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Whos is the true king of funk? George Clinton, James Brown or Sly Stone?
Sorry old old old schoolers, for me is Clinton. i mean what woudl be funkier than that? | |
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No JB, no funk - discuss!
But seriously, they're all great - who can say. Clinton rules, Sly - wow, JB - the godfather. Prince is kinda funky too. | |
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1p1p1i3 said: No JB, no funk - discuss!
Probably "no funk" as we know it today. But seriously, they're all great.
I agree. 1.James Brown: The "Godfather" architect 
2.Sly Stone: The "Smart Brother" alchemist 
3.George Clinton: The "Crazy Uncle Jam" existentialist 
4.Prince: The "Cerebral Canonist Cousin " pluralist 
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Hands down, Soul Brotha' #1, James Brown. | |
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7salles said: George Clinton, James Brown or Sly Stone?
Sorry old old old schoolers, for me is Clinton. i mean what woudl be funkier than that? Who the "King" is is a matter of opinion. James Brown kicked it off, and the next two you mentioned brought something different to the buffet table of Funk. You can't go wrong with any of them really. But I think people are remiss for not giving the PFunk empire the credit they deserve. Clinton is the leader of that crew, but I could never give him 100% of the credit like so many people tend to. The musicians that comprised the PFunk clan are some of the most dismissed (by neglect of mention and solely crediting Clinton) of any Funk band I can think of. But as a whole their impact is legendary, and can't be overstated. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. JB kicked off a genre, Stone and PFunk expanded its possibilities after that. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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theAudience said: 1.James Brown: The "Godfather" architect
2.Sly Stone: The "Smart Brother" alchemist
3.George Clinton: The "Crazy Uncle Jam" existentialist
4.Prince: The "Cerebral Canonist Cousin " pluralist
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theAudience you go boy
"Sometimes only emoticons can express all the things we feel inside"  | |
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James. Without a doubt. I will do today what you won't, so tomorrow I can do what you can't. | |
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James tops my list with Sly and George following. Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
...And i'm gonna be groovy in it! | |
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7salles said: George Clinton, James Brown or Sly Stone?
Sorry old old old schoolers, for me is Clinton. i mean what woudl be funkier than that? You were VERY close... just left out one guy & U may have had the order shifted ! 1. RAY CHARLES 2. James Brown 3. Sly Stone 4.George Clinton HONORABLE MENTION: "BOOTSY COLLINS" "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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CinisterCee said: LightOfArt said: ?? whoa ??  | |
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All of them!
James started it. Godfather of Soul, Mr. Please Please Please Sly expanded it with rock elements. George kept it alive and created a funk movement with innovativeness. | |
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Pigmeat Martin is the "true" funkster.
That's who gets no credit aka "zero" , and James Brown copied.....check for yourself. | |
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