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Trouble Funk
Trouble Funk is an American R&B and funk band from Washington, D.C. The group helped to popularize funk and the subgenre go-go in the Washington metropolitan area. Among the band's well-known songs are the go-go anthem "Hey, Fellas". They released several studio albums including ''Drop the Bomb'', ''In Times of Trouble'', ''Live'', and ''Trouble Over Here Trouble Over There'' (UK No. 54), and two live albums, ''Trouble Funk: Straight Up Go-Go Style'' and ''Saturday Night Live''. In 1982, they released a single "So Early in the Morning" on D.E.T.T Records, later reissued on diverse labels as 2.13.61 and Tuff City. Trouble Funk sometimes shared the stage with hardcore punk bands of the day such as Minor Threat and the Big Boys. Trouble Funk's song "Pump Me Up" was sampled by many other artists, including Dimples D.'s one-hit wonder " Sucker DJ", which went to No. 1 in Australia, Public Enemy's "Fight the Power", Kurtis Blow's song "If I Ruled the World" and M.A.R.R.S.'s song " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington D
Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough ** Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Washington, Wisconsin (other) * Fort Washington (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music'', which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.''The Times'', ''The Knowledge'', Christmas edition, 22 December 2007- 4 January 2008. It was described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". History of the encyclopedia Larkin believed that rock music and popular music were at least as significant historically as classical music, and as such, should be given definitive treatment and properly documented. ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is the result. In 1989, Larkin sold his half of the publishing company Scorpion Books to finance his ambition to publish an encyclopedia of popular music. Aided by a team of initially 70 contributors, he set about compiling the data in a pre-internet age, "relying instead on information gleaned from music magazines, individual expertise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sampling (music)
In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording. Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech, sounds or entire bars of music, and may be layered, equalized, sped up or slowed down, repitched, looped, or otherwise manipulated. They are usually integrated using hardware ( samplers) or software such as digital audio workstations. A process similar to sampling originated in the 1940s with '' musique concrète'', experimental music created by splicing and looping tape. The mid-20th century saw the introduction of keyboard instruments that played sounds recorded on tape, such as the Mellotron. The term ''sampling'' was coined in the late 1970s by the creators of the Fairlight CMI, a synthesizer with the ability to record and play back short sounds. As technology improved, cheaper standalone samplers with more memory emerged, such as the E-mu Emulator, Akai S950 and Akai MPC. Sampling is a foundation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Boys
Big Boys were an American pioneering punk rock band who are credited with having helped to create and introduce skate punk as a new style of music, which became popular in the 1980s. They also were famous for bringing elements of funk into their hardcore punk style. History Formation Formed in 1977 in Austin, Texas, United States, the original band members were Randy "Biscuit" Turner on vocals, Tim Kerr on guitar and Chris Gates on bass. The key members of the band were childhood friends for a decade before the band was started.Al Kowalewski and Holly Duval Cornell, "Big Boys," ''Flipside,'' whole no 32 (August 1982), pg. 12. Over the years the group played with five drummers in all; Steve Collier, Greg Murray, Fred Schultz, Rey Washam and Kevin Tubb who played only one show (the band's first) because Collier was sick. The hardcore punk style, a development from the earlier punk sound, arose spontaneously in various cities, but in Austin it was represented by MDC, Big Boys, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson. MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist Brian Baker and guitarist Lyle Preslar to form Minor Threat. They added a fifth member, Steve Hansgen, in 1982, playing bass, while Baker switched to second guitar. The band was relatively short-lived, disbanding after only three years together, but had a strong influence on the punk scene, both stylistically and in establishing a " do it yourself" ethic for music distribution and concert promotion. Minor Threat's song " Straight Edge" became the eventual basis of the straight edge movement, which emphasized a lifestyle without alcohol or other drugs, or promiscuous sex. AllMusic described Minor Threat's music as "iconic" and noted that their groundbreaking music "has held up better than hat ofmost of their contemporaries." Along with the fellow Washington, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore Punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Punk rock in California, Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still predominant History of the hippie movement, hippie cultural climate of the time. It was also inspired by Washington D.C. and New York City, New York punk rock and early proto-punk. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established music industry and "anything similar to the characteristics of Rock music, mainstream rock" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics." Hardcore sprouted underground scenes across the United States in the early 1980s, particularly in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. hardcore, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuff City Records
