Genres: Soul, Funk, Brown-Eyed Soul, Latin Rock Active: 70's Formed: 1969 in Long Beach, CA
Santana, Little Walter, Allen Toussaint, Jack McDuff, Booker T. Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Burdon, T-Bone Walker, Rufus Thomas, The Temptations, Curtis Mayfield, Lee Dorsey, James Brown, Junior Wells, Stevie Wonder The J.B.'s, Slave, Charles Wright, The Ohio Players, Eric Burdon, Kool & the Gang, Black Sugar, Mandrill, Jimi Hendrix, Earth, Wind & Fire, Cameo, Tierra, Maze, Bloodstone, George Clinton, El Chicano, Sly & the Family Stone, Redbone, Parliament The Black Crowes, L.T.D., Mellow Man Ace, Poor Righteous Teachers, Kid Frost, Moma Stud, Felix Cabrera, B-Side Players, Eric Lindell, Rhythm Junks, DAG, Money Mark, Commodores, Suicidal Tendencies, Mississippi Cactus, Trouble Funk, Ice-T, Aesop Rock, Entrain |  |
One of the most popular funk groups of the '70s, War were also one of the most eclectic, freely melding soul, Latin, jazz, blues, reggae, and rock influences into an effortlessly funky whole. Although War's lyrics were sometimes political in nature (in keeping with their racially integrated lineup), their music almost always had a sunny, laid-back vibe emblematic of their Southern California roots. War kept the groove loose, and they were given over to extended jamming -- in fact, many of their studio songs were edited together out of longer improvisations.
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Release: November 25, 2008
Label: Rhino
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Release: October 14, 2008
Label: Avenue (Rhino)
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