Re: PBS Rock and Roll

zzx (llee@xmission.com)
Fri, 29 Sep 1995 02:10:56 -0600 (MDT)


it's suppose to be on again tonight 'round midnight... the history of
rock n' roll -- the funk years (Or somepin' like that). the r&b episode
is real good too... talks a lot about motown and a little bit here and
there about stax etc..

and about a lot of the 'essential' funk that didn't get any props in the
prograam, well, what did you expect? it's all big name and heavy hitters
(On the charts that is...) pbs isn't the source for complete chronology
of funk history... go figure. and if anyone saw the punk years, it's
equally slim on the goods of that era. has anyone seen better doc's on
funky music (besides the stolen moments) -- the real vintage 'doin' it to
death' funky shit i mean.

leon

post script: someone on the street called me 'g' a little while ago. i
don't think i've even been an original anything never-the-less a
gangsta. so be it i guess...

On Thu, 28 Sep 1995, Joe Spaeth wrote:

> Last night, one hour of the 10 hr series "rock and roll" was on early 70's
> funk. Did anyone catch it? They began with James Brown, then Sly and the
> Family Stone, and then spent about 30 minutes on Parlament-Funkadelic and a
> few minutes on disco. I was disappointed that some of the best funk of
> that era wasn't even mentioned. Overall, the show left me a little flat.
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