It is with great sadness that I learned yesterday of the passing of Junie Morrison. First I didn't believe it, there were some messages on social media, because he wasn't old at all. Only 62 years old, way too soon.. Finally, I saw a message of hs daughter Akasha Morrison on Junie's Facebook Page confirming the news, and a press release on Okayplayer. Below I collected some songs of his to create a little tribute to him, ending with the remix he did for me last year.
This is the first song which bcame famous when he was only 18 years old; later sampled by many hiphop artists.
Walter "Junie" Morrison was a musician and producer born in Dayton, Ohio. Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he wrote and produced their first major hits, "Pain", "Pleasure", "Ecstasy" and "Funky Worm". In 1977 Morrison joined George Clinton's P-Funk (Parliament-Funkadelic) where he became musical director. In particular, he made prominent contributions to the platinum-selling Funkadelic album "One Nation Under a Groove", the single "(Not Just) Knee Deep", the gold-selling Parliament albums "Motor Booty Affair" and "Gloryhallastoopid". Morrison is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In total he recorded six solo albums so far and is also known for his recent collaboration with Dam-Funk ("Invite The Light"). Solange dedicated a song to him, "Junie". May he rest in peace and once he rested enough, join the great jam session in music heaven.. Go to Junie's website
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I had some nice e-mail conversations with him throughout the last years. He was very kind, supportive and encouraging. It resulted in a remix he did for me: The Harder We Fight (The Sweeter The Love)" just has been released in october 2016. I am proud to have worked with this legendary musician.
This is a tune called Kalunga Dance, from my latest album Dark Horse, order it here or buy it at a concert, the next one is Brebl, Nijmegen 1 day after my birthday on 16th of April! Hope to see you there!In this performance, we featured percussionist/vocalist and world citizen Helene Jank. She lived and worked in Brazil for quite a while and I really think it's audible here. I love the way she and the band creates this moment of space within the concert and this is also why - I think - visiting concerts is important because then you get to experience the whole context of the concert. How is the program build up, how does the audience respond and what does music makes you feel. More info:Susanne Alt: sax, Matthijs Geerts and Ike van Bergen: keys, Thomas Pol: bass, Yoràn Vroom: drums, Helene Jank: percussion Performed at 16th of January 2026 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Recorded by Onno Prillwitz Filmed by Robert Glass and Albert Nooij. - It is with great sadness that I learned yesterday of the passing of Junie Morrison. First I didn't believe it, there were some messages on social media, because he wasn't old at all. Only 62 years old, way too soon.. Finally, I saw a message of hs daughter Akasha Morrison on Junie's Facebook Page confirming the news, and a press release on Okayplayer.Below I collected some songs of his to create a little tribute to him, ending with the remix he did for me last year.This is the first song which bcame famous when he was only 18 years old; later sampled by many hiphop artists.Walter Junie Morrison was a musician and producer born in Dayton, Ohio. Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he wrote and produced their first major hits, Pain, Pleasure, Ecstasy and Funky Worm.In 1977 Morrison joined George Clinton's P-Funk (Parliament-Funkadelic) where he became musical director. In particular, he made prominent contributions to the platinum-selling Funkadelic album One Nation Under a Groove, the single (Not Just) Knee Deep, the gold-selling Parliament albums Motor Booty Affair and Gloryhallastoopid. Morrison is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In total he recorded six solo albums so far and is also known for his recent collaboration with Dam-Funk (Invite The Light). Solange dedicated a song to him, Junie.May he rest in peace and once he rested enough, join the great jam session in music heaven..Go to Junie's websiteJunie throughout the years:1974:1979:19841996:2004:I had some nice e-mail conversations with him throughout the last years. He was very kind, supportive and encouraging. It resulted in a remix he did for me: The Harder We Fight (The Sweeter The Love) just has been released in october 2016. I am proud to have worked with this legendary musician.
