The music legend is celebrating his 80th birthday on Thursday, July 22. He was born in North Carolina, but his rise to stardom began in the Plainfield barbershop where he formed Parliaments singing ...

"I'm Coming Home (To See My Mother)" opens with the sound of the instrument that connects Zydeco with other forms of music that originated in and around Louisiana: the accordion. It's followed by the ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...