Peter Loland
Belgian bandleader Joseph van het Groenewoud who was a member of Al Montego & his Orchestra, Chakachas, Jo Chapman & his Orchestra, Nico Gomez & his Afro Percussion Inc., Nico Gomez & his Orchestra and the Tramps.
(7”) 11 Special/Snoopy (ABC 200.001) 1969
Funky tracks:
11 Special
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpJ35lkDGT0
Snoopy
Pee Wee Ellis
American saxophone player from James Brown´s band and of JB Horns fame.
He was a member of Gotham, the JB Horns, Maceo Parker & the Roots Revisited, the Last Word and the James Brown band.
(LP) Home In The Country (Savoy SJL 3301) 1977
Nature Boy/Big Daddy/Gotcha!// Kiss And Say Goodbye/ Fort Apache/This Is Just A Warning!/Pistachio
with: Idris Muhammad, Bernard Purdie, Cornell Dupree, Eric Gale and George Benson
Funky tracks:
Big Daddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZei-_c57s
Gotcha!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpYL4DXEaok
Fort Apache
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-cln1h8_y0
This Is Just A Warning!
The PC’s Ltd.
Obscure American funk act whose songs were written by Robert Davis who was a member of the Famous Flames, Bobby & Jimmy, Bobby & the Expressions and the Solars
(7”) Fast Man (Booty Man)/Stick Man (Fran 5002) 1972
Funky track:
Stick Man
Zuma
Obscure American singer who was a member of Cutty Sarks
7”s:
You’re A Bad Habit/ Soho (Zuma Z-777) 1969
Funky track:
Soho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBYtG4nAo7I
Hot Pants/ The High Life Of Death (Maridene M-108) year unknown
Funky track:
Hot Pants
Zulema
Singer Zulema Cusseaux from Tampa, Florida, who was a member of Faith Hope & Chairty and Zalmac.
LP’s:
Zulema (Sussex SXBS 7015) 1972
I Leave It Up To You/This Child Of Mine/If I Loved You/Maybe I'm Amazed/If This World Were Mine// Don't Be Afraid/Why Do I Love You/American Fruit, African Roots/Ain't It Sad/I Remember Mama.
Funky track:
If I Loved You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntTmWqYNUD0
Ms. Z (Sussex SRA 8029) 1973
Giving Up/I Was So Wrong/I Was There/Tree// You Changed On Me/Love Has Flown/Love Train/I'm Watchin' You/Hold Back The Night/Telling The World Good-Bye.
Funky tracks:
I'm Watchin' You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXLlAaeDQGM
Telling The World Good-Bye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WR_622I2dQ
Zulema (RCA Victor APL1-0819) 1975
Standing In The Back Row Of Your Heart/A Whiter Shade Of Pale/Wanna Be Where You Are/People// Hail, Hail America/Love To Last Forever/Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/No Time Next Time/It's All Right With Me.
Funky tracks:
Standing In The Back Row Of Your Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADcPX-MDryU
Wanna Be Where You Are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGDTnQqpgBI
It's All Right With Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDy-QHqnfOg
R.S.V.P. (RCA Victor APL1-1152) 1975
What Kind Of Person Are You?/Half Of Your Heart/You Had To Know/Just Look What You've Done/Coins In A Bottle// You're So Empty/It Will Never Be The Same Again/Your Love Has Brought Me That Far/Why (Did It Have To End This Way)?/I've Got News For You.
Funky track:
What Kind Of Person Are You?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2MtRWgvL0Y
Suddenly There Was You (RCA Victor APL1-1423) 1976
All I Need Is You/Here's Where Love Begins/Suddenly There Was You/I Love You Baby// Remember/A New Day Is Coming/Pity For The Children/Hungry For Your Love/It Takes Time.
Funky track:
Hungry For Your Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAjwv2ukC7A
Z-Licious (Lejoint LEJ 17000) 1978
Prologue/Higher Plane/Change/I'm Not Dreaming/See// Hanging On To A Memory/You've Got Something For Me/Praying For A Miracle/What Do I Do Now/Gotta Find A Way /Epilogue.
Funky tracks:
Higher Plane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vEQkVDayCM
Change
Zoran Milivojevic
Singer from former Yugoslavia
(7”) Rastanak/Dom Za Tebe (PGP RTB S 51 663) 1974
Backing band Ansambl Beogradski Majstori
Funky track:
Dom Za Tebe
Natural Essence
An American jazz-funk band with Nat Adderley Jr. (piano), Franscisco Centena (bass), Ramon “Sonny” Rivera (percussion), Ira “Buddy” Williams (drums), Eddie Martin (saxophone, flute), Rene Rivera (saxophone, flute), Earl McIntyre (trombone, tuba) whose album was produced by Cannonball Adderley.
Nat Adderley Jr. is the son of Cannonball Adderley and he was a member of Down Low Productions and Listen My Brother
Francisco Centena was a member of the Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band
Ramon Rivera was a member of Jack Costanzo & his Afro Cuban Band
Buddy Williams was a member of the Bob Stewart First Line Band, the Nat Adderley Septet, the Ryo Kawasaki Group, the Golden Dragon, the Great Jazz Trio, the Manhattan Transfer Band and the Supa Dudes.
Earl McIntyre released a soloalbum in 2013 and he was a member of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Bill Warfield Big Band, Fred Ho & the Green Monster Big Band, George Russell’s New York Band, Gil Evans & his Orchestra, Howard Johnson & Gravity, the Joris Teepe Big Band, the Mingus Big Band, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, the New Lucifers, the Carla Bley Band, the Cecil Taylor Unit and the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band.
(7”) Out Of Darkness/It’s You I Need (Atlantic 45-3210) 1974
Produced by Billy Cobham
Funky tracks:
Out Of Darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejs9m4-wwDI
It's You I Need
Nat Dove & the Devils
American band of pianist Nat Dove
(LP) Petey Wheatstraw – The Devil’s Son-In-Law (OST) (Magic Disc MD-112) 1977
Petey Wheatstraw (Vocal)/Ghetto St. U.S.A. (Vocal)/Zombie March (Instrumental)/Loving You (Vocal)/Walking Theme (Instrumental)// Ghetto St. U.S.A. (Instrumental)/Joy (Vocal)/Steve's Den (Instrumental)/Loving You (Instrumental)/Petey Wheatstraw (Instrumental)/Junkie Chase (Instrumental)
with: Mary Love (vocals)
Funky tracks:
Petey Wheatstraw (Vocal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6swOiirY_U
Zombie March (Instrumental)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7s6gsbH5p0
Petey Wheatstraw (Instrumental)
The Mystics
Obscure American soul/funk band, arranged by Gene Page.
(7”) Copp And Blow/Jealous Of You (Marquette 1001) 1968
Funky track:
Copp And Blow
Reno & the Chosen 3
Obscure American soul/funk band
(7”) You Are My Sunshine/Soul Bagg (La Vic Da Mar 45-20101) year unknown
Funky track:
Soul Bagg
Bert De Coteaux
American producer and arranger
(LP) A Stevie Wonder Songbook (RCA ANL1- 0923) 1975
Superstition/Boogie On Reggae Woman/If You Really Love Me/My Cherie Amour/You Are The Sunshine Of My Life// Girl Blue/Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)/You Haven't Done Nothin'/Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing/Living For The City.
Funky tracks:
Superstition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKLp-00WpIA
You Haven't Done Nothin'
Leonard Caston
American soul singer-songwriter who was a member of Caston & Majors and the God Squad
(7”) Superstar/Oh Happy Day (Rare Earth RSL-NP 63119) 1974
Produced by Henry Cosby
Funky track:
Oh Happy Day
Joel Kaye & his New York Neophonic Orchestra
Orchestra of the American reed player, com poser and conductor Joel Kaye with Dave Tofani (saxophone, clarinet), Johnny Campo (saxophone, clarinet), Joel Reiff (bass), Joe Daddiego (percussion), Barry Lazarowitz (drums), Dean Pratt (flugelhorn), John Eckert (flugelhorn), Bill Hamilton (French horn), David Jolley (French horn), Janet Donaruma (French horn), Lloyd Rosevear (French horn), Peter Gordon (French horn), Virginia Benz (French horn), Jeff Layton (guitar), Johnny Knapp (piano), Billy Kerr (saxophone, flute), Lew Delgatto (saxophone, flute), Dave Taylor (trombone), Gerry Chamberlin (trombone), Lew Kahn (trombone), Sam Burtis (trombone), Vinnie Fanuele (trombone), John Gatchell (trumpet), Bob Milikan (trumpet) and Tom Rheam (trumpet)
(LP) Joel Kaye & his New York Neophonic Orchestra (Paramount PAS 6086) 1973
Say/Petty Grievance/2001/The Euphrates/I Don't Know How To Love Him// Goodbye Sweet Janice/Ofo/MacArthur Park/Spinning Wheel.
