After you finish watching "Empire" on Fox 45 tonight (9pm to 10pm), stay for Fox 45 News at 10. You’ll learn about the Miami Valley's Funk Music "Empire". Reporter/anchor Natasha William gets the story from David R. Webb, President & CEO of The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center. Miss the News? Look [...]
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It all started in 1965 at Roosevelt and Dunbar high schools in Dayton, Ohio. The initial sound can be attributed to James Brown, and some of the first groups were The Morrocos, London Fog and the Continentals. The following list highlights the trailblazers of the Dayton Funk sound: Ohio Players (first to get a national [...]
