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The Fayetteville Funk Ensemble

Keep Fayetteville Funky

About Me

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/12/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/fayettevillefunk
Band Members: MATT.BROOKS-basses /DREW.PACKARD-guitars, percussion, keys /MIKE.'STINGRAY'.GARRETT-drums /NATHAN.MCLEOD-saxes, flute, keys /TAYLOR-hammond organ, nord synth, keys /
Influences: a few of the groups of people to whom we owe something for their fearless exploration of the medium, listed in no particular order: The Meters, Tower of Power, Beastie Boys, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, James Brown, Weather Report, Greyboy Allstars, Brand New Heavies, Kool and the Gang, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, AWB, Maceo, Tony Williams Lifetime, Chick Corea, Parliament, Stanley Clarke, The Headhunters, Isley Bros., Keith Jarrett, Grover Washington Jr., Cannonball Adderley, PeeWee Ellis, Brecker Bros., John Scofield, Jaco, MMW, the rubber band, Funkadelic, Traffic, Charlie Hunter, Wayne Shorter, Stanton Moore, The Brothers Johnson, Skerik, Mike Dillion, The Roots, Trane, Jimi Hendrix, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Fred Wesley, Parliament Funkadelic, Donald Byrd, Jack Dejohnette, the funk brothers, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, Sly and the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Bill Withers, Steely Dan, Van Morrison, The Band, Rebirth brass band, The Grateful Dead and a myriad of other souls to whom proper credit has not been given. Of course, we are constantly under the influence of an infinite amount of other stimuli, whether we like it or not.
Sounds Like: yo mama's fried chicken and yo daddy's '76 Eldorado
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None