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Before beginning his prestigious career, the godfather of Soul, the creator of Funk, the "hardest working man in show business" listened to a lot of Gospel and Rhythm-and-Blues. He developed these genres to create his own style which has inspired thousands of other musicians. Make the journey through his influences, his own work, and that of his successors.
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Michael Jackson, Background Vocal - Michael Jackson, Percussion - Michael Jackson, Performer - Michael Jackson, Vocal - Quincy Jones, Producer - Michael J. Jackson, Composer - Michael J. Jackson, Lyricist - Jim Gilstrap, Background Vocal - Augie Johnson, Background Vocal - Mortonette Jenkins, Background Vocal - Paulette McWilliams, Background Vocal - Zedric Williams, Background Vocal - David Williams, Guitar - Marlo Henderson, Guitar - Randy Jackson, Percussion - Richard Heath, Percussion - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - John Robinson, Drums - Greg Phillinganes, Piano - Louis Johnson, Bass - Larry Williams, Alto Saxophone - Larry Williams, Flute - Larry Williams, Tenor Saxophone - Kim Hutchcroft, Alto Saxophone - Kim Hutchcroft, Baritone Saxophone - Kim Hutchcroft, Flute - The Seawind Horns, Horn - Jerry Hey, Fluegelhorn - Jerry Hey, Trumpet - Gary Grant, Trumpet - William Reichenbach, Trombone
(P) 1979 MJJ Productions Inc.
Prince, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Prince & The New Power Generation, Composer, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - The New Power Generation, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1992 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Legacy Recordings
Carlton Ridenhour, ComposerLyricist - Eric Sadler, ComposerLyricist - Public Enemy, MainArtist - James Henry Boxley III, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Norman L. Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Carl Rider, Producer
℗ 1988 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Brown, Composer, Performer, Writer
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John Starks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Recording Arranger, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Wesley, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Griggs, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Morgan, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Nolen, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Thomas, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Hearlon Martin, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lowell Dorn, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Both, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1973 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Stephen Kupka, Saxophone, Writer - Greg Adams, Trumpet - David Garibaldi, Drums - Tower Of Power, Producer, MainArtist - Emilio Castillo, Writer - Mic Gillette, Trombone - STEVE GROVE, Saxophone - MARC RUSSO, Saxophone - Brebt Byars, Drums - Emilio Castilo, Saxophone - RON CAPONE, Producer - Rick Stevens, Vocals - Skip Mesquite, Flute - Victor Conte, Bass Guitar - Vito San Flippio, Bass Guitar - Willie Fulton, Guitar - Mark Sanders, Drums
© 2005 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketi ℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc.
Betty Newsome, ComposerLyricist - Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Waymon Reed, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - JAMES BROWN, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Haywood Henry, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Butler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist - Sammy Lowe, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Wilbur Odell Bascomb, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Lamarr Wright, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Bridle, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Louis Jordan, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Entertain Me Europe Ltd (P) 2012 Entertain Me LTD
JAMES BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis , ComposerLyricist - James Brown & The Famous Flames, MainArtist
℗ 1967 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ice-T, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Afrika Islam, Producer, Mixer, Writer - Dave Storrs, Engineer - Jim Lyons, Engineer - Jose Rodriquez, Masterer
© 2013 Rhino Entertainment ℗ 1987 Sire Records Ltd.
Hudson Whittaker, Writer - Tampa Red, MainArtist - Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, FeaturedArtist
© 1974 Shanachie ℗ 1974 Shanachie
Cynthia Robinson, Trumpet - Jerry Martini, Saxophone - Larry Graham, Bass - Sly & The Family Stone, Performer - Freddie Stone, Vocal - Freddie Stone, Guitar - S. Stewart, Composer - S. Stewart, Lyricist - Rosie Stone, Keyboards - Greg Errico, Drums - Sly Stone, Producer - Sly Stone, Vocal - Sly Stone, Guitar - Sly Stone, Keyboards -
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ice-T, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Afrika Islam, Producer, Mixer, Writer - Dave Storrs, Engineer - Jim Lyons, Engineer - Jose Rodriquez, Masterer
© 1987 Sire Records Company. ℗ 1987 Sire Records Ltd.
