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Thread started 08/18/05 4:00pm

mrmarcus

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Greatest funk guitarists

besides Prince, Eddie Hazel, and Jesse Johnson... who are some funk guitarists I should check out? There's not that many of them around sad
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Reply #1 posted 08/18/05 4:08pm

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mrmarcus said:

besides Prince, Eddie Hazel, and Jesse Johnson... who are some funk guitarists I should check out? There's not that many of them around sad

Well, Nile is still alive and kickin'. Roger was the shit, bless his soul. Of course Jimmy Nolen. If you're talking about cats that's still living, then obviously u gotta take my boy Hazel off the list.
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Reply #2 posted 08/18/05 4:21pm

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Mark Adams - Slave

Catfish Collins (Bootsy's Brother) - James Brown, Bootsy's Rubber Band

Ernie Isley - The Isley Brothers 70's Output

Charlie Singleton - Cameo

Tom McDermott - Rick James
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Reply #3 posted 08/18/05 4:36pm

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Lloyd Smith of The Bar-Kays... biggrin

Howard Scott of War....

Thomas McClary of The Commodores..

Al McKay & Johnny Graham Of Earth, Wind & Fire...

LeRoy "SugarFoot" Bonner of The Ohio Players.... cool

Tito Jackson of The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
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Reply #4 posted 08/18/05 4:50pm

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John Frusciante

Dewayne "Blackbird" McNight

Freddie Stone

Hamish Stuart
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Reply #5 posted 08/18/05 5:06pm

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To the ones mentioned I'd add

Mike "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton (in some ways, I kind of like his live recreation of the Maggot Brain solo better than Eddie's original)
Bootsy Collins (primarily a rhythm guitarist, but that's mostly what standard funk guitar (as opposed to Funk-rock guitar) is)
Sly Stone (for all the parts other than Freddie's, and most all the parts in Riot And Fresh, we salute you)
Curtis Mayfield (master of the wah wah scratching)
Junie Morrison (known as a keyboardist, but also gifted on all the other standard rock instruments, like prince)
Michael Sembello
Jimi Hendrix (as much an influence on funk players as rock players fo' sho')
Jeff Beck (check out his instrumental funk/fusion albums like Blow By Blow and Wired)
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Reply #6 posted 08/18/05 5:10pm

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jacktheimprovident said:

To the ones mentioned I'd add

Mike "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton (in some ways, I kind of like his live recreation of the Maggot Brain solo better than Eddie's original)
Bootsy Collins (primarily a rhythm guitarist, but that's mostly what standard funk guitar (as opposed to Funk-rock guitar) is)
Sly Stone (for all the parts other than Freddie's, and most all the parts in Riot And Fresh, we salute you)
Curtis Mayfield (master of the wah wah scratching)
Junie Morrison (known as a keyboardist, but also gifted on all the other standard rock instruments, like prince)
Michael Sembello
Jimi Hendrix (as much an influence on funk players as rock players fo' sho')
Jeff Beck (check out his instrumental funk/fusion albums like Blow By Blow and Wired)

Forgot about Curtis Mayfield & Freddie Stone....doh!

nod Bootsy is a great rhythm guitarist just as well....
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Reply #7 posted 08/18/05 5:16pm

AntonioFargas

Any session with Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin's name in the credits is guaranteed to be funky...
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Reply #8 posted 08/18/05 5:26pm

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AntonioFargas said:

Any session with Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin's name in the credits is guaranteed to be funky...

TALK!!!! cool

Forgot about him too!!! dang!!! lol
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Reply #9 posted 08/18/05 5:48pm

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Off the top...

