The Funk, Soul, R&B Thread.

[SoulManX]

This thread is for those that enjoy some good soulful music.

Cameo


Formed in 1974 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974), Cameo started out as a 13-member group created by former Juilliard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juilliard) student and New York (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City)-area clubgoer Larry Blackmon, called the New York City Players. Signed by Casablanca Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_Records) to their Chocolate City (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_City) imprint in 1976 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976), the group soon changed its name to Cameo. Cameo started with a deep, funky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) sound, but it was obvious from the start that their sights were set on the dance floors. Their first albums Cardiac Arrest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_Arrest_%28album%29), Ugly Ego (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugly_Ego), We All Know Who We Are (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_All_Know_Who_We_Are) and Secret Omen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Omen) contained dance floor songs such as "Rigor Mortis", "I Just Want To Be" and "Find My Way," the latter which was a major disco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco) smash and was included on the soundtrack to Thank God It's Friday (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_It%27s_Friday).
By the time Cameosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameosis) came out in 1980 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980) Cameo had gained considerable momentum through singles such as "Shake Your Pants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shake_Your_Pants)". Albums such as 1981 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_in_music)'s Knights of the Sound Table (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_the_Sound_Table) and 1982 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_in_music)'s Alligator Woman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator_Woman) saw the band playing up their eclectic style.
However, by the time the mid-1980s approached, Larry Blackmon and crew were ready to move on. Cameo stripped down to a quartet that included Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, and Charles Singleton (who left the group after She's Strange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_Strange)). Inspired by the edgy synthesizer arrangements being pushed forward by the new wave (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Wave_music) groups of the time, Blackmon moved the band into a hard-core "electronic funk" direction, utilising the new technology becoming available in the recording studios. He put his trademark "Ooow!" into the forefront of Cameo's mixes and markedly changed their sound.
1983 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983)'s Style (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_%28Cameo_album%29) was the first disc to capitalize on Cameo's new sound. She's Strange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She%27s_Strange) came out in 1984 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_in_music) and its "12-inch mix" was a major smash in the R&B clubs. The title track and its follow-up "Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck" were minor successes on the pop charts. 1985 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985)'s Single Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Life) was also an R&B hit that saw some crossover success.
"Word Up! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_Up%21)" hit radio airwaves in mid-1986 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986) and instantly became one of the biggest pop songs of the year. Critically acclaimed with large amounts of club and radio airtime, the resulting album Word Up! turned Cameo into superstars. The follow-up tracks "Candy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_%28Cameo_song%29)" and "Back and Forth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_and_Forth)" were also huge hits for the funk trio. By the end of 1986 "Word Up!" seemed to be everywhere: radio, clubs, MTV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV), Coca-Cola (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola) commercials, and even in people's conversations as it became a national catch phrase. Some music critics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_critics) have hailed "Word Up!" as the defining song of the 1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_trends_in_music_%281980-1989%29).
Cameo had become one of the most well-known bands in the world, but the touring and fame that came from Word Up! took its toll. The group became overexposed, and needed to take some time before releasing its follow-up. Two years later Cameo would release Machismo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machismo_%28album%29) to lukewarm pop response but favorable critical reviews and R&B success. 1991 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991)'s Emotional Violence (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_Violence) also did well critically, but didn't contain the "smash-hit" radio singles that Word Up had. 1994 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994)'s In the Face of Funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Face_of_Funk) album contained an excellent cover of Slave (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_%28band%29)'s "Slide" that got some club play, but for the most part, Cameo's reign was over.
Of course, nothing could top the phenomenon of the Word Up! period, and Cameo has kept this all in perspective. Instead of infighting or collapse - which many bands experience after falling from superstardom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar) - Cameo has stuck together. The trio has continued to tour the globe to this day.
In October 2004 Candy appeared in popular videogame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videogame) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas), playing on Funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) radio station Bounce FM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_FM).

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[SoulManX]

Atlantic Starr was among the top urban contemporary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_contemporary) acts of the 1980s and fared well in the adult contemporary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_contemporary) market as well, but their roots were 1970s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s) soul music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music) and funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk). The East Coast outfit was formed in White Plains (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Plains), New York (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York), in 1976 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976) by three brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibling): lead singer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer)/guitarist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist) David Lewis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lewis_%28singer%29), lead singer/keyboardist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboardist) Wayne Lewis (b. 13 April (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_13) 1957 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957)), and trombonist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombonist)/percussionist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussionist) Jonathan Lewis. After the Lewis Brothers hired lead singer Sharon Bryant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Bryant) (who was later replaced by Barbara Weathers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Weathers)), trumpeter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpeter) William Sudderth, saxophonist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophonist) Damon Rentie (who was replaced by Koran Daniels in 1981 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981)), bassist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassist) Clifford Archer, drummer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummer) Porter Carroll Jr., and percussionist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussionist)/flautist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flautist) Joseph Phillips, Atlantic Starr's original nine-person line-up was in place.
Influenced by 1970s funk/soul bands like Earth, Wind & Fire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%2C_Wind_%26_Fire), the Commodores (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodores), New Birth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Birth), and L.T.D. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.T.D.), Atlantic Starr started playing around the Northeastern (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern) U.S. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) They had only been together for about two years when they signed with A&M (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%26M_Records) and started working with Bobby Eli, a well-respected record producer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer)/songwriter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter) from Philadelphia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia).
A syrupy adult contemporary ballad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballad), "Always" reflected the Lewis Brothers' desire to have the type of crossover success that Whitney Houston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston) and Lionel Richie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Richie) had been enjoying in the 1980s. They got their wish when "Always" soared to Number one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_one) on both the Billboard Hot 100 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100) and R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues) chart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_chart) in the spring of 1987 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987).



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[tzarinna]

But of course.

[SoulManX]

Oran "Juice" Jones


Oran Jones was a Soul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music) and R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B) musician (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician) in the 1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s). He is also the first artist that was signed to OBR Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OBR_Records) (a Def Jam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def_Jam) susbsidary). His song "The Rain" gave him one-hit-wonder status. He also charted the top of the R&B charts with "How To Love Again", a duet with labelmate Alyson Williams (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alyson_Williams&action=edit).
Today, he is sometimes cited as "Orange Juice Jones".



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[tzarinna]

I don't think I know him.

[The Chairman]

Edit

[SoulManX]

Midnight Star

The group was formed in 1976 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976) at Kentucky State University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_State_University) by then students Reginald and Vincent Calloway (brothers), (trumpeter Reginald, and trombone player Vincent), vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, saxophonist/keyboardist Bill Simmons, drummer Melvin Gentry, keyboardist/vocalist Boaz Watson, bass guitarist Kenneth Gant and guitarist Jeffrey Cooper. With its members coming from their hometowns of Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; and Indianapolis, Indiana. After making some demos, they ventured to NYC and performed for a showcase where Solar Records chieftan Dick Griffey (whom had a label deal with RCA Records. They released their first album, THE BEGINNING in 1980 with production mostly by Harvey Mason, except for the first single "Make It Last", which was produced by Leon Sylvers.. In 1981 , their second album, STANDING TOGETHER reached position #54 on the Top R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B) charts. In 1982 they released a third album, VICTORY, which had a cameo appearance by funk star Bootsy Collins on the track "Hot Spot". After building a steady following of loyal fans from their first three albums and a sense of belief in their talents by Griffey, the group went into the studio to produced their fourth album in 1983. The results were incredible, sort of re-writing the old adage of the third time is the charm, as this was their fourth project. Released in 1983, the album NO PARKING ON THE DANCE FLOOR propelled Midnight Star to the top of the album charts, immediately going gold, then platinum and ultimately double platinum. To date the album is still a strong seller as it approaches three million sales. The first single, "Freak-A-Zoid" which went to number two on the Billboard R&B chart with its funky galactic vocoder laced spacey groove. Unbeknownst to a lot of people, the vocoder on this record was done by Bo Watson, not Vincent Calloway. The album also contained the ballad gem "Slow Jam" (which was co-written by Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds, whom also guested on guitar on the recording session of this classic number), which to date has been consistently voted one of the best soul ballads of all-time. By now, Atlanta, Georgia native son, - Drummer Bobby Lovelace (formerly of Cameo's protégée group Mantra) joined the group to free up Melvin Gentry to totally concentrate on singing and playing guitar. Their fifth album, PLANETARY INVASION was a big hit as well, going platinum and making the pop Top 20 and also contained the the number one R&B single "Operator" in addition to the wildy popular album track "Curious".
In 1986, they came out with their fifth album, HEADLINES and it went on to became their third gold album in a row. It featured the hit singles "Midas Touch" and the title cut - "Headlines". Shortly after the release of the album, the group had internal strife with management and one of its members - Reginald Calloway. The self-proclaimed leader was voted out of the group and soon thereafter his brother Vincent resigned. Re-energized, and free of its internal demons, the other members, Lipscomb, Cooper, Gant, Gentry, Lovelace, Simmons and Watson continued and released the self-titled album MIDNIGHT STAR in 1988. The album contained two hit singles, "Don't Rock The Boat" (which featured a guest rap from Ecstasy of Whodini) and "Snake In The Grass". The group continued to tour all over America, Europe and Japan. In 1990 they released their final album for Solar Records entitled WORK IT OUT. The seven member group enjoyed a mild hit from this album in the single "Do It (One More Time)".
Group members took a brief hiatus to do individual projects for a short while. Belinda Lipscomb did plays and musicals, cut jingles and commercials; bassist Kenneth Gant performed with the late great Billy Preston; Melvin Gentry (briefly called MacArthur) and Boaz Watson did production chores on Shanice, Toni Braxton and others. Watson also did a major tour with Babyface serving as the musical director, and performed the same chores with Toni Braxton. In 2000, charter member Jeffrey Cooper left the group to spend more time with his family. In 2002 the group, now a sextet formed their own indie label Reel Star Records and released the album 15th AVENUE. Shortly theareafter keyboardist Dave Stewart of Cincinnati, Ohio was added to augment their sound for some tour dates that keybaordist Bill Simmons is unable to attend.
The group returned to Kentucky State University in October of 2006 for a concert to celebrate their 30 year anniversary. EMI Record recently re-released NO PARKING ON THE DANCE FLOOR with bonus cuts as well as the ULTIMATE COLLECTION cd.
Midnight Star of 2006 continues to perform all across America and other parts of the world. They are in the studio working on new material for a 2007 release. Tours of Japan and Europe are in store for the first and second quarter of 2007.



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[SoulManX]

I don't think I know him.

He was a one hit wonder but it's a great song.

[SoulManX]

Alexander O'Neal (b. November 14 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_14), 1953 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953), Natchez, Mississippi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natchez%2C_Mississippi)) was a member of The Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time) when the group first formed in 1980. However, he was dropped immediately from the group, supposedly for seeming "too black".
Three years later, he was able to get a record deal with Clearance Avant (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clearance_Avant&action=edit)'s Tabu Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabu_Records). O'Neal sings in the retro-style of soul when it comes to doing it in both the dance-pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance-pop) numbers and modern, urban (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainstream_Urban) ballads. He is considered to be one of the very best artists that former, fellow Time members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis) had ever produced for. He did numerous duets with his labelmate singer Cherrelle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherrelle), including hits Saturday Love and Never Knew Love Like This.
The 1985 self-titled release was filled with streamlined grooves, including the funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) jam, Innocent. The song was a funky Jam/Lewis groove, featuring The Secret - (Monte Moir, Cherrelle, Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis). The song lasts nearly 10 minutes and consists of some exceptional guitar and keyboard solos, which also features the funk intermission of Alex 9000. Alex's 1987 release, titled Hearsay, includes the smash hit Fake. Fake is arguably one of the best songs ever made to feature the "Minneapolis Funk" sound, the song was also nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Single of the Year (Male) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Awards_of_1988). In late 1990, he had a minor hit with All True Man.
His 1988 album, My Gift to You, was a successful holiday release, with the track Our First Christmas still popular during the holidays.
He has recently appeared in the celebrity duet show Just the Two of Us (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_the_Two_of_Us) with BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona_Bruce). Based in Minneapolis, he frequently commutes to Britain, which he sees as his "second home". His six albums have charted both in the UK and the US and he has enjoyed numerous sell-out tours.
In 2005, he recorded his first live album, Alexander O'Neal Live at Hammersmith Apollo. It's a collection of his Favorites and Biggest Hits from his career. With his personal love of performing on stage and constant tour support from his fans it was a clear progression for him to deliver the live experience in the form of an album. He has handpicked tracks that traverse the success of his career singing alongside a 12 piece band.
O'Neal's first Live DVD, taken from a performance at London's Hammersmith Apollo in March 2006 in due out in January 2007. It includes a duet with J.C. Bentley (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J.C._Bentley&action=edit), Saturday Love.



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[SoulManX]

James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born on June 6 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_6), 1959 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959) in Minneapolis, Minnesota (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis%2C_Minnesota)) and Terry Lewis (born November 21 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_21), 1956 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956) in Omaha, Nebraska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha%2C_Nebraska)) are an American R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B) and pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music) songwriting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriting) and record production (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_production) team. They have enjoyed great success since the 1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s) with various artists, most notably Janet Jackson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson).
The pair met in high school (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school) in Minneapolis and formed a band called Flyte Time, later The Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_%28band%29). In 1981 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981), they were joined by Morris Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Day) and toured with Prince (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_%28musician%29) as Morris Day & the Time. As members of The Time they recorded two albums, The Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_%28album%29) and What Time Is It? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Time_Is_It%3F). From these two albums which shaped early eighties R&B music "Cool","Get It Up", "The Walk", "777-9311", and "Gigolos Get Lonely Too". The pair were fired from the tour because a blizzard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard) left them unable to rejoin after a short break to produce The SOS Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SOS_Band). However, one of the tracks they were producing, "Just Be Good to Me", became a big hit and made their reputation, as well that of the SOS Band.
After working with other artists like Gladys Knight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight) and Luther Vandross (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Vandross), Jam and Lewis were introduced to Janet Jackson and produced her breakthrough album Control (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_%28Janet_Jackson_album%29) in 1986 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986), for which the duo won a Grammy Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award). Their collaboration on her next album, 1989 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989)'s Rhythm Nation 1814 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Nation_1814), was even more successful.
Since that time they have founded a record label, Perspective Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_Records), and worked with artists including Michael Jackson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson), Boyz II Men (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyz_II_Men), The Human League (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_League), Usher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usher_%28entertainer%29), Mary J. Blige (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Blige) and Mariah Carey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariah_Carey). In 2000, the two were guest performers for J-pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J-pop) singer and songwriter Utada Hikaru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utada_Hikaru)'s concert tour in Japan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan), Bohemian Summer.
Terry Lewis married R&B singer Karyn White (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karyn_White), with whom he had a daughter, Ashley Nicole. The pair have since divorced.

