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Funk Funk is a type of music from the United States that was developed the 1960s by African American musicians and singers such as James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton, and The Meters. Funk music emphasizes the rhythm of the music. Funk music mixes Rhythm and Blues music with soul music. Funk music is dance music.
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With their beginnings in the mid-’80s, “The Funk” (as they are known to their loyal following) are not the product of any recent “back to the ’70s” trend. And the players are no slackers, either. Members from this incredibly tight funk “orkestra” have since gone on to play with an impressive list of major acts including Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Nancy Wilson, Omar Hakim and many others. One of the Funk’s three lead vocalists, Tom Bowes, left the band briefly to sing for Tower of Power a few years ago, and sax player John Scarpulla currently plays in both bands. Also among the stellar horn section is founding Funk member Ozzie Melendez, whose performance resume reads like a roster of outstanding Latin acts.
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In his later research, Funk studied animal hormones and contributed to the knowledge about hormones of the pituitary and sex glands, emphasizing the importance of balance between hormones and vitamins. Funk ... investigated the biochemistry of cancer, diabetes, and ulcers. He improved manufacturing methods for many commercial drugs and developed several new commercial products in his laboratories. He died in Albany, New York, on November 20, 1967.
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Funk music was exported to Africa in the late 1960s, and melded with African singing and rhythms to form Afrobeat. Fela Kuti was a Nigerian musician who is credited with creating the music and terming it "Afrobeat".
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James Brown, the “Godfather of Funk” sadly passed away on to the next dimension early Monday morning around 1.45 am (6.45 GMT) in Atlanta. He was 73. James’ longtime friend, Charles Bobbit was by his side.
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By the early 1980s, financial problems had caused P-Funk to cut back on extravagant props and touring. Many band members had ... quit, frustrated with band politics and money issues. After the remaining original Parliaments heard that Clinton was now the sole owner of the Parliament name and that they were his employees, most of them quit the band. As Bob DeDeckere, a former P-Funk road manager, explains, “There was a lot of substance abuse…” According to Tom Vickers, P-Funk’s publicist, “The vibe had shifted… the political climate was different and all of a sudden, instead of P-Funk becoming the source of joy, it became kind of unraveled. The original Parliaments got very fed up with being pushed to the side.”
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