MINNEAPOLIS — In 1980, as disco was dying, Minneapolis was giving birth to one of the era’s most iconic songs. Funkytown was released 40 years ago this week. The song rocketed up the disco, rhythm & ...

Minneapolis wasn't funky enough for Steven Greenberg. That was the problem. "I wanted to get out of here," Greenberg said years later. "The scene was very bland... A very vanilla market." He wanted to ...

Even streamers want to go to Funkytown. “Funkytown,” the 1980 international smash by the Twin Cities’ own Lipps, Inc., is the fourth biggest one-hit wonder since 1970. That’s according to online ...

Left photo: Steven Greenberg (with guitar) and producer David Z at Sound 80 studios in Minneapolis during the heyday of “Funkytown,” written by Greenberg. Right: Greenberg today. This story was ...

You might say Steven Greenberg is the mayor of Funkytown. Back in 1979, Greenberg was just another young musician and producer in Minneapolis. Then his group Lipps, Inc. recorded a song that would ...

Last month, it was revealed that Jack Antonoff had put together a ’70s-inspired soundtrack for Minions: The Rise Of Gru. When that news was revealed, a name that surely came immediately to the minds ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- The Twin Cities composer of a highly popular song is in a legal battle that is being watched by top recording artists nationwide. Steve Greenberg is the composer of Funkytown, ...