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The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

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Documentary   Music
📜 Overview: A documentary on funk and P-funk and the bands and artists that made it all happen: James Brown, Sly Stone, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Maurice White and his Earth Wind & Fire, Average White Band, Kool & The Gang and lots more. It tells the story of black American music and how it evolved from funk to more main stream to disco to hiphop to contemporary R 'n B and its impact on society. Music and live footage from the bands, interviews with artists and band members of Kool & The Gang, Earth Wind & Fire, George Clinton and lots more.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2014-12-05
⌚ Running Time: 60 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

George Clinton original image
George Clinton
Sly Stone original image
Sly Stone
James Brown original image
James Brown
Fred Wesley original image
Fred Wesley
Soweto Kinch original image
Narrator
Soweto Kinch
Larry Blackmon original image
Larry Blackmon

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