Today's theme is funk.
Frankie Smith's 1981 single "Double Dutch Bus:"
No discussion of funk would be complete without a discussion of brothers Ronald and Robert "Kool" Bell. Yes, it's that Kool. And here he is with his gang, fronted by J.T. Taylor:
In America, funk is seen as an Afro-American phenomenon. While that's fair, it's not always the case. One of the world's most recognizable instrumental pieces is from a Scottish group which is still performing 46 years after their founding. Here's the Average White Band with Pick up the Pieces:
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