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Farner in 1971. Farner was the guitarist and lead singer for Grand Funk Railroad as well as the songwriter for most of their material. His best-known composition is the 1970 epic "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)". [4]
Funk Fest began in 1994 as a small festival in Mobile, Alabama but has grown into a series of annual multi-city concerts. Leo Bennett, CEO and founder of Variety Entertainment, has produced the ...
Grand Funk Railroad (shortened to Grand Funk) is an American hard rock band formed in 1969. The band is most notable for their peak in popularity during the 1970s. Grand Funk has released 13 studio albums, 4 live albums, 8 compilation albums and 25 singles.
G-funk, short for gangsta funk, (or funk rap [5]) is a sub-genre of gangsta rap that emerged from the West Coast scene in the early 1990s. The genre is heavily influenced by the synthesizer -heavy 1970s funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic (aka P-Funk), often incorporated through samples or re-recordings. [ 4 ]
The Funk Brothers recorded and performed on Motown's recordings from 1959 to 1972. [1] The film was inspired by the 1989 book Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson, a bass guitar instruction book by Allan Slutsky, which features a biography of James Jamerson along with his bass lines.
This is a list of funk music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the funk genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such ...
Funk automotivo is a direct evolution of funk mandelão (descendant of funk carioca), but it incorporates influences from other genres such as EDM (Electronic Dance Music). Its relevance has grown not only in Brazil but also internationally. Furthermore, the genre has become a means of expression for young people from the outskirts and parties.
P-Funk Mothership at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Dr. Funkenstein emerging from the Mothership – 1975 album art The P Funk Mothership, also known as The Mothership or The Holy Mothership, is a space vehicle model belonging to Dr. Funkenstein, an alter ego of funk musician George Clinton.