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So Who Are The Women Of FUNK (Past, Present, & Future)?!? I need help with this list. Help me finish it:
Chaka Khan Teena Marie LeBelle ....and who else? [Edited 9/4/06 15:30pm] | |
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Erykah Badu
Mary Davis Aretha Franklin I'll leave it alone babe...just be me | |
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Well as funk is an outgrowth/subgenre of soul, Aretha Franklin certainly qualifies (Rock Steady is one of the best funk tunes of the early seventies in my humble opinion). | |
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You better throw Mary J. Blige's name in the hat.
I also would consider Lyn Collins, The Female Preacher. [Edited 9/4/06 16:01pm] THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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Lyn Collins
   
The Brides Of Funkenstein  
 
Parlet   
Godmoma  
 
.....The She Funk Thang! http://www.myspace.com/shefunk http://shefunk.com   National Funk League✮✮ | |
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Come to think of it, that's why all my favorite artists have been mostly men. Funk was pretty much a male dominated genre with a few exceptions such as Klymaxx and Madame X. Skyy was pretty good (a funk group with a female singing lead on many songs). Teena Marie was great too. She had a lot of help from Rick James though. Her music when she left Motown (and Rick) was much weaker (less funky). I guess my point is, behind every great woman, there's a great man.  Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Stargard Little Sister Carla Thomas Betty Davis Maxyann Ann Pebbles Emotions Sheila E Nikka Costa Mary Jane Girls [Edited 9/4/06 16:32pm] National Funk League✮✮ | |
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ahhh, Starmon just beat me to it!!
  
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paligap said: ...
ahhh, Starmon just beat me to it!!
... Oh hell yeah!!! THIS is where Madonna got most of her nasty ideas from. Betty Davis was sometimes too controversial for the underground. But she still rocks!  | |
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StarMon said: Lyn Collins
The Brides Of Funkenstein
Parlet
Godmoma
.....The She Funk Thang! http://www.myspace.com/shefunk http://shefunk.com Nuff said 
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Funky Divas of the 90's
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paligap said: ...
ahhh, Starmon just beat me to it!!
... "Anti Love Song" 
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StarMon said: They all delish , but the 1 on the bottom-left  | |
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Ex-wive of Slave's Steve Washington  
"Traaans-for-ma-tion!" / "Don't Be So Cool" ( with Cameo ) 
"I'm Your Genie" ... funkbomb ! 
Funk-rock 
Some more Brides 
Dawn Silva / Sheila Horne / Jeanette McGruder ( 1979 ) 
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Najee said: You better throw Mary J. Blige's name in the hat.
Got madrespect for Mary but i personally don't consider her directly as funk , more as one of the 1rst Urban hiphopsoul diva's . vainandy said: Come to think of it, that's why all my favorite artists have been mostly men. Funk was pretty much a male dominated genre with a few exceptions such as Klymaxx and Madame X. Skyy was pretty good (a funk group with a female singing lead on many songs). Teena Marie was great too. She had a lot of help from Rick James though. Her music when she left Motown (and Rick) was much weaker (less funky). I guess my point is, behind every great woman, there's a great man.
Although Klymaxx hitted off good on their own with Meeting In The Ladiesroom , and Bernadette Cooper did solid work on her own solo-debut & with Madame X . But before that era , their 2nd release , Girls Will Be Girls included indeed partly production from Jam & Lewis , Leon Sylvers III and finally Stephen Shockley & Otis Stokes from Lakeside 
Another group worth to mention is Magic Lady . 
Incredible funkjams on their Hot'N Sassy album from 1982 ( above ) and selftitled album from 1988 ( below ) 
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100MPH said: "Got madrespect for Mary (J. Blige) but i personally don't consider her directly as funk , more as one of the 1rst Urban hiphopsoul diva's."
I would disagree, since a lot of rap's energy and core sound came from funk music. A look at Mary J. Blige's catalog and she has quite a few jams among her songs. THE TRAFFIC JAMMERS, The Org's house band: VAINANDY -- lead singer; NAJEE -- bass; THE AUDIENCE -- guitar; PHUNKDADDY -- rhythm guitar; ALEX de PARIS -- keyboards; Da PRETTYMAN -- keyboards; FUNKENSTEIN -- drums. HOLD ON TO YOUR DRAWERS! |
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Nice picks y'all
Here's one you people seem to have forgotten 
The talented and lovely, Starleana Young  It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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FuNkeNsteiN said: Nice picks y'all
Here's one you people seem to have forgotten
The talented and lovely, Starleana Young Ab-sow-fonk-in-lootly!
And also her contribution to Slave's album Stone Jam is off tha hook! | |
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100MPH said: FuNkeNsteiN said: Nice picks y'all
Here's one you people seem to have forgotten
The talented and lovely, Starleana Young Ab-sow-fonk-in-lootly!
And also her contribution to Slave's album Stone Jam is off tha hook! True dat   It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.
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This woman right here seems to be unknown to you? 
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100MPH said: StarMon said: They all delish , but the 1 on the bottom-left That's Lynn Mabry A original Bride Of Funkenstein | |
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[quote] Najee said: [color=darkred]You better throw Mary J. Blige's name in the hat.
The only thing funky on her is what she has between her legs. Other than that, she's shit hop all the way. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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vainandy said:[quote] Najee said: [color=darkred]You better throw Mary J. Blige's name in the hat.
The only thing funky on her is what she has between her legs. Other than that, she's shit hop all the way. ewww... Coldblooded. | |
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THEIR LEADER!
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Najee said: 100MPH said: "Got madrespect for Mary (J. Blige) but i personally don't consider her directly as funk , more as one of the 1rst Urban hiphopsoul diva's."
I would disagree, since a lot of rap's energy and core sound came from funk music. A look at Mary J. Blige's catalog and she has quite a few jams among her songs. Yeah , there were sampled songs in her work like "All Night Long" from The Mary Jane Girls , another one from the Rick James camp done in "Love Is All We Need" masterfully produced by Jam & Lewis , the poppin' bass in "Be Happy" sounds also like a sampled one , and a few slow jams like "My Life" includes "My Life In The Sunshine" from Roy Ayers + one track used Kool & The Gang's "Summer Madness" . Some of those tracks are done great on her live-cd from somewhere in the mid to late 90's ( Audrey Wheeler who was from former dancefunkgroup Unlimited Touch , leadsinger on Jeff Lorber's "Step By Step" and who is Will Downing's wife btw , joined as 1 of the background-vocalists ) That live-album is actually the only cd i have from her because of the powerfull band performing on it . A later song she recorded which i dig for the funky vibe in it is "Dance With Me" + the mellower "All That I Can Say" . In her other slowjams which i've heard so far i don't feel that much funk . . . . [Edited 9/5/06 12:31pm] | |
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calldapplwondery83 said: This woman right here seems to be unknown to you?
Rightful call that is Dapp . One of the best innovative new funk-mistresses from the last decennia | |
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Harlepolis said: THEIR LEADER!
Exotic selection Harlepolis . Chaka the vixen ! Do i see a napple @ the bottom   | |
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Harlepolis said: THEIR LEADER!
These have to be THE posters Prince had on his bedroom wall during his teen years! Chaka was a Sexy MF since day one!!! | |
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Harlepolis said: THEIR LEADER!
Why'd you have to post that one? 
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I'm sure you'll find a few here...
...James Brown's Original FUNKY DIVAS (Lyn Collins, Marva Whitney, Vicki Anderson, etc.) tA Tribal Disorder
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