The seven men are handsome and gloriously Afro’d, decked out in suits sharp enough to slice a ham. They look like businessmen, not funkateers, posing in front of a huge safe presumably inside a bank.

With most of us still a bit hungover from yesterday’s Super Bowl festivities, it’s understandable that there hasn’t been that much Valentine’s Day celebration. After all, who’d want their brand-new, ...

When the pandemic unplugged every band in the land, Danny Thomas became a keyboardist without a gig, a musician without an audience, an entertainer without anyone to entertain. Sure, he could moan and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Londzell’s Performing Arts Theater is set to open in Tucker, with its inaugural show on New Year’s Eve featuring the legendary ...

Michael Cooper received a call from his daughter on Valentine’s Day last year telling the co-founder of the R&B band Con Funk Shun to check out a video she had sent him. “I clicked on the link and the ...

(CBS 11) - Here is another "one and done" song from a band from Vallejo, California. Con Funk Shun (formerly Project Soul) consist of Michael Cooper (vocals, guitar), Danny Thomas (keyboards), Karl ...

Con Funk Shun was formed by high-school classmates Michael Cooper and Louis "Tony" McCall, along with Karl Fuller, Paul "Maceo" Harrell, Dennis Johnson, Cedric Martin, and Danny "Sweet Man" Thomas.

Eric “EQ” Young needed a break. It was Saturday and he worked a few hours for his mom in Richmond in the same yard he played in growing up. “Cutting a tree down is not fun,” Young said. “I’m done.” ...