Monthly Archives: November 2022

Today’s trax includes Dynamic Superiors, Tuxedo Junction, Mtume, Cookie Watkins

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Happy song – Dynamic Superiors (A near forgotten Motown group who released four albums on said label were originally from Washington … Extravagant Tony Washington was the lead vocalist of this quintet whose early death temporarily halted the group – from the album “Give and take”)

Volga Boatman – Tuxedo Junction (More familiarly known as “The Song of the Volga Boatmen” – this trak was a mega hit for Glen Miller Orchestra in the Early Forties … Disco producers extraordinaire ‘Laurin Rinder & Michael Lewis’ put this studio band together for Butterfly Records)

Hip dipped skipped a beat – Mtume (Band featured James Mtume, Reggie Lucas, Hubert Eaves, Howard King & Tawatha Agee and others … Mtume & Lucas produced Stephanie Mills and Phyliss Hyman amongst others … whilst Eaves & King became Boogie specialists D-Train & The Strangers/Network respectively)

Love can save – Cookie Watkins (Cookie has been performing across America in a variety of venues to live audiences for a number of years … released on Strictly Rhythm Records – written by Tim Titsworth and mixed by George Morel)

Trax includes The Whispers, Eddie Kendricks , Michael White, Kings of Tomorrow feat. Densaid

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Butta – The Whispers (Written by Teena Marie with co-production by Doug Grigsby – this trak appeared on their ‘For years only’ album on ” Satin Tie Productions” … The Whispers started off as ‘The Scott Twins’ in the Early Sixties before teaming up with the others to make up the quintet)

I never used to dance – Eddie Kendricks (After years with Motown Records as the lead vocalist of “The Temptations” and later as a solo artists Eddie pacted with Arista Records … written by a trio who has recorded both as ‘Convertion’ & ‘Logg’ and has also worked with producer Patrick Adams)

Get back – Michael White (Having worked with some of the Jazz Greats including Sun Ra, John Handy, Pharaoh Sanders amongst others … digging into ‘The Beatles’ songbook – violinist Michael brought in Alex Brown for the lead vocals)

I’m so grateful – Kings of Tomorrow feat. Densaid (Originally released on New York’s ‘Zestland Records’ which was remixed re-released on U.K.’s “Slip n Slide” … ‘Kings of Tomorrow’ are Jay Sealee and Sandy Rivera)