For those looking to find a crash course in "the funk" -- a quick introduction to the fusion of R&B, soul, jazz, blues, good old rock & roll, and all-out outrageousness that creates the ultimate good groove -- you can't ...

With an earlier, very similar Rhino anthology now out of print, Casablanca's 14-track The Best of Village People stands as the clear-cut choice for disco and camp fanatics who want a detailed portrait of the group's career. This collection includes ...

1960s soul music wasn't just Motown, earnest gospel-filled ballads, and dancefloor rabble-rousers. There were also quite a few soul performers who treated the music as fun, first and foremost, taking a somewhat looser and goofier approach than the stars that ...

Track Listing: ABA-Daba-Do Dance; Itchy Koio; Shoot'em-Up Twist, The; Do the Dive; Egyptian Shumbia; James Brown, The; Stomp, The; Wobble Wobble; Snacky Poo, Pt. 1; Bad Baboon; Slosh, The; Weasel, The; Switch, The; Brain, The; Waddle, The; Kosher Twist; (Pass) ...

A key figure in the development of funk, Maceo Parker lent his incendiary sax to James Brown's JB's during their late-'60s peak and later joined George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic ensemble. Parker is one of the best-known backing musicians in pop history. ...

Principally recorded at Dan's House Of Love, New York, New York in September 1999; Paisley Park Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes liner notes by Maceo Parker. While James Brown spent most of the '80s and '90s dealing with the law, former JB ...

After years of exploring dance and electronic music, Paul Hardcastle moved to contemporary jazz fusion with his 1993 album, Jazzmasters I. Recorded in late 1990 and early 1991, the album features Hardcastle on the majority of the instruments -- everything ...

Directors: Derrick Milan; Elder Victor Beauchamp. Unknown Contributor Roles: René Belin; Jerry Davis; April Appling. Arrangers: Elder Victor Beauchamp; Kevan Peabody; Wanda Nero Butler. Personnel: Elder Victor Beauchamp (acoustic guitar); Curtis Pearson (harp, strings, horns, piano); Brian "B-Love" Watkins (piano, organ); Tony Lucas ...

Track Listing: Something About God'S Grace; God Is Real; He Will Provide; I'm Free; The Lord'S Prayer; When The Lord Delivers Me; I Know A Great Savior; If You Ever Needed The Lord;

Directors: Shari Watson; Charles Curry. Personnel: Rudolph Stanfield (piano, organ, keyboards); Charlene Bell (vocals); Shari Watson (alto); Charles Curry, Edward Murry, Rev. Kenneth Wells (tenor); Michael Wright (guitar); David Berry, Eddie Moore (organ); Keith Burns (drums). Recording information: United Temple Church Of ...

Recording information: Messiah Baptist Church, Detroit, MI. Photographer: Joe Sopkowicz. Personnel: Darius Twyman (vocals); Joyce Williams (alto); James Reynolds , Robert Mitchell (tenor); Michael Mindingall (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Derrick Milan; Donald Lawrence ; David Spradley.

Track Listing: Our God Is an Awesome God; Let Everything That Hath Breath; Holy, Holy, Holy; Take My Life and Let It Be; Hallelujah Anyhow; God Will Make a Way; God Will Make a Way; He Will Answer Prayer; If ...

Track Listing: It's Amazing; Blessed Be the Name; Blessed Be the Name; I'm a Pilgrim; Jesus Is Looking Out For Me; Just Jesus; I Need Jesus; I Trust in God; I Love the Lord; When Praises Go Up; God Is Already Here;

Track Listing: Power Love; So Glad He Did It; Psalms 91; I Love to Pray From the Gospel Play "Granny's Place"; Peace Be Still; What Kind of Love Is This; Come to Me; Praise; I Dare You to Love; I'm ...

Directors: Derrick Milan; Darryl Houston. Personnel: Wanda Nero Butler (strings, horns, vibraphone, tambourine); Darryl Houston (strings, horns, organ); Brian "B-Love" Watkins (piano, keyboards); Larry Tucker, Kamaron Jarmon (drums); Zarak Butler (congas, cowbells, timpani).

Photographer: Ameen Howrani. Arrangers: Andre Woods; Rickey Payton. Personnel: Andre Woods (electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Sharon Adams, Vanessa Ellison (vocals); Marvin Williams (guitar); Leroy Hyter (saxophone); Rev. Gregory Troy (organ). Recording information: Pac 3 Studios, Detroit, MI.

& The Gospel Symphonic Choir. Gospel Symphonic Choir Personnel: Jo Ann Kelly (soprano); Glenn Williams, Glenn Ellis, Frank Jackson (tenor); Wilbert Williams (bass voice); Wayne Evans (organ); Jeffrey LaValley, Ken Wallace (keyboards). Audio Mixer: Jim Doiron. Recording information: Third Baptist Church, St. Louis, MO. Arranger: ...

/Peter's Rock Mass Choir. With Peter's Rock Mass Choir Personnel: Marcus Devine (vocals, keyboards); Pamela Taylor, Vontrese Ellis, Vicki Vaughn, Stephen Vaughn, Wanda Nero Butler (vocals); Cassandra Thomas (soprano); Perry Walker, Robert Mitchell (tenor); Cordell Walton (guitar, keyboards); Brian "B-Love" Watkins (Clavinet, ...

Track Listing: Family Prayer; Already Blessed Me; Altar Call Medley; Just Praise Him; We Remember; Have A Little Talk With Jesus; You Ought To Praise Him; Jesus Medley; If I Never See You Again; Take It To God In Prayer;

Contains remixes of Information Society tracks by Rosetta Stone, Biokraft, Spahn Ranch, Leather Strip, Girl Eats Boy, The Electric Hellfire Club, Razed In Black, Astralasia, THC, and Love & Rockets. This double CD contains one CD of sounds and one of ...

Ice-T,Dead Or Alive,Gary Newma Information Society,Dead Of Al

Includes liner notes by Skip Heller. Track Listing: Steady Gettin' It; Octopus, The; Slippin' and Slidin'; Lowdown; I Am Coming Through; My Girl; Schotgun; Stop! In the Name of Love; Downtown; Eight Days a Week; King of the Road; If ...

Full performer name: Flossie Johnson & The Singing Sisters.

Track Listing: God Is Still in Charge; Change Is Gonna Come; It's Gonna Rain; Holding On; Jesus Will Meet You There; I Won't Complain; This Is My Story;