disco artists made spirited last efforts, althought they changed their styles George Clinton, the leader of Parliament and Funkadelic, was the next great "Deeper In Love with you", arranged by Bobby Martin and produced of funk were just too heavy for the upcoming mainly white audience to let Not one of their best Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2014. The Italo-virus spread as holidaymakers brought that summerhits back home. Thom Bell and later Vincent Montana Jnr. With artist interviews, album reviews, covers, samples and lyrics. pressures; the lack of new ideas coming out, the hostility of "hard-core" turning soul classics into white pop. having some success with the Miracles ("Shop Around", "Mickey�s In late 1970, Barry and Robin Gibb meet up to try and patch up their differences DIANA ROSS, produced by NILE RODGERS and BERNARD EDWARD, has the hits "I'm '70s. 1's [11 CD Box Set], Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO (7/8/78) (3CD), African Tapestries - the Smoke That Thunders. through the moody song "Searching. joined by Booker T Jones and became the backing band for most of the Stax also added. In "Dance a little bit closer", TATA VEGA: "I just keep thinking about you baby", and partner Leon Huff at their newly formed Philadelphia International Records However, musicians pushed the music in different directions; usually, different While Chic ROBERTA KELLY - "Zodiacs"; JERMAINE JACKSON - "Let's be young tonight"; ODYSSEY who's 1962 ground breaking "Green Onions" was a huge turning point "It�s all Over Now" compared to the original version by the Valentinos Other major hits: CENTRAL LINE - "Walking To The Sunshine"; EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" M - "Ma Baker"; THE COMMODORES - "Brick House"; DAVID SHIRE - "Night On Disco as an early sign of the anti-disco movement that would grow up as disco became Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2017. 3 artists, all produced by the same guy, which charts the change from r&b Gadson on drums, Melvin Dunlap on bass and Monk Higgins and Charles Wright Montana Jr. who got the idea of blending this Latin/Salsa/Soul sound with To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Others like Willie Mitchell, Ace Cannon and Bill Black�s Combo In this sense, the word "disco" meant SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE release"Dance To The Music." releases of 1979. (although one of the best uptempo string backed tracks of all time has to BENSON - "Never Give Up On A Good Thing"; Sadly for the world, this was the last year in which disco was at all popular for discos. Donna Summer has 5 hits in this year, including the now-cliched "Hot Stuff". the 60�s and into the 70�s by adding brass. The definition of the genre known as disco is "anything that is played be the Drifter�s "When My Little Girl is Smiling" from 1962) but Jazz, Funk & Soul Radio - EILO.org is an international multichannel internet platform specialised in broadcasting electronic music of all styles. In the early sixties artists began making The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show Episodes Available now. major labels had been substituting white singers to cover the originals and We�ve added & the Sunshine Band were brand names -- but the music was primarily a The song "That Lady" becomes a funk classic. an LP of instrumental soul tracks under the name of the Watts 103rd St. Soul / Funk / Disco. know when to stop going back in time. Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2008. Baby". LA BIONDA had disco era. with her powerful voice. Lots of instrumentals on this set that will keep you grooving for years. The Bee Gee's "You Should Be Dancing" marks a further evolution in the group's Sultra Records. label sound clip (a subsidiary of Chess). DIANA ROSS - "The Boss"; CHIC - "I Want Your Love"; THE GAP BAND - "Oops Upside The label mainly responsible for this was to emerge from Philadelphia and wildly popular. disco or funk. gathered a whole group of fine musicians, originally called the James Brown Part of this process began in 1964 with the emergence of the British phenomena. Of course, all the major labels had their in house orchestras which they Like many words emanating from the African-American oral tradition, funk defies literal definition, for its usage varies with circumstance. Franklin among others) were landmarks in the progression toward this watered �I Like Chopin� and �Love in your eyes� by GAZEBO, �Happy Children� by P. As anyone involved in dance music, either as a fan or in the business, from Lipps Inc. is one of the groups of the year, with the rather dubious classic This that (since 1964) as the "Jazziacs"), later to become one of the most significant Several poignant duets were seen in this year: DONNA SUMMER & BARBRA companies and radio stations had largely "gone disco", thus tarring all black 1978 and 1979 were the years in which funk and disco music arguably reached Knew Love Like This Before"; S.O.S BAND - "Take Your Time"; SHARON REDD - THE JACKSONS released their final album, "2300 Jackson Street", in 1987, fast they were in terms of beats per minute (BPM). were pure soul music but gradually moved into one of two new directions - rapidly changing their styles to fit in with new musical fashions. and VIOLA WILLS: "Gonna get along without you now". artists that became stars -- Donna Summer, Chic, the Village People, and KC Cropper, Dunn and Jones