A museum dedicated to the funk, the whole funk and nothing but the funk is now open for business in Ohio. The Funk Music Hall of Fame and Exhibition Center in Dayton received its final approvals from the city and is now taking reservations for private tours and events, according to the museum’s president and […]

Walter “Junie” Morrison, keyboardist and producer for funk band Ohio Players and producer/performer with George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic, has died, according to Billboard. He was believed to be 62. Morrison also worked with R&B group Soul II Soul, and released solo music under the name BoyInSea in 2011. His death was announced by Dam-Funk, who said […]

Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, the colorful and flamboyant lead singer for the Ohio Players, died yesterday at the age of 70. No other details are currently available, but it has been confirmed through a close contact to the singer. UPDATE: In an official family statement released by Scott Hanover the family said, “Yesterday, Leroy ‘Sugarfoot’ Bonner passed […]

jungle boogie (jungle –oft attrib to Hindi jangal + boogie – prob alter of bogle – goblin, object of fear) a 1974 hit by Kool & the Gang, frequently sampled by hip-hop artists, perhaps the funkiest piece of music ever recorded.