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Top Ten R&B/Funk Bands of All Time these are just my opinion,please share others and tell what you think: 1. Sly and The Family Stone 2. The Isley Brothers 3. Earth, Wind and Fire 4. Parliament/Funkadelic 5. Maze featuring Frankie Beverly 6. The Ohio Players 7. Kool and The Gang 8. Chic 9. The Commodores 10. The Jackson Five | |
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Great list Fred12, and I can't argue with your choices! Going beyond your ten, I would include Ike and Tina Turner, the Gap Band, Roy Ayers (if you count him as a band), Rufus & Chaka Khan, Boney M, and Brass Construction. It's hard not to mention or include some of the bands/groups now considered mostly disco or pop, but some had R&B/Funk at heart: KC & the Sunshine Band, Average White Band, and groups like Klymaxx and the Time. | |
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Booker T & The M.G.s / Bar Kays / Mar-Keys Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Funk Brothers The JBs MFSB The Meters Hi Rhythm Section The Politicians Malaco house band Wrecking Crew You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Brothers Johnson? | |
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Few were more influential than -
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1. Sly and the Family Stone 2. Parliament/Funkadelic 3. WAR 4. Earth Wind & Fire 5. Isley Bros 6. Ohio Players 7. Rose Royce 8. Tower of Power 9. Slave 10. Cameo Make it so, Number One... | |
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I can't envision any list without James Brown.
-Gap Band -P-Funk -Cameo -Zapp/Roger -Stevie -Isley Bros. -Curtis Mayfield -Marvin Gaye -James Brown -Sly & The Family Some may question some of those artists, but I guess it depends on how you define funk as well. Future Shock, Freddie's Dead, etc by Curtis are definitely funk to me, as are some songs others may consider disco, like Got To Give It Up by Marvin. [Edited 12/10/14 22:04pm] | |
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But the OP put R&B, not just funk. I think Marvin & Stevie would pretty much fall under Funk Brothers, at least their records up to the early 1970s and they're solo acts not a band. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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1) Earth,Wind & Fire 2) P-Funk 3) James Brown/The JBs 4) Cameo 5) Con Funk Shun 6) The Commodores 7 )Bar Kays 8) Sly & The Family Stone 9) Zapp 10)Slave | |
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my favorite band
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MickyDolenz said:
But the OP put R&B, not just funk. I think Marvin & Stevie would pretty much fall under Funk Brothers, at least their records up to the early 1970s and they're solo acts not a band. Oops, good point. At any rate, a tough list to compile.  | |
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from the top of my head at this momemt I'd pick those:
Earth Wind & Fire JBs / James Brown camp P-Funk Maze & Frankie Beverly Chic Zapp & Roger Slave Meters Fatback Jackson 5/Jacksons
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no Jamiroquai? Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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What about The Time. why in God's name do u wanna make me cry | |
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Sly & the Family Stone Parliament-Funkadelic The JB's Mothers Finest The Funk Brothers (Motown Band) Booker T & the MGs Graham Central Station The Meters Ohio Players Rufus | |
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FormerlyKnownAs said: Great list Fred12, and I can't argue with your choices! Going beyond your ten, I would include Ike and Tina Turner, the Gap Band, Roy Ayers (if you count him as a band), Rufus & Chaka Khan, Boney M, and Brass Construction. It's hard not to mention or include some of the bands/groups now considered mostly disco or pop, but some had R&B/Funk at heart: KC & the Sunshine Band, Average White Band, and groups like Klymaxx and the Time. Boney M? It's not Friday yet! And I thought funkpill was the one who made the joke of the week, but yours is good too.  | |
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HELL NO!
Maybe someday? if they were 'Still' rocking like they were up until 1997.
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1. Earth Wind & Fire 2. Funk Brothers (Motown) 3. Parliament/Funkadelic 4. Ohio Players 5. Slave 6. Isley Brothers 7. Sly & The Family Stone 8. Commodores 9. Chic 10. Cameo
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Dancelot said:
no Jamiroquai? I love Jamiroquai but on this list,I am focusing on the old school funksters....the bands that I grew up listening to  | |
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James Brown PFunk Isley brothers Prince Slave The Ohio players The dazz band Cameo Mint Condition EW&F FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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PFunk (the whole mob) EWF Commodores Betty Davis (really) Sly and the Family Stone Isley Brothers Ohio Players Cameo Zapp Instant Funk (fairly ovelooked band)
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No particular order Parliament/Funkadelic Barkays ConFunkshun Slave Brass Construction JB's Cameo Earth,Wind&Fire Ohio Players Isley Brothers Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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yeah, I was just asking cause I know Jamiroquai is one of SoulAlives all time fave artits so I was surprised not to spot them on the list
I fully agree for Jamiroquai though, I adore their first few albums, and I still own and will continue to buy all their CDs, but over the years their albums became more and more generic and somewhat patchy and inconsistent, at least to my ears [Edited 12/12/14 0:01am] Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Zannaloaf said: PFunk (the whole mob) EWF Commodores Betty Davis (really) Sly and the Family Stone Isley Brothers Ohio Players Cameo Zapp Instant Funk (fairly ovelooked band)
When did Betty Davis split herself into five different people and became a band?  | |
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not five, only three
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Dancelot said:
not five, only three
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Paul & Linda can beat that You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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James Brown Earth, Wind, & Fire George Clinton /Parliament-Funkadelic Curtis Mayfield Sly & The Family Stones Gap Band Cameo Isely Brothers Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Rufus/Chaka Khan
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