The History and Evolution of Funk Music

The story and evolution of funk music. Funk fashion and clothing. Funk language. Funk attitude. Funk culture. 1970s black action films movie scores and soundtracks. Social consciousness. Dancing to funk music. Hip hop sampling of funk music. Unapologetic. Rebellious. James Brown's song "Cold Sweat" may have been the beginning of funk music. James Brown's concept of turning the whole band and every instrument into a drum. More emphasis on the bass and drums locking. Emphasis on the one beat. Larry Graham of Sly & The Family Stone creation of the slap bass technique in funk music. Earlier days of James Brown, Sly & The Family Stone, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Funkadelic, Parliament, P-Funk, Kool & the Gang, Earth Wind & Fire, Prince, and many other funk musicians,