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Funkytown. " Funkytown " is a song by American disco - funk group Lipps Inc., written and produced by Steven Greenberg and released by Casablanca Records in March 1980 as the second single from the group's 1979 debut studio album Mouth to Mouth. The track was met with immediate commercial success, reaching number one on various record charts in ...
The following is a list of popular Christmas songs recorded by various artists, many of which have hit on various charts, mostly in the United States (some only released in the artist's home country). The year indicates the original year of release for that artist's recorded version of the single or track, which may not necessarily be the first year the artist's version appeared on one or more ...
After independence, the outside world knew little of the diverse peoples' traditional music genres. The first commercial release to see an international audience did not occur until 1991, when percussionist Mickey Hart 's Voices of the Rainforest was released. After 1872, foreigners introduced Christian hymns, including Gregorian chanting. Peroveta anedia, ute and taibubu, all forms of ...
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 ...
The rhythm section of a funk band—the electric bass, drums, electric guitar and keyboards--is the heartbeat of the funk sound. Pictured here is the Meters. Like soul, funk is based on dance music, so it has a strong "rhythmic role". [17] The sound of funk is as much based on the "spaces between the notes" as the notes that are played; as such, rests between notes are important. [18] While ...
Pages in category "Christmas albums by American artists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 764 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . (previous page) ( next page)
Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) [1][2][3] was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. His dance records, including "Walking ...
Play That Funky Music. " Play That Funky Music " is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The single was the first released by the Cleveland -based Sweet City record label in April 1976 and distributed by Epic Records. [4] The performers on the recording included lead singer Parissi, electric guitarist Bryan ...