A much needed Black Music thread.

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

David "hittin' the high notes" at "The Summer Of Soul" festival NYC 1969, the documentary that won the Oscar right after the Will Smith/Chris Rock slap. A must watch documentary!

https://youtube.com/shorts/QNvwIaDYjt8?si=eJ9MTtx-hAlvshAq

 

[xmontrealer]

Now a few from the Van McCoy years...

 

[ogibowt]

Also sampled "Make This Young Lady Mine" by The Mad Lads on Stax

a Sam Cooke sound alike

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[eddie kerr]

3 Feet High and Rising is in my top 10 hip hop albums of all time. The debut album from De La Soul was released in 1989. Here's a couple reasons why

1. "Say No Go"

Which of course extensively samples Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" which is one of the greatest songs ever recorded as far as I'm concerned

Darryl Hall is a criminally underrated vocalist and songwriter

2. "Eye Know"

Great sample of Steely Dan's "Peg"

Hall & Oates, Steely Dan, two top favourites of mine. Also, does anyone remember a song written and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1959 titled, 5 Feet High a d Rising?Any connection to 3 Feet High and Rising? LOL.

 

[K Douglas]

Also sampled "Make This Young Lady Mine" by The Mad Lads on Stax

Indeed yes that was a big sample. Didn't know that was a Stax artist.

 

[K Douglas]

David "hittin' the high notes" at "The Summer Of Soul" festival NYC 1969, the documentary that won the Oscar right after the Will Smith/Chris Rock slap. A must watch documentary!

https://youtube.com/shorts/QNvwIaDYjt8?si=eJ9MTtx-hAlvshAq

Its amazing the Temptations had two of the greatest soul/r&b vocalists of all time in David and Eddie.

 

[K Douglas]

This was his biggest hit I'm pretty sure.

 

[K Douglas]

This is signature Van McCoy sound that I immediately recognized. Never heard this one before. Nice.