A much needed Black Music thread.
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Personally i was a16/17 year old kid when i discovered the music of Dyke & The Blazers
little did i know that they were the innovators of "funk} music...i just loved the sound
laying the ground work for major Funk Artists
i have 4 or 5 of their singles plus a CD Compilation
Dyke and The Blazers....one of my early heros
Although "Funk" is not in the title, I thought it was this James Brown song from 1964 that was the first funk song, with the emphasis on the "one", instead of the 2 and 4...
Btw I totally love Dyke & The Blazers, and had all their releases on vinyl too, and then on CD when I sold my vinyl.
Nonetheless, Dyke & The Blazers kept the emphasis on the "backbeat" 2 & 4 in "Funky Broadway", which is not technically funk, as great, raw, and "funky" their sound was.
Btw I totally love Dyke & The Blazers, and had all their releases on vinyl too, and then on CD when I sold my vinyl.
Nonetheless, Dyke & The Blazers kept the emphasis on the "backbeat" 2 & 4 in "Funky Broadway", which is not technically funk, as great, raw, and "funky" their sound was.
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thanks for posting
Dyke was not as well known as James...so he got lost in the shuffle....i prefer Dyke, but hey that, s just me
I hold them both in very high esteem. James, of course, had a much longer and more successful career, and is much better known, even for his very early r&b stylings.
But Dyke's recordings were amazing, from "So Sharp" (my personal fave) through "Funky Broadway" and in-between!
Here is a prime example, though from 1971, of James' "on the one" funk rhythm...
i had a bit of an ego as a teen lol and i was kinda smug and proud i loved stuff like this..and not the white bread Pop flooding the airways generally..a bit of a music snob lol
As a fan of blends I found this quite interesting. They sped up the tempo. I do love the bass but the rest of the arrangement I'm not diggin' very much. I much preferred the 1970's less poppy version of Kool & the Gang who I consider to be one of the most important black music artists of all time. Songs like this
"Open Sesame"
Get down with the genie
They were just inducted into the Rock n Roll HOF this year. "Award Tour" I'd put in my 10 best Tribe songs of all time. That whole LP is just sublime. Here's another less known one that I love so much
"The Chase Pt. II"
RIP Phife Dawg aka the 5 Footer.
