The Funk, Soul, R&B Thread.

[Angry Sentinel]

*sings* Double post yall... Double post yall...
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[Armand Z Trip]

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

Thank you.

 

[Angry Sentinel]

No problem, so good to see people still enjoy actual music.

Didn't see his name mentioned so I'll drop it and see which one of you runs with it.... Charlie Wilson

 

[Angry Sentinel]

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

WOW.. how did I miss this. Angela Winbushe's song Angel used to be my JAM!! Not to mention I've learned to respect the power of love.

 

[Angry Sentinel]

God my memory is bad, have you guys done any of the following yet:

Curtis Mayfield
Al Green
The Impressions
The Staple singers

 

[Son Of Logan]

No problem, so good to see people still enjoy actual music.

Didn't see his name mentioned so I'll drop it and see which one of you runs with it.... Charlie Wilson

Absolutely love the Gap Band. Liked his new song he had not long ago.

 

[Armand Z Trip]

/\ I don't know I missed a few pages. I wasn't here on the weekend and ended up missing the whole new jack swing genre!

I'll try and throw something together for, first name...CHARLIE!, last name...WILSON!

 

[Armand Z Trip]

Charlie Wilson official site

http://www.charliewilsonmusic.com/index_main.html

Booking and Tour information

http://www.onestientertainment.com/pages/gapband_the.htm


Gap Band History

Early years
Growing up with a Pentecostal minister father, the Wilson brothers formed the Greenwood, Archer, and Pine Street Band in 1967, with Tuck Andress (later of Tuck and Patti). The name was derived from the streets that formed the African American business district of Tulsa, 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.
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/
[edit] 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 that the group found their biggest success, with songs like "Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)", "Humpin' ", "Yearning For Your Love", "Outstanding", "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 selling status, and four of their singles ("You Dropped a Bomb on Me", "Outstanding", "Oops Upside Your Head", and "Early in the Morning") reached the #1 spot on the Billboard 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, being featured on the 1985 hit with funk group Zapp titled "Computer Love". Wilson's powerful vocals would be credited in part for establishing the careers of Guy's Aaron Hall and R. Kelly. The band reunited in 1996, and issued The Gap Band: Live and Well, a live greatest hits album.
Ever since the 1990s, the Gap Band's most famous hits have been sampled and covered by the likes of Snoop Dogg, Warren G., Blackstreet, Shaquille O'Neal, Mia X, and Mary J. Blige. "Outstanding" was even sampled for a famous 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' 1988 hit movie, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Among the musicians they have inspired are R. Kelly, Keith Sweat, Ruff Endz, Guy, Blackstreet, Mint Condition, Jagged Edge, and Aaron Hall. Recently, "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" was featured in the hit videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on Funk radio station Bounce FM.
In mid-2005, Charlie released his second solo album, Charlie Last Name, Wilson which was produced by R. Kelly.
On August 8, 2006, Hip-O Records released Gold, a 2-CD compilation from the Gap Band. [1].


Charlie, last name Wilson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgnINmxqr6I

The Gap Band - Early in the Morning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhPVaiUH694

The Gap Band - Burn Rubber

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YxmBBPaYQ8&mode=related&search=

The Gap Band - Outstanding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl4PgX1nXs4&mode=related&search=

 

[KormanRogers]

Great thread

 

[SoulManX]

John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Musically, Hooker was influenced by the guitar style of his stepfather, a local blues guitarist, who learned to play in Shreveport, Louisiana and played a droning, one-chord type of blues very different from the delta blues of the time.[1] From a musical family, he is a cousin of Earl Hooker. He performed in a half-spoken style that became his trademark. Rhythmically, his music was free, a property common with early acoustic Delta blues musicians. His best known songs include "Boogie Chillen" and "Boom Boom".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lee_Hooker

 

[SoulManX]

The Great Miles Davis.

