I know, a real shame! Still, this was the song that made me think funk could be fun to play.
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Where'd you get your Funk from?
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If you like this thread then check out the Funk 101 and 102 threads.
One of the first records I ever owned was a Kool and the Gang greatest hits album with this on it:
That album also had this on it:
That album also had this on it:
Here's one of my favorites...it doesn't break into the funkiness until 2:20...it just builds, then it's funky as hell. The rhythm section just kills it, with the EWF funky horns blowing over the top. A great groove.
I dig it. An overlooked track from EWF, and one of my favorites.
I dig it. An overlooked track from EWF, and one of my favorites.
I convinced Kim Clarke to give me lessons for a while after I caught a Defunkt show at The Knitting Factory around 1990 or so. Incredibly talented bassist and a really cool lady.
i have to go with james brown: partly my age --- growing up with him --- partly because he was an original, an innovator. lots have come after, but very few came before, IMO.
So much '70s stuff, but most notably (in no particular order):
Parliament-Funkadelic
James Brown
Stevie Wonder
Earth, Wind & Fire
The rest of the list would just be too long!
Parliament-Funkadelic
James Brown
Stevie Wonder
Earth, Wind & Fire
The rest of the list would just be too long!
Also a good idea to check out early New Orleans funk - like from the 40s, 50s and 60s. It's not funk in the modern sense, but you'll hear a lot of clues to where the later stuff is coming from. Check out the funky swing of Dave Bartholomew or later stuff by The Meters. They're laying the early groundwork of funk.
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Though I hate to admit this, I think my first funk influence came from Flea. And while I know Jamerson ain't exactly funk, I think my learning a bunch of Motown then mellowed out my Flea influence. At around that same time I saw a band in a local dive, where the bassist floored me. I bought their cassette tape (remember them?) and started learning as much as I could from this guy. Not sure who the bassist is, but his playing changed my bass world. I should find him, and tell him cuz I'm certain he doesn't have a clue 
. He doesn't even know I exist.
. He doesn't even know I exist.
Yeah, I'll agree. The 40s', 50s' rhythm and blues contains lotsa funky thang going on. Like already in the 1947 'Lollypop Mama' By Clarence Samuels.
When I was 16, somebody gave me a copy of this album. It was a gateway and evetually I followed this back to the earlier funk innovators. I still love what Mark King did the most, especially in this era of Level 42, before they got too radio-y.
