Instant Funk
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Instant Funk were a 1970s disco band, best known for their disco classic "I Got My Mind Made Up".
Instant Funk came out of New Jersey consisting of Raymond Earl, Scotty Miller and guitarist Kim Miller. The group was then called The Music Machine and they were very successful as a backup band for The Manhattans, Bunny Sigler and also the TNJs. Throughout their careers, Instant Funk would be the backup band for many stars, including Lou Rawls, Loleatta Holloway, The O'Jays, MFSB, Curtis Mayfield and Evelyn Champagne King (they are the backing band on the classic disco hit "Shame").
The group relocated to Philadelphia in 1976 to release its first album "Get Down With the Philly Jump" as they started to formulate their own sound. The group followed this album up with a release for former MFSB guitarist Norman Harris' new label Gold Mind, with front man Bunny Sigler entitled "Let Me Party With You".
The Gold Mind label folded, and Instant Funk's new cut "I Got My Mind Made Up" was transferred to the Salsoul label, which pushed the record heavily to all of the disco clubs. The remix of this song by club DJ Larry Levan and engineer Bob Blank quickly became the talk of Manhattan. "I Got My Mind Made Up" hit #1 on both the R&B and disco charts and #20 on the Pop chart in the spring of 1979. The group's eponymous first album on Salsoul was also a hit, reaching #1 R&B and being certified gold.
Instant Funk initially stayed together to tour ahen Salsoul folded. They eventually disbanded, and Bunny Sigler went on to perform as part of the Trammps.
[edit] Discography
- 1976- Get Down With The Philly Jump
- 1979- Instant Funk (9.97)
- 1979- Witch Doctor
- 1980- The Funk Is On
- 1982- Looks So Fine
- 1983- Instant Funk Volume 5
- 1983- Kinky
- 1996- Greatest Hits
- 1996- The Best of Instant Funk
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- Slam Dunk The Funk - a notable song by the band.