 

[SoulManX]

Detroit native Carl Carlton got his start in the record business through baseball. When a neighbor yelled down from an apartment window to some kids playing baseball in vacant lot to stop playing ball and to turn that radio off, they yelled back "that ain't no radio, that's Carl!" The neighbor ran down to see where this astonishing soulful voice was coming from. Later, he took Carlton to Lando Records where he began recording in the late '60s as Little Carl Carlton. His first single was "I Love True Love." Carlton had some previous experience from singing in church and being snuck into clubs to perform for tips by his older siblings. When a later single, "Competition Ain't Nothing," started to take off in the summer of 1968, the single was picked up by Don Robey's Back Beat Records. Carlton signed with the label and moved to Houston where the label was located. It was a big change for the youngster to go from Detroit's notorious Black Bottom neighborhood to waking to fresh country air and the gentle mooing of Jersey cows on Robey's spacious ranch. When he wasn't touring or flying around the country doing recording dates, he'd perform at Robey's club, the Duke Peacock, which was also the name of Robey's other label. During this time, Carlton worked with a then-struggling songwriting/production duo named Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, producer David Crawford (Candi Staton's "Young Hearts Run Free"), and producer/writer Bunny Sigler. Carlton scored some minor chart hits for Back Beat in the late '60s and early '70s, with "46 Drums - 1 Guitar," "Oh Mary How I Got Over," "I Can Feel It," and "Drop By My Place," which broke the R&B Top 20 and the pop Top 40. When Don Robey sold his Duke Peacock/Back Beat labels to ABC Records in 1972, a compilation album of Carlton's singles was released, You Can't Stop a Man in Love. Former Temptations David Ruffin was a friend of Carlton. After listening to one of Ruffin's albums, Carlton got excited about one song, "Everlasting Love." Carlton wasn't aware that the song was previously a Top Ten hit for Robert Knight in 1967. In spite of the song's previous success, the first Carl Carlton single on ABC was "I Wanna Be Your Main Squeeze" with a low-key version of "Everlasting Love" on the flip. After given a more disco-friendly arrangement, "Everlasting Love," produced by Nashville's Papa Don Schroder (Bobby & James Purify's "I'm Your Puppet"), garnered Carlton his first Top Ten pop hit in 1974, peaking at number six and going to number 11 R&B. An album, Everlasting Love, produced by Bob Monaco (Rufus, Three Dog Night), was released and included two other singles, "Morning Noon and Night" and a cover of Rufus' "Smokin' Room," which gave Carlton his second pop hit. 1975 saw Carlton travelling to Philadelphia to work with producer/songwritwer Bunny Sigler. Though the album credits the backing musicians as MFSB, the core rhythm section is Instant Funk, which was a part of MFSB and scored a million-seller four years later with "I Got My Mind Made Up." The resultant album, I Wanna Be With You, is generally regarded as Carlton's best album. Carlton's vocals are much more relaxed and supple than on the Everlasting Love album. Despite good reviews in Right On magazine and the release of three singles, "Ain't Been No One Before You" (released January 1976), "Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody (About You) (charted the summer of 1976), and "Live for Today, Not for Tomorrow" (released late winter 1976), the album weakly charted. Some believe that it had to do with the royalty dispute that Carlton was involved in with ABC at the time. For a year and a half, Carlton had to wait until his contract with ABC lapsed until he could do anymore recording. He resurfaced in late 1977 with a Mercury single, "You You," a lovely lush ballad produced by the Dramatics' L.J. Reynolds along with the group's musical director John Brinson. On the flip was a funky blues number called "Something's Wrong." There were two other tracks recorded, but they were never released. With a lot of time on his hands, Carlton got into fitness. Weightlifting and jogging appealed to him and he found a workout partner in boxer Thomas "Hitman" Hearns. Carlton continued to perform around Detroit. Many people in the music business promised to work with Carlton, but the only one to come through was veteran soul singer Leon Haywood. He flew Carlton to California and worked with him in his recording studio. Getting him a singles deal with the label that he was signed to, 20th Century, Haywood produced a cover of his own "This Feeling's Rated Xtra" with a James Ingram tune, "Fighting in ihe Name of Love" on the B-side. It charted briefly, doing well enough for 20th Century to release the next single, "She's a Bad Mama Jama." "She's a Bad Mama Jama" earned Carlton a gold record in 1981, staying at number two for eight weeks straight, kept out of the number one spot by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's "Endless Love." An album, Carl Carlton, was released with a front cover of a shirtless Carlton showing off his chiseled physique. The album went gold also. Such success afforded Carlton the opportunity to appear on such top-rated TV shows as Solid Gold, Soul Train, and American Bandstand and to tour major venues doing some dates with Rick James. The next single was "I Think It's Gonna Be Alright," a gentle acoustic guitar-laced ballad that briefly charted. Various rappers have rapped over "She's a Bad Mama Jama" in later years. His next album was The Bad CC (RCA), which included a catchy synth-heavy cover of the Four Tops' "Baby I Need Your Loving." Produced by David Rubinson and Friends, it features one of the last performances by Sylvester sideman/synth wizard Patrick Cowley. The single did good in the U.S. and was a Top Ten hit in Australia. "Everyone Can Be a Star" was the flip side of "...Loving." It was co-written by Carlton and Gavin Christopher and may be Carlton's most autobiographical song. 1986 saw the release of Carlton's sixth album, Private Property (Casablanca). It is safe to say that Carlton wanted and needed a hit. So one can probably excuse the title track and first single for being a "Mama Jama" clone. It did the trick, landing in the upper half of the R&B charts. The same can be said for the follow-up, "Slipped, Tripped and Fall in Love." But the album shouldn't be overlooked because of this. It's one of the last albums produced by Memphis hitmaker Allen Jones with able backing from his main band, the Barkays. There's a sweet cover of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me." Sam Dees produces the unique "Mama's Boy," and his heart-tugging ballad "Never Got Over You" has to be one of the best things Carlton has ever recorded. Dropped from the Casablanca roster, Carlton started working with Leon Haywood again in 1994, releasing a single, "Rock N Roll" b/w "Main Event.."Give Carlton self-admitted fault of "going for the cash" and signing bad contracts, the lyrics of "Main Event" seem appropriate: "Obstacles have come at me/although somehow I've overcome/I can see the prize just waiting there/so through the maze of life I run I run/I fight each battle round by round/maintain my quest for higher ground." An album, Main Event, was released later that year. ~ Ed Hogan, All Music Guide

