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By Larry, April 1, 2018 11:25 am

Jimmy Preacher Ellis

Listen/Download – Jimmy Preacher Ellis – (C’Mon) Dance to the Drumbeat MP3

Greetings all.

The 45 I bring you today is a particularly groovy selection from the long and diverse discography of Jimmy Ellis.

Recording for a variety of labels between 1965 and well into the 2000s, Ellis, billed alternately as Jimmy/Jimmie Preacher Ellis/Ellie, Ellis got his start in Arkansas (on one of his records he gives himself a shout out as an ‘Arkansas Soul Brother!’) but seems to have done most of his recording in and around Los Angeles for labels like Kris and Round.

Most of his stuff has a bluesy edge to it, and he seems to have moved all the way over to the blues later on in his career.

Today’s selection, ‘(C’Mon) Dance to the Drumbeat’ is, thanks to the bizarre catalog numbers on the Kris label – impossible to date decisively, but my ears suggest that it is aof a late 60s vintage.

Ellis, who would go on to make some excellent, hard edged psych soul like ‘I Gotta See My Baby’, is in instrumental mode here, with (as advertised) the drummer stepping out in front.

The song opens as if it’s going into ‘Sock It To Em JB’ but gives way to a saxophone solo over a mildly funky beat. It’s only at the 2:00 mark that the drummer lets loose with a 15 second break, aided by some groovy soul clapping.

It’s not a terribly expensive 45 (I got mine on the cheap) so if you dig it, go and get yourself some.

Until next week

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Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, January 21, 2018 12:33 pm

Funky16Corners Radio v.80 – Forbidden City Organs

Recorded Live in NYC 1-27-10

Playlist

Funky16Corners Presents: Forbidden City Organs –
Recorded Live 1/27/10

Before we get started, I want to say that after serious consideration with the Funky16Corners board of directors, and close consultation with some serious heads (not the least of whom being my man DJ Prestige) I have decided not to deep six the old versions of the blog (WordPress and Blogger). While I did deactivate all active content links on both sites (replacing them with redirects where necessary), since I was unable to do a full export of the WordPress blog, and could not bring over the comments on the old blog posts, AND since I consider reader commentary to be an important part of the process (mainly because so many of you contribute information via those posts) I figured it would benefit all parties to keep the old sites up and running (with any luck as long as this sentence).

Anything you might travel back there to hear, can now be heard here in the new Funky16Corners Radio Podcast and Guest Mix Archives.

The mix you see before you today was supposed to be up in this space on Friday, but I just had too damn much to do, and so I had to put it off for a couple of days. I think, however that you will be pleased when you pull down the ones and zeros and stuff it in your ears.

For you see (hear), Funky16Corners Radio v.80* is just about an hour of high octane, Hammond fueled groove grease guaranteed to get you off your ass, slipping and sliding across the floor, with the hip-shaking, and the wild gesticulation, and the shaking of the hair, gospel wailing and general good times.

Big words those, but I think once the sounds have been ingested, you will concur.

It all started thusly…

Back before Christmas, my lovely wife asked me what I wanted as a holiday gift. I generally reply to these queries with a shrug and a ‘Don’t worry ‘bout me on account of I pretty much have everything I need’. However, this year there was something I had my eye on, so I sent my wife the link, and ‘Bob’s yer uncle’ a brand new digital recorded dropped into my stocking.

My main motivation in requesting this new bit of hardware was so that my casting of the pods would be facilitated, but as is the norm when I get a new toy, I find some other, more interesting way to put it to work, and so I did.

It was at the last Asbury Park 45 Sessions that I brought my recorder along and attempted to record my set right off the board. I thought everything had gone swimmingly, until I got up the next morning, transferred the file onto my laptop and discovered that Einstein (that’s me, heh heh…) hadn’t read the instructions properly, and what I had recorded was not the mix off the board, but all the ambient noise surrounding it. I tossed that one into the old electronic wastebasket and set my sights on my next set at Master Groove.

Well my friends, it was a success.

I had spoken to my host the esteemed DJ Bluewater about what I would play this time, and I suggested a ‘theme set’ of sorts. He thought this was a good idea, so I sat down in the midst of my record vault and started digging. I had originally thought I might do a Northern Soul thing (next time out maybe) but I happened upon a clump of solid Hammond 45s, so I took that as a sign and continued in that direction.

