This is FRESH AIR. In the 1970s, influential musicians such as Ornette Coleman began combining free jazz and electric funk. Three notable vets of free funk bands periodically team up to get ...

Funky Friday is one of the most beloved rhythm games, where players compete against each other through beats and perfect timing. To make things more exciting, developers drop redeem codes that give ...

“Welcome to the Funky Cow Café! Have you been here before?” he asks. If the answer is “no,” he walks them through the menu, explaining the difference between his savory and sweet waffles — a welcome ...

For years, I heard "Play That Funky Music" as some kind of statement of racial solidarity. The white boy singing the song, Wild Cherry frontman Rob Parissi, knew that nobody would expect a white boy ...

A five-time Grammy Award winner and Blues Hall of Famer, singular singer and guitarist Robert Cray and his band celebrate their 50th anniversary Friday at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland.