The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

If you're a music fan, one record that immediately pops into your head as a true classic that can put you in a good mood at any time, has to be the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire's "Shining Star." The ...

In 1980, Zapp released "More Bounce to the Ounce," and the tune changed the game for funk music. The song became a commercial breakthrough, reaching No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart (now ...

In the list below of the Top 40 Funk Songs, which were voted on by the UCR staff, funk takes on various guises, from the earliest R&B detours to the synthesizer and electronic embellishments of the ...