Jimmy Jam is the brother-in-law of NBA superstar Kevin Garnett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Garnett)



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[SoulManX]

The SOS Band is an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) musical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music) ensemble, founded in Atlanta, Georgia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta%2C_Georgia) in 1977 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977). Originally known as "Santa Monica", the "SOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOS)" acronym in the band's name stands not for "Save Our Souls", but for Sounds of Success.
The band, fronted by Mary Davis, was initially famous for the post-disco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco) hit "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" in 1979 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979). In 1982 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982), they joined forces with then-new production team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_%26_Terry_Lewis), who went on to craft a string of R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B) hits for the group, including "Just Be Good to Me", "Tell Me If You Still Care", "Borrowed Love", and "The Finest".
The Jam/Lewis produced SOS Band hits are notable for popularizing the use of the Roland TR-808 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_TR-808) drum machine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_machine) (and its distinctive cowbell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowbell) sound) in popular music. The group continues to tour and perform to this day.
The song "Just Be Good to Me" was remixed by Beats International (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beats_International) (Aka Norman Cook (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Cook) or Fatboy Slim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatboy_Slim)) the song made its way to UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK) number one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_one) single (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_%28music%29) as "Dub Be Good To Me (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_Be_Good_To_Me)". The song was reworked with the bassline to the Clash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash)'s "Guns of Brixton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_of_Brixton)".



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[SoulManX]

Cherrelle rose to fame as one of the premier female R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B) divas of the mid-to-late 1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s). Cousin of pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music) singer and TLC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TLC_%28music%29) founder Perri "Pebbles" Reid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perri_%22Pebbles%22_Reid), Cherrelle began her music career shortly after being discovered by Tabu Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabu_Records) founder Clarence Avant, who signed her to his label in 1983 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983). Cherrelle got her name after her boss from a job hollered "Cher-relle, you're late again!"
In 1984 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984), under the production of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis), she released her debut, Fragile, which went gold (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA), thanks to the Top Ten (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA) R&B single, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On". She released her best-selling album in 1985 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985) with High Priority, which featured the hits "You Look Good to Me", "Will You Satisfy?" and "Artificial Heart" and her seminal duet with Alexander O'Neal in the #2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA) single, "Saturday Love". In 1988 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988), she released her third album Affair, which featured the #1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA) R&B single, "Everything I Miss at Home". On that strength, it was her third consecutive gold record.
She released her last chart-topper with 1991 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991)'s The Woman I Am, which was a departure from her Jam & Lewis productions. She reunited with the producers eight years later with her album The Right Time, which was released in 1999 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999). Since then, Cherrelle has been performing at venues in America and all over the world. Pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music) singers Robert Palmer and Mariah Carey have each covered her "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" while "Saturday Love" has been heralded as one of the greatest soul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul) duets in history.



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[SoulManX]

Gap Band


Early years

Growing up with a Pentecostal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostal) minister (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_religion) father, the Wilson brothers formed the Greenwood, Archer, and Pine Street Band in 1967, with Tuck Andress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuck_Andress) (later of Tuck and Patti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuck_and_Patti)). The name was derived from the streets that formed the African American business district of Tulsa, Oklahoma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa%2C_Oklahoma). They released their first record on an indie label in 1974 to little success. At the time, the group had up to twelve musicians. Condensing to the three brothers and with producer Leon Russell on the helm, the group began to find success in 1978 with songs such as "I'm in Love" and "Shake", the latter becoming a Top 10 R&B hit.

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gap_Band&action=edit&section=3)] Success

By 1979, the group had changed its name to The Gap Band, and found success with the groundbreaking single "I Don't Believe You Wanna Get Up and Dance (Oops Upside Your Head)". But it was in the 1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s) that the group found their biggest success, with songs like "Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_Rubber_On_Me_%28Why_You_Wanna_Hurt_Me%29)", "Humpin' ", "Yearning For Your Love", "Outstanding", "You Dropped a Bomb on Me (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Dropped_a_Bomb_on_Me)", "I Found My Baby", "Early In the Morning", and "Party Train" further establishing the group as icons.
Four of the band's albums, The Gap Band II, The Gap Band III, The Gap Band IV, and Gap Band V - Jammin, achieved platinum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification) selling status, and four of their singles ("You Dropped a Bomb on Me (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Dropped_a_Bomb_on_Me)", "Outstanding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outstanding)", "Oops Upside Your Head", and "Early in the Morning (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_in_the_Morning)") reached the #1 spot on the Billboard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_magazine) R&B charts.
Their success dwindled at the end of 1984, although they have continued to record albums and are constantly on tour. Brother Charlie ventured into a solo career during a break from the group in the mid-1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s), being featured on the 1985 hit with funk group Zapp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapp_%28band%29) titled "Computer Love". Wilson's powerful vocals would be credited in part for establishing the careers of Guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_%28music_group%29)'s Aaron Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Hall) and R. Kelly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly). The band reunited in 1996, and issued The Gap Band: Live and Well, a live greatest hits (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_hits) album.
Ever since the 1990s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s), the Gap Band's most famous hits have been sampled and covered by the likes of Snoop Dogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoop_Dogg), Warren G. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G.), Blackstreet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstreet), Shaquille O'Neal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal), Mia X (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mia_X), and Mary J. Blige (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_J._Blige). "Outstanding" was even sampled for a famous 1990s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s) commercial for malt liquor. While they missed the time that black musicians recorded soundtracks for action films by a decade, they produced and recorded some songs for Keenan Ivory Wayans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenan_Ivory_Wayans)' 1988 hit movie, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Git_You_Sucka). Among the musicians they have inspired are R. Kelly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly), Keith Sweat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Sweat), Ruff Endz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruff_Endz), Guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_%28music_group%29), Blackstreet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstreet), Mint Condition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mint_Condition), Jagged Edge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagged_Edge_%28band%29), and Aaron Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Hall). Recently, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" was featured in the hit videogame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videogame) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas), playing on Funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) radio station Bounce FM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_FM).
In mid-2005, Charlie released his second solo album, Charlie Last Name, Wilson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Last_Name%2C_Wilson) which was produced by R. Kelly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly).
On August 8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_8), 2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006), Hip-O Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip-O_Records) released Gold (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gold_%28Gap_Band_album%29&action=edit), a 2-CD compilation from the Gap Band. [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gap_Band#_note-0).



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[AndThePickles]

Suggestion for this thread: don't just post large profiles of people! Let's discuss people that we like.

I'm a huge fan of Van Hunt and Calvin Richardson. Anyone else heard of them?

[terry78]

Currently into Corinne Bailey Rae, Amel Larrieux and a little John Legend. From past times, Sam Cooke, Stevie of course, and....

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.cosmik.com/aa-may00/reviews/pics/ohio_players.jpg

You can't talk about funk until these cats enter the room.

http://www.jcss.ne.jp/~maggot/funk/funkdisco/barkays/barkays06.jpg

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Music_Images/maze1.jpghttp://www.onlineseats.com/upload/concerts/908_con_frankie-beverly-maze1.jpg


The greatest "soul music" band ever.

[SoulManX]

Suggestion for this thread: don't just post large profiles of people! Let's discuss people that we like.

I'm a huge fan of Van Hunt and Calvin Richardson. Anyone else heard of them?


Oh I know just giving some information to those that don't listen to some of these bands. :ninja:

[SoulManX]

http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/Music_Images/maze1.jpghttp://www.onlineseats.com/upload/concerts/908_con_frankie-beverly-maze1.jpg


The greatest "soul music" band ever.

Agreed :up:

[SoulManX]

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3060/kooltheganggetdownonittin7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[SoulManX]

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/368/dazzbandrj2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Memphis Slim]

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/368/dazzbandrj2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I liked these guys. But they only had two hits.
Whip it and Keep it Live.. ...

They vanished after that.

[Memphis Slim]

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3060/kooltheganggetdownonittin7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I was a "Pre-Celebration" fan mostly (they were more funk driven). I did like some of their "pop" hits". But they Got too soft with "Joannna" and "Cherish".
Still no denying their successful run!! A lot of hits!

[Memphis Slim]

http://content.clearchannel.com/Photos/musicians/parliament_funkadelic.jpghttp://www.inzine.sk/inzine_assets/clanok/00003700/3746/parliament.jpg

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/e/earth_wind_and_fire/earthwindandfire-bio.jpg

Nuff said........

[SoulManX]

I was a "Pre-Celebration" fan mostly (they were more funk driven). I did like some of their "pop" hits". But they Got too soft with "Joannna" and "Cherish".
Still no denying their successful run!! A lot of hits!

Ok true they lost of lot of funk after becoming crossover band. But they still rocked even with the white sounding type of music. I saw then in concert about 10 years ago, JT still got it.

[Memphis Slim]

Ok true they lost of lot of funk after becoming crossover band. But they still rocked even with the white sounding type of music. I saw then in concert about 10 years ago, JT still got it.


Get Down on It was cool ....She's Fresh, too. After that it was hard to find something reeeeeally funkin'.


Try this cat on for size......
http://www.freestylegrooves.com/pic/james%20brown.jpghttp://www.mattoid.com/data/gifs/arts/JamesBrown_OnTheGoodFoot.gifhttp://www.zulunation.com/images/JAMES_BROWN_3.jpg
http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/na/archive/00132/James_Brown_132702a.jpg


He led the way.

[SoulManX]

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6207/kellibxljpgtu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And let's not forget Bootsy.:o

[Memphis Slim]

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/6207/kellibxljpgtu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And let's not forget Bootsy.:o

roto rooter bubba

[Memphis Slim]

http://home.new.rr.com/photos1/photos/average%20white%20band%20-%20self%20titled.JPGhttp://home.new.rr.com/photos1/photos/average%20white%20band%20+%20ben%20e%20king%20%20b enny%20+%20us.JPG

[SoulManX]

You know Slim music today gets on my nerves, it a shame that I can't find anything good on the radio or in the music stores.

Thx God for the classics.

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2289/pfunkyh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[SoulManX]

http://home.new.rr.com/photos1/photos/average%20white%20band%20-%20self%20titled.JPGhttp://home.new.rr.com/photos1/photos/average%20white%20band%20+%20ben%20e%20king%20%20b enny%20+%20us.JPG

Pick Up The Pieces.

[SoulManX]

Best.MJ.Album.Ever.

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5696/offthewalleo0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Warhammer]

I liked these guys. But they only had two hits.
Whip it and Keep it Live.. ...

They vanished after that.

Firecracker. :up:

[Memphis Slim]

Firecracker. :up:



"Firecracker" was by Mass Production (circa 1978-79)

It was the jam though!! :word:

[Memphis Slim]

Best.MJ.Album.Ever.

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5696/offthewalleo0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


I must agree!! It had a little less cross-over appeal than "Thriller". but it was better. It was more R&B driven. Cuts like "can't help it", "Working day and night" really set a tone for urban radio.

[Memphis Slim]

You know Slim music today gets on my nerves, it a shame that I can't find anything good on the radio or in the music stores.

Thx God for the classics.

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/2289/pfunkyh8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Back when groups had 50 members in a band, made no money, and put out great music!!

Now all we get is "Sexyback". :down LOL

[Memphis Slim]

http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/~junior/ltd.jpghttp://delafo.securesites.net/music_acts/Music_Images/j-osborne-album-millennium.jpg

Another great one......hate they folded after J.O. left. Similar situation with my boys from Tuskegee......

http://www.generalentertainment.com/artists/commodores.jpghttp://blog.tilos.hu/filter/Commodores.jpg


Lionel's leaving was a bad situation for them too.

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.djjamescalamera.com/images/OJays-77.jpghttp://superdeluxe.typepad.com/funk_you/images/ojays.jpg

What do you think about these cats?? I got their anthology and .........whew!!!! I forgot what a hit machine they were!! Gamble & Huff were some dynamic writers!!

[SoulManX]

http://www10.ocn.ne.jp/%7Ejunior/ltd.jpghttp://delafo.securesites.net/music_acts/Music_Images/j-osborne-album-millennium.jpg

Another great one......hate they folded after J.O. left. Similar situation with my boys from Tuskegee......

http://www.generalentertainment.com/artists/commodores.jpghttp://blog.tilos.hu/filter/Commodores.jpg


Lionel's leaving was a bad situation for them too.

But they wanted more Brickhouse and Lionel wanted more Easy. It had to happen.

[SoulManX]

http://www.djjamescalamera.com/images/OJays-77.jpghttp://superdeluxe.typepad.com/funk_you/images/ojays.jpg

What do you think about these cats?? I got their anthology and .........whew!!!! I forgot what a hit machine they were!! Gamble & Huff were some dynamic writers!!

It's a shame what happen to Eddie's son.

[Memphis Slim]

But they wanted more Brickhouse and Lionel wanted more Easy. It had to happen.

Shame they couldn't compromise. The were bad!!

[Memphis Slim]

It's a shame what happen to Eddie's son.


Yes it was.

You seem to have a good knowledge of the ol' stuff!!

[Warhammer]

"Firecracker" was by Mass Production (circa 1978-79)

It was the jam though!! :word:

Oh, whoops.
But yeah, it was.

[SoulManX]

Yes it was.

You seem to have a good knowledge of the ol' stuff!!

I was rasied on this...J.O. took LTD as far as he could.

[SoulManX]

Shame they couldn't compromise. The were bad!!

Yea but the days of 4tops and Temptations sticking together are over.

[Memphis Slim]

I was rasied on this...J.O. took LTD as far as he could.

There's always a danger for a group to push one guy up front.

[SoulManX]

There's always a danger for a group to push one guy up front.

Yea but being a frontman for a group take a lot of work. Not to metion you as the frontman take a lot of abused if u suck.

[SoulManX]

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http://i10.tinypic.com/3zkmxr4.jpg

[Memphis Slim]

You got a point. And if it is glaringly obvious who is the most talented, you gotta push him up front to sell records.

