No one answered you, so I will. The Meters are regarded as the first funk band ever.

Art Neville-Keys,vox
Leo Nocentelli-Gitar
George Porter Jr-bass
Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste-drums
Cyril Neville-percussion and vox

They were (are) from New Orleans, and set off the great Neville careers. I saw George Porter Jr at Bonnaroo in 2008. It was a treat.

They are most famous for an instrumental- Cissy Strut
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maysa leak, the bottle, great cover version, of the gill scott heron classic, this is a biggie on the modern/northen soul scene....

dc fontana, the contessa, very hip british mod funk/soul/physc/, this is their latest single, a real funky groover,




dc fontana, seven days is to long, a very nice slowed down version...


dc fontana, a little bit hurt, more great soul from this out standing outfit....

Yeah, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are the real deal. Saw them in DC. That's what a soul band sounds like. And don't forget Tower of Power. Still together after 42 years.

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2005

the hawk featuring little hannah collins, don,t judge a book by it's cover, oh! my gawd, modern soul shouldn't sound this good..

alan hawkshaw, beat boutique, live at the jazz cafe london, it's the full K.P.M. all star line up, 60t's musicians plying their trade some 40 years from their heyday' and still sounding fresh and vibrant..

thee attacks, on the move, ****ing brilliant mod band, with a touch of garage/soul/r&b/, they've been together for 2 years, big things expected from these boys, they are from the same land as the prince of denmark,(brian laudrup)..




thee attacks, please tell me baby/shake shake, more great garage/r&b, from the 4 piece danish out fit..

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings have a new album coming out April,6 called "I Learned The Hard Way".

love her great voice and a great label she's with Daptone, they've a podcast download site called daptone jukebox, worth the visit..