Category Archives: Today’s Trax

Trax featured Leela James, Freddie James, James Brown, Martha Wash

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My joy  –  Leela James (Named “The Soul Songstress” on a promotional single – Leela’s first album harked back to ‘The Soul Years’ of the Seventies … when the voice & song was paramount – from the album ‘A change is gonna come’ on Warner Brothers Records)

Get up and boogie  –  Freddie James (14 year old son of Geraldine Hunt was produced by Canadian Tony Green for The Tony Green Organisation … from a 4 trak album titled ‘Get up and boogie’)

Make it Funky  –  James Brown (Known as “Minister of New Heavy, Heavy Funk”, “God Father of Soul” are amongst his many titles …. Parts 1 – 4 was not available on initial vinyl in it’s entirety it was re-released on cd)

Come  –  Martha Wash (Background vocalists for “Disco Icon – Sylvester”, co-lead vocalist of duo ‘Two Tons o’ Fun’ later re-named “The Weather  Girls” by writer/producer Paul Jabara … remixed by Grammy Award winner Hex Hector)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw1gQdiAm7I

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Trax featured Teddy Pendergrass, Shalamar, Electric Funk, Xodus feat. Dawn Tallman

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Don’t keep wasting my time  –  Teddy Pendergrass (Released on the small “Surefire Records ” -former lead vocalist of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes was able to continue his career after a major car accident)

Inky Dinky Dang Dang Doo  – Shalamar (Former Studio band became a real trio who were assigned to Dick Griffey’s “Solar Records” consisting of Howard Hewett, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniel)

On a journey (I sing the funk electric)  –  Electrik Funk (One off single release on “Prelude Records” – co-written by Eric Matthews & Darryl Payne … Prelude is now owned by Unidisc of Canada)

Lift your hands up  –  Xodus featuring Dawn Tallman (Co-written by Paul Scott & Bryan ‘Shank’ Thompson also known as “Brothers of Peace” who  were early writers/producers for Kenny Bobien … released on Jellybean Records)

Trax featured The Persuaders, The Imperials, Private Eye, DJ Rasoul feat. Shawn Benson

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The Best thing that ever happened  –  The Persuaders (Originally comprising of former members of “The Poindexter Brothers” & “The Internationals” based around New York … written by Jim Weatherly – from the album of the same name)

Who’s gonna love me  –  The Imperials (Written by Alfie Davison & produced by Tony Silvester who was also a member of “The Main Ingredient”… album was released in the U.K. before the U.S.)

Hot girl –   Private Eye (Released on Fantasy Records – this trio featured Claytoven Richardson who became a top session singer and vocal coach working with such luminaries such as Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin & others)

Soul searchin’  –  DJ Rasoul feat. Shawn Benson (Released as part of a series of ‘Extended Plays’ “Soul Searching” – from Vol. 4 on Chicago’s “Large Records” … Shawn has been been featured on productions by Pound Boys, J. Jay amongst others)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOnEu1cY7xY