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Rhythm & Blues
Posts tagged with Rhythm & Blues
A crowd of the faithful gathered last night at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival’s Motor City Stage, for "An Evening with Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff/Tribute to Philadelphia International Records."
Fred Wesley, legendary jazz trombonist and former band leader for James Brown, brings the funk to the Motor City Stage with his band The New JBs. This performance was recorded live at the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The Funk Brothers, a coalescence of talented studio musicians, backed over eighty #1 singles. From 1959 to 1972, the group supported the rise of multiple Motown icons. Here the Funk Brothers perform “Stop in the Name of Love” (1965).
This installment of Festival Audio features a live concert from veteran North Carolina R&B group The Monitors.
Sunshine and big crowds today. Here are some highlights from our photographers.
Vocalist Albert "Diz" Russell of Sonny Til's Orioles talks about Duke Ellington, the history of doo-wop, and the birth of rock and roll. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, the Orioles have been called “the first R&B vocal group." They performed during the
Here are some of the great shots our photographers captured before the rain
Here are the top ten photos posted on Flickr from day six of the Festival.
Here are the top ten photos posted on Flickr from day seven of the Festival.
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