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Jimmy Smith: We Three Kings (of Orient Are) We Three Kings (of Orient Are) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xT8LwH0EZA https://open.spotify.com/track/44m6DTYegMhyIVN6LZn8aq?si=b204de8e76f3465d Sunday is jazz day, and today is a Holiday edition. Jimmy Smith's 1964 album Christmas '64 (aka Christmas Cookin') is an absolute stone-cold Holiday jam. Smith was one of the originators of Hammond B-3 organ … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 22, 2024
Little Jimmy Thomas: Deck the Halls Deck the Halls on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5b8qtOR4hQ https://open.spotify.com/track/22lpzip2rDXq8Ozs2XE9u1?si=a5f97a8cadb34ad6 It's funky Friday, Holiday style! Here's a bonus song, from the wonderful compilation Santa's Funk and Soul Christmas Party, Volume 2 on Tramp Records. To listen to all of the songs of the day, check out the Radio Faux Show … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: December 20, 2024
Lou Rawls: Good Time Christmas Good Time Christmas on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc6PtRBbH-g https://open.spotify.com/track/22tq95CQ76rAttwICJYC5R?si=f145472ec767415d It's funky Friday, Holiday style! One of the best soul Holiday albums is Merry Christmas, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Lou Rawls. It was released in 1967, before Rawls scored his biggest hits. Track 1 is a great version of "Little Drummer … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 20, 2024
Rufus Thomas: I'll Be Your Santa I'll Be Your Santa on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi2hWcVgPN8 https://open.spotify.com/track/01xFD1VVeCgzVricCPWgYU?si=ea589df0b5f04895 It's funky Friday, holiday style! Clarence Carter dropped the perfect holiday funk tune in 1968 with "Back Door Santa," but Rufus Thomas came close to matching him in 1973 with "I'll Be Your Santa, Baby." The double-entendres aren't quite … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 13, 2024
Run DMC: Christmas in Hollis Christmas in Hollis on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR07r0ZMFb8 https://open.spotify.com/track/6kc6k8IckH0qXgAieykIHB?si=959c2cae40bd40d6 It's funky Friday, holiday style! Today's official song is "Back Door Santa" by Clarence Carter, but "Christmas in Hollis" is the reason most people are familiar with Carter's tune. All that Jam Master Jay needed to create the music for Run … Continue reading Bonus Song of the Day: December 6, 2024
Clarence Carter: Back Door Santa Back Door Santa on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38BCklcvALI https://open.spotify.com/track/7GV7c06AR40SYHWXyYnWkU?si=2d8a86744006477c It's funky Friday, holiday style! Clarence Carter dropped the perfect holiday funk tune in 1968. "Back Door Santa" is a stone cold funk groove with jaw-dropping double-entendre lyrics and a vocal performance that rivals the best of all Carter's recordings. And, … Continue reading Song of the Day: December 6, 2024
This Week's Theme: Merry Funky Xmas While compiling the music for the previous show, I came across so many holiday funk songs that I decided to make a Merry Xmas funk companion show. We love holiday funk tunes at the Faux household, so finding all of these tracks was a great way to start this … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 3, Number 26: Merry Funky Xmas
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