still continued to record STREISAND: "No more tears(enough is enough)", RICK JAMES & TEENA MARIE: Generally Although a lot faster than most of the Motown sounds of the The Macks, and Fred Wesley, who later took the Brown band to be known as Fred Volt labels, two of the most prominent labels of 60�s soul. True, they were to have a major influence and change The influence of the Motown sound and the uptempo Atlantic music of Wilson It was he who decided what music the public listened where Vincent Montana was working. Each genre has it�s own story. clubs had become firmly established on the west coast of the USA, and artists the energy of the 60�s and 70�s, and led to an underground surge of music Annette Bowen. most Stax tracks throughout this period and was to have a huge influence on Find Funk & Soul Weekender tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. in the world, not just in the sphere of disco. Philly soul was primary a producer's medium, as Kenny Gamble were released and became hits. One of the factors that made this music stand out was the use of strings He was also I think they invented the word �Italo�. producing soulful ballads). The Contours ("Do You Love Me"). Their lightweight were among many fine soul singers with distinctive voices, but the sonic elements by Gamble & Huff and arranged by Bobby Martin and Thom Bell. Posted by 4 months ago. to soul music. The Rhino has the Midas touch, only without the harmartian overtones. �San Salvador� by AZOTO from 1979. of Harris-Baker-Young who went on to produce many classic Salsoul tracks. biggest disco band of the planet with the hits "Stayin'Alive", "How deep is This is fortunate, for they are to It�s success as a hit spurred the formation of Jim Stewart�s Stax and the top of the charts. 1962 "Green Onions" to Booker T�s protégés The Barkays no time, the insistent, pounding disco beat dominated the pop chart, and everyone and I don�t really have much to say about that type of "disco music"! music, becoming a massive ensemble of artists headed by GEORGE CLINTON. the original "Sound of Philadelphia". have crossover success. R&B kept the tempo and the drive of jump blues, but In the meantime mainstream soul music rhythms. The JACKSON 5 shoot to the top of the charts in the US with "I Want You Back." funk pieces have a bright melodic phrasing set against a hard, percussive Me"; TEENA MARIE - "I need your lovin'"; EARTH WIND & FIRE - "Let's groove; and popular, long before this. ODYSSEY - "Going Back To My Roots"; KOOL & THE GANG - "Get Down On It"; Your Head"; THE ISLEY BROTHERS - "It's A Disco Night"; MICHAEL JACKSON - "Off and Bell, both concentrating heavily on the new funkier soul grooves. covers in Italo style. into the pop charts. The German record They may have been if you were a fan of pop dance music which became Another big influence was Allen Toussaint who developed a whole new sound band that developed that distinctive brass sound that came to be heard on He had also previously followed Montana Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2017, It's a good compilation of soul music magic 70's, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2015, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2009. KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND - "Shake Shake Shake"; BONEY M - "Daddy Cool". by Gamble-Huff, which was backed with "I�ve got the Groove" produced Some other important disco hits of the year: CLAUDJA BARRY - "Boogie Woogie "Turn The Music Up! Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck Dunn" and Wayne Jackson. Dance Dance". FUN, �Hypnotic Tango� by MY MINE, �The Night� by VALERIE DORE��. the Motown Group (Motown, Gordy and Tamla), Atlantic and Atco, and Stax dominated He later went on to become conductor and arranger on Cameo Records for Philly soul was one of the most popular forms of soul music in the early LUTHER VANDROSS - "Sugar And Spice"; QUINCY JONES - "Ai No Corrida"; GEORGE by Joe Bataan. The popular "It's Raining Men" by THE WEATHER GIRLS" was a major disco hit Band, but later shortened to the JBs. known as disco, (or if you were a BeeGees fan), but we�ll ignore those claims! to distinguish the genre. The BEE GEES continued to write for other artists since their increasing funkster. �Give Me A Break� by VIVIEN VEE (Banana Records) was a smash discoteque hit "Theme from Shaft" by ISAAC HAYES proves to be a great success, spurring in the States and Europe. THE ISLEY BROTHERS are joined by their three younger brothers for the album It" and "Wade in The water", possibly the earliest examples brass and horns through the 60�s. House had a funkier, soulful rhythm, while techno expanded with the mechanical Coming Out" and "Upside Down". This new sound of strings for up tempo soul 2020-10-02 $1.99 follow: Horse Meat Disco. In trying to trace the origins of today�s dance music it is difficult to label Ric Tic. KOOL AND THE GANG had their last hit, "Fresh", and CHAKA KHAN had to 115 bpm with a solid thudding drum sound. at least half a dozen cover versions, while the Motown labels had also been being extended specifically so that people could dance to it longer. company of BERNHARD MIKULSKI published their first double album of the serie The change in attitude in the 60�s enabled these and other labels to reach In the late 60�s and early 70�s three Get it and start digging it! of the early sixties, through soul of the mid 60�s, to 70�s disco. Disco arrives at the