The Funk Brothers were the foundation for Mr Berry Gordy's Motown sound and deserve a mention in all articles about that magical musical period. Benny Benjamin was one of the most soulful drummers that ever lived, and the same could be said about James Jamerson the bass player.

Media fOOL - Mr James Brown is an icon to many in my generation despite his shortcomings. I am aware of Mr Brown's abandoment and poverty as a child in the 1930s and 1940s in Georgia and South Carolina. JB's contribution to American music and culture outweighs all the crimes and bad judgment he displayed in life. I am ...more