Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, and Pee Wee Ellis, considered by many to be the greatest horn section in the history of funk, sit down with WSJ's Jim Fusilli to discuss being in James Brown's band and ...

James Brown set the standard for dynamic live performance in American music ... writing hit songs calling for Black pride. As a progenitor of funk music, Brown with his band created a stripped-down, ...

When discussing the foundations of modern music, James Brown is a name that cannot be ignored. Known as the “Godfather of ...

The Ohio Players is one of many funk groups from Dayton that took off in the 1970s and '80s. In the mid-1960s, James Brown was creating a new style of music — funk. Instead of turning elaborate ...

In the mid-1960s, James Brown was creating a new style of music — funk. It would one day make its home in Dayton, Ohio.