Nuggets 222 – Funky & Bluesy
Some great tracks here.
If you can’t see a playable list below, try this link http://html5.grooveshark.com/playlist/Nuggets+222+Funky+and+Bluesy/81325998
Bill Withers
El Michels Affair
Barbara Lynn
Lee Fields
Music is important to me. I don't play an instrument, but I like to listen.
At varsity in Dunedin the gigs kept me warm.
Over the years I built up my record collection, boxes and boxes of LP's, EP's and 7 inch singles, only to lose everything in a burglary.
Travel and family commitments intervened. Time passed. CD's replaced records, and records gave way to MP3's.
I miss records.
A disk crash deleted the MP3 collection, and I started again from scratch.
Starting again was difficult. I found myself buying the same music. Boring. I read music magazines to find out what I might like, but I didn't learn much. The radio wasn't much better. I visited record stores but just got lost, rows of bands I had never heard of.
I resolved to spend 12 months listening to as much music as I could; where possible avoiding bands that I knew, trying to find out what was out there, and what I liked.
By 2007 there was no shortage of music to listen to. Music blogs share the tastes of 1000's of music lovers. I joined Emusic.
To keep track I burn MixCd's, 21st Century mixtapes. The CD's catalogue my exploring. I give them to friends. Sometimes they email me back with comments and suggest other bands to listen to.
Nine years on (good grief) here is a website to share my love of music.
Some great tracks here.
If you can’t see a playable list below, try this link http://html5.grooveshark.com/playlist/Nuggets+222+Funky+and+Bluesy/81325998
Bill Withers
El Michels Affair
Barbara Lynn
Lee Fields
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admin 7:06 PM on April 25, 2014 Permalink |
I was intrigued by the Barbara Lynn clips and the TV show she appeared in. Here is some background to the programme and the band.
“THE!!!! BEAT was a 1/2 hour syndicated Rhythm & Blues and Soul music TV show out of Nashville, Tennessee. It ran for one year (1966) and all the episodes were in colour. THE!!!! BEAT was hosted by pioneering R&B disc jockey Bill “Hoss” Allen who interviewed the artists and kept the proceedings moving along.
Many of the songs were performed live in the studio with house band, The Beat Boys, led by the R&B legend, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. The show featured black go-go dancing girls wearing white go-go boots and fringe-flying mini-skirts! ”
You can buy DVD’s of the show here.
http://www.thevideobeat.com/rock-roll-tv/the-beat-vol-1-2.html
Paul