Jabo Starks, a drummer steeped in blues whose steady groove became the backbone for many of James Brown’s hits, died on Tuesday at his home in Mobile, Alabama. He was 79. His manager, Kathie Williams, ...

Sampling has quietly reshaped music over the past five decades. A snare hit here, a vocal yelp there, maybe a drum loop that ...

The busy keyboardist will play with one of his newer combos, Mojo Wagon, at the Marigold Theater in Easthampton on Jan. 29 at ...

Funk- and soul-fueled jam band Lettuce to play Albany venue Empire Live as part of tour supporting latest album, "Cook." ...

After spotlighting the Sarasota area’s best hidden gem restaurants recently, it was time to focus on the county’s epicenter — ...

Dr. Kevin James was ousted as President of Morris Brown College on Monday, despite a contract that ran through 2029. James led the historic "Hard Reset" that saw the college regain its accreditation ...

James “Jim” P. Brown, 83, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at his residence on Thursday, December 25, 2025. Jim was the son of the late W. Paul Brown and Margaret Brown and was born in ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — While a medical examiner in Florida says Anna Nicole Smith's body is decomposing so rapidly that a public viewing may not be possible, the funeral director handling the still-unburied ...