November 12, 2023Scott Goldfine

FUNKNSTUFF Special: DR GX’s 12 All-Time Greatest Funk Tracks, Round 4

Scott “DR GX” Goldfine — longtime disc jockey, music journalist, author of Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk and host of the TRUTH IN RHYTHM show — shares his picks and inside stories for Round 4 of the top 12 funk tracks of all time! This fourth in a series of funk music specials premiered on Modern Retro Radio in May 2022. See Round 1 here: https://youtu.be/DZNxUmXTsp8 and Round 2 here https://youtu.be/th2MbCMRO7w and Round 3 here https://youtu.be/N6NmLQvWjNA.

The playlist about to unfold is sequenced chronologically and spans from 1974 to 1991. Only one song per artist was permitted, and none could be repeated from previous rounds. A new twist is for the first time allowing some album-only picks rather than just focusing on charted singles. Along similar lines, in some cases, where an act has multiple tunes that are neck-and-neck in terms of funk supremacy, the pick I leans toward the lesser-played, less familiar option. So let the vibes flow through as the good DR GX funks you right on up!

This channel does not own copyrights to any of this music, which is presented here as education and tribute with no monetary gain. Gratitude and all respect to the music’s creators.

Scott Goldfine

As a fervid lifelong music & film enthusiast / student, I grew up in and around the Los Angeles entertainment industry. I have worked and held many positions in various media realms, since 1998 serving as Editor-in-Chief and now Associate Publisher for Security Sales & Integration, a trade publication serving the electronic security industry. I love several genres of music & film. The former includes funk (Parliament-Funkadelic, Prince, Ohio Players, etc.); blues (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales, etc.); rock (Jack White, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Young, etc.); hard rock (AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, etc.); jazz (Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Crusaders, etc.); R&B (Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Gil Scott-Heron, etc.); and more. I was a club disc jockey and ran a mobile DJ company (Musical Moods) for more than 15 years, which is where the name Dr. GX originates (Doctor Good Times). Fave film genres include horror (Dawn of the Dead, Evil Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc.); science fiction (Aliens, Terminator, 2001, etc.); action (Warriors, Road Warrior, Die Hard); westerns (Outlaw Josey Wales, Showdown at OK Corral; Wild Bunch, etc.); suspense (Jaws, Inception, Silence of the Lambs, etc.); drama (Apocalypse Now, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, etc.); and comedies (Life of Brian, Superbad, Ruthless People, etc.). I have attended many hundreds of concerts and movies (in theaters or screenings). I may as well also throw in a few favorite TV shows to give an even broader taste of my sensibilities. A handful would be Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Lost, Justified, Fargo, Seinfeld, Sopranos, South Park, Brooklyn Nine Nine, Key & Peele, Monty Python, Inside Amy Schumer, Louie, Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Last Man on Earth, Bob Newhart Show, All in the Family and The Office. Fave authors are Stephen King, Clive Barker and Michael Crichton. I am also a big sports fan and lifelong supporter of the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) and Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB). Also enjoy my family of course, electronics/computers/AV gear, and animals, nature and outdoor activities. Graduate of Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica College and California State University Northridge (Radio-TV-Film, Psychology minor). Also studied at UCLA for kinesiology/psychology and earned post-grad Certificate in Accounting from Santa Monica College. Present main occupation is as Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Security Sales & Integration (SSI), which I joined in 1998. I am responsible for overseeing all editorial content in print. online, electronic, in-person and any other media or products for the electronic security industry's leading business-to-business trade publication. SSI is part of Framingham, Mass.-based Emerald Expositions.