The funk music genre put Dayton on the map as the Land of the Funk in the 1970s and '80s, thanks to a stable of groups that included the Ohio Players, Steve Arrington's Hall of Fame, Zapp, Faze-O ...

As a member of the Parliament-Funkadelic family and a solo artist in his own right, William “Bootsy” Collins has spent some ...

The LP featured the R&B No. 1 Hit Single, “Ffun.” (it is spelled this way on purpose) By 1979, with charting albums “Loveshine” and “Candy”, Con Funk Shun was well on its way.

“If all these people can come together because of this genre of music — which still has proven itself even in 2024 — by the thousands in Dayton, Ohio, that's why I believe funk impacts the community ...