DJ Pari

Too many to mention. I will single out a few, because they have inspired me to dedicate my life to music, and they still inspire me everyday, when I start my day with music and end my day with music. James Brown is still my Soulbrother # 1, the Alpha and Omega of music. But I have a deep appreciation for the talents of Leroy Hutson / The Voices of East Harlem / Curtis Mayfield / Mandrill / The Impressions / The Three Pieces / Sir Joe Quarterman / Oneness of Juju / New Birth / Donny Hathaway / Stevie Wonder / Lyn Collins (my dear sister, R.I.P.) / Marva Whitney (love ya) / The JBs / John Lucien / Bootsy / John Coltrane (A Love Supreme is the most important piece of music every written, IMO), Joe Henderson / Roy Ayers / Otis Redding / Ramp / The Dramatics / Minnie Ripperton / The Three Pieces / Rasputin's Stash / Sly / The Temptations / Undisputed Truth / Gladys Knight / The Natural Four / The Notations / Maceo Parker / The Counts / The Ohio Players / Earth Wind & Fire / Smokey Robinson / Aretha Franklin / Baby Huey and the Babysitters / Magnum / War / Harold Alexander / Oliver Nelson / Louis Armstrong / Eugene McDaniels / Funk Inc. / Brass Construction / Candi Staton / Fela Kuti / Jack McDuff / Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson / George Clinton / Larry Young / Eddie Harris / Leon Thomas / George Benson / Hank Ballard / Lonnie Smith / The Blackbyrds / Same & Dave / Linda Clifford / Main Ingredient / Marie Queenie Lyons / The Emotions / Jimmy Smith / The Dells / Donald Byrd / Isaac Hayes / Gwen McCrae / Rufus Thomas / Al Green / Ray Charles / Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings / Jimmy McGriff / Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings / The Beginning of the End / Quincy Jones / Marvin Gaye / Clifford Coulter / Tower of Power / Bloodstone / Les McCann / Dyke & The Blazers / Joe Tex / Booker T. & The M.G.s / Kool & the Gang / The Isley Brothers / Coldblood / I will add more names later ...