What you have here is an actual live mix, recorded directly from the booth monitor line on the mixer, no fiddling/editing involved.

If you’ve visited with me here over the years, you’ll already be aware that I am a first class Hammond organ nut, and my crates run deep. When I started pulling stuff to compose my set, I extracted enough records for three or four sets, and then sat down with the turntable and selected a little over an hour’s worth of faves.

The records you’ll hear in this mix are the very cream of the dancefloor Hammond crop, with lots of your big keyboard wranglers (Messrs Earland, Doggett, McCall, Lewis, Van Dyke, Frog and Carnegie) a couple of unusual sources (Albert Collins and the Turtles, yes, the Turtles) and a few things you may not have heard before.

As stated previously, my intention here was to whip something up to get the dancers moving, so if you’re playing this inside your corporate veal pen, try not to spill your coffee/disturb your neighbor. If you’re on the bus, piping it in via earbuds, don’t be surprised if your neighbor attempts to administer first aid, since you may appear to be involved in convulsions of some sort.

That said, I will refrain from further comment, letting the sounds speak for themselves.

I hope you dig the mix, and rest assured that I will endeavor to bring you more of the same (both live, and organ mixes) in the coming months.

Peace

Larry

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By Larry, January 14, 2018 11:12 am

Funky16Corners Presents: Queens
Vicki Gomez – Boys Are a Dime a Dozen (ABC/Paramount)
Rita and the Tiaras – Gone With the Wind Is My Love (Dore)
Apollas – Mr Creator (WB)
Clara Ward – The Right Track (Verve)
Gloria Jones – Heartbeat Pt1 (Uptown)
Sandy Wynns – Love Belongs To Everyone (Champion)
Tina Britt – The Real Thing (Eastern)
Brenda Lee – Dancing In the Street (Decca)
Candy and the Kisses – Keep On Searching (Scepter)
Dorothy Berry – Shindig City (Planetary)
Marie Queenie Lyons – Drown In My Own Tears (Deluxe)
Mirettes – Now That I Found You Baby (Mirwood)
Bobbettes – Tighten Up Your Own Home (Mayhew)
Funky Sisters – Soul Woman (Aurora)
Ella Fitzgerald – These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ (Salle)
Sari and the Shalimars – No Reason To Doubt My Love (Veep)
Judy Clay – Sister Pitiful (Atlantic)
Lesley Gore – Take Good Care (Of My Heart) (Mercury)
Barry St John – Cry Like a Baby (GRT)

Listen/Download – Funky16Corners Presents: Queens 86MB Mixed MP3

Greetings all.

What you see before you is one of the mixes I did for the 2016 Funky16Corners Allnighter/Pledge Drive.

‘Queens’ has long been a fave of mine, and a few weeks back, while using it as the pre-show for the Funky16Corners Radio Show, I was digging it so much that I thought it deserved a re-posting.

So here it is, just about an hour of the finest female 45s, mostly in a Northern bag but with just a touch of funky soul, and album tracks in my crates.

So pull down the ones and zeros and give it a spin.

I hope you dig it.

See you all next week.

Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, January 7, 2018 12:25 pm

The Pazant Brothers

Listen/Download – The Pazant Brothers – Toe Jam MP3

Listen/Download – The Pazant Brothers – Skunk Juice MP3

Greetings all.

The single you see before you today is one of those “Holy shit, look at those titles, how can I not buy this?” 45s.

I knew of the Pazant Brothers via their sought after work with the Beaufort Express, but hadn’t heard of either of these cuts (Toe Jam and Skunk Juice, from 1969) before.

At least that’s what I thought, until I gave the 45 a spin and the tune(s) sounded awfully familiar.

It took me a few minutes to arrange/assess the sounds coming off the record, bt it wasn’t long before I figured out what I was hearing were two ‘variations’ on Lionel Hampton’s mighty soul jazz banger, ‘Greasy Greens’.

I did a little digging and discovered a few things.

First off, ‘Greasy Greens’ wasn’t written by Hampton, but rather by Ed Bland, who happened to be the guy credited with both sides of the Pazant Brothers 45.

