Rhythm Revue

Saturday 10am - 2pm

Hosted by Felix Hernandez

Our weekly R&B and Classic Soul party created by the maestro of the groove.

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WBGO at 40: A Winter Jazzfest Showcase

By & • Dec 30, 2018

WBGO celebrates four decades of jazz and its magnificent diversity on one night, Friday, January 11th, at SOB’s during Winter Jazzfest in New York City.

George Clinton Talks Owning a Barbershop in Plainfield, NJ and Creating a Funk Empire

By & Vince Pearson • Apr 22, 2017
Cameron Robert/NPR

Editor's note: This story contains some explicit language.

The connection between Killer Mike and George Clinton might not seem immediately obvious. One is a 42-year-old Atlanta rapper who, alongside El-P in Run the Jewels, sells out shows across the country without the boost of radio play. The other, now 75, founded the pioneering groups Parliament and Funkadelic in the '60s and presided over a funk empire whose onstage manifestations included dozens of musicians and a spaceship that descended from the rafters.

Remembering Sylvia Moy, Pioneering Motown Songwriter And Producer

By • Apr 22, 2017

Sylvia Moy was one of the first female producers at Detroit's legendary Motown Records, co-writing hits for artists like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and The Isley Brothers. Moy died on Saturday at age 78 in Dearborn, Michigan from complications of pneumonia.

Moy started at Motown not long after a young phenomenon named Little Stevie Wonder hit No. 1 on the Billboard chart. But after he hit puberty, Wonder struggled to stay in the spotlight. It was Moy who reportedly convinced Motown executive Berry Gordy to keep the teenager on contract.

Raekwon And Cee-Lo Pay Tribute To Marvin Gaye On New Song

By • Apr 8, 2017

Since its inception, hip-hop has been grappling with the timeless question Marvin Gaye posed on his seminal 1971 album: What's Going On?

Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown's Funky Drummer, Dies At 73

By • Feb 18, 2017

Clyde Stubblefield, the funk drummer whose work with James Brown made him one of the most sampled musicians in history, died Saturday morning in Madison, Wis., his publicist confirmed. Stubblefield was 73; his publicist did not provide a cause of death.