Funky fun & a great Rose

June is kind of a rough month for my family. A lot of deaths seem to have happened during this period and we commemorate them in a number of ways. So, I think we need some “happy music” tonight. It’s all about funky fun. Part of the reason I like this type of music is funk and disco is heavily dependent on a solid bass line, and being a bassist, I love it and used to play it. Lots of classics and good stuff like Rocco Prestia with Tower of Power as well as his solo effort. What ever you do, if you like bass, don’t stop before you get to the selection with Larry Graham, the former bassist for Sly and the Family Stone and, in my opinion, the one who first introduced the music world to slap bass. So, get your groove on and dance!

Commodores:

Brick House: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5EmnQp3V48

Tower of Power:

What is Hip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQE5vwlRYHA

Soul with a capital S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpMW7WrUW4o

Rocco Prestia

I got the sauce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6AiweWuQTM

Squibb Cakes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPRHX9OZ3_w

Wild Cherry:

Play that funky music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe1ScoePqVA

Kool and the gang:

Celebration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M

Jungle Boogie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57oBC_WLsYA

Sister Sledge:

We are family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNAQ8LLptUo

Michael Jackson:

Black or white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2AitTPI5U0

Don’t stop till you get enough: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yURRmWtbTbo

Rock with you:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-Mrc2l1d0

Earth Wind, & Fire:

Boogie Wonderland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jLGa4X5H2c

September: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk

Shining Star: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl-WSmryfSY

Patty LaBelle:

Lady Marmalade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LWIP7SAjY

Taste of Honey:

Booogie Oogie Oogie:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGeKXD12sto

Peaches & Herb:

Shake your groove thing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP0rnElZXa0

Stevie Wonder:

Boogie on Reggae Woman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJCo2aCXAeA

Superstition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE

Part time lover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll6LLGePYwM

KC and the Sunshine Gang:

Boogie Shoes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux2WXNsqfe8

Shake, Shake, Shake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgZOYt5kH9Q

Get Down Tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7RRLC5slLo

Ohio Players:

Love Rollercoaster: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBkVV9xxCHE

Skin Tight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_M0k9ez_uI

Parliment Funkadelic:

Bring the funk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjKFCYzqq-A

Temptations:

Shakey Ground: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eET1ye8gYmo

Isley Brothers:

Fight the Power: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tLp3p4okmg

Larry Graham:

Dance to the music:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF9_7QB7X6A

The Jam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUUigifAnM

Pow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IuD6F3R5I

Moves like Jagger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgjcnzeIq2c

The funk/disco era was an unpretentious time, so let’s go with an unpretentious wine and a great one for summer. It’s Trader Joe’s Petite Reserve Napa Valley Rose ($7.00), a great wine for summer sipping. It has nice strawberry and rhubarb aromas that follow on the palate. Not too dry, not too sweet, but just right. Although I review some fancy wines, I’m not ashamed to say this is one of my summer favs. Grab a bottle or six and boogie oogie oogie til you just can’t boogie no more.

Cheers!