Who was funkier, James Brown or The Meters?

As a life-long James Brown fanatic, I'd recommend "Talking Loud and Saying Nothing" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXUa6VVqq4c Deep both in the sense that it is ... However, given that James Brown publicly endorsed Richard Nixon's presidential bid, perhaps we can consider this funky retraction song as "deep". read more

You have the father, the son and the Holy Ghost. James Brown is the father — George Clinton the son and Sly Stone the Holy Ghost. The Meters would be more akin to St. Peter. read more

Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown's development of a signature groove that emphasized the downbeat—with heavy emphasis on the first beat of every measure ("The One"), and the application of swung 16th notes and syncopation on all bass lines, drum patterns, and guitar riffs. read more