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Great funk singers I got inspired by the "Favorite funk bands" thread - list your favorite funk vocalists.
These are mine, out of the top of my head. Male: James Brown Bobby Williams Bobby Byrd Hank Ballard Johnny Scotton Jesse Anderson Baby Huey Z.Z. Hill Arnold Blair Lloyd Price Chris Jones Magic Sam Pigmeat Markham Larry Dodson Reginald Milton Don Campbell Bobby Holley Jay Morton Bobby Rush Charles Wright Alvin Cash Judson Moore Female: Marva Whitney Lyn Collins Ann Sexton Marie Queenie Lyons Ann Alford Frieda Nichols Tina Turner Laura Lee Dorothy Moore Lillie Fields Sharon Jones | |
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Ones not on your list that would be on mine, off the top of my head:
Michael Cooper (Confunkshun) Sly Stone Prince Larry Graham Ronald Isley Garry Shider Glen Goins Sugarfoot Bootsy Chaka Khan Maurice White Rick James Lionel Richie (w/Commodores) Stevie Wonder Peace, Scott If you've got funk, you've got style. | |
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HardcoreJollies said: Ones not on your list that would be on mine, off the top of my head:
Michael Cooper (Confunkshun) Sly Stone Prince Larry Graham Ronald Isley Garry Shider Glen Goins Sugarfoot Bootsy Chaka Khan Maurice White Rick James Lionel Richie (w/Commodores) Stevie Wonder Peace, Scott How could I have forgotten Sly and Sugarfoot?  | |
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A few off the cuff not already mentioned (and they seem to also be covering R&B)...
Male: Wilson Pickett Joe Tex Rufus Thomas Arthur Conley Lenny Williams King Floyd Female: Aretha Franklin Betty Wright Mavis Staples Vicki Anderson tA  Tribal Disorder
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Rick James Bootsy Collins Sly Stone Larry Graham Steve Arrington George Clinton George Johnson Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner Lionel Ritchie Wayne Cooper (Cameo) Hamish Stuart & Alan Gorrie (Average White Band) Glen Goins 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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Actually, I think Hamish is a very underrated singer. Dunno why never gets props for his vocals... they are amazing. 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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Sly Stone & George Clinton. I think George is underrated as a singer. Great voice, and his singing has been overshadowed by his persona. My Legacy
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NDRU said: Sly Stone & George Clinton. I think George is underrated as a singer. Great voice, and his singing has been overshadowed by his persona.
Maybe in the past but his chords are a distant memory now. 
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My Legacy
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My Legacy
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My Legacy
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theAudience said: NDRU said: Sly Stone & George Clinton. I think George is underrated as a singer. Great voice, and his singing has been overshadowed by his persona.
Maybe in the past but his chords are a distant memory now.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 yeah he's been to the Tom Waits vocal clinics My Legacy
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NDRU said: yeah he's been to the Tom Waits vocal clinics
Exactly. 
I saw Tom Waits on either Letterman or Leno the other night playing guitar. tA Tribal Disorder
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