Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion

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(Book). Get down with the music that mixes R&B and soul with a little rock''n''roll. This newest addition to the Third Ear The Essential Listening Companion series traces funk from its James Brown roots through today''s groove with groups like the Red Hot Chili Peppers 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.

• Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion available on December 03 2023 from Indigo for 37.5
  
• ISBN bar code 9780879306298 ξ3 registered December 03 2023
  
• ISBN bar code 9780879306298 ξ1 registered September 22 2015
  
• ISBN bar code 9780879306298 ξ2 registered September 26 2012
  
• Product category is Book

• Sku # 978087930629
  

Celebrates funk music using biographies of such musicians as James Brown and George Clinton, and provides descriptions of the genre, historical perspectives, and the story behind the "death of funk" following the introduction of disco.

^ Dave Thompson (2015). Funk ISBN 9780879306298 (revised Sep 2015)
^ Dave Thompson (2012). 9780879306298, Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879306298 (revised Jan 2014)
^ Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion Indigo. ISBN 9780879306298 (revised Dec 2023)