Monthly Archives: July 2019

Trax featured Isaac Hayes, Don Armando Second Avenue Rhumba Band, Wilbert Longmire, Reese Project

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By the time i get to Pheonix – Isaac Hayes (Having been the in-house writer/producer at Stax Records – Ike became a recording artist by enlongating the ‘Jimmy Webb masterpiece also adding a Rap over the instrumentation … classed as ‘The Beginning of Rap Music’)

Going to a showdown – Don Armando Second Avenue Rhumba Band (Don was previously the percussionist with Dr. Buzzard Original Savannah Band which Andy ‘Coati Mundi’ Hernandez who produced this trak – featuring “Fonda Rae” Woods on lead vocals … inspired by ‘Gun fight at the O.K. Coral’ movie)

Black is the color – Wilbert Longmire (Plying his trade since the mid-Sixties – Wilbert joining ‘Hank Marr Quartette’ before eventually going solo – he later joined ‘Tappan Zee Records’ headed by Bob James …from the album “Sunny side up”)

The Colour of love – Reese Project (Studio album put together by Detroit ‘Techno-Head’ Kevin Saunderson, known for his duo ‘Inner City’ … inspired by his middle name Maurice & featuring Rachel Kapp on lead vocals – released on Birmingham, U.K.’s Network Records and Giant in the U.S.)

Trax featured South Shore Commission, Leon Haywood, The Propositions, Kimesha Holmes

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Before you’re gone  –  South Shore Commission (Released on Florence Greenberg ‘s Wand Records & written by Carrie Lucas of Solar Records known for her “I gotta keep dancing” aka “Keep smiling” – produced by Dick Griffey who later became her husband and Solar Records owner)

The Streets will love you to death  –  Leon Haywood (Singer/song writer Leon has been recording since the mid-Sixties when he was assigned to Columbia Records in-between 20th Century Fox … co-writing by the man himself – from the album “Intimate”)

Africana  –  The Propositions (‘The Prepositions’ had a name change because of a typing mistake on their third single release which was the most succesful …based in Detroit U.S.A. and recorded for the tiny “Movement Records” – their compilation has been release on `Luv & Haight)

Ups and downs   –  Kimesha Holmes (Recording for New York’s Quark Records also Funky People & Eightball before dropping this trak on Tony Humphries ‘Yellorange Records’ co-written by Kimesha & written/produced by Moise Laporte)

Trax featured Sister Sledge, Melba Moore, The Memphis Horns, Kechia Jenkins

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How to love – Sister Sledge (Philadelphian quartet and real life sisters were assigned to Cotillion Records when they were teamed up the “hot” duo of ‘Chic’ – Bernard Edwards & Nile Rogers … from the album ‘Love somebody today’)

Promised land – Melba Moore (Having become a successful Broadway actress/singer, Melba signed with Mercury then Buddha Records … written by McFadden, Whitehead & Victor Carstarphen then remixed and extended by Richie Rivera for her “Dancin’ with Melba” album)

What the funk – The Memphis Horns (Been part of “Stax Records” house band recording with/for such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and a plethora of others … T. M. H. decided sign with Cotillion then other labels including RCA Records … released as a single)

I need somebody – Kechia Jenkins (Co-written with Guy Vaughn & Shedrick Guy – released on New York’s “Profile Records” … released in the U.K. on ‘City Beat as two separate 12 inches which includes the aptly named ‘Kechiapella’ mix)