A). Sugarfoot (Ohio Players)
B). Larry Blackmon (Cameo)
C). Michael Cooper (Confunkshun)
D). Maurice White (EWF)

I say Sugarfoot.

Maurice. Then Sugarfoot imo. Sugar's is too overbearing then Maurice's to me. Maurice's is smooth and natural sounding.

Don't forget Lionel Ritchie & Larry Dobson

I like Larry's.

Just his voice actually...it doesn't matter what exactly comes out of his mouth, I'll still be like

I like larry dodson's owwww too. I like how he changes it up.
He sometimes give you an awwww,an owwww,or an yeowww.
Also used to love lionel richie's yeowww during his commodore
days. I love them all but if i had to pick a favorite i would go
with larry of the barkays.

well... i think MICHAEL JACKSON has the best... Oooooowwwww... and everything else

Larry Blackmon of Cameo

his OWWWWW is just so powerful...makes you want to get up and move something...

i gotta go with larry, man.

Here is something interesting from an interview with Sugar Foot.

Q:
You worked with Herbie Hancock on his "Perfect Machine" album (1988).

Sugar:
That came about because of a friend of mine named Bootsy Collins in Cincinatti who I used to play with for years, playing together in different bands. He got an opportunity to work with CBS and Herbie Hancock and Bill Laswell eventually decided to call me up. They had Larry Blackmon (Cameo) downstairs doing his next album in that studio in New York where I recorded (with Herbie Hancock). They thought it would be nice to get the real "aww" in there and so they called me up and it was really an experience because I had met Larry Blackmon in the elevator in New York and he was quite shocked to see me.

TotalAlisa said:

B). Larry Blackmon (Cameo)

&

E) Flavor Flav (Public Enemy)

Flav did it in the song 911 Is A Joke.

TotalAlisa said:

I thought Michael's OWWW was more like a EWWWWW!

funkpill said:

YES! Lionel did use it a lot during his Commodore days. He dropped it altogether when he went solo.

Good thread. Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner OWNS this. Larry comes in second. Don't forget about Lionel with the mid 70's Commodores. He had a preety good one. For some reason, I never cared for Maurice's.

ThePunisher said:

That's what I get for not seeing the other posts. great minds think alike, I see!

StarMon said:

Man, Ohio was a SERIOUS hot bed for funk, wasn't it? Leroy, Bootsy, and Roger/Zapp? Damn. Can u see having an album with all three of them on there together? It came close. Obviously with Bootsy and Roger on "More Bounce". And on Sugarfoot's album from 85, Roger guested.

Prince

TotalAlisa said:

Thank you
Co-Sign

JasonStar said:

BOO!!!!!

missfee said:

My dad's a huge Cameo fan, and he'd always try to say oww like Larry. It would irk my brother like crazy.

TonyVanDam said:

Yeah.....that was a good one too His "oww" is comical though

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I gotta go with MJ too.

AnckSuNamun said:

With every post, I dig you more and more

JasonStar said:

aww Haven't seen you around lately...welcome back

Michaal Jackson, Larry Blackmon, and also 1989 Bobby Brown.

What about teddy riley's owwww on spend the night and gotta get with you
during his guy days? My friends used to always tease me because they knew i
liked any song with owwww in it. I still say larry dodson's the best. His
was very distinctive. I would also have to vote for sugarfoot because he was
the first one to make it cool. Honorable mention goes to michael cooper of
CONFUNKSHUN!

blackguitaristz said:

For real. alotta funk has risen from the OHIO state, and yeah that would have been too funky, Bootsy,Sugar Foot,and Roger..together..oooooWEE!!

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umm the Godfather! Hello!

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I vote for James Brown.....