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Serendipity SOUL | Wednesday Open Thread

Happy HUMP day, Everybody! DANCE LITTLE SISTER

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Saturday Open Thread

Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade. Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop vocal group based at … Continue reading

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Friday Open Thread

Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade. Parliament was originally The Parliaments, a doo-wop vocal group based at … Continue reading

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Monday Open Thread

War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs “Low Rider“, “Spill the Wine“, “The Cisco Kid” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends?“. Formed in 1969, War was a musical … Continue reading

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Saturday Open Thread

The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. They are close Prince associates and arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him. The band was assembled under a clause in Prince’s contract with Warner Bros. … Continue reading

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Friday Open Thread

The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. They are close Prince associates and arguably the most successful artists who have worked with him. The band was assembled under a clause in Prince’s contract with Warner Bros. … Continue reading

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Monday Open Thread

All right ladies & gents, boys & girls, get out your bell bottoms, wedge shoes, your strawberry letters 22, because 3 Chics is gonna tear the roof off the mother …sucka and ring your bells this week with some fun … Continue reading

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Thursday Open Thread

Patti Labelle  (born Patricia Louise Holte; May 24, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She fronted two groups, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, which received minor success on the pop charts in the 1960s, and Labelle, which received acclaim … Continue reading

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