Artist: Walter ‘Junie’ Morrison
Profile:
Once described by none other than George Clinton as “the most phenomenal musician on the planet,” Walter “Junie” Morrison recorded several albums of his own but made his mark assembling some of the biggest funk extravaganzas of the 1970s and ’80s, from the Ohio Players’ first number one R&B hit (“The Funky Worm”) to Funkadelic’s One Nation Under a Groove to Clinton’s own Computer Games. A multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and arranger, Morrison came from Dayton, OH, and debuted with hometown heroes the Ohio Players on 1971’s Pain LP. He also appeared on 1973’s Ecstacy and constructed their 1974 hit “The Funky Worm” (virtually by himself), then gained his own contract with Westbound. Within two years, he’d released three albums: 1975’s When We Do and Freeze were followed by Suzie Super Groupie in 1976. Morrison joined the P-Funk machine shortly after, appearing on most of the conglomeration’s work from 1978 until 1981. He also recorded LPs for Columbia (1980’s Bread Alone) and Island (1984’s Evacuate Your Seats), and was a frequent contributor to Clinton’s solo releases and those by the P-Funk All Stars. John Bush, All Music Guide
Probably the best album ever by Walter “Junie” Morrison – with a strong funky component that keeps us coming back to it more than some of his other madder work! The record contains the legendary track “Granny’s Funky Rolls Royce”, which features a meeting between the Funky Granny (a near folklorish character from the early 70s, who’d appeared on records by Kool & The Gang and Ohio Players) and an alien, who tells urges to “buy this record, buy this record, buy this record” in a very silly voice! Other nice tracks like “World of Woe” and “Cookies Will Get You”. More Westbound insanity!
Album: Junie
Release date: 1975
Tracklist:
1. Freeze
2. Cookies Will Get You
3. Not As Good As You Should
4. Musical Son
5. Super J.
6. World Of Woe
7. Granny’s Funky Rolls Royce
8. Junie II
‘Super J.’ On YouTube
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