From the early 1960s. Beginning with Tamla Motown onwards to now.
Who'd be in your top list. And perhaps why.
Who'd be in your top list. And perhaps why.
Best of black music
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Late 1950s to 1960s were the best times for Pop/Soul/Gospel and Rock & Roll.
Personally I'm a soul man and at very top of my list is the legendary Sam Cooke, special mentions also to Al Greene, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Manhattans, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye. In recent times I only listen to Mary J Blige.
Personally I'm a soul man and at very top of my list is the legendary Sam Cooke, special mentions also to Al Greene, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Manhattans, Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye. In recent times I only listen to Mary J Blige.
I'd have to say Teddy Pendergrass ,simply for his lovely rich deep voice.
Also love David Ruffin/Temptations................the list could go on forever actually.
Also love David Ruffin/Temptations................the list could go on forever actually.
this thread is racist
Good choices.
I also appreciate the music of African-American artists such as Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Michael Jackson, Grandmaster Flash, Afrika Bambatta, NWA, Notorious BIG, and Tupac Shakur. Each one of these artists has tremendously influenced popular music.
Word. And there's also Bob Marley, Ray Charles, Kool and the Gang, Rick James, Lionel Ritchie,
Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston and Jay-z
feck off
That's racist.
Good list for me Sam Cooke was the man, but Marvin has my fav voice and recorded better material overall
Add in Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Parliament/Funkadelic, Michael Jackson, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, Minnie Riperton, Jackie Wilson and i'd have a similar list
I'd also include the jazz greats (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Coltrane, Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd) reggae greats (Lee Perry, Marley, Alton Ellis, Skatalites etc) plus the hip-hop giants (Run DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Biggie, Outkast, The Roots, PE, Gang Starr, De La Soul, EPMD, NWA, Pete Rock and CL, Eric B and Rakim etc etc) and some more modern day soul cats (Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Musiq, etc) and indeed some of the house people (Masters at Work, Moodyman etc)
In fact i could go on all night
you've got great tastes
Every single artist / group listed here also
Stevie Wonder, james brown, mj, jackson 5, ray charles, ike & tina turner, bb king, hendrix, bob marley, kool and the gang, muddy waters, bootsy collins, nwa, The four tops, Otis Redding, sly and the family stone, ojay's, curtis mayfield, little richard, issac hayes, the isley brothers, jackie wilson, luther vandross, alicia keys, edwin starr, percy sledge, prince, Wilson Pickett, nina simone, robert johnson, Chuck Berry, louis armstrong, the commodores, the contours, the delfonics, Earth, Wind & Fire, lipps inc, roberta flack, the impressions, the drifters, ben e. king, the ohio players, the stylistics, joe tex and the walrus of love mr. barry white
to name a few
money dont make the world go round by desiree
The sugarhill guys need a mention, grandmaster flash, melle mel, spoony g...etc.
No hip hop without these guys. Hounorable mentions for bambata, kool herc.
No hip hop without these guys. Hounorable mentions for bambata, kool herc.
Also fela ransome kuti, this was a huge influence on many other people.
and who can foget, the keeper of the funk himself......george clinton.
All the early house/disco music guys, frankie knuckles, larry levan, jamie principle,marshall jefferson robert owens......oooh the list goes on. I know i should have put these in one post but i just kept remebering more and more and more.......
All the early house/disco music guys, frankie knuckles, larry levan, jamie principle,marshall jefferson robert owens......oooh the list goes on. I know i should have put these in one post but i just kept remebering more and more and more.......
Great call
and i can't believe i forgot Chic and Fela Kuti on my list
Great call
and i can't believe i forgot Chic and Fela Kuti on my list
CHIC, i forgot them too! Excuse me while i flagellate myself with an old disco record.....criminal
Definitely. There are a lot of artists to include within this thread but I think that Bob Marley deserves a special mention for being perhaps the only internationally renowned superstar from a developing nation. Please correct me if I am wrong about this.
