MUSC 2150 Chapter : Unit 10 summary
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Unit 10: black pop and the rise of disco: identify funk and aurally identify its elements in a song. Funk is the ancestor of rap and hip-hop. The groove in funk comes from jazz: discuss the development funk as it matures through the 1970s. James brown is considered the godfather of funk. His career began in the 50 s and was the most important black pop star of the 60 s with his groove- oriented soul. Sly and the family stone came into the spotlight in the late 60 s and early 70 s with a series of genre defining albums starting with dance to the. In sly s wake artists including ohio players and kool and the gang who continued to achieve crossover success. Due to funk s success, motown began to reflect aspects of funk through artists such as the temptations and marvin.