The Jacksons..... Michael
http://i.timeinc.net/ew/img/daily/623/jackson_l.jpg


Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.........Teddy
http://www.worldsoul.com/datas/pics/2121.jpg

[Memphis Slim]

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3889/376rd7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[/URL]

(http://imageshack.us)

[URL="http://imageshack.us"]

http://i10.tinypic.com/3zkmxr4.jpg


?????????? :huh:

[SoulManX]

[quote=Memphis Slim]You got a point. And if it is glaringly obvious who is the most talented, you gotta push him up front to sell records.

The Jacksons..... Michael
http://i.timeinc.net/ew/img/daily/623/jackson_l.jpg


Now Jermaine had talent and even had a few hits.

[SoulManX]

?????????? :huh:

Ok I know your like WTF....

Wild Cherry "Play that funk music , white boy"

Queen "Another one bits the dust." Actually got air play on Black radio when most white djs passed on it.

And this guy's theme....

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6223/junkyard9zgla7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[SoulManX]

Soul II Soul is a 2-time Grammy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy) winning act that emerged at the end of the 80s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s) from London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London). The group initially attracted attention as a sound system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_system_%28DJ%29), playing records at house and street parties (where their clothing style - dubbed "Funki Dred" - quickly made a splash, inspiring them to start a line of clothing). Founded by Jazzie B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazzie_B) and featuring a changing roster of other musicians - notably Nellee Hooper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellee_Hooper) and Caron Wheeler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caron_Wheeler) - Soul II Soul's experiments in music-making of their own resulted in the dub plate "Fairplay," which secured them a deal with Virgin Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Records). They had huge hits in 1989 with the singles "Keep on Movin'" and "Back to Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Life) (However Do You Want Me)," both from their debut album Club Classics Vol. I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Classics_Vol._I). These songs (both featuring Wheeler on vocals) set the tone for early 90s mainstream dance music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_music) in the UK.
Their follow-up album, Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vol._II:_1990_-_A_New_Decade), yielded the hits "Get A Life" and "A Dream's A Dream," the latter featuring operatic vocals by Victoria Wilson-James. While their U.S. following declined somewhat following its release, Soul II Soul continued to have hits in the UK, including 1992's top 10 single, "Joy."
Soul II Soul reached Volume 5 of their series for Virgin in 1995, then released 2 more albums for Island Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Records).
In October 2004 Keep On Movin appeared in popular videogame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videogame) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas), playing on R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B), Soul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul) radio station CSR 103.9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSR_103.9).

http://i14.tinypic.com/2cnbe6s.jpg

When Caron left it was not the same for them.

[Memphis Slim]

Soul II Soul is a 2-time Grammy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy) winning act that emerged at the end of the 80s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s) from London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London). The group initially attracted attention as a sound system (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_system_%28DJ%29), playing records at house and street parties (where their clothing style - dubbed "Funki Dred" - quickly made a splash, inspiring them to start a line of clothing). Founded by Jazzie B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazzie_B) and featuring a changing roster of other musicians - notably Nellee Hooper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellee_Hooper) and Caron Wheeler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caron_Wheeler) - Soul II Soul's experiments in music-making of their own resulted in the dub plate "Fairplay," which secured them a deal with Virgin Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Records). They had huge hits in 1989 with the singles "Keep on Movin'" and "Back to Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_Life) (However Do You Want Me)," both from their debut album Club Classics Vol. I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_Classics_Vol._I). These songs (both featuring Wheeler on vocals) set the tone for early 90s mainstream dance music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_music) in the UK.
Their follow-up album, Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vol._II:_1990_-_A_New_Decade), yielded the hits "Get A Life" and "A Dream's A Dream," the latter featuring operatic vocals by Victoria Wilson-James. While their U.S. following declined somewhat following its release, Soul II Soul continued to have hits in the UK, including 1992's top 10 single, "Joy."
Soul II Soul reached Volume 5 of their series for Virgin in 1995, then released 2 more albums for Island Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Records).
In October 2004 Keep On Movin appeared in popular videogame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videogame) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas), playing on R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B), Soul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul) radio station CSR 103.9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSR_103.9).

http://i14.tinypic.com/2cnbe6s.jpg

When Caron left it was not the same for them.


That whole black British Invasion was nice in the late 80's. Maxi Preist, Loose Ends, Vertical Hold, Carron Wheeler....... Jazzie B and Company were beat out by Milli Vanilli that first year. They got the grammy by default when it was discovered they didn't sing.

I lost all respect for award shows after Soul II Soul lost to Rob and Fab.

[Memphis Slim]

Ok I know your like WTF....

Wild Cherry "Play that funk music , white boy"

Queen "Another one bits the dust." Actually got air play on Black radio when most white djs passed on it.

And this guy's theme....

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6223/junkyard9zgla7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


Okay.......I've rarely seen a picture of Wild Cherry.

The Queen cut did get a lot of play in black circles.

[SoulManX]

BEST.SOUNDTRACK.EVER.

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1889/238035cdlfdd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[SoulManX]

Issac Hayes has some of the best music I have ever heard...

His Look Of Love from Dead President...no words for it.:o

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8550/missachayescdcolorez8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Memphis Slim]

BEST.SOUNDTRACK.EVER.

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1889/238035cdlfdd3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


I beg to differ on that my brotha'.......:whatever:

http://store.acousticsounds.com/images/as60gif/CMOB-2016-SA.jpg

This was the soundtrack to the movie of the same title. The movie never got released. But the rest is history.

[Memphis Slim]

Issac Hayes has some of the best music I have ever heard...

His Look Of Love from Dead President...no words for it.:o

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8550/missachayescdcolorez8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


A Memphis home boy!!! Yea buddy.......:cool: He could stretch out an intro....LOL "Walk on By"......"The Love of Love....." Hayes was cool.

I guess nobody else like this music but us??? :woot:

[AllThingsComic]

had a few good hits

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e32/joe11385/shalamar.jpg

[AllThingsComic]

jones'ed big time on this chick

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e32/joe11385/stephanie.jpg

[AllThingsComic]

and let us not forget

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e32/joe11385/knight.jpg

[Armand Z Trip]

Smokey Robinson and the Miraces, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, The Temptations, Parliament Funkadelic, The Drifters, The Platters, Sam Cooke, Prince and the Revolution, The Family, The Time.

What was Caron Wheeler's music like after Soul II Soul? I remember magazine ads for Beach of the War Goddess, but I never heard anything.

[SoulManX]

Smokey Robinson and the Miraces, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, The Temptations, Parliament Funkadelic, The Drifters, The Platters, Sam Cooke, Prince and the Revolution, The Family, The Time.

What was Caron Wheeler's music like after Soul II Soul? I remember magazine ads for Beach of the War Goddess, but I never heard anything.

Let's just say Soul 2 Soul and Caron need each other.:o

[SoulManX]

I beg to differ on that my brotha'.......:whatever:

http://store.acousticsounds.com/images/as60gif/CMOB-2016-SA.jpg

This was the soundtrack to the movie of the same title. The movie never got released. But the rest is history.


Ummmm who got this for best soundtrack....
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/6794/oscarawardrk4.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[SoulManX]

and let us not forget

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e32/joe11385/knight.jpg

On the midnight train to GA. Still one of thier best hits.:word:

[GunBlade]

Anyone remember Bootsy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edW55BcLMr4

lmao

[The Storm]

http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/e/earth_wind_and_fire/earthwindandfire-bio.jpg

Nuff said........

:up: I grew up on these and the legend called Stevie Wonder. Plus many more...

[SoulManX]

Now Stevie Wonder that man is a God among Insects.

http://i12.tinypic.com/4g4bs5w.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHLIhi8bgiM

And if u don't believe me check these 2 videos from the Master.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIsYDWD1lgA&mode=related&search=

[Memphis Slim]

Ummmm who got this for best soundtrack....
http://img451.imageshack.us/img451/6794/oscarawardrk4.gif (http://imageshack.us)


As I said...the movie never got released. Therefore, EWF couldn't be put in that category. But it was a movie sound track never the less. A little FYI trivia for ya'.

And it won a grammy.

[SoulManX]

As I said...the movie never got released. Therefore, EWF couldn't be put in that category. But it was a movie sound track never the less. A little FYI trivia for ya'.

And it won a grammy.

I was wondering when u would show up...I love EMF but still It's Shaft.

[SoulManX]

One of Mr. Wonder's great album.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7848/335375cdlfmi7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Memphis Slim]

I was wondering when u would show up...I love EMF but still It's Shaft.

http://www.bargainflix.com/reviews/img/shaft_175x240.jpg

[Memphis Slim]

One of Mr. Wonder's great album.

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/7848/335375cdlfmi7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


This is when he started experimenting with synthesizers. Gordy wasn't o keen on this "new" direction. This turned out to be a masterpiece.

[Memphis Slim]

I was wondering when u would show up...I love EMF but still It's Shaft.


Okay...name me another hit on that album besides the title cut. :hyper:

[SoulManX]

Ellie's theme is hot and Cafe Regio is still tight.

[Memphis Slim]

Ellie's theme is hot and Cafe Regio is still tight.


?????? :whatever: Just as I thought. Nothing on that album was released as a hit single. Basically, it's the song "Shaft" that won.

Shining Star
That's the Way of the World
Reasons
All About Love
Yearnin' Learnin'

Were all smashes.

[SoulManX]

?????? :whatever: Just as I thought. Nothing on that album was released as a hit single. Basically, it's the song "Shaft" that won.

Shining Star
That's the Way of the World
Reasons
All About Love
Yearnin' Learnin'

Were all smashes.

Ok Ok u win this round Silm:ninja:

[Memphis Slim]

Ok Ok u win this round Silm:ninja:

http://www.victorholt.com/people/smiling_man_small.jpg :woot:

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.garage-music.com/isley.jpg

Yo Knight......What do you think of these cats??

[SoulManX]

http://www.garage-music.com/isley.jpg

Yo Knight......What do you think of these cats??

Mr. Big better not drop the soap.

Love the Brothers but it was Jimmy that help create the funk Bros.

[Memphis Slim]

Mr. Big better not drop the soap.

Love the Brothers but it was Jimmy that help create the funk Bros.


You not talkin about Hendrix are you??

[SoulManX]

You not talkin about Hendrix are you??

Yep he was with them for a brief moment...they saw what he could do with an axe. Thus change how they went about their music.

[Memphis Slim]

Yep he was with them for a brief moment...they saw what he could do with an axe. Thus change how they went about their music.


But wasn't there that long was he?? Ernie, too me was the big change maker with his guitar sound.

[SoulManX]

But wasn't there that long was he?? Ernie, too me was the big change maker with his guitar sound.

Jim was not famous yet...he joined them on some tours, before he stake his own caim in the music world.

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.musicoutfitter.com/images/items/96/510696.jpghttp://www.soundtable.co.jp/pict/124000274m.jpghttp://www.soulfreak-jp.com/Ray_Parker_Jr.__Raydio._A_Woman_Needs_Love._R.JPG

Hot Stuff & "For Those that Like To Groove" were their best jams......

[CameraObscura]

http://images-jp.amazon.com/images/P/B000AXWV40.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
:cmad:

[SoulManX]

http://www.musicoutfitter.com/images/items/96/510696.jpghttp://www.soundtable.co.jp/pict/124000274m.jpghttp://www.soulfreak-jp.com/Ray_Parker_Jr.__Raydio._A_Woman_Needs_Love._R.JPG

Hot Stuff & "For Those that Like To Groove" were their best jams......


Ray where have you gone brother?

[GunBlade]

Four whole pages and no mention of Afrika Bambaataa?

[Memphis Slim]

Ray where have you gone brother?

http://www.rayparkerjr.com/NewSite/NewAlbum.html

Brace yourself......:csad:

[Memphis Slim]

Four whole pages and no mention of Afrika Bambaataa?


We're not talking about hip hop or rap. This is strictly a funk, soul and R&B thread.

[GunBlade]

We're not talking about hip hop or rap. This is strictly a funk, soul and R&B thread.
I know he's primarily a hip hop artist but he does add some funk style to his music.

[Memphis Slim]

I know he's primarily a hip hop artist but he does add some funk style to his music.

And he got it from the old school stuff we're talking about.

[GunBlade]

Okay.

[Son Of Logan]

Jim was not famous yet...he joined them on some tours, before he stake his own caim in the music world.

Jimi taught Ernie how to play like that. When Ernie played the solo for "That Lady" the band was in shock and couldn't believe how much Ernie sounded like Jimi.

[Memphis Slim]

Jimi taught Ernie how to play like that. When Ernie played the solo for "That Lady" the band was in shock and couldn't believe how much Ernie sounded like Jimi.

Nice piece of trivia...

[SoulManX]

http://www.rayparkerjr.com/NewSite/NewAlbum.html

Brace yourself......:csad:

What the hell happen to Ray?:csad:

[SoulManX]

Nice piece of trivia...

I know right it is a shame I keep this in my head.

[SoulManX]

Four whole pages and no mention of Afrika Bambaataa?

Yes one of the main founding fathers of Hip Hop....love Planet Rock. Remember rolling skating to that.

[Memphis Slim]

What the hell happen to Ray?:csad:


LOL I told you to brace yourself!!! :woot:

That new album is pretty nice if you like jazz.

[SoulManX]

LOL I told you to brace yourself!!! :woot:

That new album is pretty nice if you like jazz.

I will pick it up to check it...love Jazz.

[SoulManX]

http://i11.tinypic.com/4dd36es.jpg

Another Brother who died to soon. Him and Gordy didn't see eye to eye on his music choices. He also create some music that just grabs you.

Best score for a crappy movie.

http://i12.tinypic.com/2yov0qq.gif

[SoulManX]

Donald Byrd...if u don't know him get to know him. Pick up some of his work.

http://i13.tinypic.com/4bemwrt.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2j1n52r.jpg

[Armand Z Trip]

Trouble Man is a great soundtrack. Willie Hutch did the soundtracks for The Mack and Foxie Brown, I think his son was in Above the Law.

Willie Hutch grew up in Dallas where he sang with The Ambassadors.
He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas.
He first came to the attention of the music business in 1964 when his debut single 'Love Has Put Me Down' was released by the Soul City Records label.
His songs attracted the attention of The Fifth Dimension (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Fifth%20Dimension.html) who recorded a number of them.
Willie himself recorded with Venture prior to two albums in the early 70's with RCA (including 'Let's Try It Over').
In 1970, he received a phone call from producer Hal Davis who urgently needed a song written to a backing track he had entitled 'I'll Be There'.
By 8 am the next morning, The Jackson 5 (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/The%20Jacksons.html) were in the studio recording it.
Willie later co-arranged vocals on 'Got To Be There' and 'Never Can Say Goodbye' for the group, impressing Berry Gordy (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Berry%20Gordy.html) who employed him at Motown (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Motown%20Records.html) on a more permanent basis.