Second, I dug a bit more and found out that Eddie Pazant, the woodwind playing brother in the duo had been a member of Hampton’s band when he recorded ‘Greasy Greens’, both in the studio version on Glad Hamp in 1967 and the live version on the ‘Newport Uproar’ LP from 1968.

Alvin Pazant, the trumpeter had played with Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers.

While the OG of ‘Greasy Greens’ lives up to its title, the reworkings of the song as ‘Skunk Juice’ and ‘Toe Jam’ (seriously?) are funkier, slightly shambolic (featuring some wild guitar) and both feature a young sister shouting out the titles over the music.

The Pazant Brothers recorded a handful of 45s for GWP, RCA and Priscilla in the late 60s and early 70s, before waxing their album ‘Loose and Juicy’ (which featured some of the 45 tracks) for Vanguard in 1975, with production (and five compositions) by Ed Bland.

It is a great, funky 45, and I hope you dig it.

See you all next week.

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Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, December 17, 2017 12:37 pm

Stretch

Margaret Singana

Listen/Download – Stretch – Why Did You Do It MP3

Listen/Download – Margaret Singana – Why Did You Do It MP3

Greetings all.

As has been said here many a time before, one must keep their ears peeled and open at all times if the flow of interesting music is to continue into one’s crates. The reords you see before you today at a testament to that very thing.

A while back I was immersed in a viewing of ‘Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ when a funky song popped up on the soundtrack that got my ears perked right up.

A dash of Googling and IMDB-ing led me to the track ‘Why Did You Do It’ by Stretch.

I had never heard of the band or the song, but dug it a lot, so I started looking around and discovered the the tune was a UK Top 20 and dance floor hit in 1975.

The group was led by Elmer Gantry (aka Dave Terry) former lead singer of UK psych group Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera and former Curved Air member Graham ‘Kirby’ Gregory.

They released the 45 on the UK Anchor label also home to Ace, and (for some odd reason) all of the UK versions of Alice Cooper’s albums.

The original Stretch version of ‘Why Did You Do It’ is a very groovy piece of funky rock with a solid backbeat and bass combo that butts right up against disco without trading too heavily on that territory, and a fantastic vocal by Gantry.

The other version I bring you today was recorded a few years later by South African vocalist Margaret Singana.

Her take on the song, from her ‘Tribal Fence’ album was released here in the US on the Casablanca label.

Singana’s album is a mix of traditional African sounds, soul and disco, and featured production and guitar work from future Yes member Trevor Rabin (also a native South African).

The production on Singana’s version is a little slicker (with a very nice guitar solo by Rabin) , but her excellent voice features heavily. Her album also contains a nice version of James Brown’s ‘It’s a Man’s Man’s World’.

I hope you dig both versions of the tune, and I’ll see you all next week.

Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, December 10, 2017 12:17 pm

El Chicano

Listen/Download – El Chicano – Coming Home Baby MP3

Greetings all.

I hope the new week finds you all well.

I have been digging-econo of late, and so when I dipped into a Discogs store and found a grip of interesting looking one-dollar 45s, I thought I’d grab me some and see how it played out (if you will). Most of the things I picked up hardly amounted to ‘taking a chance’, seeing that they were either very cheap, or by reliably great artists (or both).

One of those purchases sits before you today, East LA giants El Chicano’s smoking version of Bob Dorough and Ben Tucker’s oft-recorded ‘Coming Home Baby’.

The group’s version of Gerald Wilson’s ‘Viva Tirado’ was a substantial hit in 1970, and though they continued to record/release music for the next decade, they never really had another big hit.

This is not to say that they weren’t making good music, as today’s selection will attest.

‘Coming Home Baby’ hit the charts a dozen different times between Mel Torme’s brilliant version in 1962 and 1971.

El Chicano’s version, a blazing, overmodulated Hammond feature only charted very briefly in a few California markets, but it is among the finest versions I have heard.

Cramming almost five and a half minutes onto one side of a 45, the El Chicano version has a hot, live sound with just enough Latin percussion in the mix to remind you who your listening to.

