Music
February, 1994
Nelson GeorgeDuring The Years of funk's creative peak--1969 to 1976--the music never got the mainstream acceptance of its predecessors, soul and R&B, or its competitor, disco. That is not to suggest that funk generated no crossover hits. Sly & the Family Stone had many big singles. Kool and the Gang, the Ohio Players and Earth, Wind and Fire also enjoyed top-ten hits, though much of the best funk was consumed only within the black community. Now, with a full-scale Seventies revival underway and...