Funky tracks:
2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZtfhauiZM
The Euphrates
Gotham
Funk-rockband from New York with Link Chamberlin (guitar), Schuylar Ford (vocals, guitar), Chris Qualles (bass), Frank Vicari (saxophone), Pee Wee Ellis (saxophone), John Gatchell (trumpet), John Eckert (trumpet) and James Strassburg (drums)
Linc Chamberlin released a soloalbum in 1977 and was a member of the Ernie Wilkins Orchestra
Frank Vicari was a member of the Dave Matthews Big Band, Mike Mainieri & Friends, the Leslie West Band, the Little Big Horns, Woody Herman & the Young Thundering Herd, White Elephant,Woody Herman & his Orchestra and Woody Herman & the Swingin’ Herd
Pee Wee Ellis was a member of the James Brown Band, the JB Horns, Maceo Parker & the Roots Revisited and the Last Word
John Gatchell was a member of the David Matthews Orchestra, Lao Schifrin & Orchestra, the Love Childs Afro Cuban Blues Band, Michel Legrand & Co., Ten Wheel Drive, the Neophonic Orchestra and the John Gatchell Horns
John Eckert was a member of the American Brass Quintet, the Bill Warfield Big Band, Buck Clayton & his Swing Band, Dick Meldonian & his Orchestra, Grover Mitchell & his Orchestra, the Jimmy Knepper Sextet, the Joris Teepe Big Band, Loren Schoenberg & his Jazz Orchestra, the Louie Bellson Big Band, the New York Neophonic Orchestra, the Sam Jones 12 Piece Band, the American Jazz Orchestra, the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra and the Wally Dunbar Jazz Eleven.
James Strassburg was a memnber of Gas Mask
(LP) Pass The Butter (Natural Resources NR 104L) 1972
Sittin' On A Mountain/Ease My Mind/Why Doesn't The Sun Shine/Behind The Wall/Use It Or Lose It// Window Pane/Moon/They Made Me An Outlaw/Daddy Left Home/Talkin' 'Bout/Gettin' High
Funky tracks:
Ease My Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4krONicmHUw
Use It Or Lose It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTz3erUqf1g
Gettin' High
Apple Jam
A German Eurodisco group with Babs Nielsen, Herlinde Grobe and Margit Scherer.
Babs Nielsen released several solosingles and was a member of Bitter Sweet & Co., Rockefeller and Rose & Marie
Herlinde Grobe released two solosingles in the 70’s, one single as Angela Burg, singles as Berti Glockner, singles and albums as Bianca and was a member of Meeting Point
Margit Scherer released a single as Jennifer Eccles, two singles as Joyce and was a member of Bitter Sweet & Co., Rockefeller, Rose & Marie and te Ute Mann Singers
(LP) Beatles Magic Made By Apple Jam (Dansan DS 030) 1979
Can't Buy Me Love/She Loves You/Eleanor Rigby/I Want To Hold Your Hand/Ob La Di, Ob La Da// A Hard Day's Night/Paperback Writer/Lady Madonna/I Should Have Known Better/All My Loving.
Funky track:
She Loves You
The Gospel Dynamics
Gospel group from Carolina
(7”) Do You Love Him/Life’s Ocean (Mark V TD 5133) year unknown
Funky track:
Do You Love Him
Golden Hands
Band from Casablanca, Morocco with Aziz Daou El Makane (guitar), Driss Daou El Makane (drums), Ali Bouazza (guitar), Bob Jalil, Amin (bass), Emjid El Warari (guitar) and Thami Daou El Makane (guitar)
(LP) Golden Hands (Disques Gam GB 177) 1978
Take Me Back/She's Like the Time/My Story With Mrs. Life// Country Scenes/Love Letters/Al Harka/Remember
Funky tracks:
Take Me Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbOpPH4ZZxM
Country Scenes
The God Squad
American band with Leonard Caston
(LP) Jesus Christ Greatest Hits (Rare Earth R/531L/DJ) 1971
Superstar/My Sweet Lord/Spirit In The Sky/Bridge Over Troubled Water/Let It Be// Wade In The Water/Put Your Hand In The Hand/I Don't Know How To Love Him/Heaven Help Us All/Amazing Grace/Oh Happy Day.
Funky track:
Superstar
Elipse
Band from Belgrado, former Yugoslavia, with Minja Tasić (vocals), Slobodan Skakić Skaka (vocals), Radomir Dmitrović Ðura (guitar), Kosta Ignjatović Gule (saxophone), Momčilo Radovanović Moma (guitar), Bojan Hreljac Boca (bass), Vladimir Furduj Furda (drums), (keyboards) Simeon Vuković Simica (guitar), Zoran Simjanovic (drums), Edi Dekenga (vocals, 1967), Nikola Zembić Nidža (trumpet, 1967), Zoran Jurkić (saxophone, flute, 1967), Dragan Kuprijanov (saxophone, 1967)
Vladimir Furduj Furda released a soloalbum in 1985 and he was a member of KIM, Kornelyans, Korni Grupa and Mag
Zoran Simjanovic released several soloalbums and was a member of Hor Zorana Simjanovica and Siluete.
(EP) Le Telephone/Good To Me/Za One Sto Na Licu Nose Bore/I’ve Been Lovin’ You (PGP RTB EP 50328) 1968
Funky track:
Za One Sto Na Licu Nose Bore
Donika Venkova
Singer from Gorsko Kalugerovo, Bulgaria
(LP) Доника Венкова (Balkanton BTA 1935) 1976
Когато Отлитат Птиците/Както Никой Друг/Художник/Коя Бе Ти/Спомен За Слънцето/По-Светла От Звезда// Зов (Lovely Lady Of Arcadia)/Трябва Ми Много Време Да Забравя/Не, Не Свършва Любовта/Приказка За Щастието/Гората На Думите/Звезда.
Funky track:
Художник
The Donie Collins Showband
Irish band with Donie Collins and Chris Grace
Donie Collins released a soloalbum in 1971
(7”) Get Down With It/I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch) ((Target 7N 17682) 1969
Funky track:
Get Down With It
Archie Bell & the Drells
Soul vocalband from Houston, Texas with Archie Bell, James Wise, Willie Pernell, Billy Butler, Lee Bell, Lucious Von Haskins and Joe Cross.
Archie Bell released a soloalbum in 1981 and was a member of the Four Singing Avalons
Willie Pernell was a member of the Fantastics
(LP) I Can’t Stop Dancing (Atlantic SD 8204) 1968
I Can't Stop Dancing/(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay/Do The Choo Choo/You're Such A Beautiful Child/Monkey Time// Do You Feel It?/I've Been Trying/Jammin' In Houston/Love Will Rain On You/Sometimes I Wonder.
Funky tracks:
I Can't Stop Dancing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdIHrhj-8AE
Do The Choo Choo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTxjZy1pjfU
Do You Feel It?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1njM4nvJfzY
Jammin' In Houston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUgkvlojpsI&t=64s
Produced by Gamble & Huff
(LP) Tighten Up (Atlantic SC 8181) 1968
Tighten Up (Part 1)/Tighten Up (Part 2)/I Don't Wanna Be A Playboy/You're Mine/Knock On Wood// Give Me Time/In The Midnight Hour/When You Left Heartache Began/A Thousand Wonders/A Soldier's Prayer, 1967.
Funky tracks:
Tighten Up (Part 1)
Tighten Up (Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQpIA6sO4_E
Knock On Wood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OgFdgfFsM4
In The Midnight Hour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYO14mP_V7I
(LP) Dance Your Troubles Away (TSOP PZ 33844) 1975
Let's Groove/I Could Dance All Night/I Won't Leave You Honey, Never// Dance Your Troubles Away/The Soul City Walk/Let's Go Disco/I Love You (But You Don't Even Know It).
Funky tracks:
Let's Groove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRzfq8UPNks
The Soul City Walk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89skjmEVUxI
Let's Go Disco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z4_PD1l9Xk
(LP) Where Will You Go When The Party’s Over (Philadelphia International PIR 81567) 1976
Don't Let Love Get You Down/Where Will You Go When The Party's Over/Right Here Is Where I Want To Be/Dancin' Man// Everybody Have A Good Time/I Swear You're Beautiful/Nothing Comes Easy/I Bet I Can Do That Dance You're Doin'.
Funky track:
I Bet I Can Do That Dance You're Doin'
The Archers
American Christian group with Steve Archer (vocals), Gary Archer (vocals, guitar), Janice Archer Cruse (vocals)
Steve Archer released several soloalbums
(LP) Stand Up! (Light LS-5755) 1979
Only His Love/We're All Gonna Leave Here/Fool's Paradise/Moments With You/Stand Up!// Blame It On The One I Love/More (So Much More)/Livin' In Your Love/God Loves You/Pickin' Up The Pieces.
With: Billy Preston
Funky tracks:
Stand Up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjgmYhjiS7g
God Loves You
Wasa Express
Swedish jazz-rockband from Stockholm with Åke Eriksson (drums), Cary Sharaf el Din (guitar), Bo Häggström (bass), Bo Hallgren (keyboards), Roger Holegård (vocals, guitar), Ken Sundberg (bass), Thomas Berglund (guitar)
Åke Eriksson released a solosingle in 1990 and was a member of Attack, Bedlam, Dr. Åkes Recept, DT & the Stoodes, Eddie Meduza & the Roaring Cadillacs, EGBA, the Johnny Lundin Band and the Per Cussion All Stars
Bo Häggström was a member of the Lea Riders Group, Made In Sweden and Solar Plexus.
Roger Holegård was a member of the Future Elephants?, Neon Rose and Truck
(LP) Wasa Express (Sonet SLP-2594) 1977
January Man/Son Of A Peach/Masseur/Doing The Kopraal/Woog-Boog// Cadillac/New Tuna/Brother Wet/Mr Curry/Adventure.
