Funky Friday heads to Chicago for ChiTown Funk, tracing the groove through the Windy City with Curtis Mayfield, Chaka Khan, Earth, Wind & Fire, Herbie Hancock, The Chi-Lites, Gene Chandler, Chicago Gangsters and more. Different lines. Same groove.

Celebrate another trip around the sun with eleven legendary funk classics from Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, The Brothers Johnson, Parliament, Quincy Jones, War, and more. Discover the stories, musicians, and timeless grooves behind Episode 78 of Funky Friday.

Funky Friday Episode 58 explores the deep pocket of funk, where rhythm sections lock into grooves that move the room without ever rushing the beat. From James Brown’s disciplined funk architecture to the elastic fusion groove of Herbie Hancock, this episode traces the musicians who understand that the pocket is where the magic lives.