JAM FANS FORUM LIST: 20 Top Funk-Rock Songs of All Time

From the Jam Fans Forum 10 episode, here are the 5 Top Funk-Rock Songs of All Time picks (in alphabetical order by artist) from host Scott “DR GX” Goldfine; funk crusader, educator and host of the Uncut Funk radio show, Phil Colley; Forum first-timer radio personality, music historian, TV One Unsung contributor, author and actor, Marcus Chapman; and Forum newcomer veteran Uncle Jam’s Army alumni and co-host of the Funkin’ Around podcast, along with P T F I, Anthony Bryant, a.k.a. Dav Id K-OS.

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Alice in My Fantasies (1974) – Funkadelic
Alligator Woman (1982) – CameoBambi (1979) – Prince
Burning Up (1978) – Mutiny
The Changing Times (1981) – Earth, Wind and Fire
Climbin’ Up the Ladder (1977) – Isley Brothers
Earthquake (1977) – Graham Central Station
Give You All the Love (Inside of Me) (1976) – Mother’s Finest
I Wanna Know If It’s Good To You (1970) – Funkadelic
I Want You (1978) – Cameo
I’m Yours (1978) – Prince
What the Hell (1974) – Ohio Players
Never Ever (2008) – Drugs
Night of the Thumpasurus Peoples Live (1977) – Parliament
Power of Soul (1970) – Jimi Hendrix
Re-Ignition (1986) – Bad Brains
Sing a Simple Song (1969) – Sly and the Family Stone
Skillet (1990) – The Time
Vitamin C (1972) – Can
Volcano Rupture (1978) – Slave

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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.