Monday, December 20, 2010

Playlist Internasjonalen, Oslo. December 17th 2010

-Illinois Jacquet: "Port of Rico" (US Prestige-64) sax honker of
'Flying home' fame,
the Lionel Hampton 1942 outing that started very RnB craze.

-Teacho & Students: "Chills and fever" (US Okeh promo-65) diff.song
to Tom Jones/
/Ronnie Love's.Most prob. Marie Knight singing on this here Teacho Wiltshire project

-Brother Jack McDuff: "Tobacco Road" (US Atl.-66) The J.D.Loudermilk
folk-cum-C&W 1960 song, reshaped as beat stomper by UK Nashvilles in 64.
Think JDL drew on some 30s Dixie novel by Erskine Caldwell?

-Fontella Bass: "It's hard to get back in" (US Paula-73) So it
surely was for ms Bass,
being cheated off on 'Rescue me' royalties and branded as troublemaker at Chess.
Married to free form jazman Lester Bowie (Art Ensemble of Chicago, touring Norway in 70s+), one could muse if said trumpeter teamed with Bobby Patterson producing?

-Billy Larkin & Delegates: "Little Jr.Detroit" (US World-Pac-66)
tenorist Clifford Scott
added to Larkin's usual B3 trio format. Observe C&W(!) singer Larkin, also on US Liberty and its subsidiaries.

-Marvin L.Sims: "Talkin' bout soul" (US Revue-68) trampoline/
springbed beats at
1st&3rd.Like Warren Lee 'Soul Revue' and Oscar Weathers 'Spoiler'.
Funk inverted?

-Herman Jackson: "Danger zone" (US Anvick-67?) MGs' song. Know
nothing of artist,
but label was situated on upper Miss. in Memphis vicinity.

-Bobby Powell: "Your good, good loving" (US Excello-72) Louisiana
Deep alla O.V.
Wright and Johnny Adams, here with catchy drip-drop fonk. Hmm, sounds STD'ish...
how about 'rippling guitar lines resembling Highlife'?

-A.C.Jones & Soulettes: "Hole in your soul pt 2" (US Imperial-65)
Florida based,
Jones was artistically related to O'Jays with band depping for both.

-Brother Jack McDuff: "Grease monkey" (US Prestige-63) live with
enthusiastical
audience, bursting inappropriate applause onto cool bridges

-Lee Rogers: "Our love is more" (US D-Town-64) these
Detroiters...Mancha,
Bernard, Curry, Phelps...pinnacle performers every one of them. Sold nil, of course.

-Jimmy Smith: "Groove drops" (US Verve promo-70)

-Bobby Patterson: "If you took a survey" (US Paula 71)

-'Candy' Phillips: "Timber pt 2" (US Atl.-65) HotG's Dan Phillips
(no rel.) pointed
this out as Eddie Bo. And surely 'hatchet' rhythms, well compatible with mr Bocage's

-Billy Butler: "The right track" (UK Soul City-66/69 issue) w/Dave
Godin's fingerprints

-Sonny Childe: "Handbags and gladrags" (US Music Factory promo-68)
hitting charts
the coming year as RB Greaves/'take a letter Maria' , singer follows Farlowe/Immediate arrangment to the point that mod'dish Brit table craved for "mo' by our Chris"

-Barbara Lynn: "You better stop" (US Jamie-63)

-Jackie Lee: "Your sweetness is my weakness" (US UNI-71) Barry
White prod. and
still full four years to composer's own (hit) version

-Syl Johnson: "Straight love, no chaser" (US Zachron-66)

-Richard Brown: "Don't listen to the grapevine" (US Steeltown-68)

-Gene Taylor: "The Hunch" (US Kent-65)

-Magica Brown: "I won't be back" (US 20th-65)

-J J Jackson: "Four walls" (US Calla-67)

-Jean Wells: "With my love and what you've got" (US Calla-68)

-Otis Williams & Charms: "Baby, you turm me on" (US Okeh-65)
diff.person to Tempts
forming tenor, this here 50s doo whop artist had only Indian summer in mid 60s

-Pamela Law: "Just like you like it" (US Boyd-60) Oklahoma
artist.Bit like Brenda Lee

-Barbara Lynn: "You're gonna need me" (US Jamie-62)

-Marva Whitney: "Things got to get better" (US King-68) another
springbed tune, but
here with 'correct' 2nd&4th giving stilted funk beat

-Johnny Wyatt: "Any kind of love" (US Challenge promo-64)
of Rochell & Candles' fame

-Johnny Williams: "You've got it" (US Kent-64)

-Mamie Galore: "I wanna be your radio" (sic) (US St Lawrence-65)

-Bobby Powell: "Peace begins within" (US Whit-71)

-James Phelps: "La de da, I'm a fool in love" (US Argo-65)

-Wylee Dixon: "Just like a woman" (US Checker-67)

-Jackie Ross: "I've got the skill" (US Chess-64)

-Jimmy Norman: "Gangster of love pt 2" (US Josie-68) Johnny 'Guitar'
Watson's song

-Judy White/ Isley Bros.Band: "Somebody been messin' " (US T-
Neck-69) mix'd

-Rivingtons: "Pop your corn pt 2" (US RCA-69) funky doowhop.'papa-
oom-om' group

-Paul 'sir Raggedy' Flagg: "Papa-momma-romper-stomper" (US Atl.-67)
Macon, Ga.

