the only problem i have with funk music is, it seems like it was mostly male dominate, so I guess my question is, where there any women of funk, back in the days ?

Teena Marie
Angela Winbush (Rene & Angela)

Check out 'James Brown's original funky divas CD' and hear Lyn Collins rip thru Mama Feelgood, she's baddd...
Millie Jackson was pretty funky 2.


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You really shouldn't ought to fight it
The music is designed to do no harm
We're just for you

PrettyMan72 said:

:WORSHIP: :WORSHIP:


ma' girls!!!

I hear Mariah Carey is quite funky at times...

whodknee said:

We are talking about music and not smells!

Don't forget Betty Davis and Joyce Kennedy(Mother's Finest)

Whhaaat? Man, the bitch in my avatar, r u kidding?

Angela Winbush & Joyce Kennedy are pretty good too but they can't carry a candle to my girl tho!

Harlepolis said:

I so totally agree with U Harle,& of all them funky
ladies from the past Chaka Khan is the 1 that
still stands tall against any upcoming diva.
/peace Manki

forget mariah scarey!, there's shirley scott and aretha can funk too

Harlepolis said:

I prefer Chaka with Rufus to the solo version, but for my money you couldn't fuck with Teena.

VinnyM27 said:

I'm sorry. I meant it in a good way...

No? Okay.

jw1914 said:

You beat me to Joyce Kennedy. Also, I guess the Mary Jane Girls would qualify.

Lyn Collins
Marva Whitney
Vicki Anderson
Martha High
Betty Davis
Ann Peebles
Millie Jackson
Yvonne Fair
Maxayn
Chaka


Just to name a few.

violator said:

In my best RuPaul voice "Uh-uh honey, nobody can WAIL like my bitch and you could take that to the bank, mista"

But 4 real tho, check what Miles Davis said about her in his book.

Teena is mo' RnB oriented(not that its bad) but I checked her other stuff, she's not much of a chameleon,,,she can't pull a ROCKER attitude and switch on to JAZZ after the 2nd number and then pull on of Joni Mitchell's music.

Besides, hear Chaka's "Whatcha Gonna Do 4 Me" album, thats the FUNKISET solo effort from her. She may can't be funky as she was with Rufus but she's def still have that fire beneath her chest.

Same goes with Tina Turner!
[This message was edited Sun Nov 9 11:24:43 PST 2003 by Harlepolis]

Maybe so, but don't be talking about stinches, seriously...If I bend down to tie my shoe laces within 4 feet of you, it smells like rotten mackerel. If I ever need a strong smell of mackerel on my fishing hooks, would you rub them on your crotch for me? Thanks.

Just kidding! Just kidding! But to call Mariah Carey a smell is...kinda mean.

How 'bout Klymaxx?
And LaBelle in their heyday?

THE BRIDES OF FUNKENSTEIN

PARLET

Patrice Rushen

eldog98 said:

That's what I'm talking about, FUNK! While most of the forementioned female singers are good if not great singers, but are they FUNKY singers?
I would not consider Chaka a funky singer, now the original band "Rufus" was a sur-nuff funky band, Chaka's voice is soulful but not necessarily 'funky'. Listen to "Game is my middle name" by Betty Davis and then you will hear funky vocals. By the way the Pointer Sisters are singing background on that cut[wait let me check again].

Now Tina Marie, oh yes, "Square Biz" funky, yes!

Supernova said:

Are you on 'lock down'? Otherwise where is your copy that prevented you from putting it on? If you don't have it, then you need to sit back and let grown ups talk. Sorry I just couldn't resist that youngster.

jw1914 said:

I don't own a copy.

How you can automatically deduce that someone is a "youngster" who doesn't have a habit of listening to that song is utterly foolish. Foist your knee jerk condescension elsewhere.
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[This message was edited Sun Nov 9 18:08:09 PST 2003 by Supernova]

wendy & lisa

Supernova said:

"Behind The Groove" is one of the funkiest jams EVER,that groove just takes you higher and higher.

Do you guys know about Betty Davis? If not,go here...


http://www.angelfire.com/...davis.html


And no,I'm NOT talking about the famous actress

And finally,here's my list...


Betty Davis
Betty Wright
Chaka Khan
Teena Marie
Patrice Rushen
Klymaxx (when they were together)

soulpower said:

You rock, SP!! Ann Peebles is the shit!!!

DavidEye said:

Manki turned me on to Betty. Hot damn!!

DavidEye said:

Miles' ex.