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Soul of the 70's - please give me bands

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous [BG]' started by JayAmel, Jun 23, 2008.

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  1. Jun 23, 2008 #1
    JayAmel

    JayAmel Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2002
    Carcassonne, France
    Hi,

    I'm going back to the 70's and most specifically to soul music, rhythm'n'blues, funk from these years. And also pop or rock music but coloured with some soul/rnb/funk style.

    I do have an old I retreived in the attic of my brain, and please I would appreciate any suggestion about things to listen to.

    Thanks in advance !

    My remembering list :
    Jackson Five (before they go disco)
    Earth Wind & Fire (before they go disco)
    Average White Band
    Kokomo (?)
    J Geils Band
    Sly and the Family Stone
    Graham Central Station
    James Brown, of course
    Marvin Gaye
    Isaac Hayes
    Vinegar Joe

    Please all other suggestions will be gratefully welcome, since I want to select some tracks and take'em out of the grave for my trio.

    Many, many thanks to anyone would will share and help.

    Jay
     
  2. Jun 23, 2008 #2
    JimK

    JimK

    Dec 12, 1999
    Blood, Sweat & Tears
    Brick
    The Commodores
    Con Funk Shun
    Heatwave
    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
    The Brothers Johnson
    Quincy Jones
    Rufus
    Curtis Mayfield
    Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
    Edgar Winter's White Trash
    Edwin Starr
    The Isley Brothers
    L.T.D.
    Ohio Players
    Rose Royce
    Santana
    Shalamar
    The Spinners
    Stevie Wonder
     
  3. Jun 23, 2008 #3
    bkbirge

    bkbirge

    Jun 25, 2000
    Houston, TX
    Endorsing Artist: Steak n Shake
    Don't forget Lee Fields. Others to think about... Al Green, Tower of Power, Maze, Chi-lites. There were about a billion soul bands in the 70's. If you don't mind venturing into a little disco, the Fatback Band was pretty good too.

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  4. Jun 23, 2008 #4
    bassteban

    bassteban

    Aug 12, 2004
    Northern California
    Delegation
    The Floaters

    Moreless one-hit wonders if I'm not mistaken, but beautiful nonetheless
     
  5. Jun 23, 2008 #5
    ksandvik

    ksandvik

    Dec 10, 2007
    SF Bay Area North CA
  6. Jun 23, 2008 #6
    soong

    soong

    May 10, 2007
    Sydney
    Cant' believe this hasnt been mentioned

    George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic
    Also some Stevie wonder!!! Nobody has mentioned him too.
     
  7. Jun 23, 2008 #7
    JimK

    JimK

    Dec 12, 1999
    Bottom of my list...I tried to put my list in alphabetical order for you.
    ;)
     
  8. Jun 24, 2008 #8
    Deacon_Blues

    Deacon_Blues

    Feb 11, 2007
    Finland
    Bobby Womack
    Solomon Burke
    Tower Of Power
     
  9. Jun 24, 2008 #9
    JayAmel

    JayAmel Supporting Member

    Mar 3, 2002
    Carcassonne, France
    Thanks everyone, guess I have tons of things to listen to ;)

    Well, depends on the disco. You know, there's disco and... oh well, disco. :D
     
  10. Jun 24, 2008 #10
    jomahu

    jomahu

    Dec 15, 2004
    Bos, MA
    osibisa
    cymande
    mulatu astatqe
    andre tanker
    joe bataan
    fela kuti/tony allen
     
  11. Jun 24, 2008 #11
    JimK

    JimK

    Dec 12, 1999
    One more band that always gets overlooked-
    Mandrill

    Back in the day-
    Bands like Santana, War, EW&F...OPENED for Mandrill.
     
  12. Jun 24, 2008 #12
    Phantopeth

    Phantopeth

    Jan 10, 2006
    Brooklyn, NY
    How about The O'Jays!
     
  13. Jun 24, 2008 #13
    Muusers

    Muusers

    Jun 23, 2006
    the Netherlands, Amsterdam
    anything from motown...

    do a search hun:)
     
  14. Jun 24, 2008 #14
    SsabKlataBass

    SsabKlataBass

    Nov 26, 2007
    Band of Gypsys
     
  15. Jun 24, 2008 #15
    The Owl

    The Owl

    Aug 14, 2005
    GA
    Eddie Floyd
    Pockets
    Cameo (started in the 70's)
    Brass Construction
    Con Funk Shun
    T-Connection
    Slave
    early Kool & The Gang
    Frankie Beverly/Maze
    New Birth
    Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
    BT Express
    The JB's
    Incredible Bongo Band
    Al Wilson
    Staple Singers
    Roy Ayers
     
  16. Jun 24, 2008 #16
    Jazzdogg

    Jazzdogg Less barking, more wagging!

    Jul 29, 2006
    San Diego, CA
    Tower of Power
    Cold Blood
    James Brown
    War
    Billy Preston
    Curtis Mayfield
    Kool & The Gang
    Rufus (Chaka Khan)
    BT Express
    Ohio Players
    Isley Brothers
    Parliament
    Graham Central Station
    The Commodores
    Bar-Kays
    Rick James
    Funkadelic
    GAP Band
    George Clinton
    Malo
    El Chicano
    The Meters
     
  17. Jun 25, 2008 #17
    LowBSix

    LowBSix

    Mar 25, 2008
    818 ~ 805 ~ L.A.
    Endorsing Artist: GHS Strings
    Three Dog Night
    Steely Dan
    The Eagles
    Jackson Brown
    Elvin Bishop
    The Sons of Champlin
    Marvin Gaye
     
  18. Jun 25, 2008 #18
    soong

    soong

    May 10, 2007
    Sydney
    my bad!
     
  19. Jun 25, 2008 #19
    deaf pea

    deaf pea

    Mar 24, 2005
    Cuernavaca 1 hr S Mexico City
    Seymour Duncan/Basslines SMB-5A Endorsing Artist
    Thanks for the mention . . . FWIW, back then (1974) I ALWAYS used a pick and a hard-rubber mute under the strings (at the bridge) . . .
     
  20. Jun 25, 2008 #20
    The Owl

    The Owl

    Aug 14, 2005
    GA
    You are VERY welcome! You've definitely played with some greats! :bassist:
     
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