I use to watch Funky from the side of the stage at the Club LeBaron. I watched where positioned his fingers on the Bass...He inspired me...He was funky when he was young
I grew up playing the bass with Sugar Bear as my influence. His bass was so distictive and I always loved the way he would introduce his bass into a song. 43 years later as I play in church, I still use his influence when I play. #KingOfGoGo
I went to Holy Name and graduated in, I think, 77. Lived in Ivy CIty for a minute, then on Corcoran St before moving on Montello Ave (13th hundred block). Been a Go Go fan from its conception.
Funky Ned said in a interview years ago, he's musically trained with bass guitar and knows how to also engineer and mix music. It paid off with leaving go go music and getting gigs with R and B groups.
Wow! Aretha Franklin tried to carry Funky Ned and RE over some outfit video stuff.😱 Did not want to give them and autograph. Great he took that experience and made it positive. Great stories he told on starting out in go go music, then playing bass guitar 🎸 for Maxwell and N'Shell Dachello or however you say here name.🤣🤣 She really can play bass guitar too
Great interview with one of the originators of go go music Sugar Bear 🐻 from EU!💯🎸🎹🎵🎺🥁 Interview truly told history behind formation of EU and historic moments of go go band.
I met Funky Ned when I was a teenager just cutting my teeth on learning how to play bass. My music teacher Mr. Wright took me to H.D Woodson to play in their band. They were doing the Wiz. I was playing in the music room thinking I was doing something. I was holding my own till Ned came in. He checked me out for a bit then asked to play my bass. I handed him my Fender Jazz and he ran circles around me. Very nice guy and offered me some tips. One of the best bass lessons I ever got. He is just amazing. Very under rated.
25 25 25, can I get 30, 35 35 35, can I get 40. Girls wanna shake that ass, but you gotta give up the cash. Don't be a fool with your money!!! Yes indeed baby...lol
Incredible Bass Guitarist, fantastic interview 👌🏿👏🏿👏🏿 I once had conversations with Federico Del Pena about coming to perform here, he really wanted to, but had just been through surgery. Greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬👊🏿🖤
"Funky Ned" really "hit the nail on the head" with the comment about 'dancing while drumming'. I can't play without that felling, like I'm on the dance floor, fo' sho'!