Willie produced the first Smokey Robinson (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Smokey%20Robinson.html) album without The Miracles (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Miracles.html), and when Sisters Love had a cameo role in 'The Mack', the group's manager suggested Willie record the soundtrack.
The result was 'The Mack', including 'Brother's Gonna Work It Out' and 'Slick', Willie's first album for Motown in 1973. (Willie also worked with Sisters Love on 'Mr Fix-it Man'.)
His other albums at the label included 'The Mark Of The Beast' (1975); 'Concert In Blues' (1976), including 'Party Down'; 'Color Her Sunshine' (1976), including 'I Like Everything About You', 'Havin' A House Party' and 'Fully Exposed' before he joined the Whitfield (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Norman%20Whitfield.html) label for two albums, 'In Tune (1978), including 'Easy Does It', and 'Midnight Dancer'.
In 1982, he wrote 'Keep The Fire Burning' for Gwen McCrae (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Gwen%20McCrae.html) and returned to Motown for three collaborations with Berry Gordy (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Berry%20Gordy.html).
The first was a duet for The Four Tops (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Four%20Tops.html) and Aretha Franklin (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Aretha%20Franklin.html) 'What Have We Got To Lose' (1983), the second a song / production for Sammy Davis Jnr, 'Hello Detroit' (1984), and the third a soundtrack album for Berry's film 'The Last Dragon' (1985).
This soundtrack included a Willie Hutch single 'The Glow'.
During this period at Motown he wrote/produced 'Sexy Ways' for The Four Tops (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Four%20Tops.html) and released two albums, 'In And Out' (1985) and 'Making A Game Of Love' (1985), including 'Keep On Jammin'.
Willie has also written and / or produced for The Miracles (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Miracles.html), The Main Ingredient (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Main%20Ingredient.html) ('California My Way'), Junior Walker (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Junior%20Walker.html), Diana Ross (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Diana%20Ross.html) and Marvin Gaye (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Marvin%20Gaye.html), among others.
Willie released two albums in the Nineties. 'From The Heart' and 'The Mack Is Back'.
Both sets were well received.
Willie Hutch, sadly passed away on the 19th of September 2005. He was 60.

Soul Portrait (RCA 1969)
Seasons For Love (RCA 1970)
The Mack (Motown 1973)

Fully Exposed (Motown 1973)

Foxy Brown (Motown 1975)

Mark of the Beast (Motown 1975)

Ode to My Lady (Motown 1975)

Concert in Blues [live] (Motown 1976)
Colour Her Sunshine (Motown 1976)

Havin' a House Party (Motown 1977)

In Tune (Whitfield 1979)
Midnight Dancer (Whitfield 1980)

In & Out (Motown 1983)
Making A Game Of Love (Motown 1985)

From the Heart (GGIT 1994)

The Mack is Back (Midwest 1996)
Sexalicious (Midwest 2002)

[SoulManX]

EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING


http://i17.tinypic.com/2qi4w8y.jpg

Love Come Down is still one of my grooves:word:

[Memphis Slim]

I will pick it up to check it...love Jazz.


Some nice cuts on it. My wife bought it.

[Memphis Slim]

Donald Byrd...if u don't know him get to know him. Pick up some of his work.

http://i13.tinypic.com/4bemwrt.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/2j1n52r.jpg


Unfinished Business!!! Remember that cut?? "Walking in Rhythmn"???

[SoulManX]

Trouble Man is a great soundtrack. Willie Hutch did the soundtracks for The Mack and Foxie Brown, I think his son was in Above the Law.

Willie Hutch grew up in Dallas where he sang with The Ambassadors.
He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas.
He first came to the attention of the music business in 1964 when his debut single 'Love Has Put Me Down' was released by the Soul City Records label.
His songs attracted the attention of The Fifth Dimension (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Fifth%20Dimension.html) who recorded a number of them.
Willie himself recorded with Venture prior to two albums in the early 70's with RCA (including 'Let's Try It Over').
In 1970, he received a phone call from producer Hal Davis who urgently needed a song written to a backing track he had entitled 'I'll Be There'.
By 8 am the next morning, The Jackson 5 (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/The%20Jacksons.html) were in the studio recording it.
Willie later co-arranged vocals on 'Got To Be There' and 'Never Can Say Goodbye' for the group, impressing Berry Gordy (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Berry%20Gordy.html) who employed him at Motown (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Motown%20Records.html) on a more permanent basis.

Willie produced the first Smokey Robinson (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Smokey%20Robinson.html) album without The Miracles (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Miracles.html), and when Sisters Love had a cameo role in 'The Mack', the group's manager suggested Willie record the soundtrack.
The result was 'The Mack', including 'Brother's Gonna Work It Out' and 'Slick', Willie's first album for Motown in 1973. (Willie also worked with Sisters Love on 'Mr Fix-it Man'.)
His other albums at the label included 'The Mark Of The Beast' (1975); 'Concert In Blues' (1976), including 'Party Down'; 'Color Her Sunshine' (1976), including 'I Like Everything About You', 'Havin' A House Party' and 'Fully Exposed' before he joined the Whitfield (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Norman%20Whitfield.html) label for two albums, 'In Tune (1978), including 'Easy Does It', and 'Midnight Dancer'.
In 1982, he wrote 'Keep The Fire Burning' for Gwen McCrae (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Gwen%20McCrae.html) and returned to Motown for three collaborations with Berry Gordy (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Berry%20Gordy.html).
The first was a duet for The Four Tops (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Four%20Tops.html) and Aretha Franklin (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Aretha%20Franklin.html) 'What Have We Got To Lose' (1983), the second a song / production for Sammy Davis Jnr, 'Hello Detroit' (1984), and the third a soundtrack album for Berry's film 'The Last Dragon' (1985).
This soundtrack included a Willie Hutch single 'The Glow'.
During this period at Motown he wrote/produced 'Sexy Ways' for The Four Tops (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Four%20Tops.html) and released two albums, 'In And Out' (1985) and 'Making A Game Of Love' (1985), including 'Keep On Jammin'.
Willie has also written and / or produced for The Miracles (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Miracles.html), The Main Ingredient (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Main%20Ingredient.html) ('California My Way'), Junior Walker (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Junior%20Walker.html), Diana Ross (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Diana%20Ross.html) and Marvin Gaye (http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Marvin%20Gaye.html), among others.
Willie released two albums in the Nineties. 'From The Heart' and 'The Mack Is Back'.
Both sets were well received.
Willie Hutch, sadly passed away on the 19th of September 2005. He was 60.

Soul Portrait (RCA 1969)
Seasons For Love (RCA 1970)
The Mack (Motown 1973)

Fully Exposed (Motown 1973)

Foxy Brown (Motown 1975)

Mark of the Beast (Motown 1975)

Ode to My Lady (Motown 1975)

Concert in Blues [live] (Motown 1976)
Colour Her Sunshine (Motown 1976)

Havin' a House Party (Motown 1977)

In Tune (Whitfield 1979)
Midnight Dancer (Whitfield 1980)

In & Out (Motown 1983)
Making A Game Of Love (Motown 1985)

From the Heart (GGIT 1994)

The Mack is Back (Midwest 1996)
Sexalicious (Midwest 2002)




Yea Will will be missed I love the music from Foxie Brown .Thank for the bit of history.
PS I love "The Glow" from the Last Dragon:ninja:

[SoulManX]

Unfinished Business!!! Remember that cut?? "Walking in Rhythmn"???

How can I not...but my favorites are Change(Make you want to hustle) and Harlem River Drive.

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.thuglifearmy.com/images/News%20Pics/t.250.Luther-Vandross-Nice.jpg


Four pages and we having mentioned this dude.

[SoulManX]

I see beside Silm, Warhammer, GunBlade, and Armand not to many posters on this thread. It's a shame...

Now back to the show...since Im from Philly time to showcase some Brotherly Love.

http://i13.tinypic.com/2ztefsn.jpg

Hall and Oates...damn that boy could sing.

Favorites "She's Gone" and "I can't go for that"

[SoulManX]

http://www.thuglifearmy.com/images/News%20Pics/t.250.Luther-Vandross-Nice.jpg


Four pages and we having mentioned this dude.

Luther is Moses on the mountain...I have not forgot about Mr. "Never To Much".

[SoulManX]

Since 1963, the songwriting and producing team of Gamble and Huff has earned 175 gold and platinum records, defining an entire category of Black popular music known as "The Sound of Philadelphia," and dominating the pop and R&B charts for twenty years, while writing or co-writing over 3,000 songs.
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff were awarded the prestigious Grammy Trustees Award -- an award reserved for such musical visionaries as the Beatles, Berry Gordy and Frank Sinatra -- from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 1999; they were inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995.
With such performers as Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass, the O'Jays, the Intruders, Lou Rawls, the Jacksons, Billy Paul, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead, and many others, Gamble and Huff produced such classic anthems as "Wake Up, Everybody," "I'll Always Love My Mama," "Family Reunion" and "For the Love of Money."
In interviews filmed on location in the Philadelphia International Records studio (where the above hits were recorded), Mr. Gamble and Mr. Huff talk about their artistic collaborations and style, marking a period of musical history now known as the "Golden Age" of Black Soul Music with a Message.
Also included in BrotherMen is footage of Mr. Gamble on location in the South Philadelphia community where he was raised and returned in the 1980s with his wife and children to live. Mr. Gamble's commitment to the development of the community through his Universal Companies includes, among many projects, a charter school, a job training center and the renovation of over 100 houses for low-income families in the neighborhood.


http://i13.tinypic.com/2lxw1ts.jpg

[Memphis Slim]

I see beside Silm, Warhammer, GunBlade, and Armand not to many posters on this thread. It's a shame...

Now back to the show...since Im from Philly time to showcase some Brotherly Love.

http://i13.tinypic.com/2ztefsn.jpg

Hall and Oates...damn that boy could sing.

Favorites "She's Gone" and "I can't go for that"


John needs his mustache back! LOL I've their anthology!! I knew a lot of white guys that didn't like them.

[Memphis Slim]

Since 1963, the songwriting and producing team of Gamble and Huff has earned 175 gold and platinum records, defining an entire category of Black popular music known as "The Sound of Philadelphia," and dominating the pop and R&B charts for twenty years, while writing or co-writing over 3,000 songs.
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff were awarded the prestigious Grammy Trustees Award -- an award reserved for such musical visionaries as the Beatles, Berry Gordy and Frank Sinatra -- from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in 1999; they were inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995.
With such performers as Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass, the O'Jays, the Intruders, Lou Rawls, the Jacksons, Billy Paul, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead, and many others, Gamble and Huff produced such classic anthems as "Wake Up, Everybody," "I'll Always Love My Mama," "Family Reunion" and "For the Love of Money."
In interviews filmed on location in the Philadelphia International Records studio (where the above hits were recorded), Mr. Gamble and Mr. Huff talk about their artistic collaborations and style, marking a period of musical history now known as the "Golden Age" of Black Soul Music with a Message.
Also included in BrotherMen is footage of Mr. Gamble on location in the South Philadelphia community where he was raised and returned in the 1980s with his wife and children to live. Mr. Gamble's commitment to the development of the community through his Universal Companies includes, among many projects, a charter school, a job training center and the renovation of over 100 houses for low-income families in the neighborhood.


http://i13.tinypic.com/2lxw1ts.jpg
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Now all we're stuck with is Usher and "Sexyback". :csad:

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.lacoctelera.com/pepsounds/imag/Stax-Colour-Logo.jpg YOU HAD MOTOWN & PHILLY. BUT SOME DOWNHOME FUNK AND SOUL CAME OUTTA MEMPHIS AT STAX RECORDS.


The story of Stax Records is one of a cultural phenomenon that changed the culture of music forever - locally, nationally, and internationally. The success of Stax was perhaps, as Steve Cropper has said, "an accident. Many factors were involved with the success of Stax."
What began as a tiny record store in an old movie theater at the corner of McLemore Avenue and College Street in Memphis, Tennessee, grew to become one of the most important music recording studios in the world. When the modest Capitol Theater in the heart of Soulsville USA was transformed into Stax Records in 1959, it began launching the careers of unknowns who would become icons, cranking out a massive catalog of smash soul hits by the likes of Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett, Luther Ingram, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, Booker T. & the MG's, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and dozens of other artists whose influence remains vital in the music of today. On its many and varied labels, Stax Records also recorded such legends as Big Star, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bill Cosby, Moms Mabley, and the Grammy-winning comedic genius Richard Pryor.
Today, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the original site of Stax Records, pays tribute to all of the artists who recorded there with a rare and amazing collection of more than 2,000 interactive exhibits, films, artifacts, items of memorabilia, and galleries designed to keep Stax alive forever. Because it is the only soul music museum in the world, it also spotlights America's other major soul music pioneers, including the sounds of Muscle Shoals, Motown, Hi, and Atlantic Records, spotlighting the contributions of such soul pioneers as Ike & Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, The Jackson Five, Ann Peebles, Al Green, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Ray Charles, and many others.

[Armand Z Trip]

I see beside Silm, Warhammer, GunBlade, and Armand not to many posters on this thread. It's a shame...

Now back to the show...since Im from Philly time to showcase some Brotherly Love.

http://i13.tinypic.com/2ztefsn.jpg

Hall and Oates...damn that boy could sing.

Favorites "She's Gone" and "I can't go for that"


Hall and Oates were great, I remember their record Big Bam Boom, it had Out of Touch, Method of Modern Love, Some Things (are better left unsaid), Goin' through the Motions and All American Girl. Their album Live at the Apollo (featuring Eddie Kendrick and David Ruffin) is sadly out of print.

[SoulManX]

John needs his mustache back! LOL I've their anthology!! I knew a lot of white guys that didn't like them.

Hmmm that is kinda odd.

[SoulManX]

Hall and Oates were great, I remember their record Big Bam Boom, it had Out of Touch, Method of Modern Love, Some Things (are better left unsaid), Goin' through the Motions and All American Girl. Their album Live at the Apollo (featuring Eddie Kendrick and David Ruffin) is sadly out of print.

