Musical Episode

Took The Words Right Outta My Mouth

george myers — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:43:03 GMT

Back after a long unintended break due to a total PC crash and the learning curve of dealing with a mac laptop (still don't like it!) Pretty psyched about this podcast too, been meaning to do one of these for some time now. Almost all instrumental! Only one track with vocals proper ("Soulin' and Rollin'") and a bunch with some shouts and background yelling (something i wish more songs had!). Hope you enjoy this musical episode, it's a boatload of awesome tracks- most are pretty upbeat soul or R&B groovers, some are outright rowdy brawling drum offs and a couple are some pretty heavy platters of gooey nasty funk. All are 45s and the listings go: Artist : Song (Label) Booker T and The MG's : Slim Jenkin's Place (Stax) The Moon People : Hippy, Skippy, Moon Strut (opus #1) (Roulette) Johnny Jones and The King Casuals : Soul Poppin' (Brunswick) A.C. Jones : Hole In Your Soul Part II (Imperial) Gunga Din : Snake Pit (Valise) The Sugarman Three : Funky So and So Part II (Daptone) Donald Austin : Crazy Legs (Westbound) The Bar-Kays : Soul Finger (Volt) Cozy Powell : Dance with the Devil (RAK) Richard Fudoli : Gweee! (date) Willie Henderson and The Soul Explosion : Funky Chicken (Brunswick) The Meters : Chicken Strut (Josie) Popcorn Wylie : Funky Rubber Band (Soul) Lonnie Liston Smith : Sorceress (RCA) The Sunshine Band : Black Water Gold (TK) Incredible Bongo Band : Let There Be Drums (MGM) Dede Soul and The Spidells : Soul Chills (Julmar) Ramsey Lewis : Soul Man (Cadet) The Trensations : Soulin' and Rollin' (Minit) Cliff Nobles and Co : Switch It On (Phil-LA) The Young Holt Trio : Wack Wack (Brunswick) Bobby Bryant Sextet : 58th St (Cadet) The Dap-Kings : Hard Eight (Daptone)

Deep Funk and Heavy Soul - LP Cuts

george myers — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:38:18 GMT

Special Dave Hilowitz Birthday edition! Pulled out a pile of LPs with a loose theme and started to realize A LOT of the tracks i wanted to play were really really long and as I thought about that, it seemed more appropriate that if I'm drawing on full length releases, i may as well take advantage of songs that could never even fit on a 45. Hope you enjoy, lots of really heavy tunes on this one. Heads up for the little / public listeners, on the mayfield joint he drops an N Bomb, but it couldn't be more amazing! artist / title / album / label Eddie Kendricks / My people hold on / People...Hold On / Tamla Curtis Mayfield / (Don't Worry) If there's a hell below we're all gonna go / Curtis/Live / Curtom Julius Brockington / Cold Water / Sophisticated Funk / Today Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson / Home is where the hatred is / It's Your World / Arista War / Beetles in the bog / The World Is A Ghetto / Far Out Cymande / One More / S/t / Janus Eugene McDaniels / Lovin Man / Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse / Atlantic Issac Hayes / Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic / Hot Buttered Soul / Enterprise Parliment / Moonshine Heather / Osmium / Earmark (reissue) Bo Diddley / Bo Diddley-Itis / Where It All Began / Chess

Billy Stewart Burger

george myers — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:34:52 GMT

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrup-chip-bup-bup! Summmmmmmmmmmmmer Time! Been a while since I've posted a podcast hope you've been using your time wisely. Another collection of 45s for some breezy beautiful summertime rooftop listening. Mostly northern soul, drawing on a lot of Chicago talent (if i was smart i would have made that the unifying theme!) with a few left and right turn detours, but we stay on course for the most part. Hope you enjoy! Listing is Artist / Title / Label Billy Stewart : Summertime (Chess) Five Stairsteps : Change of Pace (Windy C) La Mont Anthony : I Didn't Know (Check - Mate) Donnie Elbert : Your Red Wagon (Gateway) Marvin Holmes & The Uptights : Ooh The Dragon pt. 1 (UNI) The Bar-Kays : Copy Kat (Volt) Willie Mitchell : Young People (Hi) The Blendelles : La la la la la (Reprise) Little Junior Parker : Annie Get Your Yo-Yo (Duke) O.V. Wright : I'd Rather Be (Blind, Cripple and Crazy (Back Beat) Little Milton : If Walls Could Talk (Checker) Ponderosa Twins + One : Hey Girl (Horoscope) Wilson Pickett : Stag-o-Lee (Atlantic) Syl Johnson : Annies Got Hot Pants Power (Twinight) The Magic Tones : Let's Let Our Love Roll On (Mah's) Dee Dee Sharp : Willyam Willyam (Fairmount) The Five Stairsteps : O-o-h Child (Buddha) Brenda and The Tabulations : Hey Boy (Dionn) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles : Tears of A Clown (Tamla) Aretha Franklin : See Saw (Atlantic) Ike and Tina Turner : A Fool In Love (Sue) Honey And The Bees : Help Me (Josie) Esther Phillips : Don't Feel Rained On (Lenox) Billy Stewart : I Do Love You (Chess)