Tuff City Records is a New York-based record label founded by journalist Aaron Fuchs in 1981.Verna, Paul (1994)Tuff City Records Moves Forward and Looks Back" ''Billboard'', July 16, 1994, retrieved 2010-08-29 Initially concentrating on hip hop music, the label's roster expanded to include doo-wop, dancehall, and hip hop-jazz fusion, and releases included reissues of music from as far back as the 1940s. History Aaron Fuchs was a journalist with ''Cash Box'', and Tuff City was one of the earliest hip hop labels, with Fuchs quitting his job as a journalist to run the label. After the label's first two releases, a distribution deal was signed with CBS Associated Records, although Tuff City severed the link after only a year. The label pioneered the release of albums of break beats—the building blocks for others to use in their recordings. Fuchs also bought the rights to earlier recordings that were sampled by others, bringing money into the label via licensing costs.Aswell, Tom (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saturday Night Live (album)
''Saturday Night Live'' (also titled as ''Saturday Night Live! from Washington, D.C.'') is a live album released in 1983 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. Track listing ;Side A #"A-Groove" – 1:52 #"That's What We're Talking About" – 6:07 #"Take It to the Bridge"– 1:15 #"Grip It" – 5:51 ;Side B #"Double Trouble" – 0:56 #"4th Gear" – 2:17 #"Give Me a Quick One" – 3:43 #"Sleep On It" – 9:00 Personnel * Chester "T-Bone" Davis – lead guitar * Tony Fisher – lead vocals, bass guitar * Emmett Nixon – drums * James Avery – keyboards * Robert Reed – keyboards * Mack Carey – percussion, congas * Timothy David – percussion, congas * David Rudd – saxophone * Gerald Reed – trombone * Taylor Reed – trombone, trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble Over Here
''Trouble Over Here'' (also titled ''Trouble Over Here, Trouble Over There'') is a studio album by American go-go band Trouble Funk, released in 1987 by Island Records. Track listing Personnel * Chester "T-Bone" Davis – lead guitar * Tony Fisher – lead vocals, bass guitar * Bootsy Collins – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, keyboard * Emmett Nixon – drums * James Avery – keyboards * Robert Reed – keyboards * Mack Carey – percussion, congas * Timothy David – percussion, congas * David Rudd – saxophone * Gerald Reed – trombone * Taylor Reed – trombone, trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ... References External links ''Trouble Over Here, Trouble Over There''at Discogs.com {{Authority control 1987 albums Trouble Funk albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live (Trouble Funk Album)
''Live'' (also titled as ''Straight Up Funk Go Go Style'') is a live album recorded and released in 1981 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. This was the group's debut album, and consist of four approximately 15-minute jam sessions. The album was remastered and reissued in 1996. Track listing #"Part A" – 14:02 #"Part B" – 13:42 #"Part C" – 14:56 #"Part D" – 15:14 Personnel * Chester "T-Bone" Davis – electric guitar * Tony Fisher – lead vocals, bass guitar * Emmett Nixon – drums * James Avery – keyboards * Robert Reed – keyboards * Mack Carey – percussions, congas * Timothy David – percussions, congas * David Rudd – saxophone * Gerald Reed – trombone * Taylor Reed – trombone, trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Times Of Trouble
''In Times of Trouble'' is a studio album released in 1983 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. Track listing ;Side A #"Spintime" – 4:50 #"In Times of Trouble" – 5:23 #"Share Your Love" – 5:07 #"Good Times" – 4:29 ;Side B #"Say What" – 5:21 #"Freaky Situation" – 4:08 #"Funk N Roll" – 4:09 #"Good Times" – 4:29 Personnel * Robert "Dyke" Reed – electric guitar, keyboards, vocals * Tony Fisher – lead vocals, bass guitar * James Avery – keyboards, vocals * Taylor Reed – trumpet, vocals * Timothy "T-Bone" David – percussions, vocals * MacCarey – drums, percussions * Alonzo Robinson – percussions, vocals * Dave Rudd – saxophone, vocal * Dean Harris – trumpet, vocals * Chester Davis – electric guitar References External links ''In Times of Trouble''at Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drop The Bomb
''Drop the Bomb'' is a studio album released in 1982 by the Washington, D.C.-based go-go band Trouble Funk. The album included the songs "Drop the Bomb" and "Pump Me Up" which have been sampled numerous times by many hip hop artists. Track listing Personnel * Chester "T-Bone" Davis — electric guitar * Tony Fisher — lead vocals, bass guitar * Emmett Nixon — drums * James Avery — keyboards * Robert Reed — keyboards * Mack Carey — percussion, congas * Timothy "T-Bone" David – percussion, vocals * David Rudd — saxophone * Gerald Reed — trombone * Taylor Reed — trombone, trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ... References External links * ''Drop the Bomb''at Discogs.com {{Authority control 1982 albums Trouble Funk albums Sugar Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