Good list for me Sam Cooke was the man, but Marvin has my fav voice and recorded better material overall
Add in Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Parliament/Funkadelic, Michael Jackson, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, Minnie Riperton, Jackie Wilson and i'd have a similar list
I'd also include the jazz greats (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Coltrane, Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd) reggae greats (Lee Perry, Marley, Alton Ellis, Skatalites etc) plus the hip-hop giants (Run DMC, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Biggie, Outkast, The Roots, PE, Gang Starr, De La Soul, EPMD, NWA, Pete Rock and CL, Eric B and Rakim etc etc) and some more modern day soul cats (Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Musiq, etc) and indeed some of the house people (Masters at Work, Moodyman etc)
In fact i could go on all night
Man, Sam Cooke was a treasure that the world was robbed of, he had the voice and above all the lyrics.As opposed to the majority of Motown artists, Cooke used to write his own stuff and at the time to make commercial gospel/soul appealing to the white masses required a stroke of genius and he was indeed one. I have like 60 songs by him and I love them all.
you've got great tastes
Every single artist / group listed here also
Stevie Wonder, james brown, mj, jackson 5, ray charles, ike & tina turner, bb king, hendrix, bob marley, kool and the gang, muddy waters, bootsy collins, nwa, The four tops, Otis Redding, sly and the family stone, ojay's, curtis mayfield, little richard, issac hayes, the isley brothers, jackie wilson, luther vandross, alicia keys, edwin starr, percy sledge, prince, Wilson Pickett, nina simone, robert johnson, Chuck Berry, louis armstrong, the commodores, the contours, the delfonics, Earth, Wind & Fire, lipps inc, roberta flack, the impressions, the drifters, ben e. king, the ohio players, the stylistics, joe tex and the walrus of love mr. barry white
to name a few
Aye the list is endless, those guys understood music and knew how to make quality stuff. Marley was a prophet, the O'Jays magical, Chuck and Louis awesome, Little Dick screamingly intriguing, Nina angelic, The Contours soulful, Otis a great organiser, the list goes on and on. I pretty much prefer the so called Oldies to this current bucketloads of rubbish from the gangsta rappers and other artists who only sing about sex and make no attempt to dress up the lyrics.
Great call
and i can't believe i forgot Chic and Fela Kuti on my list
Fela was good, very active politically and had a reputation with the female masses. I recently discovered an Rhumba band called TP OK Jazz led by the late Franco, it was from the former Zaire, even though I can hardly understand the language, the music is simply magnificent. So relaxed and chilled out. T
jazzy jeff
Did fela not have about 30 kids or something ridiculous like that? I'll need to check TP OK Jazz out.
All the salsoul posse, vince montana, loleatta holloway, first choice, instant funk, salsoul orchestra.....and holy feck, forgot about grace jones! too many!
p.s. Cameo...
p.s. Cameo...
Fela was a well known womaniser and this he made no secret of, so its possible he had 30 plus children like you say. Try this out for TP OK Jazz,
And
Now I just wish I understood the language, all in all excellent music for International music lovers
and if there's a better current day rapper than GFK i haven't heard him ghostface is fecking brilliant
Most of the Motown stuff is good. Marvin Gaye (and Tammi Terrel), Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Four Tops, Temptations... loads of great artists
I've always liked Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (pretty much the whole album), Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing, Your Precious Love... a lot of them are duets with Tammi Terrel.... I Heard it Through the Grapevine (although Gladys Knight's version might be better)
Anyone who likes that sort of stuff should definitely watch the 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown' movie, which sheds some light on the studio musicians who played on all the hits, and has some great performances in it. Highly recommended.
I've always liked Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (pretty much the whole album), Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing, Your Precious Love... a lot of them are duets with Tammi Terrel.... I Heard it Through the Grapevine (although Gladys Knight's version might be better)
Anyone who likes that sort of stuff should definitely watch the 'Standing in the Shadows of Motown' movie, which sheds some light on the studio musicians who played on all the hits, and has some great performances in it. Highly recommended.
Donna Summer - The Hostage......Not one of her most well known of tracks, but in my opinion one of her best..
(Great track shit video, and shit dubbing)
Then look at what some shit's gone and done to it!!!!!!!!!! Mind you it might appeal to the younger crew on here....
(Great track shit video, and shit dubbing)
Then look at what some shit's gone and done to it!!!!!!!!!! Mind you it might appeal to the younger crew on here....
Another Donna classic........
feck it here's another.....
Let's flog it.....Just love this track, short version with a dramatic intro!!!
feck it here's another.....
Let's flog it.....Just love this track, short version with a dramatic intro!!!
my god thats bad
racist.
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what a non-racist way to start thread haha
I watched that movie again last week on Pay TV. It's a must watch movie IMO. The Funk Brothers were the forgotten heroes of Motown.
PS This thread is racist.
Jurassic 5. Run DMC. Beastie Boys (even though they're white jews). Apart from them, all 'black music' is crap.
Death is too good for him.