Funky track:
Doing The Kopraal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMMceFYUz4M
(LP) Till Attack (Sonet SLP-2623) 1978
Kom Ut I Kväll/7 Rooms Of Gloom/Jag Är Bäst/In I Dimman// Penthouse Rock/Shake That Boogie/Play On/California Sun.
Funky track:
7 Rooms Of Gloom
The Hamilton Movement & the Stone Funk Band
Funkband from Cincinnati, Ohio with Movin’ Melvin Brown, Soothin’ James Matthews and King Solomon
Melvin Brown released a solosingle in 1980 and an album in 2016 , a single with James Matthews in 1976 and he was a member of Joy Incorporated.
James Matthews released a single with Melvin Brown in 1976 and was a member of Joy Incorporated.
King Solomon was a member of Joy Incorporated and the Hamilton Movement
(7”) Send Me Some Love/ Love Circuit (Look Out 521-16) 1975
Funky track:
Love Circuit
The Moods
American soul group from Philadelphia, formerly known as the Volcanos.
(7”) Rainmaker/Lady Rain (Wand WND-11224) 1970
Funky track:
Lady Rain
The Montenegro Five
Popgroup from former Yugoslavia with Branimir Mijatovič, Dragan Petrovič, Dragoljub Vagner, Dorde Kraljevič, Milan Kovačevič and Slobodan Novovič.
Branimir Mijatovič was a member of Kvintet A-B-C
(LP) The Montenegro Five (Star Hi-Fi STAR 211) 1969
Heya/Oh Baby Baby/Svadamo Se/Flute Soul/Guantanamera/The Last Waltz/La Bostella// Na Na Hey Hey/Jakobshorn/Volim Te/Going On The Blues/Pretty Kathy/Lara's Theme/Soul Finger.
Soul Finger
The Motherhood
German band formed by Klaus Doldinger before he went on with Passport. With Klaus Doldinger (saxophone, keyboards), Keith Forsey (drums), Udo Lindenberg (drums), Lothar Meid (bass) and Paul Vincent (guitar)
Klaus Doldinger released several soloalbum and was a member of the All Star Sax group, die Deutschen All Stars, the Klaus Doldinger Quartett, the NDR-Jazz-Workshop-Band, Orchester Paul Nero, Passport, the Paul Nero Band, the Paul Nero Bar-Sextett, the Blue Sounds Inc., the Feetwarmers, the George Gruntz Quintet, the German Jazz masters, the Paul Nero Sounds and the Rolf & Klaus Group.
Keith Forsey is known for his work with Giorgio Moroder and Harald Faltermeyer. He released a soloalbum in 1981 and was a member of 18 Karat Gold, Amon Düül II, Gaz, Hallelujah, Me And You, the Munich Machine, Niagara, the Ralf Nowy Group, the Roland Kovac New Set, Sugar Bus, the Heat, the Methods, the Rhythm Machine, the Spectrum, Trax and Udo Lindenberg und das Panikorchester.
Udo Lindenberg released several albums with his Panikorchester and he was a member of Atlantis, the City Preachers, das Waldemar Wunderbar Syndikat, die Mustangs, Emergency, Free Orbit, the Hamburg Allstars, the Man Doki Soulmates, Niagara, Passport, the Hamburg Scene and the Waahnsinn Allstars
Lothar Meid released three soloalbums and he was a member of 18 Karat Gold, Amon Düül II, Embryo, Jackboot, Passport, the Ralf Nowy group, the Big Bang, the Paul Nero Sounds and Utopia.
Paul Vincent released several soloalbums and he was a member of das Waldemar Wunderbar Syndikat, Frank Duval & Orchestra, Hallelujah, Niagara, the Ralf Nowy Group, Stefan Waggershausen & band, Sugar Bus, the Park Lane, Udo Lindenberg und das Panikorchester, Vincent Rocks, Wolle Kriwaneck & the Schulz Bros and the Wolle Kriwaneck band.
(LP) I Feel So Free (United Artists UAS 69 173I) 1969
Soul Tiger/I Feel Free/Slurpin'/Soul Town/Lady Madonna/Baby Hold On To Me// Back In The Grass/Wade In The Water/Cleopatho/Yackedy Soul/Last Beer.
Funky tracks:
Soul Tiger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipjlgLmk_Jc
Back In The Grass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYsWan8-Q6Y
Wade In The Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAdsDJScBb8
Yackedy Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCQlsu2XpEg
Last Beer
Memphis Black
Memphis Black is the German jazz and soul organist Ingfried Hoffmann who was a member of die Deutschen All Stars, the Klaus Doldinger Quartett, the NDR-Jazz-Workshop-Band, the Rolf Kühn Sextet, the Blue Sounds Inc., the Galactic Light Orchestra and the Time Travellers.
(LP) Soul Cowboy (United Artists UAS 29 070 I) 1969
That's Me Boy/Testify/Sweet Cherry Wine/What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)/Good Morning Starshine/Oh Happy Day// Proud Mary/Mrs. Robinson/Soul Cowboy/Who's Making Love/Get Back/Midnight Cowboy
Funky tracks:
Testify
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9jbAN32TJw
Who's Making Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1t4GVQ0Jx8
(LP) Soul Club (Sunset SLS 50 059 Z) 1969
Why Don't You Play The Organ, Man/Stagger Lee/Chain Of Fools/Hey Joe/Amen/Whole Lotta Woman// Hang 'Em High/Soul Man/Sister Aretha/Gimme Little Sign/I'm A Midnight Mover/Soul Finger.
Funky tracks:
Why Don't You Play The Organ, Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzgI0KS8ODc
Chain Of Fools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3W7EbqRGRw
Whole Lotta Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYDXO1FxmoI
Hang 'Em High
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN-rEAOq6do
Soul Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPWIAlWDdcQ
I'm A Midnight Mover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYxgJS34ups
Soul Finger
Match II
Obscure American band (?) They released one single and their songs were written by Moe Whiitemore, Jerry Griffith and guitarist Rex Thomas.
(7”) Make A Little Wine/ Incident (700 West 730820) 1973
Funky track:
Make A Little Wine
The Apostles
Afro funkband from East Nigeria with Henry Tandu (bass), Joel Madubuike (drums), Walton Arungwa (lead guitar), Chyke Fussion Okoro (vocals), Benjamin Davidson (organ), Harrison Mba (rhythm guitar) and Murphy Williams (vocals)
Joel Madubuike was a member of the Wings.
Chyke Fussion Okoro was a member of Afro-Europa Ajunkwa
Benjamin Davidson released one soloalbum and he was a member of Jamine’s Emotion
Murphy Williams released a soloalbum in 1981
(LP) The Apostles (EMI NEMI 0126) 1976
Never Too Late/Play Girl/Inflation/Trust In God// Highway To Success/Mr Guest Of Honour/Don't Worry/Good Encouragement.
Funky tracks:
Never Too Late
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKMngEXH334
Inflation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDghbJq6Cj0
(LP) Black Is Beautiful (EMI NEMI 0212) 1977
Don't Huzzle For Love/Please Yourself/Don't Be Mischevious/Enyim// Today Is The Tomorrow/I'm Sorry I Made You Cry/Black Is Beautiful/Ndi Nkwa.
Funky track:
Ndi Nkwa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_r3eGhtXGk
(LP) Banko Woman (Love Day LDLP 3001) 1977
Banko Woman/Friend Today Enemy Tomorrow/Mr Too Know// Faith, Luck & Music/Yours Sincerely/Disciple Funk.
Funky tracks:
Banko Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_UPR8llNa4
Disciple Funk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG4mLTCw9Yw
(LP) Wisdom (EMI NEMI 0345) 1978
Music In Me/Nmere Girl/I Know You're Good For Me/Born To Reign// Wisdom/Good Loving/King Of Kings/Feeling Happy.
Funky track:
Feeling Happy
The Apostles (USA)
Blue eyed soul/funkband from St. Louis, MO, with Bob Rogger [Bob Regan] (drums), Chuck Klein (bass), Mike Menke (lead guitar), Gary Scott (organ, horns), Mark Trentmann (tenor saxophone), Bob Hoffarth (trombone), Jim Kalbfeld (trumpet)
(7”) Soulful/ Pick It Up (BBS 0577) 1968
Funky track:
Soulful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiGzNUEeYGM
(7”) Six Pack/ Soul Fiesta (Kapp K-2011) 1969
Funky track:
Six Pack
Apple & the 3 Oranges
American soul/funk quartet from Los Angeles with Edward Nelson (vocals, drums) who released a solosingle in 1970
(7”) Free And Easy Part 1/ Free And Easy Part 2 (Stanson S-5021) 1970
Funky tracks:
Free And Easy Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmSHjeHhduk
Free And Easy Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFHl5DxPbMM
(7”) Down Home Publicity/ True Love Will Never Die (Sagittarius A-1/B-2) 1972
Funky track:
Down Home Publicity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOHgqPyZU7I
(7”) Moonlight/ Curse Upon The World (Sagittarius 12-5) 1974
Funky track:
Curse Upon The World
Aquarian Dream
Soul/Funk band from New York formed by Norman Connors with Gloria Jones (lead vocals), Jacques Burvick (keyboards), Jimmy Morrison (drums), Mike Fowler (percussion), Pete Bartee (guitar), Claude Bartee Jr. (saxophone), Valerie Horn (lead vocals, backing vocals), Pat Shannon (lead vocals, backing vocals), Sylvia Striplin (vocals), Winston Daley (keyboards), Ernie Adams (bass), David Worthy (percussion)
Gloria Jones released several soloalbums and she was a member of T.Rex, the Brothers & Sisters and the Cogics.
