Who do you think is the best black rocker? My number one is FUNKADELIC. Their early 70s material is fantastic. That mix of rock, R&B, soul, and funk was awesome. The more or less straight up rock songs are great -- super stupid, music for my mother, maggot brain, and so on are great. Even in later years, they had some solid rock songs -- lunchmeatophobia and field manuevers, for example.

Here's my list of great black rockers (groups & individuals) in roughly chronological order:

- Chuck Berry

- Jimi Hendrix

- Funkadelic

- Prince

- Bad Brains

- Fishbone

- Living Colour

- Lenny Kravitz

- 24-7 Spyz

Any more good ones you can think of?

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It’s really sad that, in today’s music scene, I can only think of two young black rock acts. And that’s if I count Robert Randolph and the Family Band.

Black Death

Black Merda

Body Count

Busboys

Defunkt

Jean Beauvoir & Crown Of Thorns

Jean Paul Bourelly

Kelvyn Bell & Kelvynator

Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy

Set The Tone

Sound Barrier

Tiggi Clay

TM Stevens & Crunch

Xavion

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Shango said:

Black Merda

They were the touring band for The Temptations in the late 1960's.

MickyDolenz said:

Shango said:

Black Merda

They were the touring band for The Temptations in the late 1960's.

Hey cool, thanks for that info

What about Death?

Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix - two really great rock acts.

the rest of the list, I associate more with other musical styles.
White artists in general are absolutely dominant in this style.

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Mother's Finest

Total Eclipse

..and if you do a search on google or you tube you'll find a LOT of unknown/unsigned acts.

Hendrix, of course.

controversy99 said:

Who do you think is the best black rocker? My number one is FUNKADELIC. There early 70s material is fantastic. That mix of rock, R&B, soul, and funk was awesome. The more or less straight up rock songs are great -- super stupid, music for my mother, maggot brain, and so on are great. Even in later years, they had some solid rock songs -- lunchmeatophobia and field manuevers, for example.

Here's my list of great black rockers (groups & individuals) in roughly chronological order:

- Chuck Berry

- Jimi Hendrix

- Funkadelic

- Prince

- Bad Brains

- Fishbone

- Living Colour

- Lenny Kravitz

- 24-7 Spyz

Any more good ones you can think of?

I'd add Mint Condition 2 that list but they don't do it enough 2 qualify.

I would also add the group Sandra St. Victor used 2 be in as well.

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Mother's Finest

Fishbone

Funkadelic

Living Colour

Chuck Berry (Rockabilly)

Little Richard (Rockabilly)

Jimi Hendrix

Living Colour (Funk Rock and more)

Betty Davis (Funk Rock)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Gospel Rock)

...and so many others.

'Color to 'Colour' edit

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phunkdaddy said:

Mother's Finest

Fishbone

Funkadelic

Living Colour

Mother's Finest, talk about a terribly underrated rock band. Joyce Kennedy is one of my favorite rock vocalists period. A few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised when Sheryl Underwood mentioned the band on the show "The Talk".

The Time

777-9311 is dat shit!

KemiVA said:

phunkdaddy said:

Mother's Finest

Fishbone

Funkadelic

Living Colour

Mother's Finest, talk about a terribly underrated rock band. Joyce Kennedy is one of my favorite rock vocalists period. A few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised when Sheryl Underwood mentioned the band on the show "The Talk".

Wow that really is.

phunkdaddy said:

KemiVA said:

Mother's Finest, talk about a terribly underrated rock band. Joyce Kennedy is one of my favorite rock vocalists period. A few weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised when Sheryl Underwood mentioned the band on the show "The Talk".

Wow that really is.

How about these guys - The Chamber Bros.

I would hesitantly add Sly & the Family Stone to that list as well. Because at that time when they first started Rock Radio stations accepted them first before Black R&B/Soul circuit did. The same with Bob Marley. Another great Black Rock performer was this man - Arthur Lee of Love.