 

[SoulManX]

Carl Douglas (born 1942) is a Jamaican-born singer, most famous for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one on both the US Billboard Chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1974. The fame of this homage to martial arts films has overshadowed the rest of the singer's career, resulting in his appearance on cover versions of the song. Douglas released two other singles: "Dance The Kung Fu" and "Blue Eyed Soul".

He now resides in Germany where he runs a publishing company that co-ordinates films, documentaries, and advertisements. He is also in the process of recording new material to release.[citation needed]

During the OJ Simpson trail, there was a rumour that a lawyer assisting procecutor Marcia Clark named Carl Douglas was the same Carl Douglas that sung " Kung Fu Fighting " , but this rumour was proven false.

 

[SoulManX]

It's 12 pm on a Saturday...you know what time it is for....

 

[SoulManX]

Soul Train is a long-running American music-related syndicated television program. It premiered on local television station WCIU-TV in Chicago, Illinois in 1970 and went into first-run syndication in selected cities across the United States on October 2, 1971. New episodes are still being broadcast in first-run syndication today, and the show's opening claims that it is the "longest running first-run syndicated program in television history."
The program features African American singers and performers almost exclusively, although a few white musicians such as Elton John, The Romantics, Gino Vannelli, David Bowie, Teena Marie, Captain and Tennille, Michael McDonald, Paula Abdul, Sheena Easton, The Beastie Boys, a-ha, Michael Bolton, JoJo, The Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera have also appeared on Soul Train through the years. Artists usually lip sync their latest songs and are interviewed by the show's host.
Soul Train has primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although jazz musicians and gospel singers have also appeared. In addition, there is an in-studio group of dancers who dance along to the music as it is being performed. (Rosie Perez, Carmen Electra, Nick Cannon, Jody Watley, singer Jermaine Stewart, singer/producer Pebbles, and NFL greats Walter Payton and Fred Williamson all got noticed dancing on the program over the years)
From its inception until 1993, the host of Soul Train was Don Cornelius, who is also the program's creator. Cornelius also commissioned the show's theme song, "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)", recorded by Philadelphia soul studio group MFSB. Released as a single, this song became a pop and R&B radio hit in 1973. For several seasons beginning in 1983, the program switched to another theme created by R&B artist O'Bryan. This lesser-known theme to the program, Soul Train's A Comin' , had a funkier beat and a stronger bass line. George Duke also composed a remake version of "TSOP" ("TSOP 87"). It was used from 1987-1993 (mostly throughout the New Jack Swing era).
During the heyday of Soul Train in the 1970s, the program was widely influential among younger black Americans, many of whom turned to it not only to hear the latest songs by well-known black artists but also for clues about the latest fashions and dance trends. Moreover, for many white Americans in that era who were not living in areas that were racially diverse, Soul Train provided a unique window into black culture. Some commentators have called Soul Train a "black American Bandstand", another long-running (though now cancelled) program with which Soul Train shares some similarities.
In its structure, each show ends with the popular "dance line", in which all the Soul Train dancers form a two lines with space in the middle for individual dancers to strut down and dance in consecutively. Sometimes, new dance styles or moves are featured or introduced by particular dancers.
The show is also known for its popular closing catchphrase, "...We wish you love, peace... and SOUL!"
Cornelius ended his stint as host in 1993, and guest hosts were used from that time until 1997. Mystro Clark hosted the show from 1997-1999, and Shemar Moore was the host from 1999-2003. Moore was succeeded by the current host, Dorian Gregory.

