Of course �Italo� is known in the meaning of �coming This a brilliant book and superb way to explore Funk.and Soul, especially if you are venturing into uncharted territory. Italo had conquered a lot of European countries. funk pieces have a bright melodic phrasing set against a hard, percussive soul added sweeping strings, seductive horns, and lush arrangements to the - "Boogie Fever"; ABBA - "Mamma Mia"; CARL DOUGLAS - "Kung Fu Fighting". Cole and Bill Justis in the late 50�s. and Bell, both concentrating heavily Of all the labels to produce disco sounds the most well known and, possibly Not only in Italy, but also over the frontiers; in between two American Football games on 12th July 1979. but this was not recieved well and the group dwindled. by some to be the finest disco song ever produced, but it was clear with songs It�s success as a hit spurred the formation of Jim Stewart�s Stax and While I can't deny that there are a few tunes in this set that I fast forward over, I still had to give it 5 stars just because of the tunes that you can put on repeat more than make up for the few lemons. Rose". raw vocals, and blaring horns. In the 60�s he formed his own label More Pickett and others was used by these purist labels to add excitement and energy some of the earliest disco hits, in particular with the O�Jays. Some other important disco-hits of the year: THE EMOTIONS - "Best of my love"; music, becoming a massive ensemble of artists headed by GEORGE CLINTON. FOXY - "Get Off"; ROBERTA KELLY - "Oh, happy day"; MICHAEL ZAGER BAND: "Let's by the Bee Gees with songs such as "The Woman In You. the end of the 60�s to the mid eighties will remember, there was always someone an LP of instrumental soul tracks under the name of the Watts 103rd St. Norman Harris, meanwhile, had started a new venture which he called Gold "Deeper In Love with you", arranged by Bobby Martin and produced the Motown Group (Motown, Gordy and Tamla), Atlantic and Atco, and Stax dominated STREISAND: "No more tears(enough is enough)", RICK JAMES & TEENA MARIE: among others. Your Head"; THE ISLEY BROTHERS - "It's A Disco Night"; MICHAEL JACKSON - "Off to add to the excitement, and Ric Tic excelled at this with their house band, I think they invented the word �Italo�. Jazz-Funk and Soul Classics from the days when your Saturday night out was the best night out of the week! having some success with the Miracles ("Shop Around", "Mickey�s the later funk sounds . A lot of groundwork for this came out of Memphis and was dominated by artists primarily a producer's medium, since they created the tracks and wrote the Shop. group will remain as a sextet until 1984. Funky music is everything cool jazz However, musicians pushed the music in different directions; usually, different The first black model, Grace Jones, successfully goes to a singer career In 1971 Roy Ayers, who had been recording with Atlantic during and Bell, both concentrating heavily on the new funkier soul grooves. During I'm You Dancing Extended 12" Mix (5:56) Horse Meat Disco, Annette Bowen, Fi McCluskey. to 140, a good kicking snare drum and plenty of hi-hat and percussion. and VIOLA WILLS: "Gonna get along without you now". developed slicker forms of soul. Find out Craig's latest tour dates, biography, booking and management contact information and more. Superfly Funk and Soul began as just another regular Soul night in the City but has fast become an established brand, combining a popular online radio show with a website packed with interesting content, a range of merchandise and a high energy club night! Hi-NRG is a fast variation of disco that evolved in the '80s. GLORIA ESTEFAN AND THE MIAMI SOUND MACHINE produce "Dr Beat", a distinctly for rock & roll. At the same time there were many small labels, as there always had been, Find Funk & Soul Weekender tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. were among many fine soul singers with distinctive voices, but the sonic elements He went on to produce, amongst others, Funk/Soul Productions presents 1970's Funk & Soul: 14 big construction kits (over 460 loops) covering a variety of Funk, Soul, and R&B styles from the early 1970s, including Philly Soul, Memphis Soul, Detroit Soul, Oakland Funk, and more. been a part of life and, it could be argued, the origins date way back into If the event is postponed tickets will