Funk : the music, the people, and the rhythm of the one / Rickey Vincent ; foreword by George Clinton.

Funk hasn't received the critical attention that rock, jazz, and the blues have - until now. Colorful, intelligent, and in-your-face, Rickey Vincent's Funk celebrates the songs, the musicians, the philosophy, and the meaning of funk. The book spans from the early work of James Brown (the Godfather o...

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Main Author: Vincent, Rickey
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 1996.
Edition:First St. Martin's Griffin edition.
Subjects:
Funk (Music) > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:xxii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, pls. ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
Funk hasn't received the critical attention that rock, jazz, and the blues have - until now. Colorful, intelligent, and in-your-face, Rickey Vincent's Funk celebrates the songs, the musicians, the philosophy, and the meaning of funk. The book spans from the early work of James Brown (the Godfather of Funk) through today, covering funky soul (Stevie Wonder, the Temptations), so-called "black rock" (Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, the Isley Brothers), jazz-funk (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock), monster funk (Parliament, Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band), naked funk (Rick James, Gap Band), disco-funk (Chic, K.C. and the Sunshine Band), funky pop (Kool & the Gang, Chaka Khan), P-Funk Hip Hop (Digital Underground, De La Soul), funk-sampling rap (Ice Cube, Dr. Dre), funk rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus), and more.
Funk tells a vital, vibrant history - the history of a uniquely American music born out of tradition and community, filled with energy, attitude, anger, hope and an irrepressible spirit.
Call Number:ML3527.8 .V56 1996
Bibliography Note:Discography: pages [326]-[344].
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-361) and index.
ISBN:9780312134990
0312134991
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