Come on in, its Friday...I just cashed my check and got myself a bottle and some paper cups..pull up a chair. We might get a party out of this.
First up is a cut from San Francisco's HP Riot, from the Luv n'Haight comp, Super Cool California Soul 2. The liners point out that HP=Hunter's Point, a tough dockside neighborhood in SF. Some soulful vocals in I Have Changed, are backed by some serious horn driven funk. A neighborhood band for sure, but tight enough to open for folks like Friends Of Distinction at a Reno casino. The Hunters Point riots of '66 brought these folks together, but they didn't get a lot of love in their hood, so they took off for Canada, and kept it together til they split in the early 80's.
Yo, don't bogart that bottle, I was just going up to change the record..(BTW, you can refill your music in comments). Another region brings us our next track, What We Need Is Harmony by a Memphis/Muscle Shoals crew called Brothers Unlimited. The previously unheard of (by me) label Fallout dug up this piece of "real fine,funky,hard-driving,up-tempo,contemporary,down-home,nitty-gritty solid soul," but I just bought it for the cover...It's pretty cool overall, but really for collectors only..originally released in 1970.
Brothers Unlimited had a few touches of politics, but the next record...man, I'll kick in for another bottle, but you've got to go get it...Young Disciples Inc doing Crumbs from the Table, is part of a local movement. Pulled from the latest genius release in Numero Group's eccentric Soul Series: The Young Disciples chronicles the releases of the East St. Louis label/rec center/youth program/recording studio, Yodi Enterprises.
The notes chronicle the story of Allan "Dealth" Merry, a local cat who returned home after a decent career in the music biz, to help out in the troubled E. Saint Louis community. He helped by teaching music, setting up a studio, schooling bands how to play and how to act..A community organizer, who got things done, and brought a lot of pride and hope to the place he lived. Great story and excellent tuneage from the always incredible Numero Records team.
Whoa, I'm gettin' a little drunk on the funk..seein' things I shouldn't be seein', like this..
Reissued recently by Wounded Bird, but originally a 1976 Columbia release, Ramsey Lewis goes all Ohio Players on us in Aufu Oodo, from his Salongo record. This is not the "In Crowd" Ramsey, this is straight up funk..and now, I'm really drunk.
I'm starting to look like that dude in the lower right hand corner about now, and as I stumble up to the box, all I can think to play is LARB's Dr. Beezer (Soul Frankenstein). And why the hell shouldn't I play some franco-afro-american funk..is halloween passed already.
I'm gettin' kinda tired..I think I better chill. And what better way to drift off to sleep than with some sitar soul. Sometime in the late 60's, what you think I can remember dates in my condition, funk/soul/blues maestro Johnny Guitar Watson hooked up with blues belter Larry Williams for an LP backed by none other than Cali studio rockers Kaleidescope. Why, I'm not sure..WTF, yes, but so what. I found the tune on the great Office Naps blog, but you can also find it here:
Please look in comments for all the rest of the music..I gotta go to bed.
Happy Friday. Mix available here...◄
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Awww yeah, now that's what I'm talkin about.
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Brothers Unlimited - What We Need Is Harmony
Young Disciples Inc. - Crumbs From The Table
Ramsey Lewis - Aufu Oodo
Lafayette Afro-Rock Band - Dr Beezer (Soul Frankenstein)
Johnny Guitar Watson/Larry Williams/Kaleidescope- Nobody
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NICE! Thanks Code, that's exacty what a laid-off fool like me needs on a Friday. I lived in Hunter's Point for 5 years, and it sure did have some flavor...
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Cheers to the broke folks..I'm in that same boat mully.
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And how the hell do you make the mog button so freaking big?
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Know that just might make me pleased to use that crap red button.
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Funny thing Annie..It isn't big for me in Firefox..I don't understand it..and I'm drunk. Six songs in a post while high is no gimmie technically. especially for a junior luddite such as myself.
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Are you kidding? On my screen that button is 4 1/2" wide (yes I pulled out my 3 sided ruler to measure...)
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But it's making me smile...the thought of you all drunk and posting...love it.
You have pleased me much today....good boy.
