at his Brooklyn Park home and died at North Memorial Health ...

A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish ...

The music world has never seen anyone like Rahsaan Roland Kirk. The blind multi-instrumentalist could play three horns at ...

What better way to jumpstart the holiday season than with a backyard-style R&B party in the heart of Mills 50? Or at least, ...

The great grandfather, who paved the way for the likes of Prince and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plays Houston's House of ...

Jellybean Johnson — one of the pioneers of the Minneapolis Sound, the Time drummer, and multi-instrumentalist/producer — died ...

Exploring the tale behind 'Dance To The Music', the 1967 smash hit by Sly and the Family Stone which alerted the masses to ...

The Time first emerged in 1981 with their self-titled debut, marking the start of a new era in Minneapolis funk. As fans mourn Jellybean Johnson’s passing at 69, interest in the band’s origins and ...