First Sergeant Leonard Alfred Funk Jr. (August 27, 1916 – November 20, 1992) was a United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most decorated...
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Towle(KIA) Private First Class Charles N. Deglopper(KIA) First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk Jr. Private Joe Gandara(KIA) (issued 18 March 2014) Distinguished Service...
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awards were received by individuals. Medal of Honor:1 (First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr.) Distinguished Service Cross:14 Silver Star:111 Bronze Star:341...
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The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved...
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"Renegades of Funk" is a song written by Afrika Bambaataa, Arthur Baker, John Miller & John Robie and recorded by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force. Released...
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This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military...
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Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the "First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building". Pub. L. 117–281 (text) (PDF), H.R. 5794,...
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Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian songwriter, singer, poet, and novelist. Themes commonly explored throughout...
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Art Neville (category American funk keyboardists)
five decades. He was the founder of the funk band The Meters whose musical style set the tone of New Orleans funk, a co-founder of the rock-soul-jazz band...
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and the EP À Procura da Anitta Perfeita in November of the same year, Anitta confirmed that she was working on an entirely Brazilian funk album. At the...
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Parliament-Funkadelic (redirect from P-Funk)
(abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the funk bands Parliament...
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The Temptations (redirect from Glenn Leonard)
Damon Harris, Glenn Leonard, Ron Tyson, and Ali-Ollie Woodson, the last of whom was the lead singer on late-period hit "Treat Her Like a Lady" in 1984 and...
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The Meters (category American funk musical groups)
The Funky Meters) are an American funk band formed in 1965 in New Orleans by Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), George Porter Jr. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar)...
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Narration & Storytelling Recording. Anitta's Funk Generation is the first funk carioca album to be nominated for a Grammy. Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan...
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524. ISBN 9780743201698. Hua Hsu (July 2, 2018). "How George Clinton Jr Made Funk a World View". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 21, 2019. Gulla, Bob...
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Theory and Technique for Music Notation. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-0-7935-0847-1. Rimas, Juozas, Rimas Jr., Juozas. (2024). Agogics and Tempo Rubato...
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Keep On Truckin' (song) (category Songs written by Leonard Caston Jr.)
Change of Mind", was a cult favorite for club fans. With co-writers Anita Poree (1939–2018) and Leonard Caston Jr., Wilson created a song rivaling that...
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Bar-Kays (category American funk musical groups)
ISBN 1841953121. Retrieved March 19, 2012. Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk (illustrated ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 74. ISBN 0879306297. Retrieved March 19,...
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The P-Funk mythology is a group of recurring characters, themes, and ideas primarily contained in the output of George Clinton's bands Parliament and...
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Retrieved July 26, 2016. Dave Thompson (2001). Funk, Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion. Hal Leonard. pp. 164–169. ISBN 9780879306298. Retrieved...
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Press. ISBN 9781613749609 – via Google Books. Thompson, Dave (July 24, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306298 – via Google Books. v t e...
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Splashdown is a studio album by Philadelphia funk soul band, Breakwater. The album is most notable for containing the song "Release the Beast", which...
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James Jamerson (category American funk bass guitarists)
Juliet" (1964).(p12) There he became a member of a core of studio musicians who informally called themselves the Funk Brothers. This close-knit group of...
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John Robinson (drummer) (redirect from JR Robinson)
Grammy winning works. JR plays in many different styles. His first fame came with the funk band Rufus, and he recorded dance/funk hits with the Pointer...
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Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) is an American fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. In addition to being a recording artist...
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Leonard Bernstein (/ˈbɜːrnstaɪn/ BURN-styne; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music...
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| Biography & History". AllMusic. Thompson, Dave (May 14, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306298 – via Google Books. "Rick James"....
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"Get Tha Funk Out: The Mu-FX Tru-Tron 3X". Vintage Guitar. p. 146. Hunter, Dave (2004). Guitar Effects Pedals - the Practical Handbook. Hal Leonard. p. 42...
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Boogie Down (category Songs written by Leonard Caston Jr.)
"Boogie Down" is a 1973 song which was recorded by Eddie Kendricks for Motown Records' Tamla label. The song was co-written by Leonard Caston Jr., Anita Poree...
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Bill Summers and the funk band Con Funk Shun. Reid co-wrote one of Con Funk Shun's singles, "Body Lovers". A local musician gave Reid a production deal which...
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