Junie was very flattered by Solange’s tribute to him and in October 2016, he revealed his initial reactions to Solange’s tribute in his interview with Fader Magazine:

“She communicated to me that she wanted to tell me the story of how much my track ‘Super Spirit’ made an impression on her and inspired her to name her creation, ‘Junie,'” Morrison said. She wanted me to hear her creation and speak to me about it. My initial reaction to hearing the song itself was the same as I had while listening to the rest of A Seat at the Table – Wow! This young person has a whole funkload of talent.”

Solange’s Eulogy for “Junie” Morrison

And now Solange has written a touching eulogy for Junie, the man responsible for giving us some of the most funk-filled music in the history of soul funk:

Solange: ‘I wrote the song to honor the brilliant Junie Morrison and the impact his work and story had on me, while wanting to challenge my own relationship with “sharing your magic.” The more I learned about Junie, the more I learned how much of his gift he shared through his musical contributions to others; how we have all in some way or another been touched by his contributions to funk music, and about his wealth of inspiration to other musicians. The more he came up, the more I heard the words underrated and under-credited. But the greatest lesson I learned about Junie Morison is that the magic was endless….and the truest testament to real authentic magic….is that it can’t be made….. it just is. When that kind of magic exists, it will happen again and again, no matter what the potion of players are. He had it in his hands. He was very appreciated. He was the “Super Spirit” indeed.’

‘A mutual friend, the wonderful DJ Soul Sister, introduced us and I was lucky enough to share with him how much of an impact he and his music had on me at a time when I really needed it. I spoke with him from time to time and he was always incredibly kind, humble, and shared gems of advice and little mantra’s with me along the way. He always ended them with “ever fonking on,” which I know he’s doing right this moment.’ -Solange Knowles

Rest well Walter “Junie” Morrison. We’ll ‘funk it up’ in your memory.