:up:

[SoulManX]

http://www.lacoctelera.com/pepsounds/imag/Stax-Colour-Logo.jpg YOU HAD MOTOWN & PHILLY. BUT SOME DOWNHOME FUNK AND SOUL CAME OUTTA MEMPHIS AT STAX RECORDS.


The story of Stax Records is one of a cultural phenomenon that changed the culture of music forever - locally, nationally, and internationally. The success of Stax was perhaps, as Steve Cropper has said, "an accident. Many factors were involved with the success of Stax."
What began as a tiny record store in an old movie theater at the corner of McLemore Avenue and College Street in Memphis, Tennessee, grew to become one of the most important music recording studios in the world. When the modest Capitol Theater in the heart of Soulsville USA was transformed into Stax Records in 1959, it began launching the careers of unknowns who would become icons, cranking out a massive catalog of smash soul hits by the likes of Isaac Hayes, Otis Redding, the Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett, Luther Ingram, Albert King, the Bar-Kays, Booker T. & the MG's, Johnnie Taylor, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and dozens of other artists whose influence remains vital in the music of today. On its many and varied labels, Stax Records also recorded such legends as Big Star, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bill Cosby, Moms Mabley, and the Grammy-winning comedic genius Richard Pryor.
Today, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the original site of Stax Records, pays tribute to all of the artists who recorded there with a rare and amazing collection of more than 2,000 interactive exhibits, films, artifacts, items of memorabilia, and galleries designed to keep Stax alive forever. Because it is the only soul music museum in the world, it also spotlights America's other major soul music pioneers, including the sounds of Muscle Shoals, Motown, Hi, and Atlantic Records, spotlighting the contributions of such soul pioneers as Ike & Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, The Jackson Five, Ann Peebles, Al Green, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Ray Charles, and many others.

Oh Stax is very important to the Soul movement...bad part is Justin Timberlake wants to own the name.:csad:

[SoulManX]

Sam Cook

http://i12.tinypic.com/3y2k5er.jpg

Another legend lost...my favorite song by him is "A Change Gonna Come". Also played when Malcolm is going to his speech in Spike Lee's Malcolm X.

[SoulManX]

Early life

Despite being blinded as a child, he developed a distinctive guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar) style that complemented his earthy delivery, and was just as comfortable on keyboards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument), writing songs, or arranging sessions. Carter attended the Alabama School for the Blind at Talladega (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talladega) (the same school that produced the Blind Boys of Alabama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Boys_of_Alabama) gospel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel) group. He got his first guitar at age 11 and learned how to play by listening to the records of John Lee Hooker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker), Lightnin' Hopkins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightnin%27_Hopkins), and Jimmy Reed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Reed).
Even though he was blind he attended Alabama State College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_State_College) in Montgomery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery%2C_Alabama), where in 1960 he graduated with a BS Degree in music.[1] (http://www.corporateartists.com/clarence_carter.html)

Career

Unlike most of his peers in Southern soul, Carter's musical approach harkened directly back to acoustic country blues. He was the final link in a long chain of blind blues singer-guitarists, a descendant of Blind Lemon Jefferson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Lemon_Jefferson), Blind Willie McTell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Willie_McTell), and Blind Willie Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Willie_Johnson), among others. In Carter's case, love, particularly cheating love, became the great spiritual metaphor. More than any of his guitar-playing predecessors (but not unlike that more contemporary Ray Charles), Carter possessed an expansive sense of humor, embodied in the lewd guttural chuckle that punctuates many of his best records.

Sixties

Carter's earliest releases were as half of the duo Clarence And Calvin (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clarence_And_Calvin&action=edit). Also known as the "C And C Boys", the blind duo made 7 singles, starting in the early 1960s, the last of which was recorded at Fame's Muscle Shoals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle_Shoals) studio.[2] (http://www.alamhof.org/cartercl.htm)
When his partner, Calvin Thomas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Thomas) (aka Scott), suffered serious injuries in a car accident in 1966 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966), Carter became a solo act. Calvin himself later reappeared as a solo act to record two Dave Crawford-produced Atco Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atco_Records) singles in 1969/70 and a Clarence Paul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Paul)-produced 1971 album for Stax Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stax_Records), I'm Not Blind ... I Just Can't See, from which two singles were also taken. "Tell Daddy", released in January 1967, began a fruitful spell of Fame-produced hits by Carter, released on the Atlantic Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records) label. Noteworthy were "Thread The Needle," "Looking For A Fox," and "Slip Away", where the singer combined his outstanding voice with his skill as an arranger and musician.[3] (http://members.aol.com/MNBlues/dr-cc.)

Seventies

"Patches", first recorded by Chairmen of the Board (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairmen_of_the_Board), was a UK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) number 2 and a US number 4 in 1970, but despite further strong offerings, Clarence was unable to sustain the momentum. He remained with Fame until 1973 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973), where he also helped guide Candi Staton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candi_Staton), who was now his wife, before moving to ABC Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Records) the subsequent year.

Eighties

Further recordings on Venture and Big C took Carter's career into the 1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s), and later the artist found a sympathetic outlet with the Ichiban Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ichiban_Records&action=edit) label.
Clarence returned in the late Eighties with the album Dr. C.C. (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dr._C.C.&action=edit), which spawned the bawdy, comedic single "Strokin'," which has evolved into a favorite at clubs and weddings. He later followed it up with a sequel, "Still Strokin'," in 1989 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989).[4] (http://www.last.fm/music/Clarence+Carter/+wiki)


http://i12.tinypic.com/2e38wo3.jpg
(http://www.last.fm/music/Clarence+Carter/+wiki)

[SoulManX]

\

Now all we're stuck with is Usher and "Sexyback". :csad:

:csad::cmad:

[Son Of Logan]

Nice piece of trivia...

Yeah...Jimi gave Ernie a lot of inspiration. All this info is from the liner notes of the Isley Brothers:It's Your Thing 3-Disc set.

[Armand Z Trip]

Found some great stuff on You Tube

Sam Cooke - You Send Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSZe29wHyLk

Sam and Dave - Soul Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Yt-atdGeU

Marin Gaye - What's Goin On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=advzaiydpig

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - You Really Got a Hold on Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNrKKG5Wkq4

The Time - Jungle Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NYkx1pAMBI

Isaac Hayes - Soulsville

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SEQAjEvO0w

Stan Getz / Donald Byrd - Fontessa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDOTTcEYa2Y

[Son Of Logan]

How about these guys?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/reflect4ever/Intro.jpg

So sad that Kenny Greene died so young. :csad:

[SoulManX]

How about these guys?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y89/reflect4ever/Intro.jpg

So sad that Kenny Greene died so young. :csad:

Oh man I have not heard from them in years...did not know about Kenny RIP Bro.:csad:

[SoulManX]

Found some great stuff on You Tube

Sam Cooke - You Send Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSZe29wHyLk

Sam and Dave - Soul Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Yt-atdGeU

Marin Gaye - What's Goin On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=advzaiydpig

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - You Really Got a Hold on Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNrKKG5Wkq4

The Time - Jungle Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NYkx1pAMBI

Isaac Hayes - Soulsville

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SEQAjEvO0w

Stan Getz / Donald Byrd - Fontessa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDOTTcEYa2Y

Im going to check those out tonight when I hit the crib.

[Son Of Logan]

Oh man I have not heard from them in years...did not know about Kenny RIP Bro.:csad:

That's why you haven't heard from them. Right when their careers were gonna really take off Kenny died from AIDS complications.

[Memphis Slim]

Oh Stax is very important to the Soul movement...bad part is Justin Timberlake wants to own the name.:csad:


HE WHAT?????

http://www.oddgames.com/daniel/graphics/angry_man_s.jpg

[SoulManX]

HE WHAT?????

http://www.oddgames.com/daniel/graphics/angry_man_s.jpg

He wants the Stax name so he can create his own.

[SoulManX]

Music pioneer Ahmet Ertegun dies at 83


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_en_mu/obit_ahmet_ertegun

This fitting for this thread. He will be missed for what he did the music scene.

Rest In Peace.:csad:

[SoulManX]

Otis Redding

http://img334.imageshack.us/img334/6015/otisreddingthedefinitivom5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Memphis Slim]

He wants the Stax name so he can create his own.

Create his own what??? All he does is dance. Man...I hope he can't touch that label.

[SoulManX]

Create his own what??? All he does is dance. Man...I hope he can't touch that label.

He says that he is a fan of the old stuff and it need to be bought back...with him at the helm.:csad:

[Memphis Slim]

He says that he is a fan of the old stuff and it need to be bought back...with him at the helm.:csad:


Translation: I can't play an instrument or write a melody. So I want to computerize and bastardize some old soul classics. Then I can't keep my street cred card by getting a rapper to talk over them. :cmad:

[SoulManX]

Translation: I can't play an instrument or write a melody. So I want to computerize and bastardize some old soul classics. Then I can't keep my street cred card by getting a rapper to talk over them. :cmad:

Yep:o

[SoulManX]

The Blues Brothers are an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) rhythm and blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues) band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd) and John Belushi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi) as part of a musical sketch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_musical_sketches) on Saturday Night Live (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live). Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harpist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica)/vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was comprised of well-known and respected musicians. The band made its debut as the musical guest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_hosts_and_musical_gues ts) on the April 22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_22), 1978 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978), episode (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saturday_Night_Live_%281975-1980%29) of Saturday Night Live.
The band then began take on a life beyond the confines of the television screen, releasing an album, Briefcase Full of Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briefcase_Full_of_Blues), in 1978, and then having a Hollywood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood) film, The Blues Brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers_%28film%29), created around its characters in 1980 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_in_film).
After the death of Belushi in 1982, the Blues Brothers have continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. The original band reformed in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel to the film, Blues Brothers 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers_2000). It makes regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers



http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/336/bluesbrothers2on3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Memphis Slim]

The Blues Brothers are an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) rhythm and blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues) band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd) and John Belushi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi) as part of a musical sketch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_musical_sketches) on Saturday Night Live (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live). Belushi and Aykroyd, respectively in character as lead vocalist "Joliet" Jake Blues and harpist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica)/vocalist Elwood Blues, fronted the band, which was comprised of well-known and respected musicians. The band made its debut as the musical guest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_hosts_and_musical_gues ts) on the April 22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_22), 1978 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978), episode (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saturday_Night_Live_%281975-1980%29) of Saturday Night Live.
The band then began take on a life beyond the confines of the television screen, releasing an album, Briefcase Full of Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briefcase_Full_of_Blues), in 1978, and then having a Hollywood (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood) film, The Blues Brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers_%28film%29), created around its characters in 1980 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_in_film).
After the death of Belushi in 1982, the Blues Brothers have continued to perform with a rotation of guest singers and other band members. The original band reformed in 1988 for a world tour and again in 1998 for a sequel to the film, Blues Brothers 2000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers_2000). It makes regular appearances at musical festivals worldwide.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_Brothers



http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/336/bluesbrothers2on3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Okay.... now you're scaring me. :dry:

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.damacmusic.com/acatalog/main-ingredient-pure-magic.jpg

Everbody Plays the Fool...........

[Armand Z Trip]

Okay.... now you're scaring me. :dry:


That was one hell of a band, lots of players from Stax and SNL

Original lineup
While not all members appeared in the original film, the full band included:

"Joliet" Jake E. Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi) – lead vocals
Elwood J. Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd) – harmonica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_harp), vocals
Steve "the Colonel" Cropper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cropper) – lead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitar)/rhythm guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitar) (former Booker T & the M.G.'s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T_%26_the_M.G.%27s))
Donald "Duck" Dunn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_%22Duck%22_Dunn) – bass guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar) (former Booker T & the M.G.'s)
Murphy Dunne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Dunne) – piano (brought in to act in the film due to Paul Shaffer's commitment to perform with Gilda Radner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_Radner) in Gilda Live!)
Willy "Too Big" Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Hall) – drums (formerly of the Bar-Kays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-Kays), Isaac Hayes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hayes)' band, appears in the movie)
Steve "Getdwa" Jordan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jordan_%28drummer%29) – drums (Saturday Night Live Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_Band), appears only on the albums)
Tom "Bones" Malone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Malone_%28musician%29) – trombone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone), trumpet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet), saxophone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophone) (Saturday Night Live Band)
"Blue" Lou Marini (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Marini) – saxophone (Saturday Night Live Band)
Matt "Guitar" Murphy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Murphy_%28blues_guitarist%29) – lead/rhythm guitar (Howlin' Wolf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin%27_Wolf), other artists)
Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rubin) – trumpet (Saturday Night Live Band)
Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shaffer) – keyboards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument), arrangements (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrangement)
Tom "Triple Scale" Scott (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Scott_%28musician%29) – saxophone (doesn't appear in the movie, though his horn can still be heard on the soundtrack)

[Memphis Slim]

That was one hell of a band, lots of players from Stax and SNL

Original lineup
While not all members appeared in the original film, the full band included:

"Joliet" Jake E. Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi) – lead vocals
Elwood J. Blues (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd) – harmonica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_harp), vocals
Steve "the Colonel" Cropper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Cropper) – lead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_guitar)/rhythm guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_guitar) (former Booker T & the M.G.'s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T_%26_the_M.G.%27s))
Donald "Duck" Dunn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_%22Duck%22_Dunn) – bass guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar) (former Booker T & the M.G.'s)
Murphy Dunne (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Dunne) – piano (brought in to act in the film due to Paul Shaffer's commitment to perform with Gilda Radner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilda_Radner) in Gilda Live!)
Willy "Too Big" Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Hall) – drums (formerly of the Bar-Kays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-Kays), Isaac Hayes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Hayes)' band, appears in the movie)
Steve "Getdwa" Jordan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jordan_%28drummer%29) – drums (Saturday Night Live Band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_Band), appears only on the albums)
Tom "Bones" Malone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Malone_%28musician%29) – trombone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombone), trumpet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet), saxophone (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxophone) (Saturday Night Live Band)
"Blue" Lou Marini (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Marini) – saxophone (Saturday Night Live Band)
Matt "Guitar" Murphy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Murphy_%28blues_guitarist%29) – lead/rhythm guitar (Howlin' Wolf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howlin%27_Wolf), other artists)
Alan "Mr. Fabulous" Rubin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rubin) – trumpet (Saturday Night Live Band)
Paul "The Shiv" Shaffer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Shaffer) – keyboards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument), arrangements (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrangement)
Tom "Triple Scale" Scott (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Scott_%28musician%29) – saxophone (doesn't appear in the movie, though his horn can still be heard on the soundtrack)

But Blues Brothers were more of a gimmick than a real deal...

