🎸 Funky Friday Ep. 20 – Slap the Bass!

Airing Friday, June 20, 2025 | 9–10AM PT

📻 Listen Live on KDOG Radio

By Noah McDonough

Slap the bass!

💥 20 Episodes. One Groove.

This week, Funky Friday hits a major milestone—Episode 20, landing on June 20th—and we’re celebrating the only way we know how: by turning up the bass. Slap the Bass will be a 60-minute ride through the deepest pockets, the tightest slaps, and the boldest basslines in funk history. This episode honors the unsung heroes of the rhythm section—the bass players who don’t just hold down the groove, they lead it.

🎙️ Bassists Who Will Bring the Heat:

• Anthony Jackson (The O’Jays – For the Love of Money)

• Larry Graham (Graham Central Station – Hair)

• Rustee Allen (Sly & The Family Stone – If You Want Me to Stay)

• Louis Johnson (The Brothers Johnson – Get the Funk Out Ma Face)

• Bootsy Collins (Parliament – Give Up the Funk)

• Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire – Shining Star)

• Stanley Clarke (School Days)

• Joe Hall (The Blackbyrds – Rock Creek Park)

• Meshell Ndegeocello (If That’s Your Boyfriend)

• Victor Wooten (U Can’t Hold No Groove)

• Jerry Preston (Maceo Parker – Shake Everything You’ve Got)

  
  

📡 What to Expect

You’ll hear the evolution of the bassline as a voice—from the precision of Anthony Jackson, to the thunder-slap of Larry Graham, to the melodic mastery of Meshell and Wooten.

And of course, it all airs under the banner:

“This is Funky Friday—putting the OG in KDOG Radio.”

🖤 Thank You for 20

Funky Friday started with a simple idea: give funk a dedicated space on today’s radio dial. Now, 20 episodes in, it’s grown into a community of groove lovers, a celebration of creative rebellion, and a love letter to the artists who keep the funk alive. Whether you’ve been here since Episode 1 or you’re just jumping on the mothership, this one’s for you.

🎧 Funky Friday Ep. 20 – Slap the Bass

📅 Friday, June 20🕘 9–10AM PT

📻 Stream it live on KDOG Radio here

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