My mixtape madness continues. This one is sort of Funk oriented... with just one exception, for Etta James, who's always worth making an exception for.If you're just tuning in or haven't been reading the posts, this is from a large mixtape series aimed at creating a musical edumacation for a younger friend. They were originally created to fit onto cassettes. So many of these, including this one, try to hit highlights of a genre-- but without being overly restricted by notions of representing the canon or anything. I wanted to make sets of music that would be inspiring and maybe help begin an awesome collection.
So longtime music aficionados may find some of the sets overly obvious (Parliament, check. James Brown, check). But if you put this sucker on the stereo you'll still dance around.
Note: personally, I'm incredibly ignorant about anything R&B that happened after about 1975. Sorry. This installment and the next are purely 60s and early 70s... with an exception (there's always an exception) for Prince.
Next up: assorted R&B and soul smokers!
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