James Knight & The Butlers

1960’s miami soul // funk

Just like Sly & The Family Stone’s “Dance To The Music” and Archie Bell and The Drells’ “Tighten Up”, this track has an additive instrumentation structure. James calls for the bass player first, followed by the drummer, and then gets some organ action stirring up that pot. Once some horns drop into the groove, you know the hot game is on. This group didn’t make a big record, but they were considered the “number one Miami and Miami Beach band of the funk era.“ And if you listen closely to Shadow’s “Mongrel…Meets His Maker” off Private Press, you’ll spot a sample from the Butlers’ track “Fantasy World”. (danks t’my main cat, Delassus on this track)
A simmering soul number that gets you moving.

James Knight & The Butlers – Funky Cat.mp3
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Posted by Paul Irish on Monday, August 22nd, 2005 under funk, soul.

9 Responses to “James Knight & The Butlers”

  1. Sarah Lane said on August 23rd at 8:57 am :

    I love this song. That CD is just what I’ve been looking for. I adore your site as well. This is a very awesome way to get people aware of the different genres that are out there. Glad to see it getting done.

  2. Bill Lewis said on November 5th at 6:40 am :

    since 1975, James Knight & the Butlers has no afiliation with the Miami Sound Album or Henry Stone Music USA.please check with James Knight & the Butlers

  3. Bill Lewis said on November 5th at 6:43 am :

    Funky Cat was written by James Knight and Willie James Clarke as stated by Henry Stone.

  4. Bill Lewis said on November 5th at 6:45 am :

    corection: written by James Knight And not by willie James Clarke as stated by Henry Stone

  5. JAMES KNIGHT said on July 31st at 10:58 pm :

    Correction: as stated by Henry Stone, Funky Cat was written by James Knight and Willie Clarke. inconrect. The Funky Cat was not written by James Knight and Willie Clarke, but by James Knight and the Butlers.
    James Knight

  6. James Knight said on July 26th at 11:57 am :

    disregard what people say or said, all songs that were recorded by James Knight were written by James Knight and the Butlers.

  7. James Knight said on February 23rd at 1:17 pm :

    Disregard all that you heard about Henry Stone music. Hi my names is James Knight, and all songs by me, James Knight were by me and Butlers.
    James Knight

  8. James Knight said on February 23rd at 1:20 pm :

    Correction: Disregard all that you heard about Henry Stone music. Hi my names is James Knight, and all songs were written by me, James Knight were by me and Butlers.
    James Knight

  9. James Knight said on February 23rd at 1:24 pm :

    CORRECTIONS: Disregard all that you heard about Henry Stone music. Hi my names is James Knight, and all songs were written by me, and the Butlers.
    James Knight

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