Shout Factory's single disc The Best of the Funk Years compiles a solid
cross-section of the tracks blues icon Johnny "Guitar" Watson recorded
for the DJM label from 1970 to 1981. A hugely influential artist who got
his start rockin' out in the '50s with such blues crossover classics as
"Too Tired" and "Hot Little Mama," Watson reimagined himself in the '70s
as a blues pimp extraordinaire replete with a groovy Afro and
three-piece suits. But it wasn't just his look that changed; a
multi-instrumentalist/vocalist, Watson also created his own unique brand
of funk that mixed together jazz, blues, soul, disco, and R&B. Such tracks
included here -- "Ain't That a Bitch" and "Funk Beyond the Call of Duty"
even prefigure work by funk iconoclast Prince. Similarly innovative, Watson's
1980 rap track "Telephone Bill" was ahead of its time. While the double-disc
Funk Anthology is a more in-depth representation of Watson's '70s work,
The Best of the Funk Years is a superb introduction to this part of his career.

Johnny Guitar Watson - The Hits - Best of the Funk Years

01-johnny_guitar_watson-i_need_it.mp3
02-johnny_guitar_watson-aint_that_a_bitch.mp3
03-johnny_guitar_watson-superman_lover.mp3
04-johnny_guitar_watson-funk_beyond_the_call_of_duty.mp3
05-johnny_guitar_watson-i_want_to_ta-ta_you_baby.mp3
06-johnny_guitar_watson-what_the_hell_is_this.mp3
07-johnny_guitar_watson-a_real_mother_for_ya.mp3
08-johnny_guitar_watson-love_jones.mp3
09-johnny_guitar_watson-miss_frisco_(queen_of_the_disco).mp3
10-johnny_guitar_watson-telephone_bill.mp3
11-johnny_guitar_watson-gangster_of_love.mp3

@vbr