You are all crazy. Cameo needs to be on that list of course

OzlemUcucu said:

You are all crazy. Cameo needs to be on that list of course

and Rick James

controversy99 said:

Who do you think is the best black rocker? My number one is FUNKADELIC. Their early 70s material is fantastic. That mix of rock, R&B, soul, and funk was awesome. The more or less straight up rock songs are great -- super stupid, music for my mother, maggot brain, and so on are great. Even in later years, they had some solid rock songs -- lunchmeatophobia and field manuevers, for example.

Here's my list of great black rockers (groups & individuals) in roughly chronological order:

- Chuck Berry

- Jimi Hendrix

- Funkadelic

- Prince

- Bad Brains

- Fishbone

- Living Colour

- Lenny Kravitz

- 24-7 Spyz

Any more good ones you can think of?

Grammar edit

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What's got Rock to do with Prince? Cause he plays guitar makes him rock legend?

The Chamber Bros

Living colour

Death

Bad Brains

BLK JKS

24-7 Spyz

FISHBONE

FISHBONE

FISHBONE

FISHBONE

OzlemUcucu said:

controversy99 said:

Who do you think is the best black rocker? My number one is FUNKADELIC. Their early 70s material is fantastic. That mix of rock, R&B, soul, and funk was awesome. The more or less straight up rock songs are great -- super stupid, music for my mother, maggot brain, and so on are great. Even in later years, they had some solid rock songs -- lunchmeatophobia and field manuevers, for example.

Here's my list of great black rockers (groups & individuals) in roughly chronological order:

- Chuck Berry

- Jimi Hendrix

- Funkadelic

- Prince

- Bad Brains

- Fishbone

- Living Colour

- Lenny Kravitz

- 24-7 Spyz

Any more good ones you can think of?

Grammar edit

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What's got Rock to do with Prince? Cause he plays guitar makes him rock legend?

Well, for starters, he made the song that many people consider to be one of the best rock ballads of all time, "Purple Rain".

It's true that Prince's rock stuff is often fused together with synthpop type of production ideas - "Little Red Corvette", "She's Always In My Hair", "Fury" etc. - but he's also made a good number of straightforward rock numbers over the years. Just because some song has a synth on it doesn't make it "not rock" though.

OzlemUcucu said:

Cameo needs to be on that list of course and Rick James

I used to sometimes listen to the local AOR station in the 1980's and I've never heard them on it. They did play Jon Butcher Axis & Robert Cray.

MickyDolenz said:

OzlemUcucu said:

Cameo needs to be on that list of course and Rick James

I used to sometimes listen to the local AOR station in the 1980's and I've never heard them on it. They did play Jon Butcher Axis & Robert Cray.

Sorry, I misread the title, it says rock...and I don't care whoever thinks Prince can be categorized as Rock cause he isn't. Period

OzlemUcucu said:

You are all crazy. Cameo needs to be on that list of course

From 1982 to onwards there appeared some new-wave/rock tracks, with "Alligator Woman" (1982) and "Let's Not Talk Slot" (1983) as 2 of their rawest, followed by jams such as "This Life Is Not For Me" (1983), "Style" (1983), "Be Yourself" (1982), the rockrap of "Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck" (1984) and the French-new-wavy "Léve Toi!".

Shango said:

OzlemUcucu said:

You are all crazy. Cameo needs to be on that list of course

From 1982 to onwards there appeared some new-wave/rock tracks, with "Alligator Woman" (1982) and "Let's Not Talk Slot" (1983) as 2 of their rawest, followed by jams such as "This Life Is Not For Me" (1983), "Style" (1983), "Be Yourself" (1982), the rockrap of "Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck" (1984) and the French-new-wavy "Léve Toi!".

This is true, but the category rock would still be wrong. These guys are not rock artists, and Prince is neither.

Music Critics along with Muisc Icons all agree that Tina Turner is The Queen of Rock'n Roll....

I would also add....

Eric Gales

John butcher

With Axis and his solo stuff

Tony Macalpine