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Bootsy!
Bootsy's speaking at the Rock Hall in February, for free!
MUSIC
Find the funk at Rock Hall festivities
Thursday, January 19, 2006
John Soeder
Plain Dealer Pop Music Critic
Get ready to get funky, Cleveland!
Funk will be the focus of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Black History Month celebration in February. Bootsy Collins of Parliament-Funkadelic, Chic's Nile Rodgers and the Ohio Players are among the musicians set to take part in the festivities.
Popularized by those artists and the likes of James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone, funk originated in the 1960s and became all the rage in the 1970s. Syncopated rhythms, rocket-powered bass riffs and chicken-scratch guitars characterized the groove-oriented music, widely sampled later by hip-hop acts.
"In funk, the groove comes to the front," says Warren Zanes, the Rock Hall's vice president of education. "At the heart of funk is this notion of a hook without melody. You can have a funk song without chord changes, which is true of hip-hop, too.
"One reason I want to look at funk is it helps us explore the origins of the hip-hop sound."
A schedule for the funk salute follows. Unless otherwise noted, events will be at the Rock Hall, 1 Key Plaza, Cleveland, and are free with a reservation, which can be made by calling 216-515-8426.
4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2
Portia Maultsby
Professor of ethnomusicology at Indiana University lectures on "One Nation Under a Groove: Black Nationalism and the Ideology of Funk" at Case Western Reserve University's Baker-Nord Center, Clark Hall 206, 11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8
Clyde Stubblefield and John "Jab'o" Starks
Influential drummers reminisce about their stints in James Brown's band.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15
Nile Rodgers
Chic co-founder and producer-to-the-stars (Madonna, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, etc.) discusses his career.
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Case Western Reserve University professor of English shares his funk-inspired poetry.
9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17
Chuck Brown
Veteran of the go-go scene in Washington, D.C., performs with his band, the Soul Searchers. Familiar Faces open. Tickets, $5, go on sale Friday at the Rock Hall and Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone, 216-241-5555 (Cleveland) or 330-945-9400 (Akron).
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22
Bootsy Collins
Bass-playing Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, inducted as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic, looks back on his funky life and times.
9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24
The Ohio Players
Famous funk-sters from Dayton perform. Tickets, $10, go on sale Friday at the Rock Hall and Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone, 216-241-5555 (Cleveland) or 330-945-9400 (Akron).
MUSIC
Find the funk at Rock Hall festivities
Thursday, January 19, 2006
John Soeder
Plain Dealer Pop Music Critic
Get ready to get funky, Cleveland!
Funk will be the focus of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Black History Month celebration in February. Bootsy Collins of Parliament-Funkadelic, Chic's Nile Rodgers and the Ohio Players are among the musicians set to take part in the festivities.
Popularized by those artists and the likes of James Brown and Sly & the Family Stone, funk originated in the 1960s and became all the rage in the 1970s. Syncopated rhythms, rocket-powered bass riffs and chicken-scratch guitars characterized the groove-oriented music, widely sampled later by hip-hop acts.
"In funk, the groove comes to the front," says Warren Zanes, the Rock Hall's vice president of education. "At the heart of funk is this notion of a hook without melody. You can have a funk song without chord changes, which is true of hip-hop, too.
"One reason I want to look at funk is it helps us explore the origins of the hip-hop sound."
A schedule for the funk salute follows. Unless otherwise noted, events will be at the Rock Hall, 1 Key Plaza, Cleveland, and are free with a reservation, which can be made by calling 216-515-8426.
4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2
Portia Maultsby
Professor of ethnomusicology at Indiana University lectures on "One Nation Under a Groove: Black Nationalism and the Ideology of Funk" at Case Western Reserve University's Baker-Nord Center, Clark Hall 206, 11130 Bellflower Road, Cleveland.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8
Clyde Stubblefield and John "Jab'o" Starks
Influential drummers reminisce about their stints in James Brown's band.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15
Nile Rodgers
Chic co-founder and producer-to-the-stars (Madonna, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, etc.) discusses his career.
7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Case Western Reserve University professor of English shares his funk-inspired poetry.
9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17
Chuck Brown
Veteran of the go-go scene in Washington, D.C., performs with his band, the Soul Searchers. Familiar Faces open. Tickets, $5, go on sale Friday at the Rock Hall and Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone, 216-241-5555 (Cleveland) or 330-945-9400 (Akron).
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22
Bootsy Collins
Bass-playing Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, inducted as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic, looks back on his funky life and times.
9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24
The Ohio Players
Famous funk-sters from Dayton perform. Tickets, $10, go on sale Friday at the Rock Hall and Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone, 216-241-5555 (Cleveland) or 330-945-9400 (Akron).
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They were a big part of my college days.