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Stevie Nicks wrote Dreams hiding in Sly Stone's basement den. He led the first popular racially integrated rock band and is among the 3 biggest stars in funk.

• harry8 1y ago
  I'd call it James Brown, then Sly. I actually prefer Sly's stuff but you can't really deny the star power of James Brown.
  • felixyz 1y ago
    Out of JB, Sly, and George Clinton, Sly's my man.
    • harry8 1y ago
      Not arguing.
• hnax 1y ago
  The best funk band: early Earth, Wind and Fire (before 1976 when they lost themselves into disco). Their funk was harmonically rich and rhythmically complex: A blend of jazz, soul, funk and R&B. Listen to their live double record Gratitude (1975).
  • aswanson 1y ago
    Funkadelic, though.
    • milesward 1y ago
      Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip, and come on to the mothership :)
  • thenthenthen 1y ago
    Never been a big funk fan until the unreleased demo instrumentals of midnight express got released on People’s Potential United (check out their catalog if you havent): https://ppudc.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-express-show-band-demos https://ppudc.bandcamp.com/album/the-midnight-express-show-b... Also some demo’s by Prince are amazing. Not sure, but the rawness just breathes life and blows most studio stuff out of the water. [Edit] bonus end game track: https://youtu.be/dQN3fxoIOpk https://youtu.be/dQN3fxoIOpk (thank you Gilles Peterson)
    • hnax 1y ago
      Midnight Express sounds like machine programmed. The real thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pA2tXOjDto&list=PLxh03o1BpV3_6grRDxlu567db1KFvEdFz&ab_channel=Earth%2CWind%26Fire-Topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pA2tXOjDto&list=PLxh03o1BpV...