Ripple (band)
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Ripple was an American
funk
band from Michigan
. The group was signed to GRC Records in the 1970s, and scored several hit single
s, the biggest of which was "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky".
United States
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funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
band from Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. The group was signed to GRC Records in the 1970s, and scored several hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
s, the biggest of which was "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky".
Band members
- Keith Samuels - guitar, lead vocals
- Simon Kenneth Carter - bass, vocals
- Brian Sherrer - drums, percussion, timbales
- Walter (Wally) Carter - conga, percussion, vocals
- Dave Ferguson - trumpet, flugel horn, percussion
- William (Bill) Hull - tenor sax, flute, percussion
Singles
- "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky" (1973) US PopBillboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
#67; USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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#11 - "Willie Pass the Water" (1974) US R&B #27
- "You Were Right on Time" (1974) US R&B #51
- "A Funky Song" (1974) US. R&B #41
- "This Ain't No Time to Be Giving Up" (1975) US R&B #81
- "The Beat Goes On and On" (1978) US R&B #91, US Dance #13