After a career keeping the beat for funk band the Bar-Kays, Columbus drummer Michael Beard died Aug. 25. He was 69 years old. When Beard was a young man, he was recruited by the Bar-Kays while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Football and funk will go hand in hand this September, as the Southern Heritage Classic organization has announced its Classic ...

*Say it ain’t so, Larry Dodson! Say it ain’t so! After 47 years as lead vocalist of the iconic funk, soul and R&B group, “The Bar-Kays,” is Larry Dodson really retiring? “It’s true,” said Dodson, in ...

*El Centro, CA — Thousands of music lovers will come together to celebrate classic R&B funk music at the upcoming Asbury Park Super Festival Saturday, June 24, 2017 featuring various legendary groups ...

MOBILE, Ala. -- BayFest organizers planned to announce today that they have bolstered the festival's lineup of classic R&B with a trio of acts topped by the Commodores. That group, known for hits such ...

Larry Dodson, Sr., The Bar-Kays' lead singer, will retire at the end of the year after 47 years as the lead singer of the internationally renowned funk and R&B band. "It has been a blastand I am ...

Still laying down grooves for a new generation of fans, legendary funk and soul band The Bar-Kays are eager to show they haven't lost their wild side. Retirement is not in the cards for the ...

Football and funk will go hand in hand this September, as the Southern Heritage Classic organization has announced its Classic Funk Fest. The concert event, set for Sept. 9 at the Landers Center in ...