Jimmy Nolen - The Godfather of Funk guitar - (James Brown)
Jimi Hendrix
Al Kellum & "Cheese" Martin (James Brown)
Nile Rodgers (Chic)
Freddie Stewart (Sly)
Steve Cropper (Booker T. & The MG's)
Leo Nocentelli (The Meters)
Charles Smith (pre-JT Kool & The Gang)
Al McKay & Johnny Graham (EWF)
Willie Fulton & Bruce Conte (Tower of Power)
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (Ohio Players)
Willie "Little Beaver" Hale
(Check out Betty Wright's Clean Up Woman. He's playing all 3 guitar parts.)
Tony Maiden (Rufus)
Ray Parker Jr. (pounds of folks)
Paul Jackson Jr. (tons of folks)
Wayne Krantz - not really a funk player but what he plays is funky
Check out a tune called Whipper Snapper. ( priest worship )

...all for now.

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Reply #10 posted 08/18/05 6:07pm

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Off the top...

Jimmy Nolen - The Godfather of Funk guitar - (James Brown)
Jimi Hendrix
Al Kellum & "Cheese" Martin (James Brown)
Nile Rodgers (Chic)
Freddie Stewart (Sly)
Steve Cropper (Booker T. & The MG's)
Leo Nocentelli (The Meters)
Charles Smith (pre-JT Kool & The Gang)
Al McKay & Johnny Graham (EWF)
Willie Fulton & Bruce Conte (Tower of Power)
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (Ohio Players)
Willie "Little Beaver" Hale
(Check out Betty Wright's Clean Up Woman. He's playing all 3 guitar parts.)
Tony Maiden (Rufus)
Ray Parker Jr. (pounds of folks)
Paul Jackson Jr. (tons of folks)
Wayne Krantz - not really a funk player but what he plays is funky
Check out a tune called Whipper Snapper. ( priest worship )


...all for now.

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nod

Ray Parker Junior's work on Stevie Wonder's Maybe Your Baby is outstanding.
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Reply #11 posted 08/18/05 6:23pm

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Ray Parker Junior's work on Stevie Wonder's Maybe Your Baby is outstanding.[/quote]

That's where MJ got "hee hee" from.

Also Ray's intro on "You Got The Love" is great.

Nile is kicking on the new Chic DVD. All neck pickup.

Jerome Smith is very important too.
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Reply #12 posted 08/18/05 6:39pm

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cranshaw62 said:

Jerome Smith is very important too.

Oh yeah. KC and a bunch of Henry Stone's TK Records artists.

thumbs up!

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Reply #13 posted 08/18/05 6:43pm

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cranshaw62 said:

Ray Parker Junior's work on Stevie Wonder's Maybe Your Baby is outstanding.


That's where MJ got "hee hee" from.

Also Ray's intro on "You Got The Love" is great.

Nile is kicking on the new Chic DVD. All neck pickup.

Jerome Smith is very important too.
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nod agree about Micheal's "Hee Hee's" that he got from Stevie.....

He also took "OOOOOHH!!!" from Ron Isley.... biggrin
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Reply #14 posted 08/18/05 7:25pm

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He also took "OOOOOHH!!!" from Ron Isley.... biggrin[/quote]

Kewl. I seem to remember "All Night Dancin'" Sounding like "Rocking With Fire"
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Reply #15 posted 08/18/05 7:46pm

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Y'all really know y'all's stuff because I just know the music and the groups. I don't know which members play which instruments except for a few of them. However, I do know Nile Rodgers plays the hell out of that guitar in Chic. biggrin
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Reply #16 posted 08/18/05 8:16pm

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I don't know the guitarist's name, but, check out a song called "Joyous" by Pleasure. It's an awsome funk song with a great guitar solo!
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Reply #17 posted 08/18/05 8:20pm

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Vernon Reid - a bit noisy, but great band.
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Reply #18 posted 08/18/05 8:21pm

funkpill

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He also took "OOOOOHH!!!" from Ron Isley.... biggrin


Kewl. I seem to remember "All Night Dancin'" Sounding like "Rocking With Fire"
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hmmm Good observation....
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Reply #19 posted 08/18/05 10:15pm

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Mind if I throw in a couple?
Otis Redding II. Highly underrated. Pick up any of the Reddings's albums and you'd see.

