Funk by Dave Thompson

Funk by Dave Thompson

Get down with the music that mixes R&B and soul with a little rock'n'roll. This newest addition to the Third Ear ä The Essential Listening Companion series traces funk from its James Brown roots through today's groove with groups like the Red Hot Chili Peppers ä folks who got on the good foot. Alongside detailed artist biographies anecdotes and discographies this guide reviews and rates 1 500 recordings that illustrate each band's sound and musical impact. Artists covered include Average White Band George Clinton Herbie Hancock Rick James Chaka Khan Curtis Mayfield The Meters Prince Sly Stone Tower of Power War Wild Cherry and many more.

Dave Thompson is a highly experienced author with close to 20 years of high quality work and over 80 books to his name. His biography of rock star Kurt Cobain, Never Fade Away, sold over 250,000 copies, and he has written recent encyclopedias of alternative rock, funk, reggae and calypso, glam rock, punk, and pop (his reggae volume won an arsc award in 2003). In 1998, Dave was ranked one of rock's five foremost authors in the respected U.K. music magazine MOJO. He splits his time between London, England, and Seattle, Washington.

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ISBN 13	9780879306298
ISBN 10	0879306297
Title	Funk
Author	Dave Thompson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hal Leonard Corporation
Year published	2001-10-01
Number of pages	400
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