{"id":42821,"date":"2017-02-20T13:22:15","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T11:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/walter-junie-morrison-was-one-of-the-most-influential-funk-producers-and-keyboardists\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:39:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:39:38","slug":"walter-junie-morrison-was-one-of-the-most-influential-funk-producers-and-keyboardists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/walter-junie-morrison-was-one-of-the-most-influential-funk-producers-and-keyboardists\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Players and Parliament-Funkadelic legend Junie Morrison dies aged 62"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Walter “Junie” Morrison was one of the most influential funk producers and keyboardists.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Besides he was one of the founder member of Ohio Players<\/strong>, Juni Morrison<\/strong> was part of the legendary Parliament-Funkadelic<\/strong> collective. Crucial figure of funk, he joined the\u00a0Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.<\/p>\n

Junie Morrison was behind many classics like ‘Fire’ or ‘Love Rollercoaster’. His music influenced a lot of artists, especially in hip-hop. For example, ‘Funky Worm’ was sampled in more than 200 songs. Snoop Dogg<\/strong>‘s ‘Serial Killa’, Ice Cube<\/strong>‘s ‘Ghetto Bird’ or De La Soul<\/strong>‘s\u00a0‘Me, Myself, and I’ are part of it.<\/p>\n