George Johnson (The Bros. Johnson)
Reggie Wooten (Victor Wooten's brother) will funk your mind up!
Ike Turner (f*ck what ya heard, peep "Nutbush City Limits" and tell me he ain't funky)
Rufus (Rufus & Chaka Khan)
Andre Cymone (peep "Still A Thrill" by Jody Watley)
David Ryan Harris (Follow For Now & solo work)
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Reply #20 posted 08/19/05 3:02am

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David Fuze - MeShell, Screaming Headless Torsos.

Jef Lee Johnson - Chaka and everyone else on the planet

The dude that plays guitar in Jamiroquai..VERY funky.

Jean Paul Bourelly - Spacy funk

Charlie Singleton - Cameo

Kendall from Fishbone

Tom McDermott - Stone City Band

Jimi Hazel - Spyz..plays some great funky clean licks when he wants to.

Eddie Martinez - RUN DMC,Robert Palmer - Check out Palmer's "Heavy Nova".

Curtis Mayfield
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funkpill said:

Lloyd Smith of The Bar-Kays... biggrin

Howard Scott of War....

Thomas McClary of The Commodores..

Al McKay & Johnny Graham Of Earth, Wind & Fire...

LeRoy "SugarFoot" Bonner of The Ohio Players.... cool

Tito Jackson of The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
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You DID just say Tito Jackson?

Cool! He was always the one most seen with an instrument...Not much incentive for any of the former Jackson 5 to play anymore since they can retire on any royalties from the Motown days, but I've always been curious how well those cats can play their own music.
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Reply #22 posted 08/19/05 4:00am

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AsianConnection said:

I don't know the guitarist's name, but, check out a song called "Joyous" by Pleasure. It's an awsome funk song with a great guitar solo!


Probably Marlon McClain
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Reply #23 posted 08/19/05 4:56am

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Check out Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine, he plays great funk metal. Get their self titled debut album.
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SEXYMOFO said:

Check out Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine, he plays great funk metal. Get their self titled debut album.


agreed, tom is the master of funk-metal.


don't be sleeping on johnny guitar watson, either.
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Reply #25 posted 08/19/05 8:26am

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eldog98 said:

Mark Adams - Slave


a bad boy indeed, but he was on Bass...

Mark "Drac" Hicks was the guitarist, along with Danny Webster....

Mark Adams was Slave's monster Bass player....


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Alasseon said:

funkpill said:

Lloyd Smith of The Bar-Kays... biggrin

Howard Scott of War....

Thomas McClary of The Commodores..

Al McKay & Johnny Graham Of Earth, Wind & Fire...

LeRoy "SugarFoot" Bonner of The Ohio Players.... cool

Tito Jackson of The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
[Edited 8/18/05 18:36pm]


You DID just say Tito Jackson?

Cool! He was always the one most seen with an instrument...Not much incentive for any of the former Jackson 5 to play anymore since they can retire on any royalties from the Motown days, but I've always been curious how well those cats can play their own music.



here's a clip of the J5 just playing insturments. Tito is on the far end, but I can make clips of him.

http://media.putfile.com/J5funk
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Reply #27 posted 08/19/05 10:42am

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SPYZFAN1 said:

David Fuze - MeShell, Screaming Headless Torsos.

Jef Lee Johnson - Chaka and everyone else on the planet

The dude that plays guitar in Jamiroquai..VERY funky.

Jean Paul Bourelly - Spacy funk

Charlie Singleton - Cameo

Kendall from Fishbone

Tom McDermott - Stone City Band

Jimi Hazel - Spyz..plays some great funky clean licks when he wants to.

Eddie Martinez - RUN DMC,Robert Palmer - Check out Palmer's "Heavy Nova".

Curtis Mayfield

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Reply #28 posted 08/19/05 2:48pm

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Reply #29 posted 08/19/05 9:19pm

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Bumped because this is a GREAT topic!
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