Bobby Womack
This great talent born on this day. The Telegraph obit (Stones photograph dates incorrect)/The Guardian obit bobby womackfunkgospelmusicrhythm and bluessoul
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Free on the Inside: Jazz Fest eat your heart out
I’m astonished that the music press, especially the Southern-based press, haven’t given this concert any mention — at least so far as I can determine. It has the most distinguished of lineups one can imagine and is exquisitely performed — Jamie Davis, Scotty Barnhart, Dennis Wilson, Ken Miller, Greg Errico (drummer with The Family Stone!!!!), Wycliffe Gordon, Lady Bianca, Charles McNeal,…
Tony Corbitt of The Relatives
It’s been reported on The Relatives FB webpage that Tony Corbitt (far left) has died. We lost Gean West earlier this year. acid funkfunkgean westgospelthe relativesTony Corbitt
Cynthia, Co-Founder of Sly and the Family Stone, Dies
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Allen Toussaint (1938 – 2015)
One of the greats has passed. The very excellent Keith Spera captures him best ably supported by the very excellent Wayne Curtis: NYT BBC The Guardian The Atlantic OffBeat Allen ToussaintfunkKeith Speramusicnew orleanspianorhythm and bluessoulwayne curtis
Curtis Mayfield – 10 of the best
A little bit of online filler concerning Curtis. Stevie Chick knows his stuff alright and however contentious these list-type articles inevitably are, if they serve to draw you into the genius that is Mayfield, well and good. I’d have “The Makings of You” and “Give It Up” on the list, two very bitter-sweet and tender songs. Stevie…
Rick James
Remembering one of the great funk meisters (and of course notorious party boy) — the one and only RJ. Aug. 8, 1969: Because of a hangover, skips a party at Sharon Tate’s house — and avoids being killed by Charles Manson’s followers. 1980: At a dinner party, a guest asks to sketch him on a…
CURTIS MAYFIELD: Original Album Series
Listening to 5 classic CDs: a bargain at under $20. Leave it to the Brits to properly assess this collection. “The message was and still is in the man’s music” — indeed, and now more so than ever as I have been banging on for some time. Curtis Mayfieldfunkgospelmusicsoul
Tank and the Bangas
This group is attracting a lot of interest — and rightly so. Don’t ask about their genre: they will befuddle any attempt to pigeon hole themselves. They are unlike anything else out there, quirky even by New Orleans standards. OffBeat Jazz Fest Review funkgospelJazzmusicnew orleansPoetrysoulTank and the BangasTarriona “tank” BALL
TRAVIS “TRUMPET BLACK” HILL’s second line
Only in New Orleans . . . (photos courtesy of Hill Nanny), Travis’ passing mentioned here. funkJazzmusicnew orleanssecond lineTravis “Trumpet Black” Hill
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