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Damn with the big red dots..... ohhh Flashin back on more than some Thunderbird, I am I am I am...
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I'll chip in for a bottle. These is tough economical times and we gots to get value for our money.
That six pack's got me flyin' high, CB. ;-)
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Hell yeah, dig...
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oops. Feel free to delete one of those, guess I got a weeeee bit excited, it almost makes me want to say... Word.
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We are getting more than a wee bit tipsy..funk on brother LesCal6.
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Gimme Shelter's a great comp - Strange Brew from the Atlantic Soul selections another beaut too - great Selection Cody it's what Friday's all about
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Hey PM..I remember seeing that damn JWatson/Larry Williams record in a cut out bin years ago and skipping over it..Boy was I wrong. Definitely not the first time. Glad you got funked.
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burp
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You said it mully..there's plenty to go around here. I am infinitely pissed pleased.
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Great tunes, I might as well start drinking right now, I'm un-employed
CHEERS!
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Good days are comin' soon UGreg! I know my unemployment just got extended 7 weeks..lemme go see what in the fridge.
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OMG I see red buttons, lots of big red buttons!!!! And a bottle of cold duck... wow ... that brings back a whole host of vague memories...lol... Excellent post!!!!!!!!
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I know its early for you Zen, but not too late to catch up..
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Iam working on that right now...stop posting stuff I HAVE to listen to..lol...heading off to my guided meditation soon but how am I gunna stop humming and funking???
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oh...hellls..yeah
and..the..trifecta
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Zen,
As Guru Clinton (George) once said, "Funk is its own reward." You'll be able to come down after you get your groove on..Mellow down easy with Sly & Robbie.Drunken Master
Uh-Oh, I'm into the Riunite
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Hey Dz,
When i was in High School the first thing I wanted to learn in French Class was how to say Mad Dog 20/20 in French..I went with Chein Chaud Vingt-Vingt (I think that's hot dog 20 20, but I don't speak French very well)..
Anyway, good to see ya in da club, such as it is..
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I..can..follow..that..one..up
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We are truly testing the limits of browsers everywhere, and no I will down tie in Kool and the Gang..though i'm tempted..Diggin the percussions here and the little horn in the back and the sonic mischief in general..I'm actually getting hungry now. Which reminds me of I Am, which reminds me of Gyros..
Which reminds me of Lamb(s Bread) -Sylford Walker
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Getting..a..bit..cruder..in..the..house.................
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I can barely type anymore, I'm laughing so hard.
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Ok, had to move to a different computer ... broken space bar get's old real fast.
mmmm gyros ... I'm hungry fo sho now.
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Well, before i lose my buzz..Robert Jay - Alcohol
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Ok, here's some fine wine...and Rusty Bryant's Friday Night Funk for Saturday Night Brothers
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Only..the..finest
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Damn.
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Alright, Nick-O..This is some of the best funk I got tonight..The Möet of Louisville-based funk, The Nite-Liters doing Pee-Foul..
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Am I too late for the party?
When you throw a shindig it's fun to get all tore up.
You saved me some right?
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I could go down to the cellar for some homebrew..it ain't over til its over.
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That's some deep Del..I hope I don't step in it..Damn it's dark down there, but the next batch was ready..
Etta James - In The basement
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Oww I missed the funky drogging!
DEAR LORD THOSE BUTTONS ARE UNBELIEVABLE!
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I'd love to chat, but now I gotta clean up this mess..I guess i need to upload in IE..cause in firefox they are normal size..or perhaps my eyes deceive me.
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Nah, don't clean up. They are very entertaining to look at :)
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and..courtesy..of..you..kind..sir.......
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Nice,DZ..A fitting close to a thread that reminded me of the olden days 6 months ago. Thanks All.
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BTW,DZ...you are killing me with those ellipses...Whether its a tribute or you are busting my chops or its the international symbol of drogging..or a little of all three, it is making me laugh.
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There is some seriously nasty liquor in this thread,too. Love it.
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God I LOVE your posts and the thread that develops - this is habit forming!
I haven't had this much fun since my hampster died (don't ask)
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Thanks Rummy..just one question..was the hampster named schloopy? Please don't answer if its too much to talk about at this time..I totally understand.