Jacques Burvick was a member of the Starship Orchestra
Pat Shannon released a solosingle in 1973
Sylvia Striplin released a soloalbum in 1981 and she was a member of the Eighties Ladies.
(LP) Norman Connors Presents Aquarian Dream (Buddah BDS 5672) 1976
Phoenix/Once Again/Treat Me Like The One You Love/East 6th Street// Guitar Talk/Let Me Be The One/Look Ahead/I'll Always Love You "T".
Funky tracks:
Phoenix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmW3r4-QKw0
East 6th Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOk8EvAeDJI
Guitar Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-DI8UdaoCI
I'll Always Love You "T"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dHFy3vwOG0
(LP) Fantasy (Elektra 6E-152) 1978
You're A Star/Friends/It Ain't Watcha Say/Yesterday (Was So Nice Today)// Play It For Me (One More Time)/Fantasy/Gentle Thoughts/Do You Realize.
Funky tracks:
You're A Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMIeDlt2DrA
It Ain't Watcha Say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh4TsDFFfRU
Play It For Me (One More Time)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Z7Ll8qa1w
Fantasy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p8Ev0jm8kM
Gentle Thoughts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW0wN2GZ_Ro
(LP) Chance To Dance (Elektra 6E-205) 1979
Disco Juice/Are You Ready For Love/Gettum Up And Dance/Big Boy// Why Can't We Do It Like We Used To/Dirty Trick/Love Slave/Chance To Dance.
Funky tracks:
Disco Juice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OUoRxtCd0I
Gettum Up And Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjiwdP6Gz3A
Big Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDhtACFO92Q
Why Can't We Do It Like We Used To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHAqsDXjFFY
Dirty Trick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUDjJClNF-s
Love Slave
The Aquarians
Latin-soulband from Hollywood with Dave Mackay (vocals), Joe Pass (guitar), Stan Gilbert (bass), Francisco Aguabella (percussion), Carl Lott (drums), Joe Roccisano (flute, saxophone), Vladimir Vassilieff (piano), Vicky Hamilton (vocals), Lynn Blessing (vocals, vibes) and Al McKibbon (bass)
Joe Pass released several soloalbums and he was a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet, Bob Jung & his Orchestra, the Count Basie 6, the Count Basie Orchestra, Dizzy Gillespie’s Big 4, the Duke Ellington Quartet, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Quadrant, the Art Van Damme Quintet, the Bud Shank Quintet, the Clark Terry Five, the Crusaders, the Oscar Peterson Big 4, the Oscar Peterson Big 6, the Oscar Peterson Quartet and the Oscar Peterson Trio
Stan Gilbert was a member of the Ernie Watts Quartet, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra, the Gerald Wilson Orchestra Of The 90’s, the Llew Matthews Trio and the Invaders
Francisco Aguabella released four soloalbums and he was a member of Caravan Cubana, the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Emil Richards’ Yazz Band, the Jazz On The Latin Side Allstars, Lalo Schifrin & Orchestra, Mongo Santamaria y sus Ritmos Afro-Cubanos, Neal Hefti & his Jazz Pops Orchestra, Santana and the Ernie Watts Encounter
Carl Lott was a member of the Bobby Bryant Sextet and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Joe Roccisano released a soloalbum in 1998 and was a member of the Don Rader Quintet, Louie Bellson & his Jazz Orchestra, the Louie Bellson Big Band, the Don Ellis Orchestra, the Howlett Smith Quartet and the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band.
Vladimir Vassilief released a solosingle (year unknown) and he was a member of Vladimir & his Orchestra
Lynn Blessing released a soloalbum in 1969 and he was a member of Bill Plummer & the Cosmic Brotherhood, the Advancement, the Jazz Corps and the Paul Horn Quintet
Al McKibbon released two soloalbums and he was a member of the Cal Tjader Quintet, the Cal Tjader Sextet, the Cannonball Adderley Sextet, Caravana Cubana, Coleman Hawkins’ 52nd Street All Stars, Dickie Wells’ Big Seven, Dizzy Gillespie & his Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band, Dizzy Gillespie’s Cool Jazz Stars, the Emil Richards’ Yazz band, the Herbie Nichols Trio, J.C. Heard & his Orchestra, the JATP All Stars, the Jazz On The Latin Side Allstars, the Jo Jones All Stars, Johnny Hodges & his Orchestra, the Leonard Feather All Stars, Miles Davis & his Tuba Band, Milton Jackson & his New Group, Neal hefti & his Jazz Pops Orchestra, Russell Garcia & his Orchestra, the Terry Gibbs Quintet, the Cannonbvall Adderley Quintet, the George Shearing Quintet, the Giants Of Jazz, the Milkes Davis Notet and the Sonny Criss Orchestra
(LP) Jungle Grass (UNI 73053) 1969
Bayu-Bayu/Adela/The Aquarians/What Do You Mean, What Do I Mean?/Excuses, Excuses// Batakum/The Head/Saja/Jungle Grass/Mucho Soul.
Funky tracks:
The Aquarians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHLTBUXcIn0
Mucho Soul
Los Aragón
Mexican band from Mérida, Yucatan, with Angel Pavia (vocals, saxophone), Ruy Medina (saxophone), Manuel López (guitar), Gener López (bass), Sigfrido López (percussion, vocals), José Solis (keyboards, piano, organ), Fernando Calderon (drums)
(LP) En La Cumbre Musical (Musart D 1272) 1967
El Cable/Un Hombre Y Una Mujer/Brisa De Verano/Claudia/Ojos De Chinche/María Elena// La Catedral De Winchester/Atlántico/Sunny/Guantanamera/Pueblo De Azúcar/Balboa Triste.
Funky track:
Ojos De Chinche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXsSARYT2JA
(LP) Corre Para Cubrirte (Trebol T 10025) 1969
Brasilia/En El Paraiso/Tema De Lara/La Playa/Primavera En El Corazon/Corre Para Cubrirte// Capri C'Est Fini/Regresa Cleo/Tema De 7/Paseo De Las Palmas/Lachica De Ipanema/Tema De Tara.
Funky track:
Regresa Cleo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6586Shy1sU8
(LP) Groovy Hits! (Musart ED-1527) 1971
Candida/Banderillando/Demasiado Amor/Melaque/Tema de Tabasco/Preparense// Mi Corazon Es Un Gitano/Super Soul Theme/En Mi Onda/Capitan Rene/Burlandose/La Chilindrina.
Funky track:
Super Soul Theme
Arbee Stidham
Blues singer and guitarist from De Vals Bluff, Arkansas
(LP) A Time For Blues Mainstream MRL 360) 1972
Meet Me Halfway/Let Me Love You/Mr.Texas & Pacific (Find My Baby)/Wee Hours/Take Your Hand Off My Knee// I Don't Want You Baby/Standin' In My Window/Let's Take The Long Way Home/Don't Look For Me Baby/Come A Little Closer.
With: Ernie Wilkins
Funky track:
Let's Take The Long Way Home
Made In Japan Band
Obscure American funkband whose first single was produced by Ike Turner.
(7”) What It Is/Mareefer (Cenco 116) year unknown
Produced by John Woodson
Funky tracks:
What It Is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljCOXSq_07Q
Mareefer
Sam Mosley
American soul/blues singer and producer from Mississippi who was a member of Mosley & Johnson
(7”) Charlie Tuttle/You’ve Got It (M.O.C. 45-672) 1969
Funky track:
You've Got It
Gli Arcani
Italian band from Rome
(7”) T’Ho Vista Pangere/Non Sei Per Me (Roman Record Company RN 005) 1968
Funky track:
Non Sei Per Me
Archie Dale & the Tones Of Joy
Gospel group from Shelbyville, Kentucky with Archie Dale (vocals), Wayne Griffin (bass), Jerome Bentley (drums), Cliff Ben tley (guitar), Bryan Manley (organ) and Tony Thorn (guitar)
(LP) Testify For Jesus (Jewel LPS 0133) 1977
I'll Be There/Testify For Jesus/The Lord Will Make A Way/Glory To His Name// Reach The Top/God Is Real/Jesus Will Never Say No/He'll See You Through.
Funky track:
He'll See You Through
Archie Shepp
Jazz saxophonist from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who was a member of the Don Cherry Quintet, Gil Evans & his Orchestra, the John Coltrane Orchestra, the Just In Time Quartet, Takashi Mizuhashi & his Friends, the Cecil Taylor Group, the Cecil Taylor Quartet, the Cecil Taylor Unit, the Jazz Composer’s Orchestra, the New York Contemporary Five and the Sun Ra All Stars
(LP) Things Have Got To Change (Impulse! AS 9212) 1971
Money Blues (Part One)/Money Blues (Part Two)/Money Blues (Part Three)// Dr. King, The Peaceful Warrior/Things Have Got To Change (Part One)/Things Have Got To Change (Part Two).
With: Joe Lee Wilson (vocals)
Funky track:
Money Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztMsSci4nH4
(LP) Attica Blues (Impulse! AS-9222) 1972
Attica Blues/Invocation: Attica Blues/Steam, Part 1/Invocation To Mr. Parker/Steam, Part 2// Blues For Brother George Jackson/Invocation: Ballad For A Child/Ballad For A Child/Good Bye Sweet Pops/Quiet Dawn.