Hot Shots

george myers — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:50:11 GMT

Another assorted batch of jams that would fit in on the Saturday night weekly that I spin at w/ DJ Cashman, a few cover songs in the mix, always a favorite of mine along with a few standouts (the fascinations and the mini skirt track!). There were a couple of mixing fudge-ups due to a testy turntable, they shouldn't be too noticeable except the beginning of the Orlons track, which comes in a little too abruptly. Otherwise, a batch of tunes i quite enjoy and hope you do too! Just realized there are a few duplicates from other podcasts, sorry (they're just that good!) As always, all vinyl and this batch as is usually the case are all 45s. Listing is Artist / Track / Label Screamin' Jay Hawkins : I Put A Spell On You (Epic reissue) Cannibal & The Headhunters : Land of 1000 Dances (Rampart) The McCoys : Fever (Eric reissue) Sharon Jones : Dropped in to see what condition (Daptone) Henry Brooks : Mini Skirts (P & P) Hank Jacobs : So Far Away (Sue) Foster Sylvers : Misdemeanor (MGM) Sylvia Robbins : Our Love (Sue) Young-Holt Unlimited : Soulful Strut (Brunswick) The Fascinations : The Girls Are Out To Get You (Mayfield) The Hollies : Bus Stop (Imperial) The Troggs : Can't Control Myself (ATCO) The Barbarians : Are you a boy or are you a girl (Laurie) The Buena Vistas : Hot Shot (Swan) The Mirettes : In The Midnight Hour (Revue) Los Bravos : Black is Black (Press) The Orlons : Crossfire! (Cameo) Shan Miles : Soul People (Shout) The Dave Clark Five : Glad All Over (Epic) The Kinks : I Gotta Move (Reprise) Tom Jones : She's A Lady (London) The Artistics : Hope We Have (Brunswick) Johnnie Taylor : Who's Making Love (Stax)

Dinosaur Jazz & Funk

george myers — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:09:06 GMT

This mix was done partly because I was supposed to DJ at an event located in a natural history museum where there would be full scale dinosaurs (fossils, of course). Due to the panic surrounding Swine Flu (and a confirmed case at the hosting university) the event was canceled. Needless to say I was disappointed. Most of these records were pulled for that event, though I stray considerably from the path I would have taken and include a number of records I wouldn't have played I still tried to keep in mind a Triceratops lurking somewhere beyond the chatter and snack tables. For the record, these are mostly from LPs, the last three tracks are from 45s. Dorothy Ashby : Back Talk (from the Prestige LP Hip Harp) Dave Brubeck Quartet : Take Five (from the Columbia LP Time Out) Chico Hamilton : A Trip (from the Impulse LP The Dealer) Charles Mingus : Fables of Faubus (from the Columbia LP "Mingus Ah Um") Milt Jackson : Stuffy (from the Atlantic LP The Art of Milt Jackson) Jimmy McGriff & Groove Holmes : How High The Moon (from the Groove Merchant LP Come Together) Eddie Harris : Instant Death (From the Atlantic LP Instant Death) Charles Kynard : Hot Sauce (From the Mainstream LP Woga) Bennie Green : Soul Stirrin' (Blue Note 45) Groove Holmes : Groove's Groove (Prestige 45) Count Basie & The Kansas City 7 : Count's Place (Impulse 45)

