, Music for your mother

I like all kinds of music but especially black music. Just to put you in the picture I present you: 

My 50 favourite fonky songs

Theme from 'Shaft' ISAAC HAYES
Play that funky music WILD CHERRY
Get down tonight KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND
Jungle boogie KOOL & THE GANG
Brick house COMMODORES
Cross the track MACEO AND THE MACKS
Don't stop 'till you get enough MICHAEL JACKSON
Kiss PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
Flash light PARLIAMENT
Superstition STEVIE WONDER
Green onions BOOKER T. AND THE MG's
Billie Jean MICHAEL JACKSON
Sing a simple song SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
Good times CHIC
Disco inferno TRAMMPS
Fight the power ISLEY BROTHERS
It's ecstasy when you lay down next to me BARRY WHITE
Cold sweat JAMES BROWN
Superfly CURTIS MAYFIELD
Sex machine JAMES BROWN
Fire OHIO PLAYERS
Thank you (falletinme be micelf agin) SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
Soul power '74 MACEO AND THE MACKS
It's your thing ISLEY BROTHERS
Le freak CHIC
Funky president (people it's bad) JAMES BROWN
Off Broadway GEORGE BENSON
911 is a joke PUBLIC ENEMY
Superfreak RICK JAMES
For the love of money O'JAYS
Crosstown traffic JIMI HENDRIX
Word up CAMEO
Spirit of the boogie KOOL & THE GANG
Funky drummer JAMES BROWN
Masterpiece TEMPTATIONS
Land of 1000 dances WILSON PICKETT
Papa's got a brand new bag JAMES BROWN
Midnight at the Oasis BRAND NEW HEAVIES
Foot stomping music HAMILTON BOHANNON
Chameleon HERBIE HANCOCK
Sexy MF PRINCE & THE NEW POWER GENERATION
Pick up the pieces AVERAGE WHITE BAND
White lines GRANDMASTER FLASH & MELLE MEL
Innercity blues MARVIN GAYE
We are family SISTER SLEDGE
Do it 'till you satisfied B.T. EXPRESS
Keep on movin' SOUL II SOUL
Shining star EARTH, WIND & FIRE
Let a woman be a woman,
let a man be a man
DYKE & THE BLAZERS

Interesting links 

  • Barbieri's R&B Producers Archive
  • Acid Jazz
  • Rock and roll Hall of Fame
  • News / Magazines

  • Billboard OnLine
  • Blues & Soul magazine


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