With Cornell Dupree
Funky track:
Attica Blues
Area Code 615
An American band of studio musicians from Nashville, Tennessee, with Wayne Moss (guitar), Charlie McCoy (harmonica), Kenny Buttrey (drums), Weldon Myrick (steel guitar), Bobby Thompson (banjo), Buddy Spicher (fiddle), David Briggs (piano), Norbert Putnam (bass), Mac Gayden (guitar), Pete Wade (dobro) and Ken Lauber (keyboards)
Wayne Moss released a soloalbum in 2018 and was a member of Barefoot Jerry, Charlie McCoy & the Escorts, the Casuals, the Imps and the Teenagers
Charlie McCoy released several soloalbums and he was a member of Barefoot Jerry, Don & the Argus, Nashville Session, the Casuals, the Country All Stars, the Gas Lantern, the Hawks and the Nashville Super Slidemen.
Kenny Buttrey was a member of Barefoot Jerry, Charlie McCoy & the Escorts, the Poussette-Dart Band, the Rockin’ Chaloonies, the Neon Philharmonic, the Stray Gators and the Teenagers.
Weldon Myrick released three soloalbums and was a member of Ben Hall & the Ramblers, the Po’ Boys, the Rockin’ Chaloonies, the Benny Hall Trio, the Grand Olle Opry Staff Band and the Nashville Super Slidemen.
Bobby Thompson rfeleased two soloalbums and was a member of Barefoot Jerry.
Buddy Spicher was a member of Asleep At The Wheel, Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys, the Cherokee Cowboys, Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals, the Rockin’ Chaloonies, the Bluegrass Banjo Pickers and the Norman keith Spricher Sporing Heptad.
David Briggs released two soloalbums and was a member of Don & the Argus, the Rockin’ Chaloonies and the TCB Band.
Norbert Putnam was a member of Don & the Argus and the Neon Philharmonic.
Ken Lauber released three soloalbums, an album with Hariprasat Chaurasia and was a member of the Rockin’ Chaloonies.
Mac Gayden released several soloalbums and he was a member of Barefoot Jerry, Charlie McCoy & the Escorts and the Sliders.
Pete Wade released a soloalbum in 1981 and he was a member of the Cherokee Cowboys and the Music City Sounds.
(LP) Area Code 615 (Polydor 24-4002) 1969
Southern Comfort/I've Been Loving You Too Long/Hey, Jude/Nashville 9 - New York 1/Lady Madonna// Ruby/Medley: Crazy Arms - Get Back/Why Ask Why/Lil' Maggie/Classical Gas/Just Like A Woman.
Funky track:
Southern Comfort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G53q76DFLyA
(LP) Trip In The Country (Polydor 2425 v023) 1970
Scotland/Always The Same/Stone Fox Chase/Russian Red/Judy/Gray Suit Men/Katy Hill/Sligo/Sausilito/Welephant Walk/Devil Weed And Me (Buffalo Herd).
Funky tracks:
Stone Fox Chase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw-UPYpScsg
Sligo
Python Lee Jackson
Australian band from Syndey with Frank Kennington (vocals), Mick Liber (guitar), David Montgomery (drums), Roy James (bass), Bob Brady (vocals), David Bentley (keyboards, vocals), Lloyd Hardy (bass), Malcolm McGee (vocals), Bob Welsh (piano), Duncan McGuire (bass), Dave Mac Taggart (bass), Bernie McGann (saxophone), Laurie Arthur (guitar), John Helman (bass), Jamie Byrne (bass), Tony Cahill (bass), Gary Boyle (guitar) and Chris Belshaw (bass)
Mick Liber was a member of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, Blerta, Medicine Head, the Crystal Voyager Band and Third World War.
David Montgomery was a member of ARC and King Harvest.
David Bentley released two soloalbums and he was a member of Bentley’s Boogie Band and the Id
Malcolm McGee released two singles with Karen Moregold and was a member of the Virgil Brothers and thed Wild Cherries.
Tony Cahill was a member of King Harvest, the Easybeats and the Purple Hearts
Gary Boyle released several soloalbums and he was a member of Brian Auger & the Trinity, Doggerel Bank, Isotope, the Mike Westbrook Orchestra and Stomu Yamash’ta’s East Wind
(EP) Python Lee Jackson Sings (CBS BG 225180) 1967
Hold On I'm Coming/Big City Lights// Your Mother Should Have Warned You/Um, Um, Um.
Funky track:
Hold On I'm Coming
Bettye Swann
Soul singer from Shreveport, Louisiana, who had a big hit with Make Me Yours.
(LP) Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me? (Capitol ST-270) 1969
Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)?/Little Things Mean A Lot/You're Up To Your Same Old Tricks Again/Today I Started Loving You Again/Just Because You Can't Be Mine// Traces/Chained & Bound/Ain't That Peculiar/Stand By Your Man/Willie & Laura Mae Jones.
With Paul Humphries (drums)
Funky track:
Willie & Laura Mae Jones
The Average White Band
Scottish funk/soulband from Dundee with Alan Gorrie (bass, vocals), Owen “Onnie” McIntyre (guitar, vocals), Roger Ball (saxophone, jeyboards), Malcolm Duncan (saxophone), Hamish Stuart (guitar, bass, vocals), Robbie McIntosh (drums), Steve Ferrone (drums)
Alan Gorrie released a soloalbum in1985 and he was a member of Forever More, Hopscotch and the Scots Of St. James
Owen “Onnie” McIntyre was a member of Forever More, Hopscotch and the Scots Of St. James
Roger Ball released a soloalbum in 1995 and he was a member of Mogul Thrash and the Pumping Spumona Horns
Malcolm Duncan was a member of the 360band, Mogul Thrash and the Pumping Spumona Horns.
Hamish Stuart released two soloalbums and he was a member of the 360band, Dream Plice, the Paul McCartney band, Easy Pieces, Hopsc otch and Los Pacaminos
Robbie McIntosh was a member of Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express, the Primitives and the Senate
Steve Ferrone released a soloalbum in 2003 and he was a member of the360band, BFD, Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express, Easy Pieces, Eric Clapton & his All Star Band, Legacy, Spin 1ne 2wo, Superfriends, the Domenic Troiano Band, the Kenneth Brian Band, the Royal Orleans Revue, the Saturday Night Live Band and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.
(LP) AWB (Atlantic K 50058) 1974
You Got It/Got The Love/Pick Up The Pieces/Person To Person/Work To Do// Nothing You Can Do/Just Wanna Love You Tonight/Keepin' It To Myself/I Just Can't Give You Up/There's Always Someone Waiting.
Produced by Arif Mardin
Funky tracks:
You Got It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuwVaSKMUg8
Pick Up The Pieces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KjdauQBBFg
Person To Person
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPKquUAL3CI
Keepin' It To Myself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfzpoPsffKs
Just Can't Give You Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsfaI5fBZ68
There's Always Someone Waiting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0aBY2XHLik
(LP) Cut The Cake (Atlantic SD 50146) 1975
Cut The Cake/School Boy Crush/It's A Mystery/Groovin' The Night Away/If I Ever Lose This Heaven// Why/High Flyin' Woman/Cloudy/How Sweet Can You Get/When They Bring Down The Curtain.
Funky tracks:
Cut The Cake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75bYDYLSP0o
School Boy Crush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vf0KwuCrvY
Groovin' The Night Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdIajPcolQ4
High Flyin' Woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgRwGNwq_ms
(LP) Person To Person (Atlantic K 460127) 1976
Person To Person/Cut The Cake/If I Ever Lose This Heaven/I'm The One/Pick Up The Pieces//Cloudy/T.L.C./Love Your Life/School Boy Crush/I Heard It Through The Grapevine.
Funky tracks:
Person To Person
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTKyog_V3dM
Cut The Cake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTKyog_V3dM&t=114s
Pick Up The Pieces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BciFJFrssSQ
T.L.C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15GTKt7j9Ps
Love Your Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RslyoMBVz2E
School Boy Crush
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7cbD-_6rw
(LP) Soul Searching (Atlantic K 50272) 1976
Overture/Love Your Life/I'm The One/A Love Of Your Own/Queen Of My Soul// Soul Searching/Goin' Home/Everybody's DarlingWould You Stay/Sunny Days (Make Me Think Of You)/Digging Deeper (Finale).
Funky tracks:
Love Your Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFzeUj5s7I
I'm The One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Z61LIj678
Soul Searching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMkToKFiIdI
Goin' Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6LReTvf7k
(LP) Benny And Us (with Ben E. King) (Atlantic SD 19105) 1977
Get It Up For Love/Fool For You Anyway/A Star In The Ghetto/The Message// What Is Soul/Someday We'll All Be Free/Imagine/Keepin' It To Myself.
Funky tracks:
Get It Up For Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXRaSfqE5q8
The Message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzhKbezpbbs
What Is Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxa3O0wM2e0
(LP) Warmer Communications (RCA Victor XL 13053) 1978
Your Love Is A Miracle/Same Feeling, Different Song/Daddy's All Gone/Big City Lights//She's A Dream/Warmer Communications/The Price Of The Dream/Sweet & Sour/One Look Over My Shoulder (Is This Really Goodbye?).
