Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Con Funk Shun performing Saturday night at the Ohio State Fair. "Soul Train" ended in 2006 after a 35-season run and since then, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Fresh off his breakout set at Outside Lands, Vallejo rapper LaRussell will perform alongside Bay Area legends E-40, Con Funk Shun and Baby Bash at the fifth annual Mare Island Dock of Bay Festival.

It”s been 46 years since Con Funk Shun began in Danny Thomas” garage. And, while the band continues to flourish in its latest incarnation, Thomas has thrived with his own projects. Not that he denies ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "I felt confusion, shock, and disbelief when it became clear what was happening. I had to turn my back to the audience for a ...

Con Funk Shun”s played in front of more than 100,000 fans, hit gigs across the country via Lear jet in the same day, and had its share of Top 40 R&B tunes. Those days may be memory, but that”s OK with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When people talk about the golden age of funk, certain names always come up: Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang. But tucked into that legendary company is a ...

Con Funk Shun, the legendary funk ensemble, is set to take the stage on Friday, April 12th, and Saturday, April 13th, promising two nights of electrifying performances. With tickets priced at $55 for ...

"Soul Train" ended in 2006 after a 35-season run and since then, there have been no revivals of it or any other musical variety show of its kind. Lakeside and Con Funk Shun's concert proved that the ...