Bring Em On Back

george myers — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:07:19 GMT

Here's another hour of 45's. A lot of favorites in here, a couple tracks that are new to me and of course there seems to always be a red heron, in this case the jewel akens track, doesn't totally jive with the rest of the batch but doesn't stink up the joint. a good track but maybe would fit in better in another mix, kind of like spaghetti sauce on cereal. The Lou Rawls track won't leave my head for a hundred reasons, his voice is so rich without being otis intense or marvin mellow, falls into a beautiful little listening cove where i just wade and take it in, hope it has the same effect on you. Enjoy the mix. Got a bunch more in the tubes, super heavy funk 45s, instrumental (mostly organ, some jazz) 45s, a 'world' music edition and a two volume early 90's hip hop session with my spinning partner Dj Cashman. Alright, enjoy! Candi Stanton : In The Ghetto (Fame) Lou Rawls : Trouble Down Here Below (Capitol) Etta James : Two Sides (Argo) Inez Foxx : Mockingbird (Symbol) Brenda & The Tabulations : Hey Boy (Dionn) The Shirelles : Mama Said (Scepter) Major Lance : Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (Okeh) The Blendelles : La La La La La (Reprise) Bo Diddley : Pretty Thing (Checker) Howard Tate : It's Too Late (Lyold Price's Turntable) Irma Thomas : Cheater Man (Chess) Jewel Akens : Tic Tac Toe (Era) The Emotions : Blind Alley (Volt) Betty Wright : Baby Sitter (Alston) Betty Lavette : What I Don't Know (won't hurt me) (Calla) Al Green : Get Back Baby (Hi) Erma Franklin : Don't Wait Too Long (Epic) Otis & Carla : Knock On Wood (Stax) Foster Sylvers: Misdemeanor (MGM) Hi-Fi White : Bulldog Pt. I (Sandman) The Staple Singers : I'll Take You There (Stax) William DeVaughn : Be Thankful For What You Got (Roxbury) El Michaels Affair : Duel Of The Iron Mic (Truth & Soul) Sam Cooke : Bring It On Home To Me (RCA)

Song Side of the Tracks

george myers — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:02:54 GMT

Spent the night with a pot of tea and the turntables which usually results in another podcast. This batch of 45s are somewhere between my most recent post (expressway to funky broadway) and the post from a few months back 'sake of the song.' It varies a bit getting into a few different styles / eras but they're all solid sides. Hope you enjoy! Cher : Bang Bang (Imperial) Donovan : Teen Angel (Epic) The Fleetwoods : You Mean Everything To Me (Dolton) Neil Young : Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Reprise) The Zombies : Tell Her No (Parrot) The Fuzz : I Love You For All Seasons (Calla) The Hollies : Bus Stop (Imperial) The Tremeloes : Here Comes My Baby (Epic) ? & The Mysterians : 96 Tears (Cameo) Manfred Mann : What You Gonna Do (Ascot) The Lemon Pipers : Green Tambourine (Buddah) The Lovin' Spoonful : Butchie's Tune (Kama Sutra) Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas : Do You Want To Know A Secret (Liberty) Buddy Holly : Brown-Eyed Handsome Man (Coral) Jerry Lee Lewis : Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On (Sun) Dick and Deedee : The Mountain's High (Liberty) Curtis Lee : Pretty Little Angel Eyes (Dunes) Mashmakhan : Days When We Are Free (Epic) Tom Jones : She's A Lady (London) The Ohio Express : Down At Lulu's (Buddah) T. Rex : Jeepster (EMI) Tommy James & The Shondells : Lots Of Pretty Girls (Roulette) The Arbors : I Can't Quit Her (Date) King Harvest : Dancing In The Moonlight (Perception)

Expressway to Funky Broadway

george myers — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:43:26 GMT

Another hour of 45s, lots of great music on here, enjoy the ride! The Wailers : Road-Runner (Golden Crest) Soul Survivors : Expressway To Your Heart (Crimson) The Turtles : Buzz Saw (White Whale) Wadsworth Mansion : Sweet Mary (Sussex) The Music Explosion : Little Bit O'Soul The Troggs : I Can't Control Myself (Atco) Mitch Ryder : Sock It To Me - Baby! (New Voice) Marvin Gaye : Ain't That Peculiar (Motown) J.J. Jackson : But It's Alright (Calla) Little Milton : We're Gonna Make It (Checker) Jimmy McCracklin : The Walk (Checker) Little Richard : She's Got It (Specialty) Huey Smith : Scald-Dog (Ace) Dave 'Baby' Cortez : The Happy Organ (Hi-Life) Young Holt Trio : Wack Wack (Brunswick) Jimmy McGriff : I Got A Woman Part I (Sue) Ray Charles : Busted (ABC) Troy Shondell : Girl After Girl (Liberty) James Brown & The Famous Flames : Cross Firing (King) Oliver Sain : Jerk Loose (Checker) Cliff Nobles & Co : The Horse (CBS) Billy Stewart : Once Again (Chess) The Relations : Puddin-N-Tang (is my name)(Lebby) Sharon Jones : What Condition My Condition (Daptone) Dyke & The Blazers : Funky Broadway (Original Sound)

