The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade’s end, ...

Welcome to this week’s edition of Friday Playlist where members of the Times-Tribune staff submit their music picks based on a theme. Some one suggested we do Disco or Funk…. So we went with Funk.

The title track to Give Me the Night was produced by Quincy Jones and written by Rod Temperton, both fresh from Michael Jackson ‘s Off the Wall. The funk-pop “Give Me the Night,” featuring help from ...