Re: Best Funk Songs

On Jun 29, 7:29 am, Jim Carr <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My roots are in blues and classic rock. I'm in an original alternative
rock band right now. I enjoy it, but I'm finding it a bit stifling doing
just originals.

For my own enjoyment and growth I'd like to be a better funk player. I'd
like some suggestions for what you guys would consider songs that really
capture the essence of funk.

Thanks in advance.

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- Anonymous

I'm sure others will mention the Jamerson, Larry Graham,
or Bootsy etc stuff, or the real "funk" like James Brown,
I don't play much 60s/70s but I like:

70s:

Fred Wesley - Soul Power '74
Joe Tex - Loose Caboose

Disco/Funk - Fingerstyle: (these are some of the trickier ones)

Whispers - And The Beat Goes On
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck
Narada Michael Walden - I Shoulda Loved Ya

Raw 80s Slap:

Cameo - Style
Slave - Stone Jam
Pleasure - Glide
Prince - Let's Work
Marcus Miller - Loving You
.

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