A much needed Black Music thread.

[K Douglas]

I love everything about this song but being the hip hop head that I am, that drum into at the beginning is straight up

"You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by the Detroit Emeralds

 

[K Douglas]

My gosh the music that came out of SOLAR is just exquisite. Leon Sylvers III and Dick Griffey are black music legends

Something About That Woman by Lakeside

This reached #25 on the R&B charts in 1982.

 

[K Douglas]

More Gamble and Huff amazingness
"You're the Reason Why" - The Ebonys

 

[K Douglas]

Great harmonies from the Jones Girls
"I Just Love the Man"

 

[K Douglas]

You blew it, you blew it, you blew it

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

Two white bands emulating classic black blues styles...

First, here's a great T-Bone Walker style tune

 

[xmontrealer]

And now an Elmore James style song

Interesting that both album covers show the guitarist with a Gibson ES-5, which was T-Bone Walker's primary guitar from 1949 though the 50's.

 

[The Oracle]

 

[The Oracle]

Sara Spicer sings the blues...

 

[K Douglas]

Shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of DJ Mister Cee AKA The Finisher yesterday afternoon. He was 57 years old. He started as rapper Big Daddy Kane's DJ on his debut album Long Live the Kane (1988). He was also instrumental in helping build the career of fellow Brooklyn (Bed-Stuy) native Notorious BIG in the early 90's. For almost two decades he had a popular radio show on Hot97 and then more recently had a M-F nightly show on LL Cool J's Rock the Bells radio Sirius/XM. He also produced several hip hop mixtapes in the 1990's and early 2000's. I listened to part of his show on Tuesday night certainly not knowing that would be the last live show he would ever do. Surreal. RIP

In honor of this true hip hip pioneer here are 3 joints he was a part of

1. Notorious BIG freestyle

2. Mister Cee's Master Plan

3. Getta Grip Muthaphuckers Pt. 2 (mixtape)

 

[ogibowt]

Baby Set a Date (youtube.com)

Elmore James.....yeah....Blues. Blues uptempo Blues.............cant get enough of this guy

 

[xmontrealer]

When you're crazy for your sex worker but times are tough, and all you can afford now is a 30 minute session...

 

[ogibowt]

Junior Parker I Can't Put My Finger On It (youtube.com)

a hidden gem from deep down in the vault...........gotta love the horns

 

[K Douglas]

Junior Parker I Can't Put My Finger On It (youtube.com)

a hidden gem from deep down in the vault...........gotta love the horns

The horns definitely shine here.

 

[K Douglas]

 

[K Douglas]

Teddy was the man. This was produced not by Gamble and Huff, but by McFadden and Whitehead.

 

[K Douglas]

For all you Stax fans

 

[K Douglas]

I can't believe this sound is from 1972. Way ahead of its time. Marvin was a master. Here he's playing the drums

 

[K Douglas]

Kindred the Family Soul are one of the very few contemporary r&b/soul artists keeping it down. This is from their Legacy of Love LP released in 2016.