TRUTH IN RHYTHM; Where’d You Get Your Funk From?; On THE ONE ... and Done!; Jam Fans Forum

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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 affai...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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, Wi...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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 mo...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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. Your tour guide for this af...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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 Jo...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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 ho...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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,” “Cha...

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 “...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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 – ha...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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.  Joinin...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** 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 re...

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,...

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 10: “Fight the Power” (1975) by The Isley Brothers. Your tour guide for this affair is Scott “...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Welcome to the Where'd You Get Your Funk From? (Episode 19) Jam Fans Forum! This is the first of a planned ongoing series of Where’d You Get Your Funk From? editions in which expert, authoritative panelists provide their top picks in various funk music categories. Kicking it off is the super fun topic of the 5 Fantastic Funk Albums Everyone Should Own.  Joining host Scott “D...

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 9: “School Boy Crush” (1975) by Average White Band. Your tour guide for this affair is Scott “...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Featured in WYGYFF Episode 18: Percussionist Steve Scales, best known for his work with the Talking Heads, including their seminal “Stop Making Sense” lineup. He was also featured on Talking Heads member spin-offs, as well as artists like the B-52’s, Nona Hendryx, Peter Wolf, Tina Turner, Billy Squier, Psychedelic Furs, the Escape Club, Bryan Ferry, Violent Femmes, John Wait...

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 8: “Shakey Ground” (1975) by The Temptations. Your tour guide for this affair is Scott “DR GX”...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Featured in WYGYFF Episode 17: Keyboardist, composer and music director John F. Adams. Since the late 1970s to present day, in both the studio and on the stage, he has worked with an impressive list of funk, soul and hip hop artists. They include B.T. Express, Change, Harry Belafonte, Keith Sweat, Amy Winehouse, Nas, Anthony Hamilton, De La Soul, Taylor Dayne, GQ and James J...

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 7: “Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf)" (1969) by Sly and the Family Stone. Your tour guide fo...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Featured in WYGYFF Episode 16: Denver-based keyboardist, drummer, producer and composer DeShawn Alexander, leader of the group Watermelon Funk. Spending his childhood as a church organist and later attending the Berklee College of Music, his repertoire has spanned funk, hip hop, blues, jazz and rock. Artists he has worked or shared the stage with include Marcus King, Lettuce...

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 6: “Dazz” (1976) by Brick. Your tour guide for this affair is Scott “DR GX” Goldfine – lifelon...

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Featured in WYGYFF Episode 15: Jara Harris, multi-instrumentalist founder of killer Los Angeles-based funk band SlapBak. First appearing on Randy Jackson’s 1989 album Randy & the Gypsys, he founded SlapBak in 1990 and two years later delivered the debut LP, Fast Food Funkateers, which included guests Larry Blackmon of Cameo, George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. Since then,...