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2/2/2010
It takes a village to raise the funk, and it boasted more parents than a school pageant's audience. In the end, each of these pioneers contributed DNA to the music's ultimate liberation through rhythm. …
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2/2/2010
Some say sampling rescued funk's forefathers from the slagheap of oldies radio; others claim a generation ambushed their elders and filched the family jewels. We've matched up funk's champion jams with …
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2/2/2010
Hard to believe that's Angie Stone passing the mic in the certified old-school single "And You Know That," isn't it? That's her, though, getting her start on the legendary rap label Sugar Hill Records. …
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2/2/2010
Angie Stone's entire two decade-plus career is best summed up by one song: "Love of My Life Worldwide," an estrogen-powered posse cut featuring a sample of the Sequence's hit 1979 single "Funk You Up." …
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2/2/2010
Considering that the Who possessed an in-house songwriting dynamo, it's somewhat surprising that they cut so many covers; what's not surprising is why they gravitated to the songs they chose to …
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2/2/2010
Think of the Who's sound as a bank with real deep pockets; pretty much every liquid asset, from the strut to the st-st-stutter, has been borrowed - or outright heisted - by your favorite …
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2/2/2010
Think you know the Who? As far as we're concerned, you can't know enough; buried deep within the dark recesses of the group's copious catalog are dozens of criminally overlooked masterpieces. You'd hav …
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2/2/2010
From the British Invasion to freeform FM's radio-dial liberation, the Who might've been bigger and louder than most, but they damn sure weren't alone. Call 'em the Who in reverse: the Small Faces weren …
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2/2/2010
Sure, the Who's whole was more than the sum of its parts, but as you can hear, those parts are pretty damn impressive by themselves. You want dark? Try the ruthlessness of "My Size," John Entwistle's p …
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