gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Feb 3, 2012, 2:34 pm
Miriam Makeba aka Mama Africa (Johannesburg, 4 March 1932 - Castel Volturno(Italy), 9 November 2008) was a South African singer of jazz and world music. It is also known for his political involvement against apartheid and for having been delegated to the United Nations.The Grammy Award winning artis...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 21, 2012, 10:30 am
1 Love Train - The O'Jays 2 Back Stabbers - The O'Jays 3 If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 4 The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes 5 The Sound of Philadelphia - MFSB 6 Me And Mrs. Jones - Billy Paul 7 When Will I See You Again - The Three Degrees 8 Do It ...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 21, 2012, 10:18 am
The Brothers Johnson is a band consisting of American musicians, and brothers, George aka 'Lightnin' Licks' and Louis Jagger Johnson aka 'Thunder Thumbs'. 1 Runnin' For Your Lovin' 2 Free Yourself, Be Yourself 3 "Q" 4 Right On Time 5 Strawberry Letter 23 6 Brother Man 7 Never Leave You Lonely 8 ...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 15, 2012, 11:00 am
Graham Central Station was a funk band named after founder Larry Graham (formerly of Sly & the Family Stone). The name is a pun on New York City's Grand Central Station. 1 We've Been Waiting 2 It Ain't No Fun To Me 3 Hair 4 We Be's Gettin' Down 5 Tell Me What It Is 6 Can You Handle It ...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 10, 2012, 2:44 pm
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, rhythm and blues, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly. From these works and others, he ...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 10, 2012, 2:39 pm
1 Glad You Could Make It 2 Disco Showdown 3 Disco Fever 4 On The Radio 4 It's Hard Not To Like You 5 There's No Other Like You 6 Real Good Feeling 7 I've Been Missing You
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 10, 2012, 2:39 pm
1 Glad You Could Make It 2 Disco Showdown 3 Disco Fever 4 On The Radio 4 It's Hard Not To Like You 5 There's No Other Like You 6 Real Good Feeling 7 I've Been Missing You
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 5, 2012, 12:20 pm
B.T. Express (originally named Brooklyn Trucking Express) was a funk/disco group that had a number of successful songs during the 1970s. 1 Funky Music 2 Expose Yourself 3 Scratch My Itch 4 Eyes 5 We Got It Together 6 Sunshine 7 The Door To My Mind 8 Star Gazer 9 How Big Can You Dre...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 5, 2012, 12:20 pm
B.T. Express (originally named Brooklyn Trucking Express) was a funk/disco group that had a number of successful songs during the 1970s. 1 Funky Music 2 Expose Yourself 3 Scratch My Itch 4 Eyes 5 We Got It Together 6 Sunshine 7 The Door To My Mind 8 Star Gazer 9 How Big Can You Dre...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 5, 2012, 10:53 am
George Benson (born March 22, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop and R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me the Night", "Lady Love Me (O...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Jan 5, 2012, 10:53 am
George Benson (born March 22, 1943 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)is an American musician, whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop and R&B singer, famous for such hits as "Give Me the Night", "Lady Love Me (O...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Dec 27, 2011, 12:34 pm
Candi Staton born Canzetta Maria Staton, March 13, 1940, Hanceville, Alabama is an American soul and gospel singer, best known for her 1976 disco hit "Young Hearts Run Free". In 2007, Staton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame. 1 Run To Me 2 Destiny 3 What A Feeling 4 You Bet Your S...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Dec 27, 2011, 12:34 pm
Candi Staton born Canzetta Maria Staton, March 13, 1940, Hanceville, Alabama is an American soul and gospel singer, best known for her 1976 disco hit "Young Hearts Run Free". In 2007, Staton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame. 1 Run To Me 2 Destiny 3 What A Feeling 4 You Bet Your S...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Dec 27, 2011, 12:33 pm
