soul man by sam & dave, papa's got a brand new bag by james brown, give it to me baby by rick james, flashlight by parliament, california dreamin' by bobby womack, love rollercoaster by ohio players
for funk you have to go back to the 70s. I would start with these three essentials:
- maggot brain by funkadelic
- mothership connection by parliament
- there’s a riot going on by sly and the family stone
