The godfather: born on this day
Met him once back stage in London in 1985 taken there by a fellow Georgian who toured the UK with the Ike and Tina Turner band in ’69 but never returned. funkjames brownmusicsoul
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Tracing The Genetic Code Of New Orleans Funk Music
B. Getz outlines the history of funk. Allen ToussaintDr. JohnFats Dominofunkjames brownmusicneville brothersnew orleansprofessor longhairpsychedelic funksecond line
Charles Bradley
Such a shame. Decent bloke, terrific performer. I was looking forward to seeing him late December. Reports in The Guardian and Billboard. Charles Bradleyjames brownmusicOtis Reddingsoul musicSoul of America
Two Titans: Curtis Mayfield and Bobby Womack
Here are a couple of documentaries sketching out the genius of these two musicians. Much of what they wrote and sang about is as salient now as it ever was. Of course, the “intelligentsia” or the “guardians of free speech” would not approve of their “ghetto talk” that eventually went onto influence hip-hop and rap, something…
The Baby Huey Story
Genius — the best piece on Baby Huey I could find. Listen to the tour de force that is “A Change Is Gonna Come” — James Brown, Sly, Curtis Mayfield (the producer), Percy Sledge, Isaac Hayes, Bobby Womack, and Etta James all rolled into one. “Hard Times” so evocative of the early seventies along with Bobby…
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