Funky Friday Radio Show – Episode 37: Funk In The House

Airdate: 10.17.25 - 9am Pacific Time on KDOG & 9pm Pacific Time on KCSM HD2

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Happy Funky Friday!

• Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters – “Funk Is in the House” (1998, New Orleans)

  • Personnel: Walter Washington – guitar/vocals | Jack Cruce – drums | Jack Joshua – bass | Wilbert Arnold – percussion | Rick Trebino – trumpet

  • Renegade Note: The title track that sets the scene — Wolfman’s swamp-funk swagger turns a Crescent City garage into a groove laboratory.

• Funky Destination – “Make It Fuzz” (2016, Croatia)

  • Personnel: Vladimir Golubic – production/mix | Goran Antonic – guitar | local session players – horns/percussion

  • Renegade Note: A harmonica snarl, a fuzz-pedal stomp, and that underground European grit — modern funk with dirty-garage attitude.

• The Bamboos – “Crooked Cop” (2006, Melbourne)

  • Personnel: Lance Ferguson – guitar | Kylie Auldist – vocals | Daniel Farrugia – drums | Yanni Burton – bass | Phil Naughton – trumpet

  • Renegade Note: A sly nod to street justice — tight, brassy, and cinematic. The funk’s parked out front with the engine running.

• Incredible Bongo Band – “Sing Sing Sing” (1973, Los Angeles)

  • Personnel: Michael Viner – producer | King Errisson – congas | Perry Botkin Jr. – arranger | Jerry Scheff – bass

  • Renegade Note: The breakbeat that built hip-hop meets the swing that built jazz — a time-travel jam session in 4/4 thunder.

• Maceo Parker – “Chicken” (1991, North Carolina)

  • Personnel: Maceo Parker – alto sax | Fred Wesley – trombone | Pee Wee Ellis – tenor sax | Rodney “Skinny” Smith – bass

  • enegade Note: The Godfather’s sideman steps out front — groove so greasy you could fry with it.

• Soulive – “Spanish Joint (Live)” (2004, New York)

  • Personnel: Eric Krasno – guitar | Neal Evans – keys | Alan Evans – drums

  • Renegade Note: An instrumental re-imagining of D’Angelo’s 2000 masterpiece. Recorded live, pure telepathy between three musicians.🕊️ In memory of D’Angelo (1974 – 2025), whose spirit rewired modern soul.

• The Budos Band – “Mierda de Toro” (2010, Staten Island)

  • Personnel: Jared Tankel – baritone sax | Thomas Brenneck – guitar | Daniel Foder – bass | Brian Profilio – drums

  • Renegade Note: Heavy horns, desert heat, and a wink of danger. Dedicated to Xochitl — the heartbeat of this house.

• Too Many Zooz – “Manzana Roja” (2020, New York City)

  • Personnel: Leo P. – baritone sax | Matt Doe – trumpet | David “King of Sludge” Parks – drums

  • Renegade Note: Subway-born brasshouse: Latin fire meets Brooklyn concrete. The kitchen just turned into a block party.

• Liquid Soul – “Jazz Machine” (1996, Chicago)

  • Personnel: Garrett Boden – tenor sax | Mars Williams – alto sax | Rick Barnes – guitar | Phil Gratteau – drums

  • Renegade Note: Acid-jazz circuitry and old-school heart — this machine runs on horn grease and downtown electricity.

• Curtis Mayfield – “Superfly” (1972, Chicago)

  • Personnel: Curtis Mayfield – vocals/guitar | Joseph “Lucky” Scott – bass | Henry Gibson – percussion

  • Renegade Note: Funk as commentary — a street opera about style and survival.

• Lettuce – “Blaze” (2019, Boston)

  • Personnel: Adam Deitch – drums | Eric Krasno – guitar | Ryan Zoidis – sax | Nigel Hall – keys | Jesus Coombs – bass

  • Renegade Note: Modern-era precision funk — tight, bright, and burning at the edges.

• Sly & The Family Stone – “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” (1970, San Francisco)

  • Personnel: Sly Stone – vocals/keys | Larry Graham – bass | Freddie Stone – guitar | Cynthia Robinson – trumpet | Jerry Martini – sax

  • Renegade Note: The ultimate house-closing anthem — gratitude with a slap-bass smile. Thank you for lettin’ us be ourselves.

  
  

  Why Funk in the House?

  Because funk has always been domestic — born in garages, cooked in kitchens, and danced into living rooms.Episode 37 celebrates the spaces where rhythm grows up, grows louder, and learns to breathe.From D’Angelo’s soul to Wolfman’s grit, from Curtis to Lettuce, every room in this house keeps time with the same heartbeat.

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Funk Facts

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Spanish Joint” – D’Angelo (2000)

Written with Raphael Saadiq, “Spanish Joint” fused bossa rhythm, neo-soul chords, and jazz sophistication into a single breath. It won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2002 Grammys. Soulive’s instrumental cover turns the song into a jam — proof that D’Angelo’s groove transcends words.

“Funk Is in the House” – Walter “Wolfman” Washington (1998)

A late-career classic that cemented Wolfman as New Orleans royalty. Recorded for Rounder’s Bullseye label, it mixed blues, soul, and horn-driven swagger in equal measure.

“Jazz Machine” – Liquid Soul (1996)

One of the defining tracks of Chicago’s acid-jazz wave — melding Miles-era fusion with street-level hip-hop attitude.

“Mierda de Toro” – The Budos Band (2010)

Spanish title, Staten Island attitude. A slow burn inspired by Morricone themes and 70s crime soundtracks, built on baritone horn power.