Funky tracks:
Your Love Is A Miracle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnUcRVfwFcg
Same Feeling, Different Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL0UdUm2IHA
Big City Lights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHVClXfv3fM
The Price Of A Dream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5EjiK4i0iA
Sweet & Sour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9VJvmDgqMc
(LP) Feel No Fret (RCA XL 13063) 1979
When Will You Be Mine/Please Don't Fall In Love/Walk On By/Feel No Fret// Stop The Rain/Atlantic Avenue/Ace Of Hearts/Too Late To Cry/Fire Burning.
Funky track:
When Will You Be Mine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueQ4fvu6fLg
Stop The Rain
Betty Chung
Singer and actress from Hong Kong. She appeared in the movie “Enter The Dragon” with Bruce Lee.
(LP) Wild Flame (野火) (Pathé S-CPAX-336) 1968
失去的愛情 = Love Is Blue/神仙烏 = Lady Bird/我祝福他 = Massachusetts/不要問 = You Don't Have To Ask Me/It Must Be Him/甜在心裏像蜜糖 = Don't Sleep In The Subway// 太陽在心頭 = Sunny/野火 = Wild Flame/爲了你 = Because Of You/我要囘到你身邊 = I'm Coming Home/誰是儍姑娘 = Georgy Girl/He Wears My Ring
Funky tracks:
神仙烏 = Lady Bird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUmSNqEC3Ik
太陽在心頭 = Sunny
Big Al Downing
American soul and blues singer-pianist who was a member of the Poe Kats.
(7”) Cornbread Row/The Saints (Silver Fox SF-3) 1969
Produced by Shelby Singleton
Funky track:
Cornbread Row
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xscr6wHrI98
(7”) I’ll Be Your Fool Once More/Give Me Good Loving (House Of The Fox HOF-4) 1969
Produced by Lelan Rogers
Funky track:
Give Me Good Loving
Betty Davis
American funk singer and former model. She was married to Miles Davis from 1968 until 1971.
(LP) Betty Davis (Just Sunshine JSS-5) 1973
If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up/Walkin Up The Road/Anti Love Song/Your Man My Man// Ooh Yea/Steppin In Her I. Miller Shoes/Game Is My Middle Name/In The Meantime.
With Larry Graham (bass), Neal Schon (guitar), the Pointer Sisters, Sylvester (backing vocals)
Funky tracks:
If I'm In Luck I Might Get Pic ked Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8b4hPEN05I
Walkin Up The Road
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmoyQJbinGw
Anti Love Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yNk1JepyLw
Your Man My Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZcAyD2R6I
Ooh Yea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB7MZz7oNmg
Game Is My Middle Name
(LP) They Say I’m Different (Just Sunshine JSS-3500) 1974
Shoo-B-Doop And Cop Him/He Was A Big Freak/Your Mama Wants Ya Back/Don't Call Her No Tramp// Git In There/They Say I'm Different/Special People/70's Blues.
With Buddy Miles, Merle Saunders and Pete Escovedo
Funky tracks:
Shoo-B-Doop And Cop Him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IhCCtcEEFU
He Was A Big Freak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJpvlWBLs3A
Your Mama Wants Ya Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBh1eN8FeyM
Don't Call Her No Tramp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rHhGAzWho0
Git In Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRtJ4OA-8p8
They Say I'm Different
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trDu_b1C3YU
70's Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufnk-_FJSbI
(LP) Nasty Gal (Island ILPS-9329) 1975
Nasty Gal/Talkin Trash/Dedicated To The Press/You And I/Feelins// F.U.N.K./Gettin Kicked Off, Havin Fun/Shut Off The Light/This Is It!/The Lone Ranger
Funky tracks:
Nasty Gal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egG7DuJb2Gc
Talkin' Trash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufnk-_FJSbI
Dedicated To The Press
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPYYTsw4lWQ
Feelins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkdK42MLm4w
F.U.N.K.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW2N63XCfPs
Gettin Kicked Off, Havin' Fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wa-TJwgRKc
Shut Off The Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NJKkBpS7K0
This Is It!
Big Jullien
French trumpeter, bandleader and arranger Ivan Jullien from Vincennes.
He was a member of 9 Plus, Alix Combelle & son Orchestre, Benny Bennett et son Orchestre de Musique Latine-Américaine, Grand Orchestre De L’Olympia, Jacques Denjean et son Orchestre, Joey & the Showmen, Le Bobby Clark’s Noise, les Baroques, les Cangaceiros and Synthesis
(7”) Remember Otis/One Oscar For Eddy (Riviera 121 185) 1970
Funky tracks:
Remember Otis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ry1_tgq-U
One Oscar For Eddy
“Big” Trouble
Obscure American band/project of D.L. Miller (a.k.a. Leo Muller) who was a member of the 101 Strings
(7”) You Said A Bad Word/Cyclone Blues (Pye 7N.45156) 1972
Funky tracks:
You Said A Bad Word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwhHcIAWnts
Cyclone Blues
Billy Larkin & the Delegates
Organ jazz trio from Portland, Oregon with Billy Larkin (organ), Hank Swarn (guitar) and Mel Bvrown (drums)
Billy Larkin released a soloalbum in 1969 and he was a member of Billy Larkin & the Jivers
Hank Swarn was a member of the Rovers
Mel Brown was a member of Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers, the Jessica Williams Quartet, the Jessica Williams-Leroy Vinnegar Trio, the Stan Bock Ensemble and the Teddy Edwards Brasstring Ensemble
(LP) Hold On, I’m Comin’ (World Pacific WP-8583) 1968
Hold On, I'm Comin'/On Broadway/The Dock Of The Bay/Baby I Love You/Sunny/It's A Man's Man's World/Chain Of Fools// I Got A Woman/Spooky/Ode To Billy Joe/In The Midnight Hour/Harlem Shuffle/When A Man Loves A Woman/Don't Stop.
Funky tracks:
Hold On, I'm Coming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPb5iNiRUMQ
Baby I Love You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvBBLqR9aHc
Ode To Billy Joe
Blue Jeans (OST)
Music by: Nico Fidenco from a 1975 movie
(Digitmovies LPDM 023) 2019
Blue Jeans (Titoli Vocal - Seq.1)/Blue Jeans (Seq.2)/Blue Jeans (Seq.3)/Blue Jeans (Seq.4)/Blue Jeans (Seq.5)//A Final Step/Blue Jeans (Seq.10)/Blue Jeans (Seq.12)/Blue Jeans (Seq.13)/Blue Jeans (Seq.15).
Funky track:
A Final Step
Bora Bora (OST)
Music by: Les Baxter
(American International ST-A-1029) 1970
Bora Bora (Main Title Theme/Coral Cliffs/Star Dreams/Amber Skin/Papaya// Emerald Sea/Dock Of Papaete/White Sands/Schooner/Trade WInds/Time And Pleasure.
Funky track:
Schooner
Boulevard Nights (OST)
Music by: Lalo Schifrin
(Warner Brothers BSK 3328) 1979
Street Tattoo/Dimelo/On The Boulevard/Take Another Chance// Chile Caliente/Chuco/Boulevard Nights/Dolor/Last Act.
With George Benson
Funky tracks:
Chile Caliente
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s2YtYdItHE
Chuco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aoskZZ3xs8
Boulevard Nights
Breezy (OST)
Music by Michel Legrand
(MCA MCA-384) 1973
Breezy's Song/Rockin' Chair/I Will Remember You/Allegretto Vivace// Going Down To Sorrow/Breakfast Time/Out Of Danger/Alone In The House/Walking On The Beach/A Whole Year.
Funky track:
Rockin' Chair
Les Bronzés (OST)
Music by Serge Gainsbourg
(Pantheon 539 087-7 ) 2020
Sea,Sex and Sun/La Dirlada des Bronzés/Jean-Claude-Duse-de-Paris/Soirée D'Accueil/Azur,Nos Bêtes sont Bondées D'un Cri/Les Bronzés// Feu de Camp/Galaswinda Slow/On Achève Bien la Valise/Vous Danser avec Moi ?/Cas Banane.
Funky track:
Sea, Sex And Sun
Brutti, Sporchi E Cattivi (OST)
Music by Armando Trovaioli
(RCA TBL1 1219) 1976
Brutti Sporchi E Cattivi (vocale)/Tema Della Goccia/Maria Libera E I Bambini/Iside E Giacinto/Il Sogno/Vita Da Baraccati//Brutti Sporchi E Cattiva (instr.)/ Racconto Televisivo/Celhoio/Nonna Antonecca/L'Avvelenamento Di Giacinto/Brutti Sporchi E Cattivi (Ripresa Vocale)/Concludendo.….
Funky tracks:
Brutti, Sporchi E Cattivi (vocale)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HfnANqPJ2U
Brutti, Sporchi E Cattivi (instr.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9VVPpzLhDs
Brutti, Sporchi E Cattivi (Ripresa Vocale)
Buck Rogers In The 25th Century (OST)
Music by: Armando Trovajoli
(MCA MCA-3097) 1979
Cosmic Forces/Song From "Buck Rogers" (Suspension)/The Draconia - Buck Awakens/Princess Ardala - Seduction/Buck's Heroics/Introducing: Twiki & Dr.Theo/Pirate Attack/Buck Returns To Earth// Dead City - Attack Of The Mutants/Something Kinda Funky/Buck Vs. Tigerman/Fanfare & Appearance Of Draco/Tailpide Torpedo/Wilma Saves Buck - What An Ending/Song From "Buck Rogers" (Suspension) – Reprise.
