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 ...
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 ...
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 ...