{"id":37743,"date":"2018-07-02T11:03:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T10:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=37743"},"modified":"2018-07-02T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T10:03:20","slug":"big-sams-funky-nation-pokechop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/big-sams-funky-nation-pokechop\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Sam\u2019s Funky Nation &#8211; &#8216;Pokechop&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37752\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/big-sams-funky-nation-pokechop\/big-sams-funky-nation-press\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Big-Sams-Funky-Nation-press.jpg?fit=1031%2C811&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1031,811\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Big Sam&amp;#8217;s Funky Nation &amp;#8211; press\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Big-Sams-Funky-Nation-press.jpg?fit=640%2C503&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Big-Sams-Funky-Nation-press.jpg?resize=640%2C503&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Originally from New Orleans, Big Sam&#8217;s Funky Nation is making a name for themselves around the country. Their music is a blend of jazz, rock, and hip-hop, to which they add their own Southern charm.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The group comprises Big Sam on trombone and vocals, Drew &#8220;Da Phessah&#8221; Baham on trumpet and vocals, Jerry &#8220;JBlakk&#8221; Henderson on bass, Keenan &#8220;Butta Cream&#8221; McRae on guitar, Alfred &#8220;Sgt Gutta&#8221; Jordan on drums, and Kendrick Marshall on keyboards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Big Sam&#8217;s Funky Nation have released six albums, starting in 2004, with &#8216;Birth Of A Nation&#8217;. Their sixth was relased earlier this year, &#8216;Songs In The Key Of Funk, Vol One&#8217;. It&#8217;s been declared by critics &#8220;the heart and soul of American culture&#8221;, with its array of 70s, 80s, and today&#8217;s funk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The &#8216;Pokechop&#8217; video opens with the band performing with their typical high energy on a street corner, in front of a bright yellow door. 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