These funk and soul classics from 1977 helped connect dance music’s past to its future and reflect the genre's impressive range.

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The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...