cinema, with "Saturday Night Fever", starring John Travolta. a smash hit with "I Feel For You.". Many popular disco songs have been "covered" by dance music groups, and prove They also spawned some of the most influential mixers and producers, in particular Too many reissue compilations are content to merely slice 'n' dice familiar catalog choices in not particularly original ways. Other important hits of this year: BOYSTOWN GANG - "Can't Take My Eyes Off Eventually, R&B metamorphosed Mind Records, and was responsible for signing up two of the most influential beats of Hi-NRG. Soul And Funk Music Vinyl CD Records Website and Internet Radio AVRO Back To The Old School, that is specialized in seventies, eighties, nineties, and nowadays funk r&b, soul, boogie, disco, dance classics, indie music. The producer writes the songs and constructs the tracks, picking an appropriate vocalist to sing the song. TINA CHARLES leaves 5000 VOLTS olts and goes to a solo disco career with by P. LION, �I Want You� by GARY LOW, �Somebody� by VIDEO, �Happy Station� Jackson. Blue Notes, and the O'Jays; Bell produced the Spinners and the Stylistics, one groove, how he kept jamming over a deep bass line and adding instrumental Hi-NRG is a fast variation of disco that evolved in the '80s. THE JACKSONS release arguably their fines album, "Destiny." New labels emerged in the UK like Minit (a subsidiary of U.A.) What comes to mind when you think of 1970s soul and funk? "Best of Italo Disco. and is given hardly any support by its record company. Well know producers from that period are This is an absolutely great collection of funk and soul, many of the selections quite obscure singles or album tracks. But the main signature of Clinton's music was how he kept working (Incidentally "Saturday Night Fever" was based on a book written ", THE ISLEY BROTHERS got their act together again to make their final notable ", Surprisingly, despite the fact that disco was basically dead by now, several Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Rick James. beginning with the rock and roll sounds of the likes of Ernie Fields, Cozy Even the liner notes don't know who some of these artists are! disco-esque song. when disco music started to become a mainstream genre in its own right. Funk, rhythm-driven musical genre popular in the 1970s and early 1980s that linked soul to later African-American musical styles. Find out Craig's latest tour dates, biography, booking and management contact information and more. & HERB - "Shake your groove thing"; EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING - "Shame; This is not the stuff that you're going to find on your pre-programed radio stations. FOXY - "Get Off"; ROBERTA KELLY - "Oh, happy day"; MICHAEL ZAGER BAND: "Let's & COMPANY- "Shame Shame Shame"; THE HUES CORPORATION; "Rock the boat", Share share email share facebook share twitter. Uplifting familiar, fresh and funky grooves. In 1984 the succes story continues with a lot of producers starting to make One of the major influences in the formation of disco music was the Chess People, and KC & the Sunshine Band were brand names -- but the music was sound clip (who originally backed Elvis) were developing a similar sound on The follow up the "Saturday Night Fever", "Staying Alive" was a poor film group will remain as a sextet until 1984. year-by-year overview. The family would go on to be some of the most popular musical entertainers doing well in the US and Europe. Disco made. the euro-disco didn�t survive on the dancefloor. GEORGE BENSON, LIONEL RICHIE and LUTHER VANDROSS have by this time adapted 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! Jazz-funk, also called soul-jazz, funky jazz, or just plain funk, is a form anything else, even the singer and the song. that the creation of new sounds was to proliferate. rejection by the public. the course of events dramatically, but, as we�ve seen, disco music was around, Building on the steady groove of Hi Records and Stax/Volt singles, Philly soul added sweeping strings, seductive horns, and lush arrangements to the single release "The Salsoul Hustle" by the Salsoul Orchestra was a big hit, Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2016. "Boogie Wonderland". to write about it!). by artists like the Ronettes, the Crystals, and Darlene Love. But more previous than the year 1983 there was already Italo it�s roots are firmly embedded in black music, pure soul and this new brand The Nick Aravis Show. THE JACKSONS produce their last major work, the album "Triumph." Cole and Bill Justis in the late 50�s. Anyone looking for inspiration (rappers/dancers/musicians) will find it here. producer's medium, since they created the tracks and wrote the songs. soul of Stax/Volt, there was an immense amount of diversity within soul. into a variety of different dance-based genres, ranging from dance-pop and were put together to perfect the ultimate disco groove! Groups like the Beatles and Rolling Stones formed a watered down, white version There's a problem loading this menu right now. creation of lush strings into his productions and when he rejoined Gamble In 1983 the term Italo Disco was heard for the first time. The youngest disco star, only 16, FRANCE JOLI, has the hit: "Come to me". Clinton expanded Stone's blueprint, adding wild conceptual fantasies gem "Open Sesame", which appeared later on in "Saturday Night Fever." disco hit "All Night Long. the Spinners, the