Dan Akroyd???

[Jplaya2023]

this is the thread of the year easily. If peeps want we can trade what we got and put the newbies onto some fiya

[Memphis Slim]

this is the thread of the year easily. If peeps want we can trade what we got and put the newbies onto some fiya

????

[Memphis Slim]

http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/9/7/3/2/742379_356x237.jpghttp://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/c/confunkshun_spiritofl_101b.jpg


How did we get this far without mentioning this group??? They had funk and some great love ballads!!

[SoulManX]

But Blues Brothers were more of a gimmick than a real deal...

Dan Akroyd???

Actually they are legit...they help a new generation learn about blues and soul. In my book they deserve to be here with the others.

[SoulManX]

http://image.listen.com/img/356x237/9/7/3/2/742379_356x237.jpghttp://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/c/confunkshun_spiritofl_101b.jpg


How did we get this far without mentioning this group??? They had funk and some great love ballads!!

And one cool ass name:up:

[SoulManX]

????

I second that:huh:

[Memphis Slim]

Actually they are legit...they help a new generation learn about blues and soul. In my book they deserve to be here with the others.


I'll let you have that one......reluctantly. :whatever: :yay:

[Memphis Slim]

I second that:huh:

LOL What is he talking about??
http://www.glenco.org/i/man_smiling.jpg

[Jplaya2023]

????

we can get songs people request for and have them available in the thread

[Memphis Slim]

we can get songs people request for and have them available in the thread


Okay....thanks for the translation!

[SoulManX]

I'll let you have that one......reluctantly. :whatever: :yay:

Ok what about the Blues Brothers that don't give them the same treatment as EWF?

[SoulManX]

Anita Baker was raised in Detroit, Michigan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit%2C_Michigan). She began singing in a Baptist church choir at the age of 12. At age 16 she was in a band called Humanity which included fellow high school friends and was playing with other local bands when she was approached by bass player David Washington of Chapter 8 (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chapter_8&action=edit) to audition.
In 1975, Anita joined Chapter 8, the most popular group of Detroit at the time. They spent a couple of years playing in and around Detroit, and eventually got a record deal with Ariola (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariola_Records). The self-titled album came out in fall 1979. Two singles hit the R&B charts: "Ready for Your Love" and "I Just Wanna Be Your Girl". Ariola Records suddenly ran into financial trouble and the company was bought by Arista (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arista_Records). The executives at Arista thought Anita couldn't sing and didn't want to renew Chapter 8's contract. Anita went home to Detroit and took a job with a law firm as a receptionist.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Baker



http://i14.tinypic.com/33vm5pe.jpg

[SoulManX]

War was a multiracial, multicultural American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) funk band of the 1970s from Los Angeles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles), California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California), known for the hit song "Low Rider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Rider_%28song%29)". Formed in 1969 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969), War was the first and most successful musical crossover, fusing elements of rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music), funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk), jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz), Latin music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_music), R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B), and even reggae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae). The band also transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group) line-up. The band's diverse musical influences have made it an enduring influence, one that has sold nearly 25 million records to date. Although War's lyrics are often socio-political in nature, their music usually had a laid-back, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California) funk vibe. The music has been sampled and covered by many contemporary artists, ranging from Janet Jackson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Jackson) to Korn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn) to TLC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TLC_%28music%29).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_%28band%29

http://i11.tinypic.com/2j5dwn8.jpg

[SoulManX]

http://i10.tinypic.com/4850wgm.jpg

GQ

Disco Night (Rock Freak)

[SoulManX]

Tavares


Originally named Chubby and the Turnpikes, they started performing in 1963 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963), when the youngest brother was thirteen years old. By 1973 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973) they signed with Capitol Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records), scoring their first R&B Top 10 (Pop Top 40) hit with "Check it Out", that same year, and soon began charting regularly on the R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B) and pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music) charts. Their first album included their brother Victor, who dropped out of the group shortly after. In 1974 Tavares (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavares) had a #1 R&B hit with "She's Gone" (later a hit for Hall and Oates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_and_Oates)), which they followed up with "Remember What I Told You To Forget." 1975 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975) turned out to be their most successful year chart-wise, chalking up a Top 40 Pop album (In the City) and their biggest hit, the Top 10 Pop/#1 R&B smash "It Only Takes a Minute". This was followed by a a string of hits: "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" (1976 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976)), "Don't Take Away The Music" (1976 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976)), "The Ghost of Love" (1977 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977)) and "Whodunit" (1977 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977)), among others.
Many of their hits, however, underplayed their R&B background and gave the group the image of being a disco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco) act. This perception was reinforced by their appearance on the soundtrack to the film [[Saturday Night Fever]] in 1977 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977). Tavares (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavares) recorded the Bee Gees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Gees) track "More Than a Woman", and their version reached the Pop Top 40 that year. The soundtrack became one of the most successful in history, giving Tavares (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavares) their only Grammy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy).
However, later albums such as Madame Butterfly, and Supercharged, straying from the disco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco) format, were less successful on the Pop chart (although they continued to have Top 10 R&B hits such as "Never Had a Love Like This Before" and "Bad Times"). At the start of the new decade, Tavares (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavares) parted ways with Capitol Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records), signing with RCA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA). There was one last major hit, the ballad "A Penny For Your Thoughts" (#32 Pop, #3 R&B, #15 AC), in 1982, but subsequent releases failed to match this success.
In 1983 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983), Ralph Tavares stepped down from the group, and Tiny left in the mid 1990s, but the other three brothers continue to tour.
Their hit song "It Only Takes a Minute" is featured in the soundtrack of Konami (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami)'s dancing game Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution_3rd_Mix).



http://i10.tinypic.com/470gm4i.jpg

[Cyrusbales]

I hope to god we're talking about proper R&B, as in rhythm and blues, right guys?

[SoulManX]

I hope to god we're talking about proper R&B, as in rhythm and blues, right guys?

And what do u consider "proper" rhythm and blues?

[Cyrusbales]

And what do u consider "proper" rhythm and blues?

I just mean rhythm and blues as aposed to Rythm and bass, which is getting called R&B these days, that's all.

[SoulManX]

I just mean rhythm and blues as aposed to Rythm and bass, which is getting called R&B these days, that's all.

Well we discuss old school music and artists with a bit of history thrown in. If that is up your alley then join us. We don't metion that junk today which I call noise.

[SoulManX]

George Benson (b. March 22 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_22), 1943 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943), Pittsburgh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh)) is an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) musician, whose recording career began at the age of 21 as a jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz) guitarist. He is however, better known to the public at large as a Pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music)/R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B) singer, famous for such hits as Give Me The Night, Lady Love Me (One More Time), Turn Your Love Around, In Your Eyes and This Masquerade, among others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson

http://i10.tinypic.com/4dowzo0.jpg

[Cyrusbales]

Well we discuss old school music and artists with a bit of history thrown in. If that is up your alley then join us. We don't metion that junk today which I call noise.

thank god, my Ipod is just full of dead people really!!!

I was listnin to Luther Allsion live in chicago today, a wonderful album!

[SoulManX]

thank god, my Ipod is just full of dead people really!!!

I was listnin to Luther Allsion live in chicago today, a wonderful album!

Tell me more about Luther Allsion...

[Armand Z Trip]

I'll never forget the Gimme the Night video, he was on rollerskates! Rock on George Benson. Have you heard his album with Al Jarreau? It's pretty much for the smooth jazz set, but these guys are just awesome, it's a really fun record.

Can't forget the ladies! More live videos from Youtube.

Tell Me Something Good - Rufus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7h04FfNVJ0

You Got The Love - Chaka Khan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZgFGoM4PVM&mode=related&search=

Shame - Evelyn "Champagne" King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP4jIhnO-c4

Streetlife - Randy Crawford

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4VN-0Nk_-0

The Supremes - Medley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btCFRg0OX3E&mode=related&search=

Aretha Franklin - Groovin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHZ0JD9ie8I

Anita Baker - Fairytales

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KL38xWGYo4

[SoulManX]

http://i12.tinypic.com/47nkwf7.jpg

Thank for the reminder of Al...

Yea I heard of that album with GB it's wonderful.

Alwyn Lopez Jarreau (born March 12 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_12), 1940 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940) in Milwaukee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee%2C_Wisconsin), Wisconsin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin)), known popularly as Al Jarreau, is an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States), Grammy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy) Award–winning jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz) singer. Versatile in his singing style, Jarreau is a six-time Grammy-nominated vocalist and the only vocalist in history to win a Grammy Award in three separate categories: jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz), pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music), and R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B).
As the son of a vicar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicar), he had his first singing experiences in a church choir. He attended Ripon College (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripon_College_%28Wisconsin%29), where he also sang non-professionally with a group called the Indigos, and graduated in 1962. He went on to earn a master's degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Iowa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Iowa), and worked as a rehabilitation counselor in San Francisco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco) before joining a small jazz club trio headed by George Duke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Duke) and deciding that he would make professional singing his life.
He appeared in such Los Angeles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles) hot spots as Dino's, the Troubadour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubadour) and Bitter End West. Television exposure came from Johnny Carson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Carson), Mike Douglas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Douglas), Merv Griffin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merv_Griffin) and David Frost (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Frost_%28broadcaster%29), while he expanded his nightclub appearances to include performing at the Improv (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improv) between the acts of such rising-star comics as Bette Midler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bette_Midler), Jimmie Walker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie_Walker), and John Belushi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Belushi), among others.
He was spotted by Warner Bros. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros.) in 1975 and soon thereafter released his critically acclaimed debut album, We Got By, which catapulted him into international fame and garnered him a German Grammy Award. A second German Grammy would follow with the release of his second album, Glow.
One of Jarreau's most commercially and artistically successful albums is Breakin' Away (1981), which includes the hit song "We're in This Love Together." He wrote and performed the Grammy-nominated theme to the 1980s American television show Moonlighting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlighting_%28TV_series%29). Among other things, he is well-known for his scat singing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scat_singing) and the ability to perfectly imitate conventional guitar, bass and percussive instrumentation. He was also a featured vocalist on USA for Africa's "We are the World (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_are_the_World)" and sang the line, "...and so we all must lend a helping hand."
He has toured and performed with such greats as Joe Sample (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sample), Kathleen Battle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Battle), Miles Davis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis), David Sanborn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sanborn) and Rick Braun (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Braun). He also performed the role of the Teen Angel in a 1996 Broadway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre) production of Grease. On March 6, 2001 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame). His star is located at 7083 Hollywood Boulevard on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Boulevard) and La Brea Avenue.
Al Jarreau appeared in a duet with American Idol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol) finalist Paris Bennett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Bennett) during the Season 5 finale and on Celebrity Duets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Duets) singing with actor Cheech Marin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheech_Marin).
In 2006, Al Jarreau was the lucky recipient of a muffin flavor named after him. The Al Jarreau muffin is a product of Cunningham Muffins.

[Cyrusbales]

He left chicago after many years without succes, then after huge success in europe went back to become a massive succes across the entire globe.

There is a myspace music link below, listen to cherry red wine, tis amazing(I'll post the link in a second, my comp is being slow...)

[Cyrusbales]

http://musicsearch.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.search

[Armand Z Trip]

TOTALLY 80'S!!!

Moonlighting - Al Jarreau

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArESqUZhM-U

Lovergirl - Teena Marie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz6ir1IGn7Y

Ready for the World - Oh Shiela

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_uagaied_c

Rad dude!!!

[Angry Sentinel]

What no love for Sade???

Kiss of life
Smooth operator
Stronger than pride

I notice a lot of lady loves missing from this collection

Are you guys really this old skool?

[SoulManX]

What no love for Sade???

Kiss of life
Smooth operator
Stronger than pride

I notice a lot of lady loves missing from this collection

Are you guys really this old skool?

Hold up AS I was getting to her...

[Angry Sentinel]

I kinda figured... I'm reading some of the previous bios.

you guys just don't know how 'sexyback' this thread is.

[SoulManX]

And now one of the greatest GODESSES to walk this Earth. With a voice that is like angels in heaven. A woman who gives no diva love in the States.

SADE

Helen Folasade Adu, known professionally as Sade Adu (IPA pronunciation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet): [ʃɑ'deɪ]) is an Afro-European (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-European) singer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer), composer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composer), songwriter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter), and record producer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer). Sade is a renowned jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz), pop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music), urban (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_contemporary) and adult contemporary (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_contemporary) vocalist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocalist), noted for her soulful, smoky contralto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contralto). She has achieved success in the 1980s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s), 1990s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990s) and 2000s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s) as the frontwoman and lead vocalist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocalist) of the popular Grammy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy) award-winning English (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England) group Sade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sade_%28band%29).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sade_Adu

http://i17.tinypic.com/3zbjkzp.jpg

[Angry Sentinel]

Godess, you ain't kiddin
Sometimes I just listen to the music in her songs and literally float away.

And then you add that sweet sultry soft voice.... that woman can have anything I own.

[SoulManX]

Fellas trust me I got more booty with her than the law allows. It is in all your power to have a copy of SADE greatest hits from Sony. Trust me and also if you get a slim chance to see her in concerts do it. I did...it was the best concert I have ever been to.


http://i16.tinypic.com/2lmtkzk.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/313q8go.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/29qd4pk.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/2w3tmdt.jpg

[SoulManX]

He left chicago after many years without succes, then after huge success in europe went back to become a massive succes across the entire globe.

There is a myspace music link below, listen to cherry red wine, tis amazing(I'll post the link in a second, my comp is being slow...)

I give it a try and think for the tip.

[SoulManX]

Godess, you ain't kiddin
Sometimes I just listen to the music in her songs and literally float away.

And then you add that sweet sultry soft voice.... that woman can have anything I own.

I like u AS u good people:up:

[Cyrusbales]

Any Elmore James fan's here? That dude was the best slide guitarist this world has ever seen, why did he die so young? :( A true blues musician.

[Angry Sentinel]

I like u AS u good people

Thanks...I feel u bru. So hard to find on this harsh Hype,


ARRGHHH, I was going to post a pic and stuff but I can't access my host site from this work computer...must go home and continue.

[Angry Sentinel]

Any Elmore James fan's here? That dude was the best slide guitarist this world has ever seen, why did he die so young? :( A true blues musician. My uncle used to listen all the time, so of course when I got grown I went out and got this

The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James

not the same as those old LP's but I still get good listening.

