50 years after Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” George Clinton is still bringing the funk to fans all over the world.

Motown redefined pop music with a signature sound blending soul, R&B, funk, and gospel. And of course, the deepest grooves.

There are lots of reasons to play ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, but first, you need to answer this question for yourself: do you like to get funky? If the answer is no, well... maybe this isn't ...

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 ...

Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

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, ...

Yes, Robert Trujillo is known as one of the sickest bassist in metal, but part of what makes the Metallica musician so is a well-rounded appreciation for music that started with a full-fledged love of ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...