The Fill In
The Long Play: Imported Grooves: How Funk Rewired Australian Music
13.01.26
Aired on Tuesday 13th January 2026, 6:00PM
We follow the journey of 1960's Funk music — from the streets of Oakland, New Orleans and Detroit in the US, through the UK, and on to Australian charts, pubs, studios and dance floors — where funk left a lasting imprint on Australian pop, rock and soul.
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- 0:00
Sandy Nelson
Let There Be Drums
- 02
Sly & The Family Stone
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
- 03
The Meters
Cissy Strut
- 04
James Brown
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine
- 05Wild and Peaceful
Kool & The Gang
Jungle Boogie
- 06
Stevie Wonder
Higher Ground
- 07
Parliament
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)
- 08That's the Way of the World
Earth, Wind & Fire
Shining Star
- 09
Average White Band
Pick Up the Pieces
- 10
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