Fred Wesley

Music video by Bob Dylan performing Knockin' On Heaven's Door. Bob Dylan performed Like A Rolling Stone on David Letterman's 10th Anniversary show on January 18, 1992. Read More

Six days after her death, Donna Summer's futuristic techno hit "I Feel Love" has been selected for induction into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, it was announced Tuesday. Read More

New York, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2012 Parliament-Funkadelic and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Jerome "Bigfoot" Brailey, has an innovative album coming out through Hoopla Media Group / LRT / INgrooves Fontana called "The Lovinator Experiment" with his new group Bigfoot & Bondz. Read More

On this day, May 3, "Soul Brother No. 1," Mr. Read More

Abraham Inc. is an unprecedented collaboration among three cultural visionaries – champion of Jewish klezmer music and world-class clarinetist David Krakauer, legendary funk trombonist and arranger Fred Wesley (known for his performances with James Brown, Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, and many more), and hip-hop renegade Socalled. Read More

Not to get all John Edwards-y about it, but apparently, there really were two Americas for a stretch during the late '60s and early '70s. Read More

RJ Smith doesn't draw an exact line marking when James Brown , the 5'6" son of a South Carolina turpentine maker, became James Brown, Sex Machine/Black Elvis/Mr. Read More

The Life and Music of James Brown is a serious examination of the legacy of the late Godfather of Soul. RJ Smith has written an unflinching biography of "the most important musician of the 20th century," as Brown is described on this hardcover volume's dust jacket. Read More

SANTA MONICA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/04/12 -- With the worldwide success of "Record Store Day" and lines of vinyl enthusiasts at local independent record stores wrapping around the block, waiting to snatch up all the latest titles, on April 21, 2012, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) pushes out its new batch of limited edition Back-To-Black vinyl releases as part of this year's "Record Store Day."Read More

SANTA MONICA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/04/12 -- With the worldwide success of "Record Store Day" and lines of vinyl enthusiasts at local independent record stores wrapping around the block, waiting to snatch up all the latest titles, on April 21, 2012, Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) pushes out its new batch of limited edition Back-To-Black vinyl releases as part of this year's "Record Store Day."Read More