Slim Harpo, towards the end of his recording career on Excello, cut some funk-based tunes, including a great one called I Got My Finger on Your Trigger. They are available as Slim Harpo's Greatest Hits, Volume 3. Also--prior to War, Lee Oskar played in a funk band whose name escapes me at the moment, but whose CD was recently re-released. Peace and Respect, Johnny T