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At The Mahaiwe, New Orleans funk band Galactic aims for a 'vibrant, joyful experience' showcasing ...

The Berkshire Eagle 02 Aug 2025
At an upcoming gig at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, the funk group Galactic will bring a high-flying brass section, versatile vocals and a whole lot of New Orleans soul in a decade-spanning set ....
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Boone Saloon hosting Appalachian Electric Funk Band this weekend

Watauga Democrat 30 Jul 2025
This weekend, as First Friday kicks in at the end of the week, Jeremy Short and his high-powered Appalachian Electric Funk Band will come to town for a special two-night residency at Boone Saloon ... .
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Sly Stone, leader of 1960s funk band, dies at age 82

Union Leader 10 Jun 2025
Sly Stone, the driving force behind Sly and the Family Stone, a multiracial American band whose boiling mix of rock, soul and psychedelia embodied 1960s idealism and helped popularize funk music, has died at the age of 82, his family ....
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Sly Stone, Leader Of 1960s Funk Band, Dies At 82

NDTV 10 Jun 2025
Sly Stone, the driving force behind Sly and the Family Stone, a multiracial American band whose boiling mix of rock, soul and psychedelia embodied 1960s idealism and helped popularize funk music, has... .
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Front man for Hall of Fame funk band Sly and the Family Stone dead at 82

Michigan Live 10 Jun 2025
The family of Sly Stone has confirmed the legendary funk icon died Monday at the age of 82. Stone, born Sylvester Stewart, was a founder and front man for the band Sly and the Family Stone which rose to popularity in the late 1960s.
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Influential leader of revolutionary funk band dies at 82

The Oregonian 10 Jun 2025
The music was a blowout of frantic horns, rapid-fire guitar and locomotive rhythms, a melting pot of jazz, psychedelic rock, doo-wop, soul and the early grooves of funk ... No band better captured the ...
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