By STUBASS (206.135.204.2) on Monday, November 11, 2002 - 12:30 pm:

DUE TO THE TRAGIC AND UNTIMELY DEATH OF JOHNNY GRIFFIN, PERHAPS THE FUNK'S COULD GO BACK TO THEIR ROOTS AND REUNITE WITH EARLY FUNK ...PRODUCER/SONGWRITER IVY JO HUNTER AS A REPLACEMENT. THE LAST TIME I HEARD IVY PLAY A KEYBOARD...GRANTED IT WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO...BUT HE HAD SOME CHOPS, AND CERTAINLY KNOWS THE MATERIAL. PLUS, THE INCORPORATION OF SOME OF IVY'S TUNES WOULD GIVE THE FUNK'S ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. IVY JO...WHERE ARE YOU??? STU

By Clay (66.73.217.161) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 04:35 am:

Stu,
Ivory Joe Hunter,the keys man and not Ivy Hunter the
incredible Motown, writer, Producer. Is alive and well and performing with the Funk Bros on a continuous basis. Ivy Hunter the writer,producer is also live and well. I witnessed the Funk Bros performance at the Roostertail, Sunday Nite and it was sensational and with Ivory Joe Hunter!!!!!!!!!

Peace

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:35 am:

CLAY; THANKS FOR THAT. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION BETWEEN THE HUNTER'S, AND I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT JOE HUNTER WAS ABLE TO FILL THE BILL FOR THE FUNKS. AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW...IVY JO IS ALSO A FINE MUSICIAN, WAS AT MOTOWN DURING THE FUNKS HEYDAY, AND CERTAINLY COULD PLAY A FINE KEYBOARD. IVY JO IS KNOWN TO HAVE PLAYED SESSIONS WITH THE FUNK'S PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF EARL VAN DYKE, AT WHICH TIME IVY JO BEGAN TO CONCENTRATWE ON WRITING AND PRODUCING. STAY WELL...STU

By FYI (67.25.127.8) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:40 am:

Stu

Joe Hunter is an original funk brother, he's not filling the bill, the brother was there from the beginning. Earl Van Dyke replaced Hunter.

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 - 11:44 am:

FYI; NO QUESTION...AND A FINE ONE AT THAT. I WASN'T AWARE OF HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE CURRENT PROJECT!!!STU