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26. Willie Johnson - Lay It On Me (1972 Cat)
Heavy slice of vocal funk from Florida.
27. The J.B.'s - The Grunt (1972 King)
Made legendary by Public Enemy, this is my pick of The J.B.'s solo releases.
28. Billy Sha-Rae - Do It (Spectrum)
Heavy no-nonsense vocal funk out of Detroit.
29. Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers - Right On (1970 Atlantic)
Album only organ led funk. A rare groove classic.
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30. Myra Barnes - Super Good (1970 King)
My pick of the many great female funk tracks produced by James Brown.
31. The Third Guitar - Baby Don't Cry (Rojac)
Driving funk with vocals by Eddie Holloway.
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32. The J.B.'s - Hot Pants Road (1972 People)
James Brown produced rare groove classic.
33. Milton Campbell & The RDM Band - Sweet Thing (Zoom)
Small label funk with beautiful incredibly catchy chorus.
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34. James Brown - Mother Popcorn (1969 King)
Rare groove classic from James Brown's legendary May '69 sessions.
35. Lyn Collins - Mama Feelgood (1973 People)
James Brown produced rare groove classic diva funk anthem.
36. Soul Excitement - Stay Together (Pink Dolphin)
Raucous small label funk bomb.
37. A.A.B.B. - Pick Up The Pieces One By One (1975 I-Dentity)
Slickly arranged by David Matthews - this was James Brown's response to the AWB.
38. Hank Carbo - Bad Luck (HCB)
Tight, well-produced West Coast vocal funk.
39. James Young And The House Wreckers - Barking Up The Wrong Tree (1968 Jet Stream)
Tough vocal funk with R&B sax squeals and wails.
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40. All Dyrections - On Top Of It (1973 Buddah)
Well-produced instrumental funk bomb.
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41. James Brown - Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (1969 King)
Classic-era James Brown with insistent horn riff and ceaseless vamp.
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42. Keisa Brown - Dance Man (Jazzman)
Previously unreleased diva-funk - rescued from obscurity by Jazzman Records.
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43. Funkadelic = A Whole Lot Of B.S. (1971 Westbound)
A more conventional funk track from the P. Funkers.
44. James Brown - Give It Up Or Turnit Loose (1968)
The toughest version of this James Brown classic.
45. Ripple - A Funky Song (1974 GRC)
A rare-groove classic from Atlanta, Georgia.
46. Kool & The Gang - Give It Up (1969 De-Lite)
This album only cut is my pick of the early Kool & The Gang funk bombs.
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47. Hank Ballard And The Midnight Lighters - From The Love Side (1972 Polydor)
Another rare groove classic courtesy of James Brown Productions.
48. The Vibrettes - Humpty Dump (1973 Lujon)
Heavy West Coast funk with huge drum break intro.
49. David Batiste and The Gladiators - Funky Soul (1971 Soulin')
Organ-led New Orleans funk.
50. Vicki Anderson - Answer To Mother Popcorn (1969 King)
James Brown produced rare groove classic.