1 Tarzan Boy - Baltimora 2 French Kissin' in the Usa - Deborah Harry 3 Never Ending Story - Limahl 4 Some Like it Hot - Power Station 5 The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News 6 Set Me Free - Jaki Graham 7 Died in Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew 8 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes - Ultravox 9 Too S...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Dec 27, 2011, 12:33 pm
1 Tarzan Boy - Baltimora 2 French Kissin' in the Usa - Deborah Harry 3 Never Ending Story - Limahl 4 Some Like it Hot - Power Station 5 The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News 6 Set Me Free - Jaki Graham 7 Died in Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew 8 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes - Ultravox 9 Too S...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Dec 16, 2011, 12:31 pm
Peaches & Herb are a vocalist duo, once comprising Herb Fame (born October 1, 1942) and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker (April 28, 1947 – August 13, 2005). Herb has remained a constant in "Peaches & Herb" since its creation in 1966, while six different women have filled the role of "Peaches". 1 We...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Dec 16, 2011, 12:31 pm
Peaches & Herb are a vocalist duo, once comprising Herb Fame (born October 1, 1942) and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker (April 28, 1947 – August 13, 2005). Herb has remained a constant in "Peaches & Herb" since its creation in 1966, while six different women have filled the role of "Peaches". 1 We...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 30, 2011, 12:39 pm
"Private Eyes" is the hit 1981 single by Hall & Oates and the title track from their album of that year. The song was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for two weeks, from November 7 through November 20, 1981. This single was the band's third of six number one hits (the first two being "Ric...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 30, 2011, 12:30 pm
Released Summer 1980, Produced by Quincy Jones released on Jone's start up label Qwest Records in conjuction with Warner Bros. Records this album would chart number one on both the Top Soul Albums and Jazz Albums Chart as well as number there on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. Lead by the number on...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 26, 2011, 5:58 pm
The Floaters were an African American, R&B vocal group, from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit, Michigan, that formed in 1976. Float On is a 1977 hit song by the R&B/soul group The Floaters. The spoken verses combine two popular memes from the time, star signs and video and phone dati...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 26, 2011, 5:47 pm
His classic voice becomes the first player in the era of disco with some songs that depopulated in Discoteque: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), Dance (Disco Heat), I Who Have Nothing and Stars. (double LP, recorded live) Living Proof, recorded at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House 1 overtu...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 21, 2011, 1:55 pm
Curtis is the debut album by American soul/funk artist Curtis Mayfield, released in September 1970. Produced by Mayfield, it was released on his own label Curtom Records. The musical styles of Curtis moved further away from the pop-soul sounds of Mayfield's previous group The Impressions and feature...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 21, 2011, 1:53 pm
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun (Nigeria), and also known by his nickname "The Black President" (Abeokuta, October 15, 1938 - Lagos, August 2, 1997) was a revolutionary musician and human rights activist from Nigeria, inventor of the genre afrobeat and considered among the most i...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 14, 2011, 4:58 am
Leroy Gomez is an American singer, lead singer of the seventies Santa Esmeralda, who in 1977 became famous around the world with a cover of the song "Do not Let Me Be Misunderstood, originally written in 1964 by Nina Simone .. 1 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 2 Esmeralda Suite 3 Gloria 4 You're ...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 14, 2011, 4:56 am
American Graffiti is a 1973 coming of age comedy-drama film co-written/directed by George Lucas, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Candy Clark, Mackenzie Phillips and Harrison Ford. Set in 1962 Modesto, California, American Graffiti is a st...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 6, 2011, 6:54 pm
