1996 Event "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk," opens at Ambassador Theater New York City 1991 Event Funk singer Rick James, arrested on sexual torture charges 1977 Event Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1975 Event Terry Funk beats Jack Brisco in Miami Beach, to become NWA champ 1975 Birthday Aaron Funk, Canadian Musician 1973 Event "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk peaks at #1 1973 Event Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ 1969 Event Dorey Funk, Jr. beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ 1968 Birthday Larry Laronde, U.S. funk metal bassist, Primus-Frizzle Fry 1965 Birthday Tim "Herb" Alexander, U.S. funk metal drummer, Primus-Prok soda 1963 Birthday Les Claypool, U.S. funk metal singer/bassist, Primus-Suck on This 1962 Birthday 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 Birthday John Rocca, English funk singer, Southern Freeze 1957 Death Charles Funk, Encylopediest (Funk and Wagnalls), dies at 76 1956 Birthday Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open 1956 Birthday LaToya Jackson, singer, If You Feel the Funk 1951 Birthday Bootsy Collins, Cin, rocker, Parliaments-We Got the Funk 1951 Birthday Mel Schacher, born in Michigan, bassist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful 1948 Birthday Mark Farner, Michigan, guitar/vocalist, Grand Funk Railroad-Locomotion 1948 Birthday 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 Birthday Donald Brewer, born in Flint, Michigan, rock drummer, Grand Funk Railroad 1948 Birthday Craig Frost, keyboardist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful 1947 Birthday Sylvester, rocker, Do Ya Wanna Funk 1944 Birthday Terry Funk, born in Hammond, Indiana, pro wrestler, WWF/NWA, actor, Paradise Alley 1943 Birthday Jimmy Castor, born in New York City, New York, musician, saxophonist, pop, funk, disco, hip hop genres, known for hit single 'Troglodyte' 1972 1938 Birthday Eric Gale, U.S. funk guitarist, Blue Horizon 1933 Birthday 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 Event Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (New York to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days) 1881 Birthday Charles Funk, born in Ohio, Encylopediest, Funk and Wagnalls 1862 Death Joseph Funk, composer, dies at 84 1839 Birthday Isaac Kauffman Funk, U.S., publisher, Funk and Wagnalls 1778 Birthday Joseph Funk, composer
