Funky' is about what it takes to make people move -- take it from the gospel ... and its name. By the 1950s, James Brown and the Famous Flames were a regular on the nightclub circuit.

James Brown’s Funky People (Part 2), a 1970 collection of songs by his regular collaborators, features two tracks by Barnes—who went under the name Vicki Anderson—including the aforementione ...

James Brown was in Nashville recording vocals for his disco’d up 45, It’s Too Funky In Here, when he received a unique ... “When I worked for white people there was always a radio tuned in to country ...

These songs show James Brown’s full range—his power as a performer, yes, but also his depth as a storyteller, a thinker, and a man who understood the world around him. Some are funky ...

But he’s best known for accidentally changing the course of hip-hop in 1970—before the genre even existed—with a short drum break on a James Brown song called “Funky Drummer.” ...

“I looked out at all those people ... funky, rhythmic delight that definitely deserved to be a Grammy-winning hit. 4. “I Got You (I Feel Good)” This would not be a list of essential James ...