Btw... Anybody plan on burning those old LP's to Cd, I will gladly pay for them.

[Cyrusbales]

What about sonny boy williamson, as a harmoica player, this dude is such an inspiration, a true blues musician background!

[SoulManX]

Any Elmore James fan's here? That dude was the best slide guitarist this world has ever seen, why did he die so young? :( A true blues musician.

Heard of him...I need to head to lab and find out more.

[SoulManX]

Bob James and Fourplay.

http://i16.tinypic.com/4hm0oyo.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/2hfrn9z.jpg

Bob James is a great fusion jazzman...if you neva heard his music peep this.

http://www.bobjames.com/

Bob James (born December 25 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_25), 1939 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939)) is a two-time Grammy Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award)-winning smooth jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_jazz) keyboardist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboardist), arranger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arranger) and producer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer).
Bob James was an important figure in turning 1970s fusion jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_jazz) more mainstream. "Angela", the instrumental theme from the sitcom Taxi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxi_%28TV_series%29), is probably Bob James' most well-known work to date. For their first joint album release, One on One, Earl Klugh and Bob James received a Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance of 1981. James is the founding member of smooth jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_jazz) supergroup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supergroup_%28bands%29) Fourplay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourplay) and is a Yamaha Artist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_Artist).
Very influenced by pop and movie music, James has often featured soloists, who add a jazz touch to his sound (most notably Grover Washington, Jr.). While best known for his fusion sound, James began In 1962, recording a bop-ish trio set for Mercury, and three years later his album for ESP was quite avant-garde, with electronic tapes used for effects. After a period with Sarah Vaughan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Vaughan) (1965-1968), he became a studio musician, and by 1973 was arranging and working as a producer for CTI. In 1974, James recorded his first purely commercial effort as a leader; he later made big-selling albums for his own Tappan Zee label, Columbia, and Warner Bros., including collborations with Earl Klugh and David Sanborn.

[SoulManX]

With his song "Take Me To The Mardi Gras", Bob James secured his place in hip-hop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_hop_music) history when the song was breakbeated (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakbeat) by DJ Grandmaster Flash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_Flash) in the movie Wildstyle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildstyle) and then sampled by the World Class Wrecking Crew (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Class_Wrecking_Crew&action=edit) and even more famously by Run-DMC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-DMC) in their song "Peter Piper" on the Raising Hell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Hell) release. "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" has been sampled in numerous hip-hop and downtempo tracks since "Peter Piper", including Eric B. & Rakim (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_B._%26_Rakim)'s "Don't Sweat The Technique", the Beastie Boys (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beastie_Boys)' "Hold It Now, Hit It" and by Timbaland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbaland), in Missy Elliot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missy_Elliot)'s "Work It". The aforementioned "Angela" was sampled in "Cabfare" by Souls of Mischief (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souls_of_Mischief). Another song by Bob James that has also been frequently sampled by the hip-hop and electronic music community is "Nautilus", being sampled by artists such as DJ Premier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Premier), Pete Rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rock), A Tribe Called Quest (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest), DJ Cam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Cam) and Luke Vibert (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Vibert), and Ghostface Killah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostface_Killah). Nautilus was also featured in the 2004 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004) video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto:_San_Andreas), playing on fictional radio station Master Sounds 98.3 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Sounds_98.3). This trend came to a symbolic head in 2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006) when many of James' works were mashed up with the vocals from Nas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nas)'s God's Son (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God%27s_Son) to create Bob's Son (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob%27s_Son&action=edit). The mash-up (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mash-up) was created by King_E (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_E&action=edit).

Fourplay is a smooth jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smooth_jazz) group in the United States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States). Their first album was released in 1991. The original members of the group were Bob James (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_James) (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Ritenour) (guitars), Nathan East (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_East) (bass), and Harvey Mason (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Mason) (drums). In 1998, Lee Ritenour left the group and chose Larry Carlton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Carlton) as his replacement.

[Armand Z Trip]

The Brand New Heavies

In the early 1990s, London-based The Brand New Heavies created a musical movement by bringing soul music back to live instrumentation and impassioned vocals. Sassy, soulful and emotive vocalist NDea Davenport, guitarist Simon Bartholomew, drummer/keyboardist Jan Kinkaid and bassist Andrew Love Levy built their sound around the music they loved: classic American funk and soul music. The bands infectious grooves and inspiring songs -- including Never Stop, Stay This Way and Dream On Dreamer -- set in motion a 1990s musical revolution that permeates throughout the neo soul sound of today.

http://www.myspace.com/thebrandnewheavies


Pure genius. I was fortunate enough to see them on the 97 or 98 Smokin' Grooves tour. N'dea wore these bright orange pants that were so tight I thought she was going to lose circulation and pass out. When they did "Sometimes" I was so ecstatic, and not just because I was surrounded by 1,000 people who were smoking weed.

Videos - http://music.yahoo.com/ar-286183-videos--The-Brand-New-Heavies


http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/000/010/424/10424688.jpg

[SoulManX]

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/451/174000tm7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1745/174001gr9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6634/rjamessj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Armand Z Trip]

Prince wears Rick James pyjamas.

[SoulManX]

The Brand New Heavies

In the early 1990s, London-based The Brand New Heavies created a musical movement by bringing soul music back to live instrumentation and impassioned vocals. Sassy, soulful and emotive vocalist NDea Davenport, guitarist Simon Bartholomew, drummer/keyboardist Jan Kinkaid and bassist Andrew Love Levy built their sound around the music they loved: classic American funk and soul music. The bands infectious grooves and inspiring songs -- including Never Stop, Stay This Way and Dream On Dreamer -- set in motion a 1990s musical revolution that permeates throughout the neo soul sound of today.

http://www.myspace.com/thebrandnewheavies


Pure genius. I was fortunate enough to see them on the 97 or 98 Smokin' Grooves tour. N'dea wore these bright orange pants that were so tight I thought she was going to lose circulation and pass out. When they did "Sometimes" I was so ecstatic, and not just because I was surrounded by 1,000 people who were smoking weed.

Videos - http://music.yahoo.com/ar-286183-videos--The-Brand-New-Heavies


http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/000/010/424/10424688.jpg

Dream On Dreamer is still my favorite.

[SoulManX]

Prince wears Rick James pyjamas.

I miss Rick alot....

Mary Jane is still a classic.

[Armand Z Trip]

I miss Rick alot....

Mary Jane is still a classic.


It was such a terrible shame, he just got all that new attention because of the Dave Chapelle show. I was really looking forward to a big tour. Sometimes I forget about him, but his music has such power. Seeing that album cover makes me want to throw on Anthology right now.

I remeber oce I was in a packed car going to a party or a concert or something and this guy was telling a story about how the staff at a hotel treated him, he said it was cold blooded. Everybody in the car became Rick James and sang cold...BLOODED! Just so many great songs.

[SoulManX]

It was such a terrible shame, he just got all that new attention because of the Dave Chapelle show. I was really looking forward to a big tour. Sometimes I forget about him, but his music has such power. Seeing that album cover makes me want to throw on Anthology right now.

I remeber oce I was in a packed car going to a party or a concert or something and this guy was telling a story about how the staff at a hotel treated him, he said it was cold blooded. Everybody in the car became Rick James and sang cold...BLOODED! Just so many great songs.

http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_9_2.gifDammit Rick you left us to soon.

[SoulManX]

Pointer Sisters are an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B) group and recording act from Oakland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakland%2C_California), California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California) that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. Spanning four decades together between 1969 and the recent date, their repertoire has included diverse genres as R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B), jazz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz), bebop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop), country (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music), soul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music), funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk), disco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco)/dance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_music) and rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music).
The group originally comprised four sisters: Ruth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Pointer), Anita (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Pointer), Bonnie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Pointer) and June (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Pointer). First formed as a quartet, they achieved their greatest success as a trio after Bonnie left the group to commence a solo career.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pointer_Sisters

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5290/pointersisterxt3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Also did the 12345678910 skit on Seame Street.

[Memphis Slim]

Ok what about the Blues Brothers that don't give them the same treatment as EWF?

Huh?? These guys were masters of Jazz, R&B, Funk, Brazilian rhymn and had a legendary Horn section.
YOu want reasons the Blues Brothers shouldn't be mentioned with EWF? How about these reasons:

http://www.yourmusic.com/images/200x200/1/3/8/138927.jpghttp://www.fandemusique.com/img/jaquettes/180/2038.jpghttp://shepherd.edzone.net/archives/1999funkdaddy/wayoftheworld.jpghttp://img.epinions.com/images/opti/f4/9a/99179-resized200.JPG
http://www.damacmusic.com/acatalog/earth-wind-fire-all-n-all.jpghttp://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00004OCQ7.02.MZZZZZZZ.jpg http://www.urbanized-records.com/home/pics/jackets/10000/10509.jpg

Six Grammys and 4 American Music Awards

I'm just glad they couldn't hear you ask that question. LOL

[Memphis Slim]

http://img.epinions.com/images/newworld/2588/99181-music-resized200.JPGhttp://www.coverstown.de/cpg/albums/Audio/E/thumb_earth_wind_&_fire_-_electric_universe_a.jpg

I ran outta room........... :woot:

[Memphis Slim]

Fellas trust me I got more booty with her than the law allows. It is in all your power to have a copy of SADE greatest hits from Sony. Trust me and also if you get a slim chance to see her in concerts do it. I did...it was the best concert I have ever been to.


http://i16.tinypic.com/2lmtkzk.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/313q8go.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/29qd4pk.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/2w3tmdt.jpg


:heart: :heart: :heart: She is hypnotic!!

[SoulManX]

Ray Charles Miss Aretha Franklin John Lee Hooker are very greatful to the Blues Brothers.

Not to take anything from EMF.:ninja:

[SoulManX]

:heart: :heart: :heart: She is hypotic!!

Amen brother.

[Memphis Slim]

Well we discuss old school music and artists with a bit of history thrown in. If that is up your alley then join us. We don't metion that junk today which I call noise.


Preach Brotha Man!!!!!!!
http://ns.headroyce.org/~us_history/2004/b_ra/images/thumbnails/13fist_JPG.jpg

[Memphis Slim]

Man....we've been to Motown.....Philly.........Memphis.......but we left out one major player...........Minneapolis.


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[Memphis Slim]

Ray Charles Miss Aretha Franklin John Lee Hooker are very greatful to the Blues Brothers.

Not to take anything from EMF.:ninja:


Greatful how? For covering their tunes?? Because they did a lot of cover tunes. LOL :woot:

Don't get me wrong. I found them funny and entertaining. But they were just a comedy schitck in my mind. Sure...they had real musicians backing them up. But you might as well throw in Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time" and "Put your lips on Me". :wow:

[Memphis Slim]

Yo Knight....what you think about New Jack Swing???

http://www.njs4ever.com/images/guy.jpghttp://www.avatarrecords.com/publishing/img/al_b_sure.jpg

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/t/tonytoniton_who~~~~~~_101b.jpghttp://www.nubeing.com/oldschool/KeithSweat_album.jpg

Uptown Records were pumpin' out some hits......

[SoulManX]

Greatful how? For covering their tunes?? Because they did a lot of cover tunes. LOL :woot:

Don't get me wrong. I found them funny and entertaining. But they were just a comedy schitck in my mind. Sure...they had real musicians backing them up. But you might as well throw in Eddie Murphy's "Party All the Time" and "Put your lips on Me". :wow:

John Landis said they Blues Brothers turned a new generation on to these old artists thus causing new music from them. Remember in the 80's Ray and Miss Franklin had new music. As well as The Godfather...

[SoulManX]

Yo Knight....what you think about New Jack Swing???

http://www.njs4ever.com/images/guy.jpghttp://www.avatarrecords.com/publishing/img/al_b_sure.jpg

http://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/t/tonytoniton_who%7E%7E%7E%7E%7E%7E_101b.jpghttp://www.nubeing.com/oldschool/KeithSweat_album.jpg

Uptown Records were pumpin' out some hits......

Ah Teddy's footnote in the Soul music history. I love the 90's New Jack era. Good time:yay:

[SoulManX]

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9189/keithsweatch9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[SoulManX]

Some videos from You Tube.

Eugene Wilde "Gotta Get You Home"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHqJlg06NE0&mode=related&search=

The Boys "Dial My Heart"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqvXcR5aoVY&mode=related&search=

Troop "My Heart"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnLKrLvEFks&mode=related&search=

Anne G "If She Knew"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koG2z5VBnzs&mode=related&search=

[SoulManX]

S.O.S. Band "The Finest"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJDgrWSEW3g&mode=related&search=

SOS BAND take your time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLAeVHDZ-6s&mode=related&search=

SOS BAND just be good to me


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFbjtJYHb58&mode=related&search=

[Memphis Slim]

John Landis said they Blues Brothers turned a new generation on to these old artists thus causing new music from them. Remember in the 80's Ray and Miss Franklin had new music. As well as The Godfather...

No doubt that they did. I mean when you cover songs like "Soul Man" and you have James and Aretha in your movie, that's automatic exposure. But I can't equate that to them being a musical talent on par with EWF.
That's all I'm saying. I give 'em their props.....just not a whole bunch of "props". LOL :cwink:

[Memphis Slim]

Some videos from You Tube.

Eugene Wilde "Gotta Get You Home"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHqJlg06NE0&mode=related&search=

The Boys "Dial My Heart"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqvXcR5aoVY&mode=related&search=

Troop "My Heart"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnLKrLvEFks&mode=related&search=

Anne G "If She Knew"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koG2z5VBnzs&mode=related&search=



Niiiiiiice......"Spread My Wings" was my favorite Troop video.

[Memphis Slim]

Ah Teddy's footnote in the Soul music history. I love the 90's New Jack era. Good time:yay:


The 90's really put out some cold dance music!

[Memphis Slim]

Ah Teddy's footnote in the Soul music history. I love the 90's New Jack era. Good time


http://www.avatarrecords.com/publishing/img/bell_biv_devoe.jpg
http://www.recordresearch.com/Album_Photos/images/New%20Edition.jpghttp://www.eurweb.com/images/articles/200410/new_edition(004-med-large-wide).JPG
http://www.allthingsdeep.com/Images/bobby-brown-cruel-cvr.jpghttp://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/wenn/bobbybrown3004.jpg
http://www.janet-forever.com/discography/sensitivity.jpghttp://www.njs4ever.com/images/gill.jpg

Great group in the 80's......even great as individuals.