Al McKay, Guitar - Allee Willis, Composer - Allee Willis, Lyricist - Andrew Woolfolk, Tenor Saxophone - Anton Sen, Violin - Barbara Korn, French Horn - Ben Wright, Arranger - Benjamin Powell, Trombone - Billy Meyers, Keyboards - Bobby Bryant, Trumpet - Carl LaMagna, Violin - Craig Widby, Assistant Engineer - Cynthia Kovaks, Violin - Daniel Smith, Cello - David Foster, Arranger - David Foster, Composer - David Foster, Keyboards - David Foster, Lyricist - Delores Bing, Cello - Don Myrick, Alto Saxophone - Don Myrick, Baritone Saxophone - Don Myrick, Tenor Saxophone - Dorothy Jeanne Ashby, Harp - Earth, Wind & Fire, Performer - Eddie Del Barrio, Keyboards - Fred White, Drums - Garnett Brown, Trombone - George Bohanon, Trombone - George Massenburg, Engineer - George Massenburg, Re-Mixer - Gina Kronstadt, Violin - Haim Shtrum, Violin - Harris Goldman, Violin - Henry Ferber, Violin - Henry Roth, Violin - Herman Riley, Saxophone - Ilkka Talvi, Violin - Jack Gootkin, Violin - Jacqueline Lustgarten, Cello - James Ross, Viola - Jan Kelley, Cello - Jerome Reisler, Violin - Jerome Richardson, Saxophone - Jerome Webster, Violin - Jerry Hey, Arranger - Jerry Hey, Trumpet - Joe Gastwirt, Mastering Engineer - John Walz, Cello - Johnny Graham, Guitar - Joseph Goodman, Violin - Joseph Livoti, Violin - Jr. Elmer Brown, Trumpet - Jr. Fred Jackson, Saxophone - Judith Talvi, Violin - Kevan Torfeh, Cello - Larry Corbett, Cello - Larry Dunn, Piano - Laurie Woods, Viola - Leeana Sherman, Violin - Linda Lipsett, Viola - Louis Satterfield, Trombone - Marcy Dicterow, Violin - Marilyn Baker, Viola - Marilyn Robinson, French Horn - Marlo Henderson, Guitar - Maurice Spears, Trombone - Maurice White, Background Vocal - Maurice White, Composer - Maurice White, Drums - Maurice White, Lyricist - Maurice White, Producer - Maurice White, Vocal - Michael Harris, Trumpet - Miguel Martinez, Cello - Oscar Brashear, Trumpet - Pamela Gates, Violin - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Pavel Farkas, Violin - Philip Bailey, Background Vocal - Philip Bailey, Congas - Philip Bailey, Percussion - Philip Bailey, Vocal - Rahmlee Michael Davis, Trumpet - Ralph Johnson, Percussion - Richard Lepore, Timpani - Richard Perissi, French Horn - Rollice Dale, Viola - Ronald Clark, Violin - Rosmen Torfeh, Violin - Ross Pallone, Assistant Engineer - Sheldon Sanov, Violin - Sherman Bryana, Violin - Sidney Muldrow, French Horn - Steve Madaio, Trumpet - Steven Lukather, Guitar - Tom Perry, Engineer - Verdine White, Bass - Virginia Majewski, Viola - William Henderson, Violin - William Reichenbach, Trombone
(P) 1979 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Before beginning his prestigious career, the godfather of Soul, the creator of Funk, the "hardest working man in show business" listened to a lot of Gospel and Rhythm-and-Blues. He developed these genres to create his own style which has inspired thousands of other musicians. Make the journey through his influences, his own work, and that of his successors.
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