A much needed Black Music thread.

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Another uptempo toon with Motown influences...

 

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Here's one from the Vietnam War era...

 

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18's my lucky number, so that's all for tonight...

 

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Another one of Redding's epic soul renditions of a pop standard

 

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Steppenwolf's song Magic Carpet Ride released two years later has a very similar beat/bassline.

 

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Some more for your Saturday night dancing pleasure...

 

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Another one with a Motown feel...

 

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nice very early animation in the video, although perhaps not PC by today's standards...

 

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If you think the backing track is "Soulful Strut" you're right, but Barbara recorded it first. Young-Holt Unlimited replaced her vocal with a second piano, and released it before her.