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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)

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

Trax featuring Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, Tuxedo Junction, Salsoul Orchestra, Adeva

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I’m not in love – Dee Dee Sharp Gamble (Former ‘Cameo Parkway’ recording artist known for the hit and dance craze “Mashed Potato” records a Soulful version of the U.K. group “10CC” evergreen … released on her husband’s Philadelphia International Records)

Chattanooga Choo Choo – Tuxedo Junction (Made famous by Glen Miller Orchestra … released by A.J. Cervantes’s Butterfly Records and produced by Laurin Rinder & Michael J Lewis of ‘El Co Co’ fame)

Getaway – Salsoul Orchestra (Headed by vibra-harpist, writer, arranger, producer Vince Montana Junior and also features former MFSB musicians … from the album “Magic Journey” recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia – originally a hit for ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’)

Respect – Adeva (Written by Otis Redding and became a hit for both Otis & Aretha Franklin individually … produced by Smack Productions, remixed by Paul Simpson – from the self-titled album and released on Cooltempo Records in the U.K)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBZ0VzMzPSY

Trax featured Barry White, Tuxedo Junction, Mark Soskin, Full Moon feat. Carolyn Harding

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Girl it’s true, I’ll always love you  –  Barry White (Barry made musical inroads whilst working at California’s Bronco Records as a writer/producer in the Sixties before becoming an artist in his own right –   from the album “Stone Gon'” released by 20th Century Fox Records)

Foxtrot  –  Tuxedo Junction (Butterfly Records supremo A.J. Cervantes had great ideas for his label but it came crashing down due to the “Disco Demolition” backlash held in Chicago – Tuxedo Juction was a studio group put together by West Coast America mega-producers “Rinder & Lewis” … vocals by Marti McCall, Sue Allen, Marilyn Jackson & Jamie Edlin)

Walk tall  –  Mark Soskin (Pianist/Writer Mark released a rare 12 inch on Jazz label ‘Prestige Records’ …from the album “Rhythm Vision” produced by Orrin Keepnews – founder of both ‘Riverside’ & ‘Milestone Records’ labels)

The more i get  –  Full Moon feat. Carolyn Harding (Vocally inspired by the Teddy Pendergrass trak of the same name  … tagged as ‘Hip-House’ where a Rapper is included in the mix – released on Krazie Noise Records)