 

[SoulManX]

The Don.

 

[Angry Sentinel]

Oooh you went there... the soul train line taught America what it means to GROOVE BABY!

 

[Memphis Slim]

God my memory is bad, have you guys done any of the following yet:

Curtis Mayfield
Al Green
The Impressions
The Staple singers

Not yet, but you are welcome to chime in about them!! They are some of my favorites! t:

 

[Memphis Slim]

The Don.

"And you can bet yo' last money, it's gonna be a stone gas honey.....

I'm Don Cornelius and as always in parting we wish you peace, love and soooooul!!!!!"

 

[SoulManX]

I don't watch Soul Train as much when I was a kid. But back in the late 70's and 80's and some of the 90's, they had some fine female dancers.

 

[SoulManX]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=+3]Teena Marie[/SIZE][/FONT]


AKA Mary Christine Brockert
Born: 5-Mar-1956
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Musician, Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: White soul singer/songwriter
Boyfriend: Rick James (musician, ex-, dated 1981)
Daughter: Alia Rose (musician)

University: Santa Monica College

Official Website:
http://www.teenamarie.com/


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[SoulManX]

Berry's son

Rockwell

Rockwell was the stage name of Kenneth William Gordy (born Kennedy William Gordy on March 15, 1964), who was an African-American R&B performer for the Motown label. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Rockwell is the son of Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy. To avoid charges of nepotism, Rockwell secured his record deal without his father's knowledge.[1]
In 1984, Rockwell released his only hit single, "Somebody's Watching Me", featuring childhood friends Michael and Jermaine Jackson on guest vocals (notably in the chorus lyrics). "Somebody's Watching Me" was a Top Ten pop hit both in the US and UK, and a #1 R&B hit. Follow-up singles underperformed, however, and Rockwell soon ended his musical career with Motown.
A cover of "Somebody's Watching Me", by the dance act Beatfreakz, was released in the UK in March 2006, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. A cover version of the song was also released by the band Warmen.

 

[SoulManX]

Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Earle Ross[1] on March 26, 1944) is an American pop, soul, and R&B singer and actress. Ross is one of the most successful female artists of her era, due to both her solo work and her tenure as lead singer of Motown girl group The Supremes during the 1960s.
In 1976, Billboard magazine named her the female entertainer of the century. In 1993, The Guinness Book of World Records pronounced her the most successful female music artist ever (the title is now attributed to Mariah Carey), partly due to Ross' combined total of eighteen American number-one singles, six of them recorded solo and the remaining dozen from her work with the Supremes.
Ross also crossed over to achieve success in film, earning an Academy Award nomination for her role as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues (1972).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Ross

 

[Memphis Slim]

Berry's son

Rockwell

Rockwell was the stage name of Kenneth William Gordy (born Kennedy William Gordy on March 15, 1964), who was an African-American R&B performer for the Motown label. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Rockwell is the son of Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy. To avoid charges of nepotism, Rockwell secured his record deal without his father's knowledge.[1]
In 1984, Rockwell released his only hit single, "Somebody's Watching Me", featuring childhood friends Michael and Jermaine Jackson on guest vocals (notably in the chorus lyrics). "Somebody's Watching Me" was a Top Ten pop hit both in the US and UK, and a #1 R&B hit. Follow-up singles underperformed, however, and Rockwell soon ended his musical career with Motown.
A cover of "Somebody's Watching Me", by the dance act Beatfreakz, was released in the UK in March 2006, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. A cover version of the song was also released by the band Warmen.

One Hit wonder.....and Mike did all the singing.

 

[Sarge 2.0]

I know I'll probably get ripped on for mentioning white guys, but Jeff Buckley had a whole lotta soul. So does Chris Cornell.

That is all.