Fortunately, the genre is still alive and well, with shades of it popping up on many well-known songs. But there was a time when funk was prominently heard. And it was created by James Brown the ...

In this edition of SampleRadar, we're getting our funk on, and it's all about the keys ... Because they're royalty-free, you're welcome to use the samples in your music in any way you like - all we ...

Now you don’t have to speculate, as King Charles III released his own personal playlist on Apple Music to mark Commonwealth Day on Monday, March 10. “Throughout my life, music has meant a ...

"In the past, I've taken a long time to write and obsessed over so many elements of the songs before finishing them," says frontman Michael Poulsen. "This time, I wanted to make a Volbeat record ...

Leave it to Dolly Parton to channel a lifetime of love (and loss) into a song that has everyone reaching for tissues. Her newest ballad, “If You Hadn’t Been There,” is a heartfelt tribute to ...

The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss of an iconic figure. Charles Chambers, known as DJ Funk, died of cancer this week. He was 54. Jonas Adams, who's a producer at ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, ...

Then on Friday she dedicated a new song in his honor, saying he was “the star” in her life story. “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old,” Parton wrote on social media.

"I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old," Parton wrote in an Instagram post announcing the song. "We have spent 60 precious and meaningful years together. Like all great love ...

DJ Funk, aka Charles Chambers, was a ghetto house producer. His passing was confirmed via an email sent to People Magazine by his fellow collaborator, DJ Slugo, who wrote: "He was one of the pioneers ...

Dolly Parton has shared a new song, “If You Hadn’t Been There,” a tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, who died earlier this week at the age of 82. Parton revealed and released the ...

We have spent 60 precious and meaningful years together. Like all great love stories, they never end. They live on in memory and song,” Parton wrote on Instagram Friday morning. “He will always be the ...