Delegation was a British soul musical group with a lengthy career, and an amount of international success. They are generally viewed in the U.S. as a one-hit wonder, based on the crossover hit, "Oh Honey" (1978). Their biggest UK success came in 1977, with the Top 30 hit single, "Where Is The Love (...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 6, 2011, 6:30 pm
B.T. Express (originally named Brooklyn Trucking Express) was an American funk/disco group, that had a number of successful songs during the 1970s. Shout! (Shout It Out) is the fifth album by the Brooklyn, New York band B.T. Express. Released in February 1978 on Columbia Records 1 Shout It Out 2 Wh...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 2, 2011, 3:54 pm
Chicago 16 is the 16th album by American rock band Chicago and was released in 1982. The album marks the beginning of a new era for Chicago. It is the first album in a decade-long association with new label Warner Bros. Records; the band's first project to be produced by David Foster; and their firs...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Oct 2, 2011, 2:54 pm
Curtis in Chicago is a 1973 live album by Curtis Mayfield and others. Mayfield is joined by The Impressions, Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler and others in a review of Mayfield's then-fifteen years as a recording artist. 1 Superfly 2 For Your Precious Love 3 I'm So Proud 4 Once In My Life 5 Preacher Ma...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 29, 2011, 8:06 pm
1 Check Out Time 2 Yesterday 3 We've Only Just Begun 4 Here's That Rainy Day 5 The Green Grass Starts To Grow 6 They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes 7 Walk The Way You Talk 8 Going Out Of My Head 9 I Got Love 10 Make It Easy On Yourself 11 They Don't Give Medals To Yesterday's Heroes...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 27, 2011, 6:07 am
Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band was a project put together by record producer Michael Zager, a New Jersey native that contributed to numerous disco hits during the 1970's. 1 Spandisco 2 Que Rico Vacilon 3 Spandisco Band 4 Oye Como Va 5 The Speak Up Mambo 6 Spanish Harlem + Dancin' To Spandisco
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 27, 2011, 6:05 am
Caravanserai is the fourth studio album by Santana released in October 1972. It marked a major turning point in Carlos Santana's career as it was a sharp departure from his critically acclaimed first three albums. Original bassist David Brown left the group in 1971 and was replaced by Doug Rauch and...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 21, 2011, 3:35 am
Louis Allen "Lou" Rawls (December 1, 1933–January 6, 2006) was an American soul, jazz, and blues singer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game". Rawls released more than 70 albums, sold more tha...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 21, 2011, 2:15 am
The Temptations are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music. 1 Power 2 Struck by lig...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 17, 2011, 3:18 am
1 African Rhythms - Oneness of Juju 2 Ajo - Peter King 3 Hail the King - Wali 4 African Battle - Manu Dibango 5 Malik - Lafayette Afro Rock Band 6 African Hustle - Mombasa 7 Expensive Shit - Fela Kuti 8 Talkin' Talkin' - Matata 9 Megaton - Vecchio 10 Weya - Manu Dibango 11 Netsanet - M...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 17, 2011, 2:40 am
1 Seep on keepin'(doin' what you do) 2 Sweet sweet lovin' 3 A little piece of heaven 4 Don't cha love it 5 Got me goin'(again) 6 Gemini 7 Brokenhearted girl_brokenhearted boy 8 Take it all 9 Gonna tell the world(wedding song) 10 You are love
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 14, 2011, 3:58 am
1 Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) - The Temptations 2 Ironside - Quincy Jones 3 Trouble Man - Marvin Gaye 4 Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield 5 Joy - Isaac Hayes 6 All the Way Lover - Millie Jackson 7 Public Enemy No. 1 - James Brown 8 Ain't No Sunshine - Grover Washington, Jr. 9 Break...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 11, 2011, 5:57 pm
