Not technically funk, but the Philly Soul sound. It was very distinctive. Often imitated. It came before disco. And it was great. I love The O'Jays.
Aww a huge favorite! Great pick, Ore. I gotta say this clip you found was wonderful! Damn, they were truly musician-performer-singers back then. My other very fav song of theirs…it's not very funky or even much popular, just very special to me… [YOUTUBE]d_y6jPfofZA[/YOUTUBE]
...and appropriate for the WWBM for too. I'll take the one on the left :smt002 [YOUTUBE]w8CV_9dhojw[/YOUTUBE]
R.I.P Otis "Damon" Harris He died on Monday after losing a 14-year-long battle to prostate cancer. Harris was 62. Damn, they don't make them like you guys any more...:smt049 This is my JAM! :smt020 [HDYT]N7741O4LS0c[/HDYT]
Gorath,had you checked out this radio show in my area called The Funk Show. It is on WNCU in Durham. The DJ is a P.H.D. of Funk Music.
Here is the website: http://thefunkshow.com/jooma/ You won't be dissappointed because Howard Burchette has done a great job. In fact it will come on at 4pm today.
Added another part to my original post...I didn't know they were in a plane crash and some died... very sad....
Yeah, damn near the whol original line-up. I wonder how different the band would've been had they not died.
Wow! This thread takes me BACk! Some great tunes in here. A lot I've never heard and some I'd totally forgotten. I thought I was the only one that ever liked or even heard of the Brothers Johnson. Lol. Great thread, Bliss! :smt055