Funky track:
Something Kinda Funky
Woody Carr
Singer from Seattle, Washington who was a member of Woody Carr & the El Caminos and Woody Carr & the Entertainers.
(7”) Peace Dance/Undecided Woman (Jerden 924) 1969
Funky track:
Peace Dance
Zodiac
Obscure American band whose single contains songs written by Robert Steel, Tommy Malone and Tony Bruton.
(7”) Party Back/Miss You (Kim-Pat KP-1765) 1976
Funky track:
Party Back
The Zodiacs
Obscure American funk band
(7”) Rough Nut/Don’t Change On Me (Zodiac Z-21773) 1968
Produced by Curtis R. Staten, President of C.R.S. Records
Funky track:
Rough Nut
Zogo
= Singer René Zogo d’Ewondo from Cameroon.
(LP) Afrika – Bye Bye (Atlantic 50 647) 1979
Afrika/Elak Sie (Message)/Mininga Wama// Bye Bye (When Will You Be Back)/Please Please/Sad Story.
Funky track:
Afrika
Dave Williams
American bassplayer who was a member of the Art Pepper Quartet, the Billy Higgins Quintet, the Cedar Walton Quartet, the Cedar Walton Quintet, the Cedar Walton Trio, the Charles MpcPherson Quartet, the David Hazeltine Quartet, the David Hazeldine Trio, the Donald Byrd Seven, the Duke Jordan Quartet, Ekaya, the Francesco Cafiso New York Quartet, the Frank Morgan Quartet, the George Adams-Don Pullen Quartet, the George Cables Trio, Heads Of State, the Invaders Steel Orchestra, the Kenny Barron Quartet, the Kenny Barron Quintet, the Kenny Barron Trio, the Larry Willis Sextet, the Rinlew Allstars, the Slide Hamptin Quintet, the Steved Grossman Quartet, the Blackbyrds, the Cedar Walton Sextet, the Clifford Jordan Big Band, the Warne Marsh Quartet and the Wane Marsh Quintet.
(LP) Soul Is Free (AVI 6040) 1978
Soul Is Free/Out Of The Sheets-Into The Streets/Let's Go Visit The World Today/Change Of Pace// Come On Down, Boogie People/Party Lady/Keep Dancin' Wit Me/Glad I Found You.
Produced by Lewis & Rinder
Funky tracks:
Soul Is Free
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgvd2bv-wlM
Party Lady
Zohra
Algerian singer Zohra Aissaoui, born in Taghit
(7”) Badala Zamana/ Fousse N’Melissa (J.M.B. 2097-718) 1977
Funky track:
Badala Zamana
Davy Jr & Guess Who
Belgian band from Antwerp with Eric Beyrens (guitar, vocals), Erwin Beyrens (guitar, vocals, Alex Gyselinckx (bass), Wim Reiling (organ), Guy Hofmans (drums), Chris Preud’homme (saxophone), Jules G. (trumpet), Gene B. (trumpet)
Erwin Beyers was a member of Chocolate & Vanilla and the Raggedy Yack
Eric Beyrens was a member of Chocolate & Vanilla, the Raggedy Yack and the Soul Affair Orchestra
Wim Reiling was a member of Magenta
(7”) Party In Joe Graig’s Bar/ Cream Cheese (Ronnex R 1.397) 1969
Funky track:
Party In Joe Graig's Bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNBvgai3WLE
(7”) Kool & The Gang/ The Third Tree (Ronnex 1411) 1970
Funky track:
Kool & The Gang
Zoo Nee Voo
Japanese band with Yoshihito Machida (vocals), Kennichi Uwachi (vocals), Yasuo Yamamoto (lead guitar), Eisuke Takahashi (lead guitar), Shigeki Tsukaya (bass), Shigero Otake (drums)
Yoshito Machida released severeal soloalbums and was a member of Castle & Gates
Yasuo Yamamoto released soloalbums as Show Yamamoto
(LP) The World Of Zoo Nee Voo (Columbia YS-10042-J) 1968
ホールド･オン = Hold On, I'm Coming/マンズ･マンズ･ワールド = It's A Man's Man's World/青い影 = A Whiter Shade Of Pale/グリーン･オニオン = Green Onions/机の上の戦争/アイ･ガット･ザ･フィーリン = I Got The Feeling// ドック･オブ･ザ･ベイ= The Dock Of The Bay/僕のベイビーに何か？= When Something Is Wrong With My Baby/マイ･ガール = My Girl/アイヴ･ビーン･ラヴィング･ユー･トゥ･ロング = I've Been Loving You Too Long/ハイウェイの孤独/リーチ･アウト･アイル･ビー･ゼア = Reach Out, I'll Be There
Funky track:
ホールド･オン = Hold On, I'm Coming
Clint Brighton & the Torrent’s
Probably a Belgian band of singer Clint Brighton
(7”) It’s All Right/ Hey Don’t Stop, Boys (American 001) 1968
Funky track:
It's All Right
De Frank Junior & the Professional Diggit Ways
Band from Togo with drummer De Frank Kakrah, Cropper Lee (bass), Joe Amanor (lead guitar) and Riky Ammed (organ, synthesizer)
De Frank Kakrah was a member of De Frank Professionals, K. Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas, Okukuseku’s No. 2 Guitar Band, the Samdan’s 8 and the Barbecues
Cropper Lee (Sammy Copper) was a member of K. Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas. MC God & the People’s Band, the MOK Freedom Stars, Pap Jonas & the Realistics, Sammy Cropper & his Wire Connections, the Supreme Starlite Band, the Black Hustlers, the Funky Afrosibi, the Ghana Messengers, the De Frank Professionals, the Super Complex Sounds, Vis A Vis and Waza-Afriko 76.
(LP) Jamaican Sounds (SID SID LPS 03) 1978
Rain Rain/Keep On Loving/Dankasa/Worry/Chicken// Flying Around/Woman I Love/Sons Of Jehovah/Dig This Way.
Funky tracks:
Dankasa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHz35hz8lH8
Chicken
Chopyn
British progrock band with Denny McCafferty (vocals), Simon Colclough (vocals), Clyde McMullen (bass, vocals), Ann Odell (keyboards, vocals), Simon Phillips (drums) and Ray Russell (guitar, sitar, vocals)
Denny McCafferty released a soloalbum in 2006 and he was a member of Baby Ruth.
Ann Odell released a soloalbum in 1973, she relewased albums as Annie Dell and she was a member of Blue Mink and the Sphincter Ensemble.
Simon Phillips released several soloalbums and he was a member of 801, Deep End, the Far Corporation, the Intelligent Music Project, Judas Priest, Los Lobotomys, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Ph. D, Protocol, PSP, Steve Vai’s Monsters, the Best, the Michael Schenker Group, the NDR Big Band, the Simon Sound, Toto, Toyah and Troll.
Ray Russell released several soloalbums and he was a member of Harry Beckett’s Joy Unlimited, Magic ian, Megatone, Mouse, Protocol, RMS, Rock Workshop, Troll and X-Cess.
(LP) Grand Slam (Jet LP 08) 1975
Midnight Hour/Non-Commercial Blues/Backstage/Space Nativity/Wasting Time// Girl At The Top Of The Stairs/Insomniac Arrest/Laughing Tackle/Somebody Gotto Go/You Never Told Me Your Last Name .
Funky track:
Non-Commercial Blues
De Frank Kakrah
Drummer-percussionist from Ghana who was a member of the De Frank Professionals, K. Frimpong & his Cubano Fiestas, Okukuseku’s No. 2 Guitar Band, Saints ‘73, Samdan’s 8, the Barbecues and the Professional Digit Ways.
(LP) Baby Don’t Play Me Wayo (Happy Bird LPJN 018) 1979
Baby Don't Play Me Wayo/Worry/Mefa Medo/Rasudilahi// Somebody Lover/Wonya Asem A Hwan Na Obeka/Do Your Own Thing/Abusua.
Funky track:
Do Your Own Thing
The Comic Books
Vocal group from Milwaukee, WI, with Floyd Dorsey, Jr., Bill Dorsey, Ronnie Premiere, Lloyd Johnson, Bob Barian
Ronnie Premiere was a member of Ronnie Premiere & the Royal Lancers
(7”) Young Blood/ The Bat-Mo (Magic Touch 2004) 1967
Funky track:
The Bat-Mo
Count Copernicus
Australian band from Sydney, also known as Count Copernicus & the Cosmic Fire with male stripper Davis Nelson (Clark) (vocals, trumpet), Trevor King (keyboards), Terry Hutchinson (drums) and Peter McDowell (guitar)
(7”) Painted Ego/ La La La (Festival K-5420) 1974
Produced by Barry Crocker (ex-Daddy Long Legs & the Spiders)
Funky track:
Painted Ego
Dick Khoza
Jazz drummer from Malawi
(LP) Chapita (The Sun GL 1873) 1976
Chapita/Zumbwe (Baby Tiger)// African Jive (Moto)/Lilongwe/Wd 46 Mendi Road.
