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Random 10, Friday 11/15

You’ve Changed Etta JamesMy Old Man Ian DuryAttend the Tale of Sweeney Todd Len Cariou and castSuccess Iggy PopGlamour Boys Living ColourBig Tears Elvis Costello & the AtttractionsEl Cuarto de Tula Buena Vista Social ClubClint Eastwood GorillazHold on I’m Coming Sam & DaveEaster Oratorio, Sinfonia #1 in D (J.S. Bach) Ludwig Güttler, Max Pommer and the Neues Bachishes Collegium MusicumYou never know what songs will be available on the You Tubes. Etta James and Elvis Costello are far from obscure

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De La Soul - “3 Feet High And Rising: Original Samples”

I have been rocking to this the past 2 days and think that you should too.This is a compilation of original songs (the samples were taken from) that were used to create this classic album...Turns out this mix is fucking awesome. If you play this mix at a party, I can guarantee you will have a funky good time.Link to Universoul Productions Weblog (Download)tracklisting:1. Led Zeppelin - “The Crunge” Sampled in “The Magic Number”2. Bob Dorough - “Three Is The Magic Number” Sampled in “The Magic Nu

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Stax Made Great Music

I guess I'm showing my age, but I REALLY love some of the old Stax music. Just about anything by Otis Redding. Then too there was Eddie Floyd, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, etc. (Though I never cared much for Booker T. & the MGs or The Bar-Kays; instrumentals were never my thing.) BTW, it was Otis Redding who really got things going at the Monterey Pop Festival back in '67. Many will point to Jimi Hendrix (whose appearance WAS a watershed moment). But it was actually Otis who turned things

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Ardent Studios Donate Historic Console to Memphis' STAX Museum

Pictured at Memphis' Stax Museum are curator Carol Drake and Ardent Studios' founder John Fry. I picked up this feature from Broadcast Newsroom:John Fry, founder of Memphis renowned Ardent Studios, has donated the historic recording console which was used for many years in his studios, often shaping the sound of countless Stax Records hits during a period when Ardent worked closely with the Stax label and recording studios.The console was made by Memphis company Auditronics, owned by Welton Jet

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Are female rappers an endangered species?

Are female rappers an endangered species? Memphis Music Confidential November 10th, 2008 Last week, in the online news journal Slate, writer Jonah Weiner wondered “Where did all the female rappers go?” He cited Queen Latifah and Lil’ Kim, Da Brat and Missy Elliott, and the pioneer Sha Rock, who was a 10th grader in the Bronx when she co-founded Funky 4 + 1 in 1978. The sassy Salt-N-Pepa got their due, as well as the real Roxanne, MC Lyte, M.I.A., Kid Sister and Foxy Brown. Weiner even wen

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"Work It Out" by The Bar-Kays

Inspired by all the funky jams on the Chimney today, here's a nice posi-style synth funk jam courtesy of The Bar-Kays. Really more of a Friday night jam, but hey, I was working all day today so why not? Work It Out

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MFS Radio© ''Happy Radio # 11''/ ''Mr. Blax - Um Toque De Classe''

MFS Radio©''Happy Radio # 11''''Mr. Blax - Um Toque De Classe''Play/ListenNote:Program recorded at Radio RCP 99.7 FM São Paulo,in two different sessions.Tracklisting:PLAYLIST 07-07 - FUNK SOUL CHARME1 - BAR-KAYS - I'LL DANCE2 - BEE GEES - YOU STEPPIN INTO MY LIFE3 - PRECIOUS WILSON - FUNKY DANCER4 - PRINCE & EVE - THE GREATEST ROMANCE EVER SOLD5 - KOFFE BROWN - ALL I NEED6 - JAMES BROWN - PEOPLE GET UP AND DRIVE FUNK SOULTIME 28,34PLAYLIST 12-05 - FUNK SOUL DISCOTEQUE1 - TINA CHARLES2 - UNIVERS

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Playlist for 2008-11-01

Stream it at WRSI.com. Thanks again to ScribbleJim and They Might Be Giants! Segment 1 TMBG - It's Spare the Rock -Ella ID TMBG - Seven (Here Come the 123s) Bob Dylan - Forever Young ID Sippy Cups - Day After Halloween Asylum Street Spankers - Don't Turn Out the Light (Mommy Says No!) ID Segment 2 Nields - Going to Boston (Rock all Day, Rock All Night) Hullabaloo - Sullivan McMullivan (Hey, Everybody!) Dr. John - Row Row Your Boat (New Orleans Playground) ID/prep to rock Mighty Weaklings -

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Warm Up Your Soul…

Well, here we are on Monday yet again… and as I woke up I took a few moments to look over my music collection to see what I felt like doing tonight. While scanning through my collection, I stumbled upon a playlist I had that was made up of motown / soul. I threw the idea of leaning towards soul tonight to a few people and got back strong approvals. So, here’s a sample of what you’re going to hear tonight during Service @ The Graveyard Tavern. Service || Mondays || The Graveyard Tavern || 10pm

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Freaky Behavior

I think for Halloween I'm going as one of the guys from the Bar-Kays. Not the early 70's funk years, but the post disco, strung out 80s leather K's. They lived the word freak, which this song spells out with a guttural uh! Bar-Kays - Freaky Behaviour and not a group to shy away from repetition, another "freaky" hit from the BK's. Can I go to this party please?!!?!

