AVERAGE WHITE BAND

1984 Best of Average White Band - RCA
1997 Pick Up the Pieces & Other Hits - Rhino
1998 The Very Best of Average White Band - Music Club
1998 Classic Cuts - Snapper


B.T. EXPRESS

1974 Do It - Roadshow
1975 Non-Stop - Roadshow
1976 Energy - Columbia
1977 Function at the Junction - Columbia


BAR-KAYS

1967 Soul Finger - Rhino
1976 Too Hot to Stop - Mercury


BRASS CONSTRUCTION

1975 Brass Construction - United Artists
1976 Brass Construction 2 - United Artists


BRICK

2002 The Essentials - Rhino
1995 The Best of Brick - Epic/Bang
2000 Super Hits - Sony


JAMES BROWN
1965 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - Polygram
1967 Cold Sweat - King


CAMEO

1984 She's Strange - Casablanca
1986 Word Up - Mercury


COMMODORES

1974 Machine Gun - Motown
1975 Caught in the Act - Motown
1975 Movin' On - Motown
1976 Hot on the Tracks - Motown


EARTH WIND AND FIRE

1970 Earth Wind and Fire - Warner Bros.
1971 The Need of Love - Warner Bros.
1972 Last Days and Time - Columbia
1973 Head to the Sky - Columbia


THE GAP BAND

1974 Magician's Holiday - Shelter
1976 The Gap Band (Tattoo) - Tattoo
1979 The Gap Band II - Mercury
1980 The Gap Band Ill - Mercury


ISLEY BROTHERS

1969 The Brothers Isley - T-Neck
1975 The Heat is On - T-Neck


MICHAEL JACKSON

1979 Off the Wall - Epic
1982 Thriller - Epic



PARLIAMENT- FUNKADELICS

1974 Up for the Downstroke - Casablanca
1976 Mothership Connection - Casablanca


PRINCE

1979 Prince - Warner Bros.
1987 Sign o' the Times - Paisley Park


SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE

1969 Stand! - Epic
1973 Fresh - Epic


TOWER OF POWER

1973 Tower of Power - Warner Bros.
1974 Back to Oakland - Warner Bros.


WAR

1971 All Day Music - Rhino
1972 The World is a Ghetto - Rhino


STEVIE WONDER

1972 Music of My Mind - Motown
1973 Innervisions - Motown

Great , can't wait !

great Joe.....waiting for it....

Yea awesome! Currently the only one I listen to is Parliemant (spelling?)/Funkadelic, and I would have to say, Funk is awesome! Can't wait for the list.

Here for you Guys...Happy listening

Where's Groover Washington? You've placed Michael Jackson and not Groover? Come on that's unfair!

OMG, now I have lot of homework thanks !!!

well I can't include every one...but you can add it and the best album to start

don't know the best album, but can write some very cool songs:

Groover Washington - Lock It
Groover Washington - Black fr
Groover Washington - Funkfoot
Groover Washington - Mister M
Groover Washington - Juffure

Definitely recommend!

Come on, no Kool and the Gang?

I'd pick up Kool and the Gang - The Very Best of for tracks like hi de hi, hi de ho; jungle boogie, of course celebration, fresh, get down on it, etc.

Also check out some red hot chili peppers, a lot of their stuff is very funk based.

You Are right...that was an important missing I'll update it

Thanks

George Clinton would be considered pretty FUNKY as well

Parliament-Funkadelic is George Clinton

Ahh offcourse, missed that one

you 're Welcome

Hey Joe, what about making this a sticky like the other recommendations lists in the bands&artists forum? We're missing a funk one And in addition to RHCP and kool and the gang, I'd also like to add Talking Heads I love funk