Funkadelic

This week In Soul Artists 16/52

Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Richie Havens, Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kelis, Earth Wind, Fire, Parliament, Prince, Chic, A Tribe Called Quest, Al Green, Lyle Lovett

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A Tribe Called Quest release ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’ featuring ‘Can I Kick It?’ (1990)

A Tribe Called Quest's 'People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm' is their debut album released on April 17, 1990 by Jive Records.Track Listing : 1.Push It Along (Q-Tip,...

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George Clinton & P-Funk visit Tokyo (2013)

April 13, 2013 - it is the second (out of three) concert of George Clinton & Parliament- Funkadelic at Billboard Live in Tokyo, Japan

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Massive Attack release their debut album : ‘Blue Lines’ featuring ‘Daydreaming’ and ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ (1991)

Massive Attack's 'Blue Lines' is their debut studio album released on April 8, 1991 by Wild Bunch (their own label).Track Listing : 1.Safe From Harm (Grantley Marshall, Andrew Vowles, Robert...

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Columbia publish Aerosmith’s third album : ‘Toys in the Attic’ featuring ‘Walk This Way’ (1975)

Aerosmith's 'Toys in the Attic' is their third (and their most commercially successful) studio album, released on April 8, 1975 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Toys In The Attic (Steven Tyler,...

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Casablanca publish Parliament’s ‘Chocolate City,’ an album produced by George Clinton (1975)

Parliament's 'Chocolate City' is an album (tribute to Washington D.C.) released on April 8th, 1975 by Casablanca.Track Listing : 1.Chocolate City (George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell) - 05:37 ....

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°134 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of R.E.M., Electribe 101, Jane's Addiction, Erasure, Echo & The Bunnymen, They Might Be Giants, Phil Collins, Quartz, Queen, Inspiral Carpets, Fish, The...

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Funk – 20 Questions You Never Asked | We Answer Them Anyway

This video explores Funk through 20 factual Q&As — from early developments with James Brown to groups such as Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, and The Meters, as well...

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This week In Soul Artists 12/52

Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Earth, Wind, Fire, The Temptations, Chaka Khan, Barry White, Otis Redding, Macy Gray, Beverley Knight, Usher, Arrested Development, Parliament Funkadelic

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°138 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Christina Milian, Smoke2Seven, Britney Spears, Gorillaz, Eiffel 65, Jennifer Lopez, The Shapeshifters, Tinchy Stryder, Tom Novy, LnM Projekt, Kaci Battaglia, Alesha Dixon...

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Happy Birthday Sly Stone. ‘Sly, Higher and (one year) Older’

This day (March 15, 1943), in Denton, Texas, is born Sylvester Stewart, a.k.a. Sly Stone, an American musician, songwriter and frontman for Sly & the Family Stone.Tracklist : 1 ....

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George Clinton gathers Parliament in SF (2011)

February 1, 2011 - George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic are at Yoshi's in San Francisco

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This week In ‘2000s Throwback’ 04/52

How well do you know the music of Bob Dylan’s timeless “Make You Feel My Love,” reworked by Adele on *19*, balances raw devotion with her signature polish. D’Angelo’s sultry...

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D’Angelo releases his second album : ‘Voodoo’ featuring ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)’ (2000)

D'Angelo's 'Voodoo' is his second studio album recorded between 1998 & 1999 at Electric Lady Studios In New York City. And released on January 25, 2000 by Virgin Records.Track Listing...

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Parliament record a live double album : ‘Live: P-Funk Earth Tour’ at the Oakland Coliseum (1977)

Parliament's 'Live: P-Funk Earth Tour' is a live double album recorded on January 19, 1977 at the Los Angeles Forum and January 21, 1977 at the Oakland Coliseum.Track Listing :...

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This week In Soul Artists 03/52

How well do you know the music of Etta James’ fiery vocals never touched Wilson Pickett's groove-laden "In the Midnight Hour," despite myths of a collaboration with B.B. King and...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°518 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Leftfield's “Release The Pressure” mashes reggae vocals from Earl Sixteen with dub techno and progressive house, creating a hypnotic, genre-blurring track that...

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Gordy publish The Temptations’ album : ‘A Song for You’ featuring ‘Happy People’ and ‘Shakey Ground’ (1975)

The Temptations' 'A Song for You' is an album featuring then-lead singer Dennis Edwards on the title track and released on January 16, 1975 by Gordy. Track Listing : 1.Happy...

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Warner Bros. publish Bootsy’s Rubber Band’s album : ‘Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!’ produced by George Clinton (1977)

Bootsy's Rubber Band's 'Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!' is an album produced by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins and released on January 14, 1977 by Warner Bros. Records.Track Listing :...

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Funky Saxophones

Something stirs mid-'60s, and by the 1970s, it thunders: Funk. Electric bass and drums form a backbone steeled by staccato guitars, with African-American origins breathing through a mesh of R&B...

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