Their raw dancefloor sound yielded a string of hits – and the first ever hip-hop track. Still touring in their 90s, they chart a career from Marvin Gaye to Glastonbury ‘We pioneered line dancing with ...

Long before J. Cole, the popular rapper from Fayetteville whose verse is characterized by his flow of words, there was Bill Curtis and the Fatback Band. Curtis, another Fayetteville native, gets ...

The disco-funk band were prolific in the 60s and 70s and laid the foundations for modern rap. Here, founder Bill Curtis tells their story “Street Music is what I always called it because it came from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fayetteville musician Bill Curtis and his group, the Fatback Band, will be one of the headliners for Juneteenth Jubilee, just as ...

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Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Fatback Band were the grittiest of the US club bands that mixed jazz with funk and dominated dance in the ...

A Fayetteville native’s funk and disco band will perform as one of the headlining acts at the second annual Juneteenth Jubilee next month, the Cool Springs Downtown District announced Thursday. The ...

Nocturne Live at Blenheim Palace is a series of summer concerts set against the stunning backdrop of one of Britain's most iconic stately homes. On Thursday, 13th June 2024, the enchanting grounds of ...

Formed in New York City in 1970, The Fatback Band was the concept of Bill Curtis, an experienced session drummer, inspired to merge the "fatback" jazz beat of New Orleans into a funk band. In addition ...

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Pioneers of Dance, Funk, Soul, Rap and R’n’B The Fatback Band are the originators of the New York sound that has influenced so many. A career loaded with 35 albums worth of anthems including “King Tim ...