In addition to the general hotness of this 45, it should serve as a reminder that El Chicano’s stuff is uniformly excellent and as our friends in the UK are wont to say, ‘cheap as chips’, so go out and get you some.

See you next week.

Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, November 26, 2017 11:39 am

Cliff Nobles

Listen/Download – Cliff Nobles – Love Is Alright MP3

Greetings all.

The track I bring you this week is one of those 45s that is probably in 99% of every soul collection, yet I wonder how many people have flipped it over to play this side.

The flipside, ‘The Horse’ by Cliff Nobles and Co was one of the biggest hits of 1968, hugely influential, spawning dozens of ‘horse’ and horse-related records and making its way into the repertoire of every hip marching band in the land.

That said, today’s selection, the vocal version of the tune – retitled as ‘Love Is Alright’ is a bit of funky genius, and in a lot of ways is my preferred side of the record.

I always thought it was deely ironic that a vocalist like Cliff Nobles had his biggest hit on a record where his voice does not appear, and a look at the charts would suggest that almost nobody (except the New Orleans station WYLD) thought to flip the record over and play the ‘Love Is Alright’.
This is a damn shame because Nobles’ vocal is right tight and outtasight.

His discography (before and after ‘The Horse’) is fairly brief, and his only other chart success was a minor regional hit with ‘The More I Do For You Baby’ few months before ‘The Horse’ broke.

It’s a groovy number, and I hope you dig it.

I hope you dig the sounds, and I’ll see you all next week.

Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, October 22, 2017 12:09 pm

Barry St John

Listen/Download – Barry St John – Cry Like a Baby MP3

Greetings all.

Today’s selection is yet another piece of evidence for why you should surround yourself with people with excellent taste and keep your ears wide open.

I first encountered Barry St John and her smoking version of ‘Cry Like a Baby’ when it rolled by in my Facebook news feed, the video having been posted in one of the groups I subscribe to.

The clip, from the Beat Club TV show had St John working the funky side of the street on the old Box Tops tune.

I set right out to find myself a copy of the 45 and in doing so discovered that St John had a couple of earlier 45s that were popular with the Northern Soul crowd.

St John, who was born in Scotland and had sung with R&B groups in the UK and Europe recorded ‘Cry Like a Baby’ in 1968, with production credited to Mike Pasternak aka hugely successful Pirate Radio DJ Emperor Rosko (who produced St John’s 1968 LP ‘According To St John’).

The arrangement featured St John’s powerful voice, backed with some punchy bass and drums and a horn section (dig that baritone sax) way up in the mix.

What I’ve heard of her album (which is nigh but impossible to lay hands on here in the US) is excellent.

St John went on to work as a studio backing singer, working on a ton of UK albums in the 70s including Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.

I hope you dig the track and I’ll see you all next week.

Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, September 3, 2017 11:14 am

Funky16Corners Soul Party A Go Go

Andre Williams – Soul Party A Go Go (Avin)
Bob Kuban Explosion – Jerkin’ Time (USA)
Kip Anderson – A Knife and a Fork (Checker)
Citations – Chicago (Mercury)
Eddie Bo – Shake Rock and Soul (Cinderella)
Oliver Sain – Jerk Loose (Checker)
Magnificent Malochi – Mama Your Daddy’s Come Home (Brunswick)
Larry Johnson – Mercy (Zorro)
Soupy Sales – Nitty Gritty (ABC/Paramount)
Alvin Cash and the Crawlers – The Barracuda (Mar V Lus)
Chuck Berry – Back To Memphis (Mercury)
Billy Preston – Hey Brother (Capitol)
Johnny Daye – I Need You (Stax)
Billy Graham and the Escalators – Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Atlantic)
The Foundations – Jerkin the Dog (Uni)
Howard Roberts – Florence of Arabia (Capitol)
Howard Tate – Stop (Verve)
Joe Simon – Come On and Get It (SS7)
Johnny Maestro and the Crests – Come See Me (Parkway)
Tender Joe Richardson – I Ain’t Going For That (Hot Biscuit)
Jackie Wilson – Hold On I’m Coming (Brunswick)
Ronnie Milsap – Ain’t No Soul (In These Old Shoes) (Scepter)
Objectives – Love Went Away (Jewel)
Fats Domino – If You Don’t Know What Love Is (ABC/Paramount)
Other Brothers – Hole In the Wall (Modern)
Russell Evans and the Nighthawks – Send Me Some Cornbread (Atco)

Listen/Download – Funky16Corners Soul Party A Go Go 117MB Mixed MP3

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Greetings all.

