

Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off – Parliament.Funky Sound (Tear The Roof Off) – The Sequence.Ain’t We Funkin Now – Brothers Johnson.Shake Your Rump To The Funk – Bar Kays.Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me) – Luther Vandross.Thank You For Funking Up My Life – Donald Byrd.RIBS PROMO: “Locked Into Old School Soul” – Darrenkeith.Put Your Money Where The Funk Is – Mandrill.Funkin’ For Jamaica (N.Y.) – Tom Browne.Don’t Stop (Funkin’ 4 Jamaica) – Mariah Carey.Bustin’ Out (On The Funk) – Rick James.Too Funky (Extended Mix) – George Michael.Ya know, sometimes in order to get the Taste of Music to Sooth Your Soul, you just have to dive DEEP, DEEP, DEEP, DEEP… into the FUNK! That’s all well and good, but truthfully, they could have just said to listen to anything from James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone or Parliament-Funkadelic! Webster’s Dictionary defines “Funk” as… “Music that combines elements of rhythm and blues and soul music and that is characterized by a percussive vocal style, static harmonies, and a strong bass line with heavy downbeats.” Cholly (Funk Get Ready To Roll!) – Funkadelic.One Of Those Funky Things – Parliament.RIBS PROMO: Big La RIBS Promo #1 – Todd Kelley vs.Let’s Get Funky Tonight – Evelyn King.RIBS PROMO: Everybody Loves TGrundy – EJFlavors.I Like Funkin’ With You – T-Connection.Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin – Sly & The Family Stone.Mothership Connection (Star Child) – Parliament.You Got To Funkifize – Tower Of Power.

I Don’t Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky – Ripple.God Make Me Funky (TG Edit) – Headhunters.RIBS PROMO: Deep5 Into The Funk (Echo) – TGrundy.The Funk Won’t Let You Down – Patrice Rushen.Throw-N-Down The Funk – Larry Graham & Graham Central Station.Everybody Wanna Get Funky One More Time – J.B.’s.Funky Broadway – Supremes & Temptations.Troglodyte (Cave Man) – Jimmy Castor Bunch.RIBS INTRO: “Another Edition” – TGrundy.Here we go with another dive DEEP, DEEP, DEEP, DEEP… into the FUNK! Your ears will tell you everything you need to know. Band, Slave, The Whispers, Cameo, and the Bar-Kays began to adopt and develop Brown’s innovations during the 1970s and adding R&B essences to the genre from the early 1970s, while others like Parliament-Funkadelic and Ohio Players followed Hendrix’s path.Īgain, as previously stated, just listen to James, Sly and/or George (Clinton not Michael ). Express, Loose Ends, Shalamar, The S.O.S. Other musical groups, including Kool and the Gang, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chic, B.T. Distant Lover – Marvin Gaye Ī little technical info and brief history on “Funk” from Wikipedia…įunk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown‘s development of a signature groove that emphasized the downbeat-with heavy emphasis on the first beat of every measure (“The One”), and the application of swung 16th notes and syncopation on all basslines, drum patterns, and guitar riffs -and rock and psychedelia-influenced musicians Sly and the Family Stone and Jimi Hendrix, fostering improvisation in funk.Girl It’s True, Yes I’ll Always Love You – Barry White.The Love We Had (Stays On My Mind) – Dells.Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) – Delfonics.Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely – Blue Magic.RIBS Promo: “Taste of Music” (short) – TGrundy.The Closer I Get To You (Duet With Donny Hathaway) – Roberta Flack.Welcome to “Sensuous Seductions” a 10-song, 1 hour (more or less, it depends) mix of love songs/ballads for your listening pleasure (or pleasures, if it really gets good to ya… LOL!)
LUTHER VANDROSS SONGS CHRISTMAS SERIES
From a post on Facebook asking for “Love” songs submissions, to a friendly “can you top this” song shootout, to a new series here on RIBS. Sometimes, I just love how music ideas are born and then develop into something significant. “Turn the lights down low, baby come close…”
