Looking for some good 70s funk/soul

[vin*tone]

Just a heads up guys....
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[Hoover]

If the In Yo' Face: A History Of Funk compilations are still available on Rhino Records, run right down to your local CD store -- wait, scratch that, I mean head on over to Amazon.com -- and get all five discs. The definitive primer.

 

[Commreman]

How can you talk about '70's funk and soul and not include Tower of Power?

 

[C2C -2.0]

Poets of Rhythm

Neo-funk group that's as good as (in some cases, better) than a lot of the 70's stuff.

 

[Richland123]

Three more funk groups - Mandrill & The Ohio Players & Osibisa

Mandrill

 

[omnimutant]

curtis mayfield
sly and the family stone
marvin gaye
al green
earth wind and fire
average white band
donny hathaway
ohio players
funkadelic
parliament
the brothers johnson
stevie wonder
shuggie otis

+1
Yea that's pretty much the gold standard right there and should be enough to get anyone going for years.

I'd also throw in some Herbie though for good measure.

 

[Richland123]

Early Commodores had some funk tunes like these

 

[N.F.A.]

Anyone mention The Fatback Band yet?

 

[N.F.A.]

Try listening to some Betty Davis... if you dare...

 

[BassXgirl]

Right on for being initiated with Dolemite...sucka!
I've seen all those movies and own many.

Trying to not repeat anyone's suggestions I offer:
Black Heat, BT Express, Blackbyrds, and the Soul Searchers.

For more cool movies, check out my favorite "Coffy" . "She's the baddest one-chick hit sqaud that ever hit town"

 

[Hamerguy]

Giants - Giants (an album from the former Sly & The Family Stone drummer Greg Errico)
Betty Davis - Betty Davis (with Neal Schon and Larry Graham)
Narada Michael Walden's solo stuff
Jeff Beck - Wired (considered fusion, But nice funky bass by Wilbur Bascomb)
James Mason - Rhythm of Life