Just because....

It’s a beautiful spring day here and I NEED to hear this…

http://youtu.be/2jIktDUGQf8

Get on the good foot… 8)

Nothing like the Godfather of Soul to get ya goin.

Ahem… :frowning:

Beautiful Spring Day In The ROCKIES!

wow - Denny’s got Spring, 1Vert’s got Winter, and I’ve got Summer

As Don King would say - only in America  :smiley:

We had Gospel
We had Blues
We had Soul.
We had Funk.

Now we have Rap  ???

Four outta five ain’t so bad I guess.

Man I enjoy James Brown!  Thanks for the bump Denny!

Ah now, don’t hate. Grandmaster Flash is the gateway drug from Funk/Soul into Rap:

Then listen to some of the stuff Mos Def/Talib Kwali are putting out these days. Or just some Beastie Boys.

Hate?  I think not.  What makes you think I haven’t listened?

I will say I like the vocal percussion used by tabla players.  I also prefer the lyrical content (comprised only of the bols, or names of the drum strokes):

James Brown was a crazy sucker (read “Hit Me Fred” by his long time bandleader Fred Wesley for an amusing recollection), but he pioneered funk, that’s for sure.

+1

He laid a very nice foundation.

Big thumbs up for GM Flash!