Funky tracks:
Chapita
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVh-WW_C97s
African Jive (Moto)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxdecWc2VlA
Lilongwe
Danny & the Velaires
Band from Sioux City, IA, with Bob Dawdy (lead guitar), Dan Matousek (rhythm guitar), Jerry de Mers (bass), Don Bourret (drums)
Dan Matousek and Jerry de Mers were members of the Screamers
(7”) What Am I Livin’ For/ Shaggy Dog (Brent 072) 1967
Funky track:
Shaggy Dog
Dave Lewis
American pianist/organist from Texas who also led
his Dave Lewis Trio
(LP) High Heel Sneakers (Panorama 107) 1968
I Got A Woman/High Heel Sneakers/Nobody Knows/Philly Dog/J. A J.// Mmm-Mmm-Mmm/Searchin'/Jack Daniels Green/Willow Weep For Me/Hold On, I'm Coming.
Funky tracks:
Philly Dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg6Pv0fY1cM
J.A.J.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dif5iDkRszo
Mmm-Mmm-Mmm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty13VQfF9Bc
Jack Daniels Green
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyVZK_LvBZI
Hold On, I'm Coming
David Martial
Singer from Martinique
(LP) Joséphine (CBS 81550) 1976
Mili Cé Coco (Peanut Vendor)/Joséphine/L'Ile Aux Filles/La Barbe A Papa// Pingouin Soleil/Bonboloni Pizza Gelati/Deux Au Soleil/Rockin' Romance.
Funky track:
Mile Cé Coco (Peanut Vendor)
Big Jim “H” & his Men Of Rhythm
A project of Leo Miller, a.k.a. Big Jim “H” who was also a “member” of Purple Fox.
(LP) Hammond Organ Dance Party (Stereo Gold Award MER 344) 1971
(I Never Promised You) A Rose Garden/My Sweet Lord/My Way/Power To The People/Rising Sun/Jack In The Box// Ruby Tuesday/Joshua/Blues For Keyboard/Theme From Love Story/La Bamba/Down By The Riverside.
Funky tracks:
Joshua
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C6qfSzApW8
Blues For Keyboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evaYqk0YIJI
(LP) Dance Party Of Hammond Hits (Stereo Gold Award MER 361) 1972
Could It Be Forever/Storm In A Teacup/Blues For Red/Back Off Boogaloo/Song Sung Blue// Come What May (Apres-Toi)/Tank Town Rider/Frankie And Johnnie/Son Of My Father/Jungle Fever.
Funky tracks:
Frankie And Johnnie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpNecgW3Mko
Jungle Fever
Zandra
Swedish duo of Liza Őhman and Őrjan Englund
Liza Őhman released a soloalbum in 12980 and she was a member of the Nilsonettes
Őrjan Englund released three soloalbums and he was a member of Humlor Och Bin, Los Comancheros and the Maniacs;
(LP) Zandra 2 (Moondisc BLP 3316) 1975
Det Är Skönt Det Som Händer Oss Idag/En Bit Av Mig Själv/Bilder Av Dig/Hurra För Reggae-Takt/Vi Måste Lära Av Varandra/Sockersöta Kyssar// Leksaksbilen/Älska Dig/Vad Ska Jag Göra Med Dej/Carolina/Min Sång/När Får Jag Se Dej Igen?.
Funky track:
En Bit Av Mig Själv
The Em-Vees
Obscure band from South Africa (?)
(7”) Dolannes Melodie/You Sexy Thing (MVN MVS 475) 1976
Funky track:
You Sexy Thing
Cissé Abdoulaye
Singer-songwriter from Burkina Faso
(LP) Les Vauteurs (Disques Tropiques SAT LP 168) 1978
Les Vautours/Tieba Lou Tounouna/Anga Wan M'passo Side// Mamadou/Aw'ye Douba Ke.
Funky track:
Aw'ye Douba Ke
The Big Al “T” Orchestra
The orchestra of soulsinger Albert Thomas Byrd from Philadelphia.
(7”) Twenty Five Miles/Do The Slide (Virtue V-2507) 1969
Funky tracks:
Twenty Five Miles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff1TMNIelzA
Do The Slide
Erasmo Carlos
Brazilian singer-songwriter from Rio de Janeiro who was a member of Snakes.
(LP) Erasmo Carlos (RGE XRLP 5.317) 1967
Cara Feia Pra Mim É Fome/O Ajudante Do Kaiser/Nenen, Corta Essa/Só Sonho Quando Penso Que Você Sente O Que Eu Sinto/O Caderninho/Larguem Meu Pé// Caramelo/Saidinha E Assanhada/Quase Perdi Seu Amor/Brotinho Sem Juízo/A Garotinha Da Estação/Não Me Diga Adeus.
Funky track:
Larguem Meu Pé
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwTwDJjRp6E
(LP) Erasmo Carlos E Os Tremendões (RGE XRLP 5343) 1970
Estou Dez Anos Atrasado/Gloriosa/Espuma Congelada/Teletema/Jeep/Sentado À Beira Do Caminho// Coqueiro Verde/Saudosismo/Aquarela Do Brasil/A Bronca Da Galinha (Porque Viu O Galo Com Outra)/Menina/Vou Ficar Nú Para Chamar Sua Atenção.
Funky tracks:
Jeep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59wsoVC1vU0
A Bronca Da Galinha (Porque Viu O Galo Com Outra)
Baby Face
Rockband from Eau Claire, WI, with Edgar Riley (vocals), Bobby Barth (guitar), Mike Turpin (bass) and Teddy Mueller (drums)
Edgar Riley was a member of Axe.
Bobby Barth was a member of Axe, Blackfoot and Wakefield
(LP) Baby Face (ASI 213) 1977
Never In My Life/How Long Can A Rock & Roll Band Keep On Carr'in On/Angeline/Songwriter/Stone Cold// Make Way Miami/Catch Me If You Can/Carrousels/Try/Your Precious Arms.
Funky track:
Stone Cold
Wiwiek Abadin
Singer from Malaysia
(LP) Tiada Tempat Bagi Mu (Life LMLP 052) 1974
Tiada Tempat Bagi Mu/Kedamaian/Hitam Manis/Di Kaki Senja/Helo Helo/Kesedihan// Jadi Penyanyi/Di Mana Kasih Ku/Kau Pandang Daku/Kesah Hidup Ku/Kaya Dan Miskin/Kebebassan.
Funky tracks:
Tiada Tempat Bagi Mu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frM-I2ioKZc
Kebebassan
Erlon Chaves e sua Banda Veneno
Band of the Brazilian pianist Erlon Chaves
(LP) Banda Veneno De Erlon Chaves (Philips 6349 010) 1971
Cosa Nostra/Shirley Sexy - Sex-Appeal/Oh Happy Day/Fora De Série/Eu Também Quero Mocotó/Drive-In// Pulo, Pulo/Quem É?/Madalena/Jesus Cristo/Menina Da Ladeira/Você Abusou/Fim De Baile.
Funky track:
Cosa Nostra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C1blIU1HUg
(LP) Internacional Erlon Chaves Vol. 3 (Fontana 6470 510) 1973
Habanera - El Toreador/Push Together - The Cisco Kid/Long Train Runnin' - Soul Makossa/My Love - Live And Let Die/Issmechú Hashamaim// Jingle Bells - White Christmas/Killing Me Softly With His Song - Lost Horizon/I Don't Live Without Your Love/Let Your Yeah Be Yeah - He/O Show Já Terminou / De Tanto Amor - A Distância.
Funky track:
Long Train Runnin'- Soul Makossa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A_z3g1ZX2Y
(LP) Banda Veneno Internacional Vol. 4 (Fontana 6470 521) 1974
Me And Baby Brother - Day By Day/Melô Do Pato - Funky Stuff/Help! - She Loves You - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da/Hey Hey - Bananaticoco/Alone On The Beach// Ave Maria/Love's Theme - Never Never Gonna Give Ya Up/Seasons In The Sun - No More Troubles/ Good Bye Yellow Brick Road - Me And You/The Way We Were - All In Love Is Fair.
Funky tracks:
Me And Baby Brother - Day By Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTQ9-XNzkYU
Melô Do Pato - Funky Stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-FJNws_NdI
(LP) Banda Veneno InternacionaL Vol. 5 (Philips 6349 126) 1974
I'm Foolish But I Love You/Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - Ask Me/Sideshow - Let's Put It All Together/Rock The Boat - Rock Your Baby/Daybreak - Lady Lay/Macumba - You Haven't Done Nothing/We Can Make It Happen Again - It Ain't No Use/The Entertainer/La Chanson Pour Anna – Feelings/Danielle.
Funky tracks:
Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - Ask Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x_3P636NEA
Macumba - You Haven't Done Nothing
Barbara Acklin
Singer from Chicago, cousin of Monk Higgins and she was a member of the Fantasions.
(LP) I Did It (Brunswick BL 754166) 1970
I Did It/I Can't Do My Thing/The Spininng Wheel/After You/To Sir, With Love// I'm Living With A Memory/Make The Man Love You/He's Just A Little Guy/More Ways Than One/The Look Of Love.
Funky tracks:
I Can't Do My Thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxDsig5slXY
Make The Man Love You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMfuL6GgL4k
Produced by Willie Henderson and Eugene Record
(LP) A Place In The Sun (Capitol E-ST 11377) 1975
A Place In The Sun/Give Me Some Of Your Sweet Love/Give Me, Lend Me/Gonna Make You Wish/You Don't Have To Beg Me To Stay// Special Loving/How Can You Lose Something You Never Had/I Like Your Love/Fire Love/Raindrops.
Produced by Willie Henderson
Special Loving