In the 70s's, the state of Ohio brought the world the likes of Junie Morrison, Bootsy Collins, Steve Arrington and Roger Troutman. I think these 4 guys were some of the most influential musicians on the funk scene in the 70s and goin into the 80s, yet were all from around the same area. Bootsy and Roger get the most credit from the masses (Roger more so in the Hip-Hop community.) But Junie was just as important, and Sttevie get's madly underrated in that area.


While Bootsy was with the James Brown Revue first (and later on P-Funk), Junie was out and in front with the Ohio Players. Steve Arrington and Roger Troutman were around soaking the game up from the veterans.


James Brown may be from the south, but the creator of FUNK was at Cincinnati's King studios since the mid 50s' pumping out tunes. The Isley Bros and The O'Jays also hail from Ohio. Bands like Slave, Heatwave, Lakeside, Dayton, Zapp and Sun are all from Ohio. The Funk is strong in that midwest state. It is probably the most non-talked about area for R&B/Soul/Funk music. Surrounding areas like Chicago, Detroit, Philly, Minneapolis or south like Memphis get all the love.

The Funk Music Hall Of Fame & Exhibition Center / Youtube

Gonna listen to some Ohio Funk right now...

See Bootsey all the time.

2freaky4church1 said:

See Bootsey all the time.

Hope he's not done touring; saw him in 2015 and it was a great show. Really tight band.

RJOrion said:

and one of the greatest, most influential bass players ever, Slave's Mark Adams...in their prime, Slave had reached Earth Wind & Fire and Parliament/Funkadelic levels of excellence..."Stone Jam" is one of the greatest albums ever made, period...and "Showtime" isnt far behind...

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Yes Lawd!!!

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Slave - Never Get Away

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