Since all the other genres are getting a workout, why not R&B/Soul? I'm much more of a Stax fan than Motown, but Motown had it's place. I also like the George Clinton universe of things, from Funkadelic to Parliament to some of his solo work. Finally, I like much of the robotic sythn-laden funk R&B of the 80's, from Prince to Chaka Khan (I really just know her 80's work) to Whitney Houston to Shannon to Klymaxx to Gap Band to Zapp/Roger - that is the music I grew up with more than any other. In honor of Duck Dunn, here's a little something folks would probably enjoy:
