Grunge shifted pop culture in the 1990s, but these funk rock bands were equally crucial to the rise of alternative music.

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Sly Stone, the frontman of the revolutionary band Sly and the Family Stone, has died following several health issues. He was 82. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our ...

Using historical Billboard charts and other top song and album lists from the 1970s, Stacker spotlighted 15 of the ...

The legendary artist died following a prolonged battle with COPD, his family said Monday. By Roy Trakin Sly Stone, who took audiences higher during memorable performances at Woodstock and the Fillmore ...

The best-selling rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers was founded in 1982 by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Jack Irons and Hillel Slovak ...

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For a quarter century, a band of 5,000-year-old, bandage-wrapped undead have prowled America, with their “terrifying funk from beyond the grave.” Sometimes sharing the stage with the likes of ...

A 1990s rock band says its new album will be their best yet. Extreme, best known for the No. 1 hit “More Than Words,” says it has completed work on its seventh studio album. A title has not been ...

Sly Stone, leader of the self-named genre-bending funk band Sly and the Family Stone, has died at 82. A statement released by his family shared, “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other ...