Old School funk song suggestions...

BigOldHarry · #1 11-13-2008, 05:14 PM

I'm putting together a CD (or two or three) to play along with as a warmup, and want just some old school funk/disco - Not music I *love* to listen to per se, but music that is darn fun to play along with...

So far I have...

Will it go round in Circles (Billy Preston)
Skin tight (Ohio Players)
get down tonight (KC)
That's the way (KC)
Machine Gun (Commodores)
The Bump (Commodores)

but now I'm drawing a blank...!

Come on, old disco-dudes and funk fools - throw some titles out there for me!

Dom Phenom · #2 11-13-2008, 05:22 PM

Sly
Earth Wind and Fire
Graham Central
The Jacksons
George Duke
Brothers Johnson

BiigM · #3 11-13-2008, 05:25 PM

Check out marlowdk on youtube. He has playalongs to a lot of good old funksongs.

Lots of inspiration there.

BigOldHarry · #4 11-13-2008, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dom Phenom

Sly
Earth Wind and Fire
Graham Central
The Jacksons
George Duke
Brothers Johnson

artists are fun, but I'm looking for songs titles! (that said, I had forgotten about Graham Central - doing a itunes store search right now...)

And I saw George Duke live at the Jazz Bakery in LA - front row, center - all of 7 feet from him. It was great!

progrockbass · #5 11-13-2008, 05:29 PM

What is Hip - Tower of Power

Turock · #6 11-13-2008, 05:30 PM

James Brown invented funk and is/was the funkiest man in the multiverse.

Hoover · #7 11-13-2008, 06:11 PM

Sex Machine - James Brown
Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield
Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
Up For The Downstroke - Parliament
One Nation Under A Groove - Parliament (or was that Funkadelic?)
For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
Do It Til You're Satisfied - BT Express
Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Hollywood Swinger - Kool & The Gang
Fight The Power - Isley Brothers
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Brick House - Commodores
Fire - Ohio Players

stewart8980 · #8 11-13-2008, 06:22 PM

Well several Funky/ disco songs are

Don't Leave Me This Way- Thelma Houston

Blame it On The Boogie- Jackson 5

Good Times & Le Freak- Chic

Rappers Delight- Sugarhill Gang (its the same, yet so different compared to Good Times!)

BigOldHarry · #9 11-13-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoover

Sex Machine - James Brown
Thank You Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin - Sly & The Family Stone
Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield
Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
Up For The Downstroke - Parliament
One Nation Under A Groove - Parliament (or was that Funkadelic?)
For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays
Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
Do It Til You're Satisfied - BT Express
Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
Hollywood Swinger - Kool & The Gang
Fight The Power - Isley Brothers
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Brick House - Commodores
Fire - Ohio Players

Nice...!

Stumbo · #10 11-13-2008, 06:45 PM

DWBass · #11 11-13-2008, 08:31 PM

Check the Funk 101 thread.

aurian4parker · #12 11-13-2008, 09:02 PM

I want you back - Jackson 5

Coolest bass-line ever

basslinejam · #13 11-13-2008, 09:16 PM

All Jamerson: see pic

**Mark Wilson** · #14 11-14-2008, 07:31 AM

Narada Michael Walden!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CgE_K9jxsQ

COOL AND DEADLY · #15 11-14-2008, 08:02 AM

+1 on Fire by the Ohio Players. "Let's Groove" by E,W,&F too.

sevenyearsdown · #16 11-14-2008, 08:06 AM

How 'bout Groove Me by King Floyd. Super easy to play, super fun to play. You'll have the song down after about a minute of practice.

BigOldHarry · #17 11-14-2008, 08:36 AM

So I spent too much time last PM at the Itunes store listening to Larry Graham - Why hadn't I been exposed to him before? True, his "best of" album seems to have too many ballads, but just sampling around there are a TON of very cool, very very funky fun tunes! Reminds me of a bit-more-conventional P-funk... So thanks for the tip

dave_p · #18 11-14-2008, 09:45 AM

happiness is just around the bend -main ingredient
its just begun -jimmy castor

krzysztof · #19 11-14-2008, 09:55 AM

Express yourself-Charles Wright
Soul Man-Sam and Dave

Hoover · #20 11-14-2008, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave_p

its just begun -jimmy castor

Oh, man, how could I have forgotten that gem! Awesome tune, monster groove... There's a lot of cool stuff on that first Jimmy Castor Bunch album too (anyone remember the troglodyte song?)