A new documentary examines the golden age of funk music, when large, often interracial bands lay down syncopated grooves that ...

But when I saw Black and White people shaking their rumps together to songs like KC and the ... an all-White band that had a monster funk hit in 1976 called “Play That Funky Music.” ...

“Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry This song doesn ... After that song hit the airwaves, though, the band never reached the Top 60 in the US (or anywhere else) again.

Jon Bream has been a music critic at the Star Tribune since 1975, making him the longest tenured pop critic at a U.S. daily newspaper. He has attended more than 8,000 concerts and written four ...

At 2 p.m., Michael Francis McCarthy performs at Clearview Vineyard & Winery, sharing his globally influenced Americana sounds, which mix Delta blues, bluegrass, old country, and even Bolivian music.

And oh by the way, I saw Wild Cherry perform “Play That Funky Music (White Boy)” on High Street in Columbus, Ohio six months before they hit it big. Boom. I’ve lived a varied and fascinating ...