R&B guitarist Phelps "Catfish" Collins, a veteran of James Brown's J.B.'s, Parliament-Funkadelic and his younger brother William "Bootsy" Collins' Rubber Band, died of cancer last Friday at his home ...

Songwriter-guitarist Marv Tarplin, who contributed to major hits by the Miracles, Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye, died Sept. 30 of unknown causes in Las Vegas. He was 70. Born in Atlanta, Tarplin ...

Dave Burgess, the man who wrote the hit song “Tequila,” is dead at 90, according to TMZ. Burgess, who was a musician, songwriter and producer, was a member of The Champs and died Oct. 19 in Tennessee.

Earl King, the prolific songwriter and guitarist responsible for some of the most enduring and idiosyncratic compositions in the history of R&B, died Thursday from diabetes-related complications, The ...

D'Wayne Wiggins, one of founders of R&B sensation Tony! Toni! Toné!, whose songs included '90s hits "If I Had No Loot" and "Feels Good," has died of bladder cancer on March 7, his family announced ...

Charles Moore's first instrument was the classical guitar. Charles Moore has played bass in his brother "Deacon" John Moore's band for 41 years. He also has backed the likes of Allen Toussaint, ...

Leon Thomas is well aware that R&B is not the first style of music that comes to mind when the guitar takes the lead. Now, as a member of the 2025 Fender Next class, the 32-year-old is excited to ...

They may be two of the most influential notes in funk-rock history: the soaring, plaintive start to guitarist Eddie Hazel's legendary solo in Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain." The song, an audacious, ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The R&B singer and guitarist Snooks Eaglin, who counted platinum-selling rockers among his fans, died here Wednesday. He was 72. The cause was a heart attack he suffered after ...

Eddie Jones, a soul singer and guitarist who spent more than five decades as a mainstay of Black stages and musical celebrations in Washington, died Nov. 28 in his home in the District. He was 69. His ...

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NEW ORLEANS — Earl King, the songwriter and guitarist responsible for some of the most enduring and idiosyncratic compositions in R&B;, has died. He was 69. King died Thursday from complications ...