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Weekend music round-up

Weekend music round-up Memphis Music Confidential October 24th, 2008 Tonight: My favorite Midtown venue, the Hi-Tone Cafe, kicks off its 10 year anniversary celebration with live performances from Jack O. and the Tennessee Tearjerkers, the Subteens, and French garage rockers Jack of Heart. Go here for CA music editor Bob Mehr’s piece on the festivities, slated to run all weekend long. Kill the City play Murphy’s; John Paul Keith and the One, Four, Fives play the Orpheum’s Rock ‘N’ Roll, B

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Lyle Workman - Superbad

USA 2007 01. SuperWhat? 02. Too Hot To Stop - The Bar-Kays 03. Seth Pulls Into Lot 04. Cops See Fogell's I.D./Seth Saves Evan 05. Do Me - Jean Knight 06. Flashback Party Weekend 07. P.S. I Love You - Curtis Mayfield 08. Evan Runs 09. Sleeping Bags 10. Like a Pimp 11. Here I Come - The Roots 12. Seth Runs On Track 13. Bustin' Out (On Funk) - Rick James 14. Evan's Basement Jam 15. Roda - Sergio Mendes 16. Goldslick/Seth Fantasy 17. Soul Finger - The Bar-Kays 18. Funk McLovin Do

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No Substitutes Needed: Okkervil River At Webster Hall

By: David Schultz Okkervil River’s Will Sheff isn’t impressed with perfection. Much like Wes Anderson’s cinematic explorations of the flawed beauty of the insecure personality, the Austin-based singer-songwriter writes literate songs from the point of view of the distinctly non-Alpha male (and female) as well as those with a distinctly “Positively 4th Street” edge to them. Singing in an imperfect voice, Sheff doesn’t hide much when he’s on stage. Wearing his emotions on the sleeve of his nat

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boogie-funk’d

OK, so I won't be throwing anymore “illegal” mp3s up like in the last post I did which, it would seem, has been taken down the precinct for questioning, just helping with inquires mind... Bok Bok just told me this is the first time this has happend on lower end spasm, so Fedz if you are seein this I AM VERY VERY SORRY! I WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING STUPID LIKE THAT AGAIN. I will!I still wanna post this tho;U-Ome (of HOODZ) - Boogie-Funk Classics and Rarities '81-'841. Bobby Glover "So Mean" '842.

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She Talks To Me With Her Body

Sorry for the quite preposterous lack of updates lately - I have been moving house. That, coupled with BT’s absolute ineptness has meant limited Internet abilities lately, and I only work on the site from my lovely home unlike some other bloggers I know who thieve work connection. You know who you are. All back to normal now anyway, so expect loads of good new content coming up. Thought I would kick off with my latest edit: The Bar Kays - She Talks To Me With Her Body from the grand old year

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Live at The BBQ: Season 2, Vol.8 :: Money in the Bank

Live at The BBQ: Season 2, Vol.8 :: Money in the Bank Ty G: Nyghtryder - Dam Funk Alll Reddaayy - Adad/Keys Watermelon Man (Kenny Dope extended Mix) - Herbie Hancock Butterfly - Azymuth Things Change - Stoney Rock Stop Actin' So Cool (Jus Get Your Groove On!) - Dam-Funk Vox Re-Freak of James Pants " I Choose You" Tribute (bonus dub) - Erik Rug feat Dynamax Do It – Romeo erotic remix – The Bar Kays Max: Lagos Calling - Shawn Lee Get the Pieces - All Good Funk Alliance Kalim

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billy jones - my hometown (2007)

This blues bandleader, who sings and plays guitar and calls his music "bluez," began releasing his own compact discs in 2001. When Billy Jones substituted a "z" for an "s," he was not trying to make the name of his beloved genre closer to the way a drunken bar patron might pronounce it at the end of the night. Rather, "bluez" is all about being independent from the big-time music business, a stance more often taken by indie rockers. While in reality even the biggest blues labels are nothing but

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Request answer to Ron Barphat

Here is some Bar-Kays stuff. I hope u'll enjoy it.

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The Bar-Kays - Propositions (1982)

Funk pioneers the Bar-Kays not only succeeded in stamping their own rock influence on the genre, but also influenced a generation of vocalists while keeping their own sense of sound intact. By the '80s, however, the band had traded in some of their traditional chops for a more electronic vibe, one which certainly gave nod to the younger generation of funkers coming up right behind them, Prince and Cameo's Larry Blackmon especially. This move to a wave groove is particularly evident on Propositio

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The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger (1967)

The Bar-Kays were an aggregate born of the same inspiration behind Booker T. & the MG's. The original lineup of James Alexander (bass), Jimmy King (guitar), Ronnie Caldwell (organ), Phalon Jones (sax), Carl Cunningham (drums), and Ben Cauley (trumpet) were only together long enough to have issued this album prior to the tragic loss of everyone sans Alexander and Cauley in the December '67 plane crash that also claimed the life of Otis Redding. Soul Finger (1967) commences with the title track, w

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