There’s a lot here that’s unprecedented, but a song already exists that feels perfect for today: James Brown’s “Funky President (People It’s Bad).” Brown recorded the track just weeks ...

Rodney Brown, drummer on 1967’s “Funky Broadway,” a Dyke & the Blazers classic and one of the first hit songs to use a ...

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- When it comes to soul music, few artists can top the contributions or influence of James ... old Brown said recently. "'Funky' is about what it takes to make people move ...

Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown ... while a member of Brown’s backing unit, performed on the funk legend’s classic cuts like “Cold Sweat,” “Ain’t It Funky Now,” “I Got the ...

(AP) – Clyde Stubblefield, a James Brown drummer ... performed on several of Brown’s classics, but was best known for a short break on Brown’s 1970 single, “Funky Drummer.” ...