The 70s Soul/Funk/R&B Thread

[Flower]

The Radiators ..

The Radiators Biography - ARTISTdirect Music

 

[R. Evans]

Falsetto, falsetto, falsetto, courtesy of the Stylistics!







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[R. Evans]

Were around for years prior to hitting it big. Then they became a massive hit machine in the 70s. The Spinners!













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[Flower]

^^^Love the Spinners ... "One of a Kind (Love Affair) is a great song ...

 

[Slip'nn2Darkness]

Some more I remember..

 

[music man]

YA GOTSTA LUVYA SOME:


JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON


"Ain't That A Bitch"
"A Real Mutha For Ya"
"Tarzan"

I miss that stuff!***:

 

[R. Evans]

4 more gems!

The Manhattans





The Chi-Lites



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[LOU/REALM]

Heres my favorite funk rock track . DYNAMIC bass playing by Larry Graham



.....no ones mentioned MANDRILL

 

[R. Evans]

Lord Grendel earlier posted a couple of Brothers Johnson songs. Here's one that hasn't been posted and although Strawberry Letter #23 is better remembered, this one was actually the bigger hit reaching #3 in 1976.

I'll Be Good To You

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[R. Evans]

Hey, I just realized this has been "stickied"! Thanks!