The Fatback Band (later, simply Fatback) is an American funk and disco band. Most popular in the 1970s and 1980s, The Fatback Band is most known for their Top Ten R&B hits, "(Do The) Spanish Hustle", "I Like Girls", "Gotta Get My Hands on Some (Money)", and "Backstrokin'". Their 1979 single "King Ti...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 6, 2011, 3:06 am
Hamilton Bohannon (born Hamilton Frederick Bohannon, March 7, 1942, Newnan, Georgia) is an American percussionist, band leader and record producer, who was one of the leading figures in 1970s disco music.After 1980 he was usually credited simply as Bohannon. 1 Cut Loose 2 The Beat (Part 2) 3 Migh...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 5, 2011, 7:58 am
1 Love To Love You Baby 2 Could It Be Magic 3 I Feel Love 4 I Love You 5 Last Dance 6 MacArthur Park 7 Heaven Knows 8 Hot Stuff 9 Bad Girls 10 Dim All The Lights 11 No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 12 On The Radio 13. The...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Sep 2, 2011, 4:51 am
1 Tighten Up, Pt. 1 2 Tighten Up, Pt. 2 3 I Don't Wanna Be a Playboy 4 You're Mine 5 Knock on Wood 6 Give Me Time 7 In the Midnight Hour 8 When You Left Heartache Began 9 Thousand Wonders 10 Soldier's Prayer, 1967
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 29, 2011, 12:15 pm
1 Brick House - Commodores 2 Super Freak - Rick James 3 Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry 4 Tell Me Something Good - Rufus & Chaka Khan 5 Tear The Roof Off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk) - Parliament 6 Word Up - Cameo 7 You Dropped A Bomb On Me - The Gap B...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 29, 2011, 12:10 pm
The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group who began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today, although with only one original member. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" (U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #17, R&B #3) in 1967, and "So...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 27, 2011, 4:11 am
01. Ladies' Night 02. Fresh 03. Too Hot 04. Get Down On It 05. Misled 06. Celebration 07. Tonight's The Night 08. Cherish 09. Joanna 10. Hi De Hi, Hi De Ho 11. Big Fun 12. Straight Ahead 13. Take It To The Top 14. U...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 20, 2011, 1:59 pm
Machine Gun is the first album from The Commodores, released on July 22, 1974 on the Motown Records. 1. Machine Gun 2. Young Girls Are My Weakness 3. I Feel Sanctified 4. Bump 5. Rapid Fire 6. Assembly Line 7. Zoo (The Human Zoo) 8. Gonna Blow Your Mind 9. There's a Song in My Heart 10....
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 20, 2011, 1:49 pm
Shakatak are a British jazz-funk band,founded in 1980. Night Birds, released in 1982 on the Polydor label, is the second album by Shakatak. ‘Night Birds’ established Shakatak’s trademark jazz-funk sound, and contains two of the band’s biggest hits, Easier Said than Done and Night Birds...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 17, 2011, 1:55 pm
1 Attitude dance - Tower of Power 2 Spinning wheel - Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 Feels so good - Chuck Mangione 4 Give up the booty - Jimmy Smith 5 Black market - Weather Report 6 Soul bossa (original mix) - Quincy Jones 7 Salt song - Stanley Turrentine 8 ...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 17, 2011, 1:53 pm
1 Birdland - Weather Report 2 In the stone - Earth, Wind & Fire 3 Snoopy's search/Red baron - Billy Cobham 4 High crime - Al Jarreau 5 Hot stuff - Wayne Henderson 6 Grand prix - Fuse One 7 I just wanna stop - Gino Vannelli 8 Blues farm - Ron Carter
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 12, 2011, 6:17 pm
1 Jazz thing - Gangstarr, Kenny Kirkland, Robert Hurst 2 The sidewinder - Lee Morgan 3 This here - Bobby Timmons 4 Alligator bogaloo - Lou Donaldson 5 Compared to what? - Les McCann 6 Attica - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie 7 Fever - Stereo MC's 8 Funny shuf...
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gnac g. posted an article on Funky Town Disco Music - Aug 12, 2011, 6:07 pm
1 Fall out - Roland Kirk 2 Eight counts for Rita - Jimmy Smith 3 In memory of - Randy Weston 4 Apparently nothin' (Soul river) - Young Disciples 5 Black Byrd - Donald Byrd 6 The aura - George Duke 7 The boogie back - Roy Ayers 8 Chameleon - Herbie Han...
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