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Santana: Soul Sacrifice Carlos tames the beast. Sly & The Family Stone: I Want to Take You Higher New heights. Janis Joplin: Work Me Lord Epic

H ere's my latest mix guaranteed to keep your 4th of July cookout cookin'.

T he Babymaker, The Quiet Storm, Slow Jamz Vol. 1.....call it what you will but if you can't seal the deal with this mix then you have problems. It's a story of love lost and then found in just over 67 minutes. Enjoy it with that special someone and if you have any ideas for what to call this beast please let me know in the comments and you just may receive a limited edition CD. Close the door, dim the lights...hit play...be gentle. Setlist: The Dramatics: [...]

L ike everybody else the news about Michael Jackson shocked me. What really surprised me was just how sad I became. Michael's music really hasn't spoken to me in nearly 20 years and personality wise, well let's just say I felt he got a bit odd. As a child Thriller and to a lesser extent, Off the Wall were my life. As an budding artist Michael Jackson became one of my favorite things to draw second only to ET. I had the [...]

Just heard the shocking news about Michael Jackson....more to follow.

H ere are the only two reasons to get the Prince tribute from this month's Spin magazine. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Take Me With U Mariachi El Bronx: I Would Die 4U

Timmy Thomas: Why Can't We Live Together This song is proof that less is more. Recorded as a demo in 1972 Timmy Thomas' rather simple song became a surprisingly huge hit. Thomas accompanies himself on organ backed by a cheesy rhythm box. It's the title track on his LP from 1974. Tinga Stewart: Why Can't We Live Together Tinga Stewart's 1977 performance is riven with emotion and in many ways far more [...]

Koko Taylor is the great female blues singer of her generation. Raw vocal power and blustery swagger." – Rolling Stone Koko Taylor is a national treasure…she packs firepower a lot of youngsters only wish they had. – Chicago Tribune [...]

Full post to come...Koko's classic Wang Dang Doodle .

4 00 pound Chicago soul man Baby Huey never quite expanded his popularity beyond his hometown but that does not diminish his power and undeniable soulfulness. Baby Huey's debut on Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label featured many Mayfield compositions. Unfortunately Huey didn't live to see its release after suffering a drug related heart attack in 1970. The Babysitters would carry on with a teen aged Chaka Kahn as the lone Baby Huey LP became the stuff of legend. Here are just a couple tracks from that classic album . Baby Huey [...]

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Tiny Watkins: Soldier's Sad Story get it on the compilation Excello Story : Vol. 4-1961-75 . Funkadelic: Foot Soldiers (Star-Spangled Funky) get it on 1979's Uncle Jam Wants You . Steel Pulse: Soldiers (live) get it on1992's Rastafari Centennial Live In Paris .

S ounds pretty cool...or is this guy a poser? What do you think?

The Nite-Liters: Afro Strut It's hard not to strut to this 1971 jam by Harvey Fuqua & Tony Churchill's Nite-Liters. Dig the solid wah wah. Get it on Flying Funk . Mandrill: Fat City Strut Straight forward strut takes a sudden turn towards Brooklyn salsa. Fine Latin soul and back to funk again. Get it on 1973's Just Outside of Town . Kashmere Stage Band: [...]

The Sweet Vandals: Mama's Got A Brand New Bag JB cover from Spanish retro funk band The Sweet Vandals. Get it on their self titled 2007 debut . Queen Esther Marrow: Mama Heart wrenching soul from the late '60's. Get it on Flying Funk . Etta James: Tell Mama We all know it but it never gets old. [...]

I t's getting warmer here at Buffalo West so my tastes take their yearly turn towards reggae. And who better than legendary 70's dance hall DJ Big Youth to get you ready for the weekend. Three gems today folks. Respect. Big Youth: S.90 Skank Easy does it on this dub. Just smile and nod. Get it on The History of Jamaican Music . Big Youth: Ride On A [...]

S orry for that hiatus folks. I hope you're still out there. I just needed a bit of a break. After a trip to New Orleans for Jazzfest and a dynamite Sharon Jones show at the House of Blues I'm re-energized. I have but one song today but it's a killer. "T enor saxophonist Cedric "Im" Brooks is one of Jamaica's most adventuresome musicians. Born in 1943 in Kingston, Brooks has the heart of a bop jazzman beating to a reggae rhythm, and his experiments with ancient rasta nyahbinghi drum patterns has led him [...]

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