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This includes artists who have either been very important to the funk genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one who has been on a major label). Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
The track is regarded as a classic of the funk genre and was included on a list of 500 songs that shaped rock and roll compiled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [ 9 ] Several other acts gained the first soul number ones of their respective careers in 1978, beginning in the issue of Billboard dated January 7 when Con Funk Shun topped the chart ...
Michael Jackson (age 11 years, 155 days) is the youngest artist to top the Hot 100. He achieved the record, as part of the Jackson 5, with "I Want You Back" on January 31, 1970. [241] [242] Stevie Wonder (age 13 years, 89 days) is the youngest solo artist to top the Hot 100. He set the record with "Fingertips Pt. 2" on August 10, 1963.
By 1965, "go-go" was a recognized word for a music club, as evidenced by the TV show Hollywood A Go-Go (march 1965-1966), or the song title of that year's hit Going to a Go-Go by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (released November 1965). At a go-go club, dancers could expect to hear the latest top 40 hits, performed
The single "California Love" by 2Pac, Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman is the best-known song and most successful to sample "West Coast Poplock", reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. The chorus, " California knows how to party" , was sung by Roger Troutman using his characteristic talk box and was taken from "West Coast Poplock."
Let's Get Down (Tony! Toni! Toné! song) Levitating (song) Lighting a Fire (That You Can't Put Out) Like Dreamers Do (Mica Paris song) Living for the City; Living with a Hernia; Lose Yourself to Dance; Lost in Japan; Love Is the Drug; Love Me (The 1975 song) Love Rollercoaster; Love Zone (song) Low Rider; Lucky (Riize song)
This smooth, storytelling song from Warren G and Nate Dogg epitomizes the 1990s G-funk sound that emerged from West Coast artists — especially from Los Angeles and Long Beach. Al Pereira - Getty ...
One Way is an American R&B and funk band that was popular in the late 1970s, and throughout most of the 1980s, led by singer Al Hudson. The group's most successful record was "Cutie Pie", which reached number 4 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart and number 61 on the pop chart in 1982.