[SoulManX]

No doubt that they did. I mean when you cover songs like "Soul Man" and you have James and Aretha in your movie, that's automatic exposure. But I can't equate that to them being a musical talent on par with EWF.
That's all I'm saying. I give 'em their props.....just not a whole bunch of "props". LOL :cwink:

Ok it's a draw:up:

[SoulManX]

http://www.avatarrecords.com/publishing/img/bell_biv_devoe.jpg
http://www.recordresearch.com/Album_Photos/images/New%20Edition.jpghttp://www.eurweb.com/images/articles/200410/new_edition%28004-med-large-wide%29.JPG
http://www.allthingsdeep.com/Images/bobby-brown-cruel-cvr.jpghttp://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/wenn/bobbybrown3004.jpg
http://www.janet-forever.com/discography/sensitivity.jpghttp://www.njs4ever.com/images/gill.jpg

Great group in the 80's......even great as individuals.

These fellas were on point back then...though Bobby just had that "Micheal Jackson" frontman sydrome.

[Memphis Slim]

Why ....Why .........did they have to break up??????????? :cmad:
http://in.christiantoday.com/files/edi/edi_20050205_tsunami_man_sad.jpg

http://www.womenthatrock.net/EnVogue/envoguepic.jpg

http://music.box.sk/fotky/envogue1.jpghttp://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/e/envogue~~~~_holdonoth_101b.jpg

Yo Knight.......you hip to "Foster / McElroy" as producers back in the 80's?? They worked with Timex Social Club, Tony Toni Tone, Envogue. They actually created Envogue!! Those dudes were tight. Had a nice run.....

[Memphis Slim]

These fellas were on point back then...though Bobby just had that "Micheal Jackson" frontman sydrome.

Yeah......with not "nearly" the talent to fuel it. :whatever:

[Memphis Slim]

He should have done his solo act but stayed in the group too.

[SoulManX]

Why ....Why .........did they have to break up??????????? :cmad:
http://in.christiantoday.com/files/edi/edi_20050205_tsunami_man_sad.jpg

http://www.womenthatrock.net/EnVogue/envoguepic.jpg

http://music.box.sk/fotky/envogue1.jpghttp://www.dustygroove.com/images/products/e/envogue%7E%7E%7E%7E_holdonoth_101b.jpg

Yo Knight.......you hip to "Foster / McElroy" as producers back in the 80's?? They worked with Timex Social Club, Tony Toni Tone, Envogue. They actually created Envogue!! Those dudes were tight. Had a nice run.....

Oh the naughty thoughts I had of En Vogue.

[Memphis Slim]

[/URL]

[URL="http://imageshack.us"]http://img367.imageshack.us/img367/1745/174001gr9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/6634/rjamessj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.hair-chocolat.jp/Record/m18.jpghttp://www.thesoulofamsterdam.com/Snapshots/mary-jane-girls-in-the-studio-83.jpg

They were Rick's version of "Vanity 6". But these could actually sing!!

[Memphis Slim]

Yo knight,,,, you got some serious music knowledge. I don't know a lot of cats who can bring it like you. :up: Big props!

Except for your Blues Brothers misstep......er....you've been on point!!




Just jokin'....:woot:

[SoulManX]

Ready For The World - ooh Sheila

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5_V15673ec

Brenda Russell -- Piano In The Dark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk-pyZq4HDc

Soul 2 Soul- Back To Life
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84BwRnDUZAA

Soul II Soul - Keep On Moving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2ceGeONVZk

God she was so hothttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_3_3.gif

[SoulManX]

He should have done his solo act but stayed in the group too.

The problem with frontman sydrome is this...
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/5875/hundreddollarbillsax2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and Ego

[SoulManX]

http://www.hair-chocolat.jp/Record/m18.jpghttp://www.thesoulofamsterdam.com/Snapshots/mary-jane-girls-in-the-studio-83.jpg

They were Rick's version of "Vanity 6". But these could actually sing!!

They may not had much "singing" talent but damn they were hot back in the day.

[Memphis Slim]

They may not had much "singing" talent but damn they were hot back in the day.

But more singing talent than Vanity or Apollonia six. "My House" was pretty decent.

[SoulManX]

Her mother is White and her father is Black. She became the lead singer of the group Vanity 6 in 1982. Later she recorded two more albums on her own and then was featured in movies such as The Last Dragon, Action Jackson, and 52 Pickup. She has given up the name Vanity and is now a Christian evangelist. She is currently writing an autobiograpy entitled Blame it on Vanity (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1878898221/mixedfolkscom-20).

http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/7302/vanityww8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Now this was one piece of prime meat back in the 80's

[SoulManX]

But more singing talent than Vanity or Apollonia six. "My House" was pretty decent.

http://img287.imageshack.us/img287/391/vegetarianprincefg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Man to be Prince for a day:up:

[SoulManX]

Shannon - Let The Music Play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG53P6qXrtc&mode=related&search=

Simply Red - Holding Back The Years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1vbAuFIqwE&mode=related&search=

Don't know if Simply Red fits here...but dammit I love this song.

Patti Austin & James Ingram-Baby, come to me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8OHPmfQiRI

Classic right here.

[SoulManX]

Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holt on May 24 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_24), 1944 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1944) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania)) is an R&B (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26B)/soul (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music) legend who fronted two moderately successful groups before achieving success as a solo artist in the late 1970s and in the process has influenced a new generation of female singers. She is known for her strong vocals and her signature vocal belting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocal_belting). She has been largely compared to Aretha Franklin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin) during the 1970s, but her distinguishing vocal belting remains unique and recognizable.Her biography Don't Block the Blessings, remained at the top of the New York Times best seller list for several weeks. In addition, she is also a bestselling cookbook (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookbook) author. She is widely regarded by many in the music industry, including VH1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1), Sir George Martin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Martin), and Rolling Stone magazine, as being one of the greatest vocalists of all time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle

http://img324.imageshack.us/img324/219/labelleyk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://i12.tinypic.com/2rfrn88.jpg

[SoulManX]

Chuck Brown-Bustin' Loose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQmABbwneSU

Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover 1979 (Original Promo) RARE!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS4dEgUYt9s&mode=related&search=

DISCO INFERNO-THE TRAMMPS-1976

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrUoiXnoftA&mode=related&search=

GEORGE McCRAE-ROCK YOUR BABY-1974

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwgh_An-z40&mode=related&search=

Tavares - Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTd7A_GK30Y&mode=related&search=

[Cyrusbales]

Muddy Waters anyone? :)

[SoulManX]

Muddy Waters anyone? :)

Love Muddy Waters...I need to get some of his stuff. I hate when money is tight during Dec.:csad:

[Cyrusbales]

Love Muddy Waters...I need to get some of his stuff. I hate when money is tight during Dec.:csad:

He was best with his muddy waters band which starred, Luther "guitar Jr" Johnson and jerry portnoy. Among other greats, but those are the two that i remember best, and luther took the whole band when he left for his solo work. Also on my iPod lol

[SoulManX]

He was best with his muddy waters band which starred, Luther "guitar Jr" Johnson and jerry portnoy. Among other greats, but those are the two that i remember best, and luther took the whole band when he left for his solo work. Also on my iPod lol

Nice:up:

[Kevin]

What about Shalamar (For the lover in you & Night to remember) and Jeffrey Osborne (Love Ballad)? Btw, Great thread, Rome.:up:

[SoulManX]

What about Shalamar (For the lover in you & Night to remember) and Jeffrey Osborne (Love Ballad)?

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/9987/shalamarlargenk1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[SoulManX]

What about Shalamar (For the lover in you & Night to remember) and Jeffrey Osborne (Love Ballad)? Btw, Great thread, Rome.:up:

Thx Kev glad u could make it.

[Memphis Slim]

http://991.com/newgallery/Shalamar-Friends-316480.jpg

Neither one of these cats could play guitar! LOL Jeff and Jody were soul train dance regulars. Hewitt really couldn't dance. But boy he could sing!! They made some good music. I had this ablum!! :woot:


Remeber that fake Shalamar after Jody and Jeffery left???

[SoulManX]

http://991.com/newgallery/Shalamar-Friends-316480.jpg

Neither one of these cats could play guitar! LOL Jeff and Jody were soul train dance regulars. Hewitt really couldn't dance. But boy he could sing!! They made some good music. I had this ablum!! :woot:


Remeber that fake Shalamar after Jody and Jeffery left???

Jody's sister is a porn star named Midori...

http://img326.imageshack.us/img326/9760/flag01to8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And remember when Babyface teamed with them for a remake.

[Memphis Slim]

Jody's sister is a porn star named Midori...

http://img326.imageshack.us/img326/9760/flag01to8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And remember when Babyface teamed with them for a remake.


http://www.artzooks.com/files/3874/AZ515302_320.jpg

WHAT????????

[SoulManX]

http://www.artzooks.com/files/3874/AZ515302_320.jpg

WHAT????????


Yep and she is quite good...not that I wouls know such things.

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.top40db.net/images/Artists/T/The%20Sylvers.jpghttp://www.discomuseum.com/Sylvers.jpg


What chu know 'bout them??:woot:

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.kser.org/shows/dusties/photosn-z/whispers.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002LOO.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

What happened to this guy?? 1992.....Man I wore the grooves of this album!! I thought he'd be around for a long time!! Then Poof!!:csad:

http://www.powerhouseradio.com/images/peabo-bryson.jpg

Two classic male voices.

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/%A5Artist%20GIF%20Images/Teddy-Pendergrass.jpg

[Memphis Slim]

http://img.digitroc.com/cd/692/L176647.jpg
http://www.musikmarkt-wiesbaden.de/images/ANGELA%20BOFILL%20tears.JPG

http://www.discomuseum.com/PhyllisHyman.jpg

All of these women had strong "distinct" voices. You knew who it was when they first sang the first note. Today....they all sound packaged.

[Son Of Logan]

Jody's sister is a porn star named Midori...

http://img326.imageshack.us/img326/9760/flag01to8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And remember when Babyface teamed with them for a remake.

Wow! I had no idea.

Midori is so hot. :wow:

[Armand Z Trip]

After Kid Rock, Midori is off limits, throw up the yellow tape and call the Center for Disease Control.

More 80's!

Tom Tom Club- Genius of Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evWsOmdeY78 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evWsOmdeY78)


Mary Jane Girls – In My House

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdXFkkLkus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdXFkkLkus)

The Blues Brothers – Soul Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ALyrhMEYM&mode=related&search (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ALyrhMEYM&mode=related&search)=

Scritti Politti – Perfect Way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMCsJV9b5g4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMCsJV9b5g4)

Miles Davis – Perfect Way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDBiivtW2QM&mode=related&search (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDBiivtW2QM&mode=related&search)=

ABC – When Smokey Sings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4pZdxgkVE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4pZdxgkVE)

Smokey Robinson – Being With You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VScVDqcTJ2I&mode=related&search (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VScVDqcTJ2I&mode=related&search)=

Animotion – Obsession

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7F_EnnI0Ug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7F_EnnI0Ug)

Loose Ends- Nights of Pleasure

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLZeLcZqgS0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLZeLcZqgS0)


Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam – Lost in Emotion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMF8oVPalg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjMF8oVPalg)

Chaka Khan – I Feel For You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE9WXLMjQa0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE9WXLMjQa0)

[Memphis Slim]

This is not really an 80's thread per se.... but I liked all of your choices!! Very nice......

especially Scritti Politti

[Armand Z Trip]

I love Green Gartside; the 6 foot 2 blonde Welsh young communist punk rock soul singer who had dinner with Jacques Derrida.

http://www.newyorker.com/critics/music/articles/060724crmu_music (http://www.newyorker.com/critics/music/articles/060724crmu_music)

Their latest album, White Bread Black Beer came out 7/25/06, Green is 51, but his voice has not changed an iota from when he sang Perfect Way in 85. It's a brilliant record.

http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/scrittipolitti/whitebreadblackbeer?q=Scritti%20Politti


Cupid and Psyche 85 is one of my favorite albums, in England I could get 90 pounds for my vinyl copy. Whenever I tell people drummer Fred Maher produced and played the drums on Lou Reed's album New York, they don't believe me.

[Memphis Slim]

http://www.rockstar.it/news/img/sly_L.jpghttp://ofmirroreye.net/pictures/sly4.jpg

Know anything about Sly??

[Armand Z Trip]

An amazing artist and an amazing band. I think of Larry Graham inventing slap bass. I think of Eveyday People and Dance to the music. I think of Sly taking every white person in the group to meet with the Black Panthers. I think Sly's life is a warning about drugs. Now I'm no holier than thou absitence guy but this guy was just of the charts crazy for drugs.

Most people, when in LA County Jail would say - I have a drug problem, I don't think they'd break out and get more drugs. It is so hard to Imagine Sly a wanted fugitive, but that is what he was. I saw this documentary years ago, I think it was made by German film students, and that lady who played the trumpet? She drives a bus. Sylvester Stewart should of cleaned up his act and taken care of his band. Dude was a pimp, I don't mean that in some gangster compliment way, but at the height of his fame, he was a pimp, I think he had 8 or twelve women in his stable while being a chart topping star. The hubris! The absurdity!

The documenary had this bit about Prince, if you take the vinyl single of Kiss and play the b side at 33, for love or money is a tribute to Sly. I tried it and it's not a bad song.

[Memphis Slim]

An amazing artist and an amazing band. I think of Larry Graham inventing slap bass. I think of Eveyday People and Dance to the music. I think of Sly taking every white person in the group to meet with the Black Panthers. I think Sly's life is a warning about drugs. Now I'm no holier than thou absitence guy but this guy was just of the charts crazy for drugs.

Most people, when in LA County Jail would say - I have a drug problem, I don't think they'd break out and get more drugs. It is so hard to Imagine Sly a wanted fugitive, but that is what he was. I saw this documentary years ago, I think it was made by German film students, and that lady who played the trumpet? She drives a bus. Sylvester Stewart should of cleaned up his act and taken care of his band. Dude was a pimp, I don't mean that in some gangster compliment way, but at the height of his fame, he was a pimp, I think he had 8 or twelve women in his stable while being a chart topping star. The hubris! The absurdity!

The documenary had this bit about Prince, if you take the vinyl single of Kiss and play the b side at 33, for love or money is a tribute to Sly. I tried it and it's not a bad song.


Soild....:woot:

[Angry Sentinel]

Have I mentioned how much I love this thread recently... you guys are da bomb:up: