TRUTH IN RHYTHM and Where’d You Get Your Funk From?

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Welcome to On THE ONE . . . and Done! This is the show that celebrates the greatest funk songs ever created. Please be sure to like, comment and share the show, and set your alert notifications so as to never miss a video. Thank you very much for your interest and support!   Featured in OTOAD Episode 14: “The Jam” (1975) by Graham Central Station.

Your tour guide for this affair is Scott “DR GX” Goldfine – li...

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Featured in WYGYFF Episode 31: Singer-songwriter and guitarist James “Crab” Robinson. He is best known for replacing Luther Vandross as lead vocalist for the popular disco-soul-funk group Change, recording three albums with them from 1981-1983. Prior to that he worked with Norman Connors and Lonnie Liston Smith, and later on he recorded with Lenny White, Jeff Lorber and Will Downing, among others. He also rel...

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Featured in WYGYFF Episode 30: Welcome back Seth Neblett. He is the son of pivotal P-Funk matchmaker, singer and Parlet member Mallia Franklin – who was also known as the Queen of Funk – and his father was New Birth drummer Nate Neblett. Having grown up in and around the Parliament-Funkadelic camp, Seth Neblett is a photographer and manager who has worked with artists that include Miki Howard, Maxi B of the M...

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Featured in WYGYFF (Episode 29): This is the fifth Jam Fans Forum episode in which expert panelists provide their top picks in various funk music categories. This time around, we are taking on the typically sexy and romantic topic of the 5 Greatest Funk Ballads of All Time. 

DR GX’s Funk Ballad Definition: Produced by funk, funky or funk-capable artists, these songs are downtempo and often sensual, deeply sou...

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Welcome to On THE ONE . . . and Done! This is the new show that celebrates the greatest funk songs ever created. Please be sure to like, comment and share the show, and set your alert notifications so as to never miss a video. Thank you very much for your interest and support!   Featured in OTOAD Episode 13: “More Bounce (to the Ounce)" by Zapp

Your tour guide for this affair is Scott “DR GX” Goldfine – lifel...

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Featured in WYGYFF Episode 28:  Jazz saxophonist, songwriter, label owner, music & film producer, and educator James “Plunky” Branch. Since the early 1970s, he has led his band, originally known as Juju and today as Oneness, through some 30 albums and hundreds of performances throughout the world. He has been on bills with stars like Patti LaBelle, Ray Charles, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Frankie Beverly an...

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Featured in WYGYFF Episode 27: Musical scholar, keyboardist and singer Bobby Douglas. Since the late 1970s, his studio and stage collaborations have included the classic dance group Platinum Hook, Change, the B.B. & Q. Band, High Fashion, Deodato, Melba Moore, Aleem, Lillo Thomas, Keith Sweat, George Benson, Madonna, Joe, Chaka Khan, Randy Crawford and many others. In more recent years, he has been involv...

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Welcome to the Where'd You Get Your Funk From? (Episode 26) Jam Fans Forum! This is the fourth Jam Fans Forum episode in which expert panelists provide their top picks in various funk music categories. This time around, we are taking on the improvisational topic of the 5 Greatest Jazz-Funk Albums of All Time. 

Joining in are three distinguished Jam Fans: music & culture journalist and liner notes master A...

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Welcome to On THE ONE . . . and Done! This is the new show that celebrates the greatest funk songs ever created. Please be sure to like, comment and share the show, and set your alert notifications so as to never miss a video. Thank you very much for your interest and support!   Featured in OTOAD Episode 12: “Slippin' Into Darkness” (1971) by WAR.

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Featured in WYGYFF Episode 25: Singer-songwriter, producer, guitarist and drummer LeRoy Bell. With his famous uncle and Philly Sound hitmaker Thom Bell as a mentor, during the 1970s he wrote or co-wrote songs for Elton John, the Spinners, the O’Jays, the Temptations, Freda Payne, the Three Degrees, Teddy Pendergrass, Phyllis Hyman, Lou Rawls, Johnny Mathis and others. For John, he co-wrote the hit, “Mama Can’...

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Featured in a special edition of TRUTH IN RHYTHM, Episode 347 (Part 2 of 2): Iconic jazz keyboardist, producer and composer Lonnie Liston Smith! Beginning his recording career in the 1960s as a pianist for some of jazz’s most prolific figures, he went on to lead his own group and release more than a dozen albums during the 1970s and 1980s that explored and redefined not only contemporary jazz but also jazz-fu...

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Featured in a special edition of TRUTH IN RHYTHM, Episode 347 (Part 1 of 2): Iconic jazz keyboardist, producer and composer Lonnie Liston Smith! Beginning his recording career in the 1960s as a pianist for some of jazz’s most prolific figures, he went on to lead his own group and release more than a dozen albums during the 1970s and 1980s that explored and redefined not only contemporary jazz but also jazz-fu...

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Welcome Where'd You Get Your Funk From? (Episode 24) Jam Fans Forum! This is the third Jam Fans Forum episode in which expert panelists provide their top picks in various funk music categories. This time around, we are taking on the scintillating topic of the 5 Greatest Live Funk Albums of All Time. 

Joining in are three distinguished Jam Fans: funk crusader, educator and host of the Uncut Funk radio show, Ph...

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Featured in WYGYFF Episode 23: Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica player Harrison Kennedy. He is an original member of the 1970s soul group Chairmen of the Board (COTB), which from 1970-1973 amassed nine Top 40 R&B hits. Those included “Give Me Just a Little More Time,” “(You’ve Got Me) Dangling on a String,” “Everything’s Tuesday,” “Pay the Piper,” “Chairman of the Board” and “Finders Ke...

Welcome to On THE ONE . . . and Done! This is the new show that celebrates the greatest funk songs ever created. Please be sure to like, comment and share the show, and set your alert notifications so as to never miss a video. Thank you very much for your interest and support!   Featured in OTOAD Episode 11: “Stretchin' Out (1976) by Bootsy's Rubber Band.

Your tour guide for this affair is Scott “DR GX” Goldfine – lifelong funkatee...

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Featured in WYGYFF Episode 22: Three of the six members comprising the current lineup of the mighty, irreverent and sometimes outrageous rock and soul band, Fishbone. They are bassist James “Jimi Bills” Jones, guitarist Tracey “Spacey T” Singleton, and trumpeter and vocalist John “JS” Williams. Since the early 1980s Fishbone – which hails from my hometown of Los Angeles – has been thrilling and challenging au...

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Welcome Where'd You Get Your Funk From? (Episode 21) Jam Fans Forum! This is the second of an ongoing line of episodes in which expert, authoritative panelists provide their top picks in various funk music categories. We are calling this series the Jam Fans Forum. This time around, we are taking on the really fun topic of the 5 Greatest Funk Album Debuts of All Time. 

Joining in are three supremely qualified ...

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Featured in WYGYFF Episode 20: Australian funk singer, composer and producer Traffik, who leads a four-member band of the same name. The group’s recently released album, “The Signs,” is a powerful mix of funk and rock that was 10 years in the making. Traff has also paired up with guitarist/engineer Simon Russell as the duo Eddie Metal, kicking off a series of instrumental recordings. Both are flying under the...

Featured in a special edition of TRUTH IN RHYTHM, Episode 346: Founding member of the iconic all-brothers soul singing group Tavares – Perry Lee Tavares, better known as Tiny Tavares. From their 1973 debut album onward the brothers spent about a decade recording seven Top 20 R&B albums and 20 Top 40 R&B hits. Those included “Check It Out,” “She’s Gone,” “Remember What I Told You to Forget,” “It Only Takes a Minute,” “Free R...