This edition in the Covered With Soul series might be one of the best so far. Here we have covers of songs better known by Free, The Rolling Stones, The Young Rascals, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Stephen Stills, Bobby Hebb, The Carpenters, Matt Monro, James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, Blood Sweat & Tears, The Bee Gees, The Box Tops, Joe Cocker (covering The Beatles), Gil Scott-Heron, Judy Garland, Frankie Valli, and Nat 'King' Cole. Some of these versions rework the songs so thoroughly, one might imagine they have always been soul songs. Just check out what [...]
Another stellar mix from Oki-ni, this time done by Derrick Carter. On this Derrick Carter, more known for Chicago House music, takes on a more soul and disco feel. "I decided to go on a disco & classics trip, which I think will work lovely if you want to listen to it while eating lunch [...]
Mighty Mouse has been busy lately. The fellas are planning their own party night on April 15th out in London at XOYO with a ton of guests, but asides from that they've just released a new mix, Mousecast 02, annnnd a track they've titled "Smiling Faces". The track "Smiling Faces" as Mighty Mouse would tell [...]
The second mix of Beatles covers comprises songs from the group's 1967-68 period, ending rather abruptly in the middle of the White Album selection. So the third mix will carry on with songs from that double album (leading with the Beach Boys doing Back In The USSR). There are some quite unexpected covers. Ella Fitzgerald singing Savoy Truffle? Soul group The Moments singing Rocky Racoon, of all songs? Some performers are also surprising. Bill Cosby, for example. The stand-up comic did an album of covers in 1969, including Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It's not mugging for [...]
Welcome to the latest installment in the Musical Pairings "history of pop music" series. This time the focus is on the music that claimed to represent "the Sound of Young America": Motown. A record label so unique and successful that it became synonymous with one of the most successful styles/genres of music in modern history. Of course, Motown Records continues to exist to this day, and still releases amazing music. But not everything released by Motown Records fits into the commonly accepted notions of what is considered Motown as a style/genre. Instead, the "Motown Sound" refers [...]
Bob Dylan will turn 68 on Sunday (May 24) - and the world will pay tribute to him that day. What else can you say about this dude: he is the oldest guy ever to top the album charts (twice), he has sold hundreds of millions of records and is considered one of the most influential people of our time. Rolling Stone picked "Like A Rolling Stone" as the greatest rock song ever written, and it wouldn't surprise me if right now, at this very moment, someone in the world is singing that song. Throughout the weekend we'll keep [...]
100 morceaux libres d'accès Une sélection de mp3 composée principalement de musique noire américaine. Vous y trouverez pas mal de hip hop , reggae et de soul ainsi que des extraits de discours de leaders noirs. Rapide Selecta personnelle Last Poets - Black Willie Hutch - Brother's gonna work it out Dramatics - Smiling Faces sometimes [...]
I understand. As my listening tastes go, there go your listening experiences as well. It's cold and rap ain't cutting it currently. I need thick, warm instrumentation. If I do take vocals in my music, I want it to talk to me. To my spirit. Therefore, this morning's funk blessing comes courtesy of legendary producer Norm Whitfield's group, The Undisputed Truth. The Undisputed Truth - You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell
I haven't checked out Brother Ali 's The Undisputed Truth yet because I wasn't really feeling some of the first tracks I heard, but I saw this over at EastofLA today and this song is tight. Here's a live version and the studio. And yes, if you didn't know, Brother Ali is an albino. Brother Ali - Take Me Home Brother Ali - Take Me Home (live) Here's where and when to catch him live: 11.05 - Washington, DC [...]
pic and song speak for themselves Undisputed Truth - Tazmanian Monster
norman whitfield, r.i.p. download: the undisputed truth - smiling faces sometimes download: the temptations - smiling faces sometimes download: david ruffin - smiling faces sometimes
[ PHOTO CREDIT ] Paying tribute today to one of the many musical losses of 2008 , Norman Whitfield , who passed away earlier this week. Norman's musical influence on sounds of the 60's and 70's is undeniable. The songs he penned with his writing partner Barrett Strong , and the production work he did helped define the sound of Motown and Soul music as we know it today. Here's just a small sampling of his work today. [...]
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"Medley: Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) Friendship Train" is a perfect track for the dog days of summer. This album was recorded in 1971 and produced by Norman Whitfield. Sit back, relax and enjoy. Medley: Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite The World) Friendship Train
" Ball of Confusion , That's what the world is today, hey hey." Truer words never prophesied as The Temptations backdrop song of the Vietnam era seems to get dragged out every ten years or so to illustrate how much things blow at the here and now. I first got exposed to the song via Love & Rockets and probably like a lot of Bauhaus fans hearing them rap was akin to sacrilege, though soon dropped the ' tude after repeated listens. I'm including it here for nostalgia reasons and saluting the fact [...]
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