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 | | Funk music was originated by African Americans, e.g., James Brown and his band members (especially Maceo and Melvin Parker), and groups like Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, or The Meters. |
 | | Interestingly, although probably unrelated, a 'Blue funk' was used by pre-war British schoolboys to describe the upset stomach and 'Bottom burps' that arise from a feeling of terror brought on by a looming examination or the threat of a caning, which may just tie in with the 'odour' theory mentioned above. |
 | | Another group who would define funk in the decade to come were The Isley Brothers whose funky 1969 #1 RandB hit, "It's Your Thing", signaled a breakthrough in African-American music bridging the gaps of the rock of Jimi Hendrix and the upbeat soul of Sly and the Family Stone and Mother's Finest. |
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