whitness

The Godfather of Soul, The Crown King of Funk, The Hardest Working Man in Show Business, The most influencial artist of the 20th Century. Call him what you will. We have lost one of the greatest performers, entertainers and musical geniuses of our time. I saw him live only once. In 1983 at the Volunteer Jam at Municipal Auditorium. It was brilliant. My father used to book The Famous Flames fo his Frat Parties at Georgia Tech.

JB spent "Christmas in Heaven" as his song goes and he remains in that other funky dimension as I type this. Who knows what funky offspring will come from his reincarnation. He has already spread the funky mojo throughout the planet and now he's spreading it through the universe.

If you want to learn more about this legend, tune into 91.1 FM or WRVU.ORG Friday Night from 8-10PM. My man DFunk will be chronicling his career for two straight hours on the DFunk radio show.

Until then take a moment to check out these videos and see for yourself why he is the Godfather!

RIP JB

~Whitness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkGg3XkN80U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K3KbzjT6Sc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4re_DvIXB9o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs1HUbMCZKc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L6N5ciJ8DA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__eOCQrxnDM