The Fonk

[SteveTheShadow]

Willie Bobo - Broasted or Fried.
The band set up an irresistible rolling groove. Impossible to keep still.
[BBvideo=560,315]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bgj8sIVrVJ8[/BBvideo]

I love straight ahead, old skool danceable funk.

[Ordinaryman]

Hookfoot ,sweet sweet funky music?

[NSNO2021]

Brilliant thread It’s easy to forget how musical good funk is - keep the recommendations coming

[SteveTheShadow]

Brilliant thread It’s easy to forget how musical good funk is - keep the recommendations coming

OK
Nice bit of more commercial funk from The Commodores.

[BBvideo=560,315]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-5EmnQp3V48[/BBvideo]

And some blue-eyed funk from Stretch
[BBvideo=560,315]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I7SloVbbzZc[/BBvideo]

[slinger]

I'm not really a fan, I appreciate the musicians more than the music in most cases, but I couldn't believe this thread was on its second page and nobody had mentioned this mob...

[BBvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk[/BBvideo]

[SteveTheShadow]

I'm not really a fan, I appreciate the musicians more than the music in most cases, but I couldn't believe this thread was on its second page and nobody had mentioned this mob...

Indeed!
How about this piece of funked up badass groove from their 1977 album All ‘n All.
[BBvideo=560,315]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0nCEeTKw1hQ[/BBvideo]

And dig dis, from Master of the slap bass, Larry Graham and his “Graham Central Station” project.
A fabulous souped up version of The Detroit Emeralds’ “Feel The Need”
[BBvideo=560,315]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B10-z3dXDCg[/BBvideo]

[Ordinaryman]

earth wind and fire? check page 1

[karatestu]

Next up is a tune from The Meters who along with James Brown are said to be the pioneers of funk. The Meters are from New Orleans and consisted of Art Neville (keyboards, vocals), George Porter Junior (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar) and Zigaboo Modeliste. They formed in 1965 and became the house band for Allen Toussaint's record label, Sansu Enterprises. As well as their solo work they played on records by Lee Dorsey, Dr John, Allen Toussaint, Robert Palmer, Paul McCartney, King Biscuit Boy, Labelle and opened for the Rolling Stones on their 1975 tour of America and 1976 tour of Europe.

This one is called Cissy Strut (1969). Dig it.

[BBvideo=853,480]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1HQu9izo5s[/BBvideo]

[NSNO2021]

I am pretty sure I sure I saw Graham Central Station live somewhere, ditto Tower of Power. For the life of me I cannot recall where/when. Ah the joys of questionable teen years

[karatestu]

Next up a funky tune from The Crusaders. Well you funk purists may say it's jazz funk but what the heck, its as funky as fook. The Crusaders (formerly The Jazz Crusaders) are most famous for working with Randy Crawford on Street Life but they have an enormous back catalogue of excellent music that if you haven't come across them before will blow your mind.

Stomp and Buck Dance (1974)

[BBvideo=853,480]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZv3aBGGAXM[/BBvideo]