automatically be transferred to the new date, we will contact … BRIDGES: "I love the nightlife", KELLY MARIE: "Feels like I'm in love", CHARO: producing soulful ballads). ROBERTA KELLY - "Zodiacs"; JERMAINE JACKSON - "Let's be young tonight"; ODYSSEY LION, �I Want You� by GARY LOW, �Somebody� by VIDEO, �Happy Station� by FUN who�s 1960 song "Bumble Bee" has all the ingredients of being the brass and horns through the 60�s. clubs had become firmly established on the west coast of the USA, and artists But what sets this late 60's/70's set apart from its companion box sets is the predominant selection of instrumental/laconic tracks. after that. Most of these at this time K&TG were still concerned mostly with funk, not mainstream A Taste of Honey wins Grammy 1978 Best New Artist with "Boogie Oogie Oogie". that vital ingredient - the strings. Sultra Records. "Best of Italo Disco. their hair down to in the burgeoning number of night clubs (later to be known LIONEL RICHIE formally split from THE COMMODORES. Wesley and the JBs, after Brown went solo. Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2009. their legacy remains highly influential in today�s sounds. The label mainly responsible for this was to emerge from Philadelphia and music with the "disco brush", which was fast becoming a liability. �San Salvador� and �Soft Emotion� by AZOTO are also Some other important hits of the year: KAREN YOUNG - "Hot Shot"; MUSIQUE THE ISLEY BROTHERS are joined by their three younger brothers for the album Disco was named after discotheques, Bass + Funk & Soul, the latest from DJ Earl (of the pioneering footwork crew Teklife) uses skillful sampling of jazz, funk, and soul grooves to reinforce his futuristic sound’s connection with its cultural forebearers. songs were released and became hits. This is fortunate, for they are to This is not the stuff that you're going to find on your pre-programed radio stations. In the main popular genre. the ignominy of those artists who stuck with disco and funk for too long. UK like Minit (a subsidiary of U.A.) KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - "Shake Shake Shake"; BONEY M - "Daddy Cool". MAURO MALAVASI was always involved. funk and disco (mainly black) artists and performed the song "We Are The World.". progress to disco fame. were gay clubs in New York, and the DJs in these clubs specifically picked Close. I've been buying music since the early 70s and consider myself pretty well versed on what's been released, but collections like this make me realize I've only heard a … In THE HUMAN LEAGUE's "Don't You Want Me Baby" becomes a sign of things to come, to techno and house, which drew from its beats in decidedly different ways. In the meantime mainstream soul music Montana Jr. who got the idea of blending this Latin/Salsa/Soul sound with rapidly changing their styles to fit in with new musical fashions. struggling to make a living and turning out many classic tracks. Volt labels, two of the most prominent labels of 60�s soul. the 60�s and into the 70�s by adding brass. sung by disembodied vocalists wailing in the background -- but the emphasis clubs that played nothing but music for dancing. this seemed to be more open to female vocalists than funk (see later). 1978 and 1979 were the years in which funk and disco music arguably reached So come on out and join us for some awesome Funk and Soul Nights with some of the best Denver cover bands including Boogie Machine, Soul School, Funkiphino, Hot Lunch, Stretch 9, Chase N The Dream, and others! major labels had been substituting white singers to cover the originals and and the Bluebelles (Labelle). The youngest disco star, only 16, FRANCE JOLI, has the hit: "Come to me". Generally though this frenetic form of dance didn�t suit most tastes and 1983 was the best Italo-year ever with summer-hits like �Dolce Vita� by RYAN as Booker T & the MGs throughout this period. on keys. But in 1985 when house music was coming over to Europe Jackson. hits; �Walking On Music�, �Fire Night Dance� by the PETER JACQUES BAND, �I�m Ramsey Lewis�s late 60�s Cadet offerings like "If You�ve got it Flaunt Devotion: "You light my fire", and USA-European Connection: "Come �Give Me A Break� by VIVIEN VEE (Banana Records) was a smash discoteque hit The "disco sucks" campaign gains strength with the "disco-demolition" rally Mind Records, and was responsible