Welcome to Part Eleven of the Funky16Corners 2017 Allnighter/Pledge Drive aka The Summer of Soul!

This week we have the traditional closing mix of the festivities from your’s truly.

I got things started this year with a selection of Northern Soul, and I’m closing things out with a mix of dance floor movers, party starters, soul jazz and Hammond groovers.

The fundraising aspect of the 2017 Summer of Soul hasn’t been all that encouraging.

Whether it was the change in format, the switch to Patreon, or just a general lack of interest, I can’t really say, but if you were waiting for an appropriate time to toss something into the mix, now would be it.

So dig the sounds, and make sure to click on the Patreon button to help keep the lights on here at Funky16Corners! Fundraising up to this point has not been very encouraging, so please do what you can. It is as always greatly appreciated.

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The fundraiser will also take a slightly different form this year, moving to Patreon (click here or on the logo below to go to the Funky16Corners page) , where you will be able to spread your contributions out over the entire year (i.e. if you pledge 12 bucks, it doles it out a dollar a month over the course of a year), which will help cover the ongoing server/broadcast/hardware expenses. This year has seen the upgrade of a couple of crucial pieces of equipment, and any help you fine people can provide will keep the machinery moving here at Funky16Corners central.

So please dig deep so we can continue to do the same!

In addition to all the broadcasts and the blogging all of the Funky16Corners and Iron Leg mix archives will continue.

As I have mentioned recently, the changes to the general format here are as thus – The concentration of the operation will continue its shift to podcasting/radio, with the Funky16Corners Radio Show originating every week as a live broadcast, Thursday nights at 9PM Eastern on MIXLR, and will continue to be posted as a downloadable podcast every Friday, and broadcast in the UK on Cruising Radio.

The Iron Leg Radio Show will also move to a monthly live broadcast (day to be determined) also on MIXLR and will continue to be broadcast on Cruising Radio in the UK.

Don’t forget, my weekly radio show for WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio, Testify! is on the air live, every Wednesday night from 10-12. If you dig Funky16Corners and/or Iron Leg I think you’ll dig it. So tune in when you get a chance!
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So, download and dig the mix, keep digging the radio shows, and we’ll be back next week with another groovy mix.

Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, August 28, 2017 7:19 pm

Tarik Thornton – Boss Action

Senator Jones- Sweet Thing (Bell)
Bates Sisters – So Broken Hearted (Nola)
Midnight Stomper aka Walter Lewis- Better Hold Me Darling (Twin-Town)
Carolyn Wicker -Ain’t Nothing You Can Do (Kon-Ti)
Marty Lewis – Can’t Do Without You (Big Deal)
Jimmy ( Mr. Motion) Lynch -Broadway ( La-Vel)
Jackie Verdell – Call On Me (Coral)
Bobby Thomas & The Afros – Please Mr. LoveMaker (Lyndell)
Hank Carbo – Fox A Mini Skirt (Castle)
Eddie ClearWater – Doin’ The Model (Atomic-H)
Sir Guy & The Rocking Cavailers – Funky Virginia (D.P.G)
T&T Interude
The Charms- Soul Woman (Estill)
UnderGround Express – I’ve Never Found A Girl (UGE)
Reflections – Reflex (Memphis And Its Music)
Unknown – Mighty Mighty ( Hoctor)
John Heartsman & Circles – Mr.Magic ( Athens of the North)
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson – It’s Your World ( Soul Brothers)
Jackson Sisters – I Believe in Miracles ( Prophesy)
Tony Owens – I Can Hear Music (Soulin)
Larry Thomas & The UnderGround LTD. Express- Mellow Down (H & T)

Listen/Download – Tarik Thornton – Boss Action 150MB Mixed MP3

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Greetings all.

Welcome to Part Ten of the Funky16Corners 2017 Allnighter/Pledge Drive aka The Summer of Soul!

