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For the eccentric performer who earned the nickname the "Godfather of Soul," one biopic is not nearly enough for such an incredible career, which is why HBO will screen the documentary Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown next month. -
5 Hip-Hop Songs With Soul Samples
Check out these five songs that you may, or may not, have known sample soul throwbacks. -
'Get On Up' Tells About James Brown’s Drug Use
Star of new James Brown biopic 'Get On Up' says it tells the true story of James Brown's drug use. -
7 Artists Whose Most Famous LP Is A Live Album
Typically, live albums are excellent additions to a die-hard fan's collection, but few people go out and buy a live album without owning some of the band's studio albums as well. However, these seven artists have released live albums that ended up being their most famous LP's. -
Freaky Friday: James Brown Covers Hoagy Carmichael's 'Georgia On My Mind'
At Music Times, we love a good cover song. There's something wonderful about repurposing music and essentially bringing life to another creation. Music is not a rigid and inflexible product but rather a malleable one that allows songs to take on a new life as others reimagine it. Nothing gets a crowd more excited than seeing one of their favorite bands cover one of their favorite songs. The cover song makes music accessible to new audiences, and spreading music is what we are all about. Welcome to Freak Friday. Each week we highlight a new cover song that we're crazy about. Have suggestions? Send them our way! This week, we give you... -
Buckwheat Zydeco Carries The Standard for Creole Music, To The Disappointment of His Teenage Self
Buckwheat Zydeco is the foremost name in the zydeco genre and frontman Stanley Dural gives the accordion everything it can handle. Now that Dural's brought his style to the music of Eric Clapton, Paul Simon and others, he can admit freely that he used to hate the Creole style he now represents.
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