Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History Make It Funky (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, Music

Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History

Make It Funky (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, Music

In the seventies, James Brown's musical innovations earned him the sobriquet of the godfather of funk. This episode remembers the revolution he instigated, plus the work of other funk figureheads such as Sly and the Family Stone, Bootsy ...See moreIn the seventies, James Brown's musical innovations earned him the sobriquet of the godfather of funk. This episode remembers the revolution he instigated, plus the work of other funk figureheads such as Sly and the Family Stone, Bootsy Collins and George Clinton. Written by BBC See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Sean Barrett Self / Narrator UK Self / Narrator UK See fewer	Labyrinth (1986)
James Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
George Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017)
Bootsy Collins Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Undercover Brother (2002)
Betty Davis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
Funkadelic Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Friday Night Lights (2004)
Chaka Khan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Curtis Mayfield Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Armageddon (1998)
Sly and the Family Stone Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	Stealth (2005)