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2. Funk - Wikipedia

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   Funk creates an intense groove by using strong guitar riffs and basslines played on electric bass. Like Motown recordings, funk songs use basslines as the centerpiece of songs. Indeed, funk has been called the style in which the bassline is most prominent in the songs, [26] with the bass playing the "hook" of the song. [27]

3. Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) - Wikipedia

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   It was released as a single under the name "Tear the Roof off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk)". It was the second single to be released from Parliament's 1975 album Mothership Connection (following "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)"). With its anthemic sing-along chorus, it is one of the most famous P-Funk songs.

4. Flash Light (song) - Wikipedia

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   It was the first No. 1 R&B hit by any of the P-Funk groups and spent four months on the U.S. pop chart, peaking at No. 16. [3][2] "Flash Light" (also called "Flashlight") is the final song on Parliament’s 1977 album Funkentelechy Vs. the Placebo Syndrome. The song finishes the album’s story of the group’s quest to defeat the evil Sir Nose ...

5. Bob Babbitt - Wikipedia

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   The Funk Brothers. Robert Andrew Kreinar (November 26, 1937 – July 16, 2012), known as Bob Babbitt, was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records ' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966 to 1972, as well as his tenure as part of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records afterwards.

6. Bootsy Collins - Wikipedia

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   William Earl "Bootsy" Collins (born October 26, 1951) is an American bass guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer. [1]Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s before joining the Parliament-Funkadelic collective, Collins established himself as one of the leading names and innovators in funk with his driving basslines and humorous vocals.

7. Slave (band) - Wikipedia

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   Mark L. "The Hansolor" Adams – Bassplayer.com. Slave was an American Ohio -based funk band popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Steve Washington, [1] born in New Jersey, attended East Orange High School, and was one of the first users of the "electric trumpet". He and Trombonist Floyd Miller formed ...

8. The Meters - Wikipedia

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   The Meters (later The Funky Meters) are an American funk band formed in 1965 in New Orleans by Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), George Porter Jr. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar) and Art Neville (keyboards). The band performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977 and played an influential role as backing musicians for other ...

9. Funk carioca - Wikipedia

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   Funk carioca (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɐ̃k (i) kɐɾiˈɔkɐ, - kaɾ-]), also known as favela funk, in other parts of the world as baile funk and Brazilian funk, or even simply funk, is a hip hop -influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, blending the rap subgenres of Miami bass and gangsta rap. [1][2] Despite its name, funk ...