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Cee-lo Green - Cee Lo: 'james Brown Was Like My Father'

4932 days ago
ContactMusicCee Lo Green has confirmed speculation Gnarls Barkley's fan favourite tune Who's Gonna Save My Soul is all about the passing of James Brown. The Crazy singer made the big reveal during a recent taping of Vh1 show Storytellers, explaining the song is ... more info

Manchester International Festival 2011: Snoop Dogg

4933 days ago
Guardian MusicAs Snoop Dogg prepares to perform his 1993 debut album in full, we remember why it was such a rap game-changerIt proved that rappers could reinvent themselvesSnoop had been part of going-nowhere rap group 213 before he handed a tape of his own work t... more info

James Brown - Georgia's Hall Of Fame To Close

4935 days ago
ContactMusicThe Georgia Music Hall of Fame, which has honoured stars including James Brown, Little Richard and Otis Redding, is to close next month (Jun11) due to budget cuts. The state-funded museum was opened in 1996, but visitor numbers have dwindled in... more info

Balkan Brass Battle – review

4937 days ago
Guardian MusicKoko, LondonThose looking to book bands for the summer festivals should take note. If you want guaranteed crowd-pleasers, check out the gypsy musicians of the Balkans. Romania's Fanfare Ciocarlia and Serbia's Boban & Marko Markovic Orchestra may cons... more info

A History Of Funk: Part 1 : The Meters - People Say (streams)

4949 days ago
Totally Fuzzy Blame it on Booker T Jones, and his new album "The Road From Memphis" that was posted here yesterday, which has revitalised and reinvigorated my appetite in this classic funk stuff. Most of it is so unknown to a larger audience, and not only the you... more info

It's Bob Dylan Day on Rolling Stone today

4950 days ago
Totally Fuzzy For almost 50 years, Bob Dylan has remained, along with James Brown, the most influential American musician rock & roll has ever produced. Inscrutable and unpredictable, Dylan has been both deified and denounced for his shifts of interest, while who... more info

Unsung heroes: Ex-tribute artist Charles Bradley finds his own voice

4958 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentA soul howler who d been working construction and doing a James Brown tribute act began collaborating with Thomas Brenneck s Menahan Street Band. Now comes a gig at the Echo. A soul howler who d been working construction and doing a James Brown tribu... more info

Unsung heroes: Ex-tribute artist Charles Bradley finds his own voice

4958 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissA soul howler who’d been working construction and doing a James Brown tribute act began collaborating with Thomas Brenneck’s Menahan Street Band. Now comes a gig at the Echo. Once a touring member of Sharon Jones’ backing band the Dap-Kings,... more info

James Brown - Brown's Daughter Sues Over Unworn Costume

4962 days ago
ContactMusicJames Brown's daughter is embroiled in a legal battle with an Ohio clothing company over a stage costume made for the superstar before his death in 2006. Deanna Brown Thomas has sued the singer's longtime tailors, Curtis and Marilyn Gibson, based.... more info

Readers recommend: songs about animals – results

4963 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom riding a donkey to the best-dressed chicken in town, here are your favourite creature comfortsAnimals are like people. We look at the creatures around us and recognise ourselves. This being the case, as many RR regulars noted, most songs ostensi... more info

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