hls2000 said:

databank said:

Prince DID remix a James Brown song, which happened to be a duet with Aretha Franklin, so u can add these 2 names on the list

He also offered Chocolate to Brown, who turned it down.

Don't forget Patti Labelle and Nona Hendyx (both Labelle alumnis), Mavis Staples, several Sly & The Family Stone ex-members, and quite a bunch of the next generation's "legends" such as Lenny Kravitz, Common, Q-Tip...

I guess working with people is something that happens or doesn't happen. Sometimes u push fate a little by making a phone call but most of the time u just meet people and feel like doing something together. Prince ain't gonna take his Funk phonebook and call every one after the other to make a record

Still, a dude who's worked with Stevie Wonder, George Clinton, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Larry Graham, Chaka Khan, Maceo Parker, Lenny Kravitz, Patti Labelle, etc., and let's not forget non-funk artists such as Madonna, No Doubt, Ani DiFranco...

I think that's pretty HUGE already...

"Funk phonebook"? Can I get a copy?

Just call 777-9311, or 1-800 NEW-FUNK, or PARIS 179840

databank said:

DaniCalifornia said:

In deed. But I hate, what Prince did to her "Why should I love you". Original version was much better. Even though, the idea of these two control freaks working together is very interesting...

WAITASECOND!!! R u implying that the pre-Prince mix of Why Should I Love You? is circulating???

Since October 2007. It is really easy to find.

DaniCalifornia said:

databank said:

WAITASECOND!!! R u implying that the pre-Prince mix of Why Should I Love You? is circulating???

Since October 2007. It is really easy to find.

Listening 2 it now. It's quite impressive that Kate would change the song SO MUCH after Prince added his parts! I think she even rerecorded the vocals (at least parts of them), and she also suppressed some parts. I love this version too, but I wouldn't say I love it more than the album version, both are quite interesting approaches. I'd have loved Kate to include this version on Director's Cut, though.

I'd love 2 hear the full Prince version which, according 2 Michael Koppelman, was pure crap .

Tremolina said:

thebanishedone said:

Prince had only work with handfull of Funk music originators,innovators

and famous funk musicians

George Clinton,Maceo,Chaka ,Stevie Wonder,Larry Graham but the list ends there?

Why no Bootsy,James Brown,Sly Stone,Cameo ,Brothers Johnson,Garry Shider,

many other great funk musicians.

Did Prince ever tried to work with these people on a song or a project?

all the rest should play with Prince to get funky instead of the other way around.

lawd...

To each their own, but Cameo, Brothers Johnson and Gary Shider represented their trademark funk in their own right pre-Minneapolis area. Cameo had it's own evolution of sound when they flipped the script from a bigband and horn-driven funk to stripped down synth funk, and were successful with a series of albums and singles within the funk community and eventually to a wider demographic. During the Brothers Johnson days, Louis Johnson had build a steady reputation with his trademark bass style (iron thumbs, thunder thumbs, etc) and was hired for it on numerous of recording sessions. All without the help of any other artist.

Riverman37 said:

'90's: No real key-artists..

Shango said:

Riverman37 said:

'90's: No real key-artists..

Me'Shell is a major artist but she wasn't influencial, she's basically just doing something wonderful in a world that doesn't care. The influencial person in the 90's Afro-American music was Dr. Dre, who influenced his peers as musc as Prince in the 80's and George, Sly and James earlier. Everything sounded like Snoop's What's My Name after 1993!

I am not that familiar with Me'shells music. But judged on what i have seen of her she is more like an eclectic singer-songwriter, that uses funk, among soul, R&B and pop-elements in her music.

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