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1996 "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk," opens at Ambassador Theater New York City

1991 Funk singer Rick James, arrested on sexual torture charges

1977 Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ

1975 Terry Funk beats Jack Brisco in Miami Beach, to become NWA champ

1975 Aaron Funk, Canadian Musician

1973 "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk peaks at #1

1973 Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ

1969 Dorey Funk, Jr. beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ

1968 Larry Laronde, U.S. funk metal bassist, Primus-Frizzle Fry

1965 Tim "Herb" Alexander, U.S. funk metal drummer, Primus-Prok soda

1963 Les Claypool, U.S. funk metal singer/bassist, Primus-Suck on This

1962 Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle'

1960 John Rocca, English funk singer, Southern Freeze

1957 Charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk and Wagnalls), dies at 76

1956 Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open

1956 LaToya Jackson, singer, If You Feel the Funk

1951 Bootsy Collins, Cin, rocker, Parliaments-We Got the Funk

1951 Mel Schacher, born in Michigan, bassist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful

1948 Mark Farner, Michigan, guitar/vocalist, Grand Funk Railroad-Locomotion

1948 Don Brewer, born in Flint, Michigan, musician, drummer, performed with Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, Silver Bullet Band and rock band Grand Funk Railroad

1948 Donald Brewer, born in Flint, Michigan, rock drummer, Grand Funk Railroad

1948 Craig Frost, keyboardist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful

1947 Sylvester, rocker, Do Ya Wanna Funk

1944 Terry Funk, born in Hammond, Indiana, pro wrestler, WWF/NWA, actor, Paradise Alley

1943 Jimmy Castor, born in New York City, New York, musician, saxophonist, pop, funk, disco, hip hop genres, known for hit single 'Troglodyte' 1972

1938 Eric Gale, U.S. funk guitarist, Blue Horizon

1933 Garnett Mimms, born in Ashland, West Virginia, singer, songwriter, record producer, worked with Bert Berns, Jimi Hendrix, recorded on MGM, Verve Records, funk, rhythm and blues music

1929 Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (New York to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days)

1881 Charles Funk, born in Ohio, Encylopediest, Funk and Wagnalls

1862 Joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84

1839 Isaac Kauffman Funk, U.S., publisher, Funk and Wagnalls

1778 Joseph Funk, composer


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