Category: Funk
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It’s almost summer. Forget that Calgary was plus 6 yesterday with biblical rainfall and the mountains got a sprucing up with a bunch of new snow. I am going to call it and say, summer starts now. To bring it in with some music, I give you Michael Franti and Spearhead with “The Sound of…
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Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner passed away on January 26, 2013. He was 69. Sugarfoot was with Ohio Players from its inception in 1959 until he left in 1985 to go solo. He played guitar and sang for the band. They played a version of funk that hit pretty much the same sound, and was very…
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You like the Motown sound? Bob Babbitt, bass player extraordinaire, was likely responsible for that. He passed away on July 16, leaving behind a huge legacy and body of work. He played bass for Motown’s studio band, The Funk Brothers from 1966 to 1972. This would make a lot of people very familiar with his…
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Pete Cosey, guitarist extraordinaire, passed away on May 30, 2012. He was 68. He was a session guitar player at Chess Records until 1973, playing on recordings by Etta James, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, among many others. In 1973, he joined the Miles Davis Band and played with them until 1975. When the band…
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Marvin Gaye. Not much to say about one of the greats. Terrific singer, smooth R&B guy who is missed to this day. It is hard to believe he died in 1984, holy crap. I heard this song on my way to work the other day and was blown away….again. – Heavy…
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The Meters (album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My trivia question on George Harrison’s cover version of “Got My Mind Set On You” set me to thinking. Hmmm, George, Beatles, great songs, covers. Made me want to hear a Beatles song, but not by the Beatles, and not a cover that was well-known. I settled on…
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My trivia question on George Harrison’s cover version of “Got My Mind Set On You” set me to thinking. Hmmm, George, Beatles, great songs, covers. Made me want to hear a Beatles song, but not by the Beatles, and not a cover that was well-known. I settled on one of my favourite songs by them,…
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wind me up chuck (Photo credit: firmleague) On May 16, the Father of Go-Go, Chuck Brown passed away at the age of 75. The Father of Go-Go. Why? The man was a DC legend, defining and perfecting his take on the genre. He died as the acknowledged leader in this form of music. Another…
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On May 16, the Father of Go-Go, Chuck Brown passed away at the age of 75. The Father of Go-Go. Why? The man was a DC legend, defining and perfecting his take on the genre. He died as the acknowledged leader in this form of music. Another great player who helped shape our musical world…
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Belita Wood (Photo credit: snabby) May 14 saw the passing of 70’s soul singer Belita Woods. She was 63. She was with the group Brainstorm and recorded “Lovin’ Is Really My Game”, a disco hit in the late 70’s. – – She spent time in the 90’s and 2000’s with Parliament – Funkadelic. I…