Tell It Like It Is

george myers — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:07:43 GMT

Another podcast of heavy hitting 45s. Loosely themed these jams around love (usually in the pejorative) though there are a few truly uplifting moments. A couple of these singles are a little scratchy but nothing too grating and there are few moments of loud mixing, my apologies, i was using a backup mixer that's a bit temperamental. A couple of pretty obvious tracks on here, the bill withers sticking out as maybe the most likely candidate for 'just heard it on the radio' but that doesn't mean it's excluding from also being listed as 'the most heartbreaking of all.' Ultra heavy track. The Jan Bradley tune is also pretty huge but i've always had a soft spot for that song and it was only recently while poring over the label info did i notice that it was written by Curtis Mayfield which only further enamored me to the song. Menahan Street Band is flagged too; being the only instrumental AND the only track produced after the 1970's. Still a deep burner that gets me every time. The last two tracks, syl johnson and aaron neville are a particularly intense two-some, hope it's not too deep and dark of a note to leave the podcast on. That being said, enjoy the tracks, hope they reaffirm yr feelings of love or console yr feelings of heartbreak. -------------- James and Bobby Purify : I'm Your Puppet (Mercury) Honey Cone : The Day I Found Myself (Hot Wax) Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown : Something You've Got (Wand) William Bell : You Don't Miss Your Water (Stax) The Persuaders : Love Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out) (Win or Lose) Bill Withers : Ain't No Sunshine (Sussex) Menahan Street Band : Make The Road By Walking (Dunham) Al Green : Full Of Fire (Hi) Ronnie Dyson : I Don't Wanna Cry (Columbia) Freda Payne : Deeper and Deeper (Invictus) Clarence Carter : Slip Away (Atlantic) Little Milton : We're Gonna Make It (Checker) Jan Bradley : Mamma Didn't Lie (Chess) Otis & Carla : Let Me Be Good To You (Stax) The 8th Day : She's Not Just Another Woman (Invictus) Johnnie Taylor : Steal Away (Stax) King Floyd : Feel Like Dynamite (Chimneyville) The Parliments : I Can Feel The Ice Melting (Revilot) Detroit Emeralds : Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) (Supreme) Syl Johnson : Is It Because I'm Black (Twinight) Aaron Neville : Tell It Like It Is (Par-Lo)

Mixed Nuts or Chex Mix

george myers — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:11:29 GMT

One hour jam session with no road map. Initially was going to be a loose theme of 'Electronic Music' varying from pop to experimental but it sort of ended up as a sprawling mess. I think the radio term for it is "Free Form." Some classic jams, enjoy them with your ears! Gary Wilson - Groovy Girls Make Love At The Beach (Cry Baby) Laurie Anderson - Let X = X (Warner) Kraftwerk - Autobahn (excerpt) (Vertigo) Goblin - La Caccia (Dagored) John Carpenter - Christine Attacks (Varese Sarabande) Bruck Haack - Supernova (Columbia) Brian Eno - St. Elmo's Fire (Island) Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (EMI) Jessica Rylan - Casting A Spell (excerpt)(RRR) Burning Star Core - Mezzo Forte (excerpt) (Plastic) Steve Reich - Octet (excerpt) (ECM) Pete Um - The Social Astronaut (excerpt) (Gagarin Records) Mechanical Street Entertainment - Cabinetto Paper Roll Organ Pindar Family & Joseph Spence - Great Dream From Heaven (Nonesuch) John Fahey - Red Cross, Disciple of Christ Today (Revenant) Nautilus - Dean's Theme (Blackest Rainbow)

Tour Tunes

george myers — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:48:13 GMT

This podcast is a collection of a bunch of the 45s I got while on tour from New England, through the Mid-West, down to Miami and back up the East Coast. I think most of these records are from a stop in Columbus, OH, Lexington, KY and Philadelphia, PA. Actually, didn't do much shopping beyond those places (unfortunately.) That being said, there are a bunch of things i left off of here, a few gospel records, some jazz singles and a handful of other soul and funk records. The tracks that made it on here vary pretty wildly in style, region, years and production value but they're all pretty high quality tunes that pull at different heart (and brain) strings to get yr attention and appreciation. Brook Benton - Rainy Night in Georgia (Cotillion) Wes Montgomery - Goin Out of My Head (Verve) Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose (Scepter) JOI - Spring Fever Part 1 (Beverly Hills) Shirley Brown - Yes Sir Brother (Truth) Bobby Womack - Woman's Gotta Have It (United Artists) Moments - Sexy Mama (Stang) The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can (Blue Thumb) The Sunshine Band - Black Water Gold (Tk Records) George MacCrae - Rock Your Baby (Tk Records) The Packers - Go 'Head On (Pure Soul Music) Mar-Keys - Philly Dog (Stax) Oscar Toney Jr. - Ain't That True Love (Bell) Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness (Tamla) Tommy Tucker - High Heel Sneakers (Checker) William Bell - The Man In The Street (Stax) The Dells - There Is (Chess) Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Shake and Fingerpop (Soul) Dr Feelgood & The Interns - Lets Have A Good Time Tonight (Okeh) Jackie Lee - The Duck (Mirwood) Al Wilson - Show and Tell (Rocky Road Records) Doris Duke - To The Other Woman (Canyon Records) Brenda Russell - You're Free (Horizon)