The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk

10:00 PM Pacific Time: Fridays

Two hours of the strongest, stankiest, uncut funk anywhere on the airwaves, hosted by Rickey Vincent.

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The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – January 31, 2014 at 10:00pm

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This 5 hour edition is largely taken up with the music of Quicksilver Messenger Service, one of my faves from the 60’s San Francisco music scene, and rarely emphasized among the pantheon of San Francisco groups of that day. So here they are, in all their glory, alternate versions, and outakes, but mostly in live … Continued

The History Of Funk

The History Of Funk – January 24, 2014 at 10:00pm

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After Izzy shows his mike’s neglected pan and asks for reminders to change it, we launch into another wide ranging look at the 60’s and, this time, more of it’s music. Includes descriptions of the ’64-’65 N.Y World’s Fair and its wishful hopes for the future, more from Murray Roman’s psychedelic comedy, San Francisco’s KSAN … Continued

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The History Of Funk – December 20, 2013 at 10:00pm

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As Christmas approaches, so does Paul Harvey at the North Pole covering Santa’s sleigh launch, with 60’s Christmas promos and ads for Christmas cigarettes. But not before we delve way into the Mad Genius Of Teen, Phil Spector, his music, and his notorious personal behavior in and out of the music biz, along with a … Continued

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The History Of Funk – December 13, 2013 at 10:00pm

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After an intruder (or was it?) hoax post on our website claiming The Weatherman had died, we follow up that bru-ha-ha with this show assuring you he is alive. There’s lots of new and old Weatherman here, as we celebrate the odd lovability of Weatherman performances on OTE over many years. 3 Hours.