00:008 Vintage Black Bands From The 70s That Vanished
00:038. The Chilights
00:06In an age of macho posturing, Chicago's Chilights made tender soul music that let men feel.
00:12Led by Eugene Record's soaring falsetto, hits like Oh Girl and Have You Seen Her turned heartbreak into timeless art.
00:207. The Dramatics
00:22Detroit's dramatics blended dance floor groove with emotional storytelling.
00:26With Ron Banks' sky-high falsetto and theatrical delivery, tracks like In the Rain and What You See Is What You Get felt like mini-stage productions packed into three-minute songs.
00:396. Heatwave
00:40Formed in Germany with members from multiple countries, Heatwave gave funk a global passport.
00:46Boogie Nights perfected the disco-funk fusion, while Always and Forever remains a timeless slow jam that soundtracked countless romances.
00:535. Ohio Players
00:57The Ohio Players matched bold funk with bold imagery.
01:01Amid provocative album covers, Fire and Love Rollercoaster burned up charts with infectious hooks, horns, and fearless attitude.
01:094. War
01:11War fused funk, rock, Latin, jazz, and soul into a multicultural sound.
01:17Lowrider
01:18Lowrider
01:18Why Can't We Be Friends?
01:20And The World is a Ghetto, mixed groove with social insight, building musical unity that crossed boundaries.
01:33William Hart's angelic falsetto on La La, means I love you, and didn't I, blow your mind this time, wrapped romance in lush strings and elegance.
01:442. Cool and the Gang
01:46Before Celebration, they defined 1970s funk with horn-driven grooves on Jungle Boogie and Hollywood Swinging, filling dance floors long before their pop crossover era.
01:571. The Commodores
01:59Versatile and powerful, the Commodores mastered both funk and ballads.
02:05Brick House and Machine Gun showcased their musical chops, while Lionel Richie-led ballads sealed their legacy.
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