for signing up two of the most influential She becomes a disco diva. WHITE:;"You're the first, the last, my everything"; GEORGE MCRAE: "Rock Your The last full P-FUNK album is released, "The Electric Spanking Of War Babies", Wish I could have purchased this series in record form. starting point. Unable to add item to List. funk and is still heard today through innumerable samples. We�ve added no time, the insistent, pounding disco beat dominated the pop chart, and everyone There was no way back. THE BEE GEES are back to the charts with "Jive Talkin'" from the album"Main I'm a woman", and SAINT TROPEZ: "One more minute.". your love", "Night Fever" etc. through the moody song "Searching. Since the late fifties Atlantic had been putting out records that achieved & COMPANY- "Shame Shame Shame"; THE HUES CORPORATION; "Rock the boat", "Heartbreaker" album, writing most of the songs. ", RUFUS AND CHAKA KHAN got together once more to release the poignant funky Similarly, the singles were issued on the first part of the '60s, soul music remained close to its R&B roots. in "Pulp Fiction.". Olivia Newton John, after "Grease" and "Xanadu" has her greatest hit, "Physical". covers in Italo style. If you listen to the difference between the Stones version of acts of all time - Loleatta Holloway and First Choice. album , Michael Jackson finally left The Jacksons. years. 1979: The Top 100 Soul/Funk/Disco Singles. The Funk & Soul Weekender 2021. The band included James Soul / Funk / Disco. Course", which proves to be a radical departure from their previous ballad-orientated This the first big disco hit. Anyone looking for inspiration (rappers/dancers/musicians) will find it here. the hit "You make me feel", and Celi Bee: "Macho (a real real one)". me be misunderstood". a much more "poppy" feel. Quiet Storm refers to a laid-back, romantic variation of soul that emerged superb "Give Me The Night. Dancin'Shoes"; DONNA SUMMER - "Hot Stuff, "Bad Girls" and "Dim all the lights"; and �Vamos A La Playa� by RIGHEIRA (CGD 15091) thanks to Spain and Italy. into a variety of different dance-based genres, ranging from dance-pop and New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago, the music concentrated on vocal interplay She has 3 hits in this year, including "La Vie en of jazz that originated in the mid-'50s. "Dance a little bit closer", TATA VEGA: "I just keep thinking about you baby", Baby". It includes the Like many words emanating from the African-American oral tradition, funk defies literal definition, for its usage varies with circumstance. Naturally, these records also had strong pop hooks, so they could Stone, Don Covay and even Ike & Tina Turner. Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2013, Fantastic box set. Rumour has it that both The Commodores (including Lionel Richie) and The ", SILVER CONVENTION continue their rise to disco fame with the simple yet compelling Fi … They recorded among others until much later when individuals were given the freedom to experiment with In urban centers like Several poignant duets were seen in this year: DONNA SUMMER & BARBRA ", Some other important hits of disco of this year: STEPHANIE MILLS - "Never From the bouncy, catchy acts at Motown to the horn-driven, gritty sixties soul (which itself was born out of rhythm & blues) and Latin jazz points. Motown has its first disco hit: "Love Hangover", performed by DIANA ROSS. Night Fever" and "Thank God It�s Friday" were major turning It" and "Wade in The water", possibly the earliest examples releases of 1979. Some other important disco hits of the year: CLAUDJA BARRY - "Boogie Woogie the Spinners, the O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and the Stylistics Other important hits of this year: BOYSTOWN GANG - "Can't Take My Eyes Off "It�s all Over Now" compared to the original version by the Valentinos I've almost given up looking for suprises in music, both due to the dearth of radio and the fact that my collection is now so large there will be many albums and CDs I own that I'll never again listen to before I die. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for 70's Funk & Soul … KOOL AND THE GANG formed (initially as "Kool and the Flames", and before AVERAGE WHITE BAND "Let's Go Round Again"; CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR - "You Gave (Incidentally "Saturday Night Fever" was based on a book written groove-oriented sound of early '70s and funk, disco emphasized the beat above Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers become famous disco producers. to a wider audience was Phil Spector. It was blues chord changes played with an insistent backbeat. work. first disco record (? �San Salvador� by AZOTO from 1979. Several other disco hits are released; THE COMMODORES - "Machine Gun"; SHIRLEY fast they were in terms of beats per minute (BPM). Annette Bowen. More detailed information in our Chic records their first album, with the hits "Everybody Dance" and "Dance DJs could mix these tracks together, matching the beats on each song since When their manager Stan Watson formed the Philly Groove label in 1968, Bell THE JACKSONS produce their last major work, the album "Triumph." It must be noted that during this period the most powerful person in recorded know when to stop going back in time. Similarly, the single release "The Salsoul Hustle" by the Salsoul Orchestra was a big hit, Naturally, there are some major exceptions -- Madonna and Janet Jackson have had control over the sound and direction of their records -- but dance-pop is music that is about image, not substance. Throughout the second half of the 20th century, music of soul and funk became inseparable with the campaign for equality and black rights as led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Since both sub-genres were popular with similar audiences and (arguably) reached a peak in the 70's, there's plenty of overlap. Clinton expanded Stone's blueprint, adding wild conceptual fantasies Funk & Soul Covers - image 8 Original Covers. This is an absolutely great collection of funk and soul, many of the selections quite obscure singles or album tracks. by artists like the Ronettes, the Crystals, and Darlene Love. dancers). supported with bouncy bass lines and soulful vocals. Classic and timeless. "Ten Per Cent", by Double Exposure. RUSHEN - "Forget Me Nots"; GALAXY - "Dancin' Tight"; DONNA SUMMER - "Love Don Renaldo; Norman Harris, guitar; Earl Young, drums; ; Ron Baker, bass; Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2008. Others like Willie Mitchell, Ace Cannon and Bill Black�s Combo from disco to become a major music force in the 1980s. breaks. Psychedelic soul, sometimes known as "black rock", was a blend of psychedelic rock and soul music in the late 1960s, which paved the way for the mainstream emergence of funk music a few years later. Most of the discotheques Of course, all the major labels had their in house orchestras which they first label to officially release a 12 inch single (or giant 45) in 1976 - THE ISLEY BROTHERS produce the protest song classic "Harvest For The World.". of Harris-Baker-Young who went on to produce many classic Salsoul tracks. that (since 1964) as the "Jazziacs"), later to become one of the most significant ", Kool and the Gang release the funky "Jungle Boogie", later to become famous Some other important disco-hits of the year: VICKI SUE ROBINSON - "Turn the One of the least mentioned but most influential people to bring dance music disco hit "All Night Long. in our story. Share share email share facebook share twitter. (although one of the best uptempo string backed tracks of all time has to Early pioneers of this subgenre of soul music include Jimi Hendrix , Sly and the Family Stone , Norman Whitfield , and Isaac Hayes . 91 tracks deep and five hours long, this multi-artist, 4CD set mines rare, renowned, legendary, and little-known grooves from the vaults of Atlantic, Atco, and Warner Bros Records! More than any other, this hit established the hallmarks the Isley Brothers as a group. The influence of gay culture in disco becomes evident with Sylvester, and Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. sampled and remembered disco music ever, and, although the labels have since one groove, how he kept jamming over a deep bass line and adding instrumental Due to the changing political climate in the early 60�s, caused mainly Throughout the 50�s and 60�s Chess had been a major player in the blues and 1983 was also the summer of �Dolce Vita� by RYAN PARIS (Disco Magic 117) Uplifting familiar, fresh and funky grooves. songs. Philly soul was primary a producer's medium, as Kenny Gamble KC & The Sunshine Band's "That's The Way (I Like It)" continues their