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Clarence 'Fuzzy' Haskins, original member of Parliament Funkadelic, has died

Burlington County Times 21 Mar 2023
“We will miss u my friend, bandmate & Soul brother!,” said former P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins on social media ...Damn !!! Standing On The Verge Of Getting To Heaven,” said DJ Premier, formerly of Gang Starr, referencing the P-Funk classic “Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On.” ... P-Funk founder retraces his roots in big day.
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6 live entertainment events coming to Southern California casinos March 20-26

The Press Enterprise 16 Mar 2023
Southern California casinos will soon host a popular late night television personality, a “Last Comic Standing” winner, a legendary ’60s soul singer and more March 20-26 ... Iliza Shlesinger� ... Hot Forever.” 8 p.m ... $39-$79. 800-827-2946 ... Kool and The Gang. New Jersey R&B, soul and funk band Kool and The Gang formed in the mid-1960s ... .
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Are You Receiving? Killing Joke As Post Punk Pioneers

The Quietus 14 Mar 2023
The oppressive gloom of Joy Division; the herky jerky deconstructed jazz fusion of The Contortions; the militant Marxist funk of Gang Of Four; the avant feminist punk of The Slits; the revolutionary machine noise of Throbbing Gristle; the rumbling, scabrous dub of PiL; the heady, post-modern pop of Talking Heads, and so on.
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Sir Tom Jones, Soft Cell and Kool and The Gang set for Hampton Court Palace Festival

Music News 07 Mar 2023
Sir Tom Jones, Soft Cell and Kool and The Gang have been added to the bill for Hampton Court Palace Festival 2023 ... Welsh music legend Tom will top the bill on June 14, synth-pop pioneers Soft Cell - comprising Marc Almond and David Ball - headline on June 7, and funk and soul legends Kool and The Gang on June 9.
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I was young and stupid – Okyeame Kwame apologises for old hiplife song ‘Bra Yen Tena’

Joy Online 16 Feb 2023
In the spirit of a ‘Throwback Thursday’, let’s cast our minds back to former Hiplife group Akyeame’s record ‘Bra Yen Tena’, off the Masan Aba album ... In the song, we dissed the lady in question. The lyrics, the verse and chorus had no proper cohesion” ... The song was sampled from the popular ‘Fresh’, by American R&B/Funk band Kool & the Gang ... .
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Hostages, city of Neenah discuss settlement of lawsuit alleging mistreatment by police

Yahoo Daily News 14 Feb 2023
Michael Funk, Ryan Moderson, Ethan Moderson, Steve Erato, Mike Petersen and George Fuerte were inside Eagle Nation Cycles on Dec ... Minutes later, Funk escaped from the building and, without warning, was shot and killed by officers Craig Hoffer and Robert Ross ... The second was a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Funk's widow, Theresa Mason-Funk.
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Legendary funk-R&B band Kool & the Gang will celebrate good times Saturday at Ocean’s Ovation Hall

Atlantic City 13 Feb 2023
The song is also the best known among many huge hits by the iconic New Jersey-based funk-and-R&B band Kool & the Gang, which visits Ocean Casino Resort’s Ovation Hall 8 p.m ... Were you called Kool & the Gang back then? ... After that it was the Soul Town Band, then Kool & the Flames, then Kool & the Gang ... Kool & The Gang.
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Can Atiku Abubakar succeed in sixth run for Nigerian presidency?

Al Jazeera 07 Feb 2023
Apart from dealing with Boko Haram’s 13-year armed campaign in the northeast, he would have to tackle growing insecurity as multiple armed groups operate across the country, including secessionists in the southeast and gangs of bandits elsewhere in northwest and central Nigeria.
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Hollywood Bowl announces 2023 season with Janet Jackson, Café Tacvba Culture Club and more

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 07 Feb 2023
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association has announced its 2023 Hollywood Bowl summer season, which runs from June through September at the iconic outdoor venue ... 20. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer) ... 25-26. (Photo by Bennett Raglin, Getty Images) ... 23 ... of ... 7 ... An evening of funk, R&B and soul music with Kool & The Gang and Village People ... .
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'80 for Brady': These golden girls just wanna have fun

The Keene Sentinel 03 Feb 2023
A serviceable mash-up of sitcom and sports flick, “80 for Brady” should please fans of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field and/or Tom Brady ... The women prove to be a sensation in Houston, where they swagger to a score heavy on 1970s-style funk by the likes of Kool & the Gang, Hot Chocolate and Con Funk Shun ... Two stars. Rated PG-13 ... .
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'80 for Brady' review: These golden girls just wanna have fun

Toronto Sun 02 Feb 2023
A serviceable mash-up of sitcom and sports flick, “80 for Brady” should please fans of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field and/or Tom Brady ... Advertisement 2 ... ... The women prove to be a sensation in Houston, where they swagger to a score heavy on 1970s-style funk by the likes of Kool & the Gang, Hot Chocolate and Con Funk Shun ... – – – ... .
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Movie Review: ‘80 for Brady’: These golden girls just wanna have fun

The Spokesman-Review 01 Feb 2023
A serviceable mash-up of sitcom and sports flick, “80 for Brady” should please fans of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field and/or Tom Brady ... The women prove to be a sensation in Houston, where they swagger to a score heavy on 1970s-style funk by the likes of Kool & the Gang, Hot Chocolate and Con Funk Shun ... .
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Big Easy in Buffalo Jingle Jam, Judy Collins,TSO

The Buffalo News 22 Dec 2022
... by members of soul-blues powerhouse Dive House Union and transformed into topnotch acoustic space – the Big Easy gang is offering a blend of jazz, New Orleans soul and funk, and various other strains of Americana, as well as some appropriately earthy takes on holiday classics.
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Jets drop third straight in Zach Wilson’s return under center, Lions win 20-17 at MetLife Stadium

Pioneer Press 19 Dec 2022
After losing two consecutive games on the road and four of its last six overall, Gang Green was looking to get out of its funk against a red-hot Lions team ... Gang Green got on the board at the beginning of the second quarter ... Gang Green got the ball after halftime, but Wilson threw ...
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This Week in Live Music: The Big Easy in Buffalo Jingle Jam, Great Bluesky Revival, ...

The Buffalo News 19 Dec 2022
... by members of soul-blues powerhouse Dive House Union and transformed into top-notch acoustic space – the Big Easy gang is offering a blend of jazz, New Orleans soul and funk, and various other strains of Americana, as well as some appropriately earthy takes on holiday classics.

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