Time Machine

1970s funk and soul

by Bill DeVille

June 15, 2022

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American soul funk group, Sly And The Family Stone, September 1970. Left to right: Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Gregg Errico, Sly Stone, Freddie Stone and Cynthia Robinson.
American soul funk group, Sly And The Family Stone, September 1970. Left to right: Larry Graham, Jerry Martini, Gregg Errico, Sly Stone, Freddie Stone and Cynthia Robinson.Evening Standard/Getty Images

We have a special show for you: June is Black Music Month, and Juneteenth is coming up. So for this installment, the Time Machine makes a stop in the 70s. I’ll feature some vintage funk and soul from the decade that brought us Sly & The Family Stone, who had their biggest hit of all. Marvin Gaye made an album for the ages that still rings loud and true today. Stevie Wonder was in his classic era. Roberta Flack won her first Grammy. It's all 1970s funk and soul on this episode of Time Machine Tuesday.

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Portrait of Roberta Flack
American singer Roberta Flack photographed on July 31, 1972.
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Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On'
Marvin Gaye, 'What's Going On' was released May 21, 1971.
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Stevie Wonder in 1975
Pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stevie Wonder at his keyboard during a concert in 1975.
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