-Styx: "Soul flow" (US Paramount promo-71) Yup, the Windy City rock
group

-Midnight Rebels: "Broadway walk" (US Atl. promo-68) FAME studio
group, most poss.

-Holland-Dozier: "New breed kinda woman" (US Invictus-73) lead
voc.by the General?

-Jesse Potter & Fabulairs: "Now I think I am ready" (US Big 8-72)

-U-DWI Peoples Paraphernalia: "Push and pull" (US BRC-73?)

Sunday, December 12, 2010

F&S FUNK'TIONS

Wha'ppend to the F&S funk'tions? Afraid 50s RnB+
80s bugi fevers got 'em. But here's of what was spun
at Nomaden-Oslo 05-08, excluding Congo Sq/NOLa
evenings.

-Marva Whitney: "I'm tired..." (US King promo)

-Jay Dee Bryant: "Get it" (US Enjoy)

-King Solomon: "The natural look" (US Highland)

-Tammy Montgomery: "If you don't think" (US Try Me)
most prob. Alfred & Dapps backing

-Emperors: "Karate" (US Mala)

-Bobby and Walter: "Do it like you feel it" (US Sanns)

-Dapps & Alfred Ellis: "There was a time" (US King)

-Wiley Terry: "Follow the leader pt 2" (US U.S.A.)

-Billy Graham & Escalators: "Oop-poo-pa-doo" (Can.Atl.)
Jessie Hill's NOLa hit, vugalu'd up

-Gene Ammons: "Jungle soul pt.2" (US Prestige)

-Roy Hytower: "It must be love" (US Expo)

-Southside Revue: "Chittlins pt 1" (US Mellow)

-Music City Soul Bros.: "Looking for my baby" (US Music City)

-Marva Whitney: "It's my thing" (US King) son prefer'd flip

-Wee Willie Mason: "Funky hot pants" (US Jay-Walking)

-King Solomon's Advisers: "The tight rope" (US Ghetto)

-Hollis Floyd: "Black poncho is coming" (US Silloh)

-Clarence Reid: "Along came a woman" (US Tay-Ster)

-Betty Everett: "Prove it" (US Fantasy)

-Jimmie Johnson: "Get it" (US Stuff)
Syl's brother, I'm led to believe

-Pan Earth: "The Mandingo pt. 2" (US Family Spirit)

-Zip-Codes: "Sweet meat pt 2" (US Better)

-Chicago Piano 'C' Red: "Living in the shack" (US Dawn)

-Alfred 'Pee Wee' Ellis: "In the middle pt 2" (US King)

-Jerry O: "Dance what cha wanna" (Can.Bang)
Even Grogan left this out

-Janet & Jays: "Pleading for you" (US Hi promo)

-Ko Ko Taylor: "Instant everything" (US Yambo)

-Charles Conrad & Soul Bros.: "You got the love" (US Shandy)

-Chuck Benard: "Hobo flats" (US Maverick)

-Mike & Sensations: "Split personality" (US Revue)

-Stereo's (sic): "Stereo Freeze pt 2" (US Cadet)

-J.B.s: "My brother pt 1+2" (US People) edit'd

-Scott Bros.Orch.: "They all came back" (US Todd.Town)

-Harvey Scales & 7 Sounds: "Get down" (US Magic Touch)

-Brother Soul: "Do it good"+ "Cookies" (US Leo Mini)

-Bobby Ledford: "Make love to my woman pt 2" (US SS7)

-James Brown: "Evil" (US Smash) No B3 maestro.Still

-James Barnes & Agents: "Good & funky" (US Golden Hit)

-A.C. Reed: "Boogaloo-tramp" (US Nike)

-J.Hines & Fellows: "Camelot time" (US De Luxe promo)

-Lee Sain: "Them hot pants pt 2" (US We Prod. promo)

-Wylie Dixon: "When will it end" (US Todd.Town)

-Masters of Soul: "I hate you (in the daytime and love you
at night)" (US Duke)

-Roosevelt Fountain & Pens of Rhythm: "Red Pepper pt 2"
(US Prince-Adams) along with Alvin Cash & Registers?

-Mad Dog & Pups: "Come in to my love shop"
(US Mag.City) instro.side

-Mickey & his Mice: "Cracker jack" (US Marti)

-Freddie Watson & Restorators: "Unlucky seven" (US Eloys)

-Dynamic 7: "Squeeze me pt1" (US SS7)

-Cal Jenkins Revue: "Jenkins got a funky thing" (US KEF)

-Syl Johnson: "Going to the shack" (US Twinight)
'goin to de shack, t'get de slack offa me back'

-Contributors of Soul: "Yum yum man" (US Emase)

-Andrew White: "Who got de funk?" (US Andrew's)

-Yvonne Fair: "Just as sure" (US Smash)

-Astor & Potentials: "Give me what I want" (US Aristo)

-J.B.s: "The grunt pt 2" (US King)

In addition to the fact that we were ditched, of course.