Monthly Archives: December 2018

Today’s trax featured Marlena Shaw, The Trammps, Dexter Wansel, Soul Rebels

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Save the children – Marlena Shaw (Former Jazz vocalist with Count Basie Orchestra … Marlena recorded for ‘Chess’ subsidary “Cadet Records” before moving unto Blue Note … originally co-written and sung by Marvin Gaye on Motown Records)

Shout – The Trammps (Headed by Drummer/Singer Earl Young, this is a cover of The Isley’s Brothers original, which was a hit for Scottish singer Lulu in the U.K. … a Golden Fleece release – part of Philadelphia International Records)

All night long – Dexter Wansel (Not the Lionel Ritchie but preceeded it by a few years … Former ‘Yellow Sunshine’ band member who became artist, writer, arranger, producer – from the album “Voyager” on Philadelphia International Records)

The Revolution will not be televised – Soul Rebels (Written by Chicago-an Activist, Poet & Musician Gil Scott-Heron – Dance version of his most famous Protest song … a Defected Records release)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqhGHpOmhHI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAfjcSBWGso

Christmas Blog featuring Patti Labelle, Boney M, Bootsy Collins, Ananda Project feat. Terrance Downs

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O’ Holy night – Patti Labelle (Former Patricia Hoyt – lead vocalist of Labelle and Grammy Award winner releases her first Christmas album on MCA Records … the classic Christmas Carol given the Gospel treatment)

Mary’s boy child/Oh my Lord – Boney M (Originally a German studio group created by producer Frank Farian … inspired by a Negro Spiritual – was a monster hit for Harry Belafonte in the late Fifties)

WinterFunkyLand – Bootsy Collins (William – as his mother called him, joined James Brown as part of ‘The New JB’s’ then continued ‘Funking’ with George Clinton and his various musical conceptions)

Christmas lights – Ananda Project feat. Terrance Downs (Brainchild of House wunderkin Chris Brann whose other pseudonyms include ‘Wamdue Project’ amongst others … from the album “Grand Gallery presents Christmas Time)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biUziBqA3W4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2eA2ko1CFo

Trax featured Tanya Blount, Sympho State, Roy Ayers, Viva feat. Althea McQueen

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For all the right reasons  –  Tanya Blount (Tanya was one of the featured vocalist’s in the hit movie “Sister Act 2 – Back in the Habit” starring Whoopi Goldberg … from the album ‘Natural Thing’ release on Polydor Records)

You know what i like  –  Sympho State (Released on the very avant-garde “Ze Records” at the time … this trak was recorded at Blank Tape Studio – written and featured Leroy Burgess & Christine Wiltshire)

Everybody  –  Roy Ayers (From his independent release on his own ‘Uno Melodic Records’, from his ‘Lots of love’ album … One of the most Vibraphonist in Soul – Roy recorded for United Artists, Atlantic although the bulk of his output was with Polydor Records)

U gotta get up  –  Viva featuring Althea McQueen (Originally released on Joe T Vanelli’s Italian label “Dream Beat Records” – co-written by Althea & produced by label owner Joe … McQueen later became the female lead vocalist with ‘Reel 2 Real’ studio assemblage)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUnxb_GMVZk