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John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) [2] is an American guitarist and composer. His music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. [1] He first came to mainstream attention as part of the band of Miles Davis; he has toured and recorded with many prominent jazz artists including saxophonists Eddie Harris, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, and Joe Lovano ...
Joseph Lucian Messina (December 13, 1928 – April 4, 2022) was an American guitarist. Dubbed the "white brother with soul", he was one of the most prolific guitarists in Motown Records' in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. [1]
Chanking is a guitar performance technique in funk music that involves both "choking" the guitar neck and strumming the strings percussively to create a distinctive-sounding riff commonly associated with the genre. [1] The technique was popularized by the music of James Brown, later spreading to other genres and performers.
Lettuce is an American funk band originating from Boston, Massachusetts in 1992. Its members are guitarist Adam "Shmeeans" Smirnoff, Nigel Hall (keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, vocals), Adam Deitch (drums/percussion), Erick "Jesus" Coomes (bass), Ryan Zoidis (saxophone) and Eric "Benny" Bloom (trumpet).
Robert White (November 19, 1936 – October 27, 1994) [1] was an American soul musician and a guitarist for Motown's in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. [2] Born in the small town of Billmeyer, Pennsylvania, [3] [4] he received music lessons from his uncle. He toured with The Moonglows and played bass prior to making Detroit his home in 1960.
Tropea began guitar studies at the age of 12. His musical education continued at Berklee College of Music [3] in Boston, where he studied jazz guitar, harmony, musical composition, and big band arranging. After arriving in Boston, Tropea began playing jazz and R&B with local bands, including The Three Degrees.
Since the late 1950s, Parliament-Funkadelic and the associated P-Funk musical collective, often referred to as the "Funk Mob," have included a large number of musicians and singers. While some of their contributions have gone uncredited, the following individuals and bands contributed to various P-Funk projects ; most of them have been credited ...
Johnson began playing guitar when he was 15, honing his chops in local rock bands such as Treacherous Funk, Pilot, and Dealer, throughout his teens and early twenties. On the recommendation of fellow Musician, Robbie Muskeyvalley (of the band "Midnight Express", he moved in 1981 to Minneapolis, Minnesota , where he met Morris Day and played ...