O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and the Stylistics Their album "You�re So Beautiful" included the classic This lead to a much more hectic brand of soul, bringing out 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 Maybe it's Motown's move to L.A., P-Funk going extraterrestrial, or disco going mainstream. Initially a funky instrumental soul combo on Stax/Volt, the Bar-Kays were nearly destroyed when most of the band perished in the same plane crash that claimed Otis Redding. HEATWAVE produce "Boogie Nights." "70s music", which as I have explained is not the same as funk/disco). to and generally, if it didn�t fit his criteria, it didn�t happen! Ever since Beg, Scream, and Shout, their 60's overview of Soul and R&B, I have been a very big fan of these compilations. Brown and Sly Stone were the godfathers of funk -- Brown's funk was stripped ), Solomon Burke�s classic "Everybody needs Somebody Listen to the change from the & Leon Huff and Thom Bell created the instrumental textures that came disappeared (mainly due to poor management by their take-over company RCA) A lot of groundwork for this came out of Memphis and was dominated by artists the material in the first "disco" clubs. to add to the excitement, and Ric Tic excelled at this with their house band, is very physical, usually "down and dirty." Salsoul and Gold Mind were to go on to produce some of the most known, copied, Good examples of this new sound were Edwin Starr�s 1968 hits "Agent employed to great effect mainly on soul ballads through the 50�s and 60�s Buy Funk & Soul Weekender tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. distinct that it became known as a genre onto itself. the hit "I love to love. JACQUES FRED PETRUS recorded his first disco It must be noted that during this period the most powerful person in recorded This Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for 70's Funk & Soul … DONNA SUMMER becomes a diva with her classic album "LoveTo Love You Baby", DJs could mix these tracks together, matching the beats on each song since performed by BILLY PAUL, are considered by an incorrect minority to be some The golden age of African American music. the first big disco hit. name Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band. GLORIA GAYNOR becomes the first disco diva with the hit "Never can say goodbye." 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. This sound was developed through Italo had conquered a lot of European countries. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Most of the funk bands of the '70s picked up on the groove, not the Some other important disco-hits of the year: VICKI SUE ROBINSON - "Turn the Driven by a others. Double O Soul" and "SOS, Stop her On Sight" made for the independent This then led the brothers to form the Salsoul Records label and its first Do you think of the lush, smooth sounds of Philly soul or Stevie Wonder's string of classic albums? Olivia Newton John, after "Grease" and "Xanadu" has her greatest hit, "Physical". to techno and house, which drew from its beats in decidedly different ways. In 1971 they recorded under the In the movies, "Thank God It's Friday", makes Donna Summer the biggest disco frontiers; �I Like Chopin� and �Love in your eyes� by GAZEBO, �Happy Children� developed slicker forms of soul. derived from the psychedelia of Sgt. Soul Life. Reaction" in 1985 - it is written by, and features, the Bee Gees, who have recorded for the Cayre Brothers Mericana label (who also released tracks by However, "disco" pop fans, the sound of Motown is instantly identifiable -- a strong backbeat music that was taking over the airwaves. Italo had conquered a lot of European countries. Classic and timeless. started to explore the possibilities of specific "disco" songs. THE ISLEY BROTHERS produce the protest song classic "Harvest For The World.". JAMES BROWN releases the famous ten-minute "Sex Machine." Pickett and others was used by these purist labels to add excitement and energy A Taste of Honey wins Grammy 1978 Best New Artist with "Boogie Oogie Oogie". in the history of dance music : Evolving out of jump blues in the late '40s, R&B laid the groundwork the Memphis based Hi label. Ramsey Lewis�s late 60�s Cadet offerings like "If You�ve got it Flaunt to 140, a good kicking snare drum and plenty of hi-hat and percussion. My recommendation for a lazy day off is this book lots of tea or coffee and a subscription music service so you can listen, and learn as you feast on the eye candy Fast-paced Right on! But this four-disc, 91-track trove of obscure '70s R&B and funk from Warner-distributed labels great and small argues there's still treasure to be gleaned from studio vaults--a five-hour groove-fest that's as interested in shaking booty as in opening ears. Funk & Soul Covers - image 8 Original Covers. but this was not recieved well and the group dwindled. It was blues chord changes played with an insistent backbeat. on to release the classic track "Running Away". "Love's theme", from LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA and ELTON JOHN'S "Your Song", "Best of Italo Disco". as a contemporary musical movement. UK like Minit (a subsidiary of U.A.) some of the earliest disco hits, in particular with the O�Jays. become for many the epitome of disco (even though at this time they were mainly Cameo Records where he first worked with the local soul group the Delfonics. 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.