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by Steve HueyWillie & the Mighty Magnificents were a New Jersey-based funk ensemble led by guitarist/vocalist Willie Feaster, who recorded for Joe and Sylvia Robinsons All Platinum label family. Initially completed by bassist/keyboardist Val Burke and drummer Arnold Ramsey, the group had a harder, deeper, more Southern-tinged sound than the smooth soul artists who tended to dominate the labels output. Willie & the Mighty Magnificents issued their first single, Check It Baby, in 1968 and followed it the next year with the cult funk classic Funky 8 Corners. Further single releases over 1969-1970 included Play That Funky Beat (originally titled Concerto in F), Make Me Your Slave b/w Soulin, and Think Funky. Their first full-length album, On Scene 70, featured some of those previous singles. Saxophonist Tyrone Johnson became a member of the group, and Skip McPhee and Ronnie Pace also filled the drum chair at various points. A second LP, Very Soulful, was released in 1972. The group also issued records under the name Willie & West, including the single Get Away From Me Girl; there was also a Willie & West LP, At Their Best.