I'm learning to respect Funk and Soul more as both have significantly contributed to a lot of genres I love (e.g. Funky/Disco/Deep House, Soulful/Jazzy Hip Hop).
James Brown - Sex Machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOD-M7WZkZQ
Zapp & Roger - I Want To Be Your Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VEdPCvcOcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6wOG_aDl8
More Bounce (of course this one
)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcF8Aos4XDA
Bobby "Blue" Bland - Ain't No Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W39OHgZKn2o
ZZ Hill - That Ain't The Way You Make Love
Parliament Funkadelic - Flashlight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0ZGNGBNIL8