Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart died on June 9, 2025 at the age of 82. Everyone knows the music of Sly Stone, even if they are unaware that he is the artist responsible for the music they are hearing. He was that kind of artist - a musical genius who shaped all music to come. Although … Continue reading In Memoriam: Sly Stone
Tag: Soul
Song of the Day: February 5, 2025
Earth Wind & Fire: Happy Feelin' Happy Feelin' on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5UXwMNuq1A https://open.spotify.com/track/4X7hACjMfokfcgfNWPasdZ?si=e0b91225c2b3454a Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, coming in at #12 on my Top 20 is the best Soul album of the year. That's The Way Of The World is the sixth album by Earth Wind & Fire. It follows … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 5, 2025
Song of the Day: September 20, 2024
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly: Time Is On My Side Time Is On My Side on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPOJDeZFvm8&list=OLAK5uy_mBoniW8zNxdPjhOUwxuz3Vzyg6TKOiVfA&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/6WoS77zqUrfkWMoFxXTEPH?si=40a11027d82b4b17 It's funky Friday! Believe it or not, we are nearing the end of 2024, so I’ve decided to focus the next several weeks on artists who have died this year. These will be presented in … Continue reading Song of the Day: September 20, 2024
Song of the Day: August 15, 2024
The Four Tops: Helpless Helpless on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se2H38JUcQ8&list=OLAK5uy_kP6MvDdoQyGelfCoeQBCqM0WTZFX4gwTU&index=6 https://open.spotify.com/track/3PVpXZ2ER1lijdnvBHjyml?si=85fd880939c7412c I'm feeling old school soul today so I'm going back to a well that I've visited many times before. The Four Tops Second Album is a Motown classic. Every song on it is a banger, but "Helpless" is an especially wonderful showcase of the … Continue reading Song of the Day: August 15, 2024
Song of the Day: June 28, 2024
Black Nasty: Getting Funky 'Round Here Getting Funky 'Round Here on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulH8rGsiBXo&list=OLAK5uy_lRbgV1AJKsY8Hur7wKNY6fiPUiCtCWMDU&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/3OdBgzdF56PJ4wdRtjaGZa?si=f8454a18057e4ee6 It's funky Friday and today's track is a lost gem. Taking a page from Sly Stone and George Clinton's book, Detroit's Black Nasty combined rock, funk, and soul to create one of the great lost funk albums of 1973. … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 28, 2024
Song of the Day: June 6, 2024
The Four Tops: Something About You Something About You on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXKEel4h4ro&list=OLAK5uy_kP6MvDdoQyGelfCoeQBCqM0WTZFX4gwTU&index=4 https://open.spotify.com/track/7G3hL1HvxZ3Iz8J8KkkeAN?si=4184a8fad17640b8 I'm keeping it simple today. I felt like some old school soul, and the second album by The Four Tops is always worth a listen. "Something About You" doesn't get the attention that their 1965 singles "I Can't Help Myself" … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 6, 2024
Song of the Day: May 22, 2024
Tower of Power: Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WAIFl_ezic&list=OLAK5uy_m-NgEnQrL6lD4He7xAHTiGblTK1MCWDVk&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/4XcPdyk6cHl4c1er0KLTHr?si=a17b9c4d3eb3437c Continuing my list of the Top 20 albums of 1974, coming in at #6 is Back To Oakland by Tower of Power. 1974 is filled with amazing funk … Continue reading Song of the Day: May 22, 2024
Song of the Day: April 24, 2024
Gladys Knight & The Pips: Runnin' Out Runnin' Out on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGk2TcR6v8A&list=OLAK5uy_mEqzWbLkC7PbhgA0Pr_eWzRPYpyiy0qsU&index=2 https://open.spotify.com/track/4iulooRDPdTYkDfl32hIJa?si=d48235e556664705 Gladys Knight & The Pips had enjoyed a ten-plus year career before they were added to the Motown roster in 1966. Once they were provided the songwriting talents of the Motown staff writers, the vocal genius of Knight was unstoppable. … Continue reading Song of the Day: April 24, 2024
Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 12 (March 20, 2022): Music Is History
This Week's Theme: Music Is History by Questlove (1971-1980) I’m in the middle of reading Questlove’s latest book, Music Is History, and as soon as I started reading it I knew I had to work it into a Faux Show. The book is divided into fifty chapters, one for each of the first fifty years … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 2, Number 12 (March 20, 2022): Music Is History
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