This week we have a great selection from my man Tarik Thornton

Tarik’s name and mixes should be familiar to visitors of Funky16Corners. He has been contributing guest mixes – in and outside of the Allnighter – for years, and always brings quality sounds with him.

Though Tarik currently reps the frozen north, he is a son of the Crescent City, and has done some serious digging there (and elsewhere) over the years.

He lays it down on the radio at KRSM in Minneapolis, and on the ones and twos wherever he can.

His contribution to this year’s Allnighter/Pledge Drive is packed from end to end with funky 45RPM heat ( I would expect no less).

So dig the sounds, and make sure to click on the Patreon button to help keep the lights on here at Funky16Corners! Fundraising up to this point has not been very encouraging, so please do what you can. It is as always greatly appreciated.

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We will continue with a new mix every week for the duration of the summer, with a selection of stellar contributions yet to come from some of my (and your) favorite selectors including  a closing mix from yours truly.

The fundraiser will also take a slightly different form this year, moving to Patreon (click here or on the logo below to go to the Funky16Corners page) , where you will be able to spread your contributions out over the entire year (i.e. if you pledge 12 bucks, it doles it out a dollar a month over the course of a year), which will help cover the ongoing server/broadcast/hardware expenses. This year has seen the upgrade of a couple of crucial pieces of equipment, and any help you fine people can provide will keep the machinery moving here at Funky16Corners central.

So please dig deep so we can continue to do the same!

In addition to all the broadcasts and the blogging all of the Funky16Corners and Iron Leg mix archives will continue.

As I have mentioned recently, the changes to the general format here are as thus – The concentration of the operation will continue its shift to podcasting/radio, with the Funky16Corners Radio Show originating every week as a live broadcast, Thursday nights at 9PM Eastern on MIXLR, and will continue to be posted as a downloadable podcast every Friday, and broadcast in the UK on Cruising Radio.

The Iron Leg Radio Show will also move to a monthly live broadcast (day to be determined) also on MIXLR and will continue to be broadcast on Cruising Radio in the UK.

Don’t forget, my weekly radio show for WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio, Testify! is on the air live, every Wednesday night from 10-12. If you dig Funky16Corners and/or Iron Leg I think you’ll dig it. So tune in when you get a chance!
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So, download and dig the mix, keep digging the radio shows, and we’ll be back next week with another groovy mix.

Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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By Larry, August 20, 2017 11:17 am

HeavySoulBrutha Dave B – Fuzzed Out/strong>

1. HSB Intro…
2. Walkin’ Up The Road – Betty Davis (Just Sunshine)
3. Bring It On Down To Me – Bobby Franklin’s Insanity (Thomas)
4. Whole Lotta Love – Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band (Sussex)
5. Funky Mule – Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm (Pompeii)
6. Funky Donkey – Bernard Purdie (Date)
7. I Want To Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone (Epic)
8. Knock On Wood – Ray King Soul Band (Direction)
9. The Camel – Cliff Nobles & Co. (Phil L.A. Of Soul)
10. In the Midnight Hour – The Chambers Brothers (Columbia)
11. The Lemon Song – Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
12. Ohio / Machine Gun – The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)
13. Cosmic Slop – Funkadelic (Westbound)
14. Apache – Incredible Bongo Band (Pride)
15. Pain – Ohio Players (Westbound)
16. Billy Jack – Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)
17. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) – Eddie Hazel (Warner Bros.)

Listen/Download -HeavySoulBrutha Dave B – Fuzzed Out 150MB Mixed MP3

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Greetings all.

Welcome to Part Nine of the Funky16Corners 2017 Allnighter/Pledge Drive aka The Summer of Soul!

This week we have a great selection from my man HeavySoulBrutha Dave B.

Dave is a frequent flier here at the Allnighter, and he always brings the heat.

He hits a lot of my faves in this mix.

First, a few words from HSB:

“BIG THANKS to Larry for asking me to participate in the annual F16C Pledge Drive. ALWAYS very honored! My contribution this year is some of my favorite joints that feature guitar heavy Funk & Soul. Be sure and search out these records if you dig a tune. I’m only highlighting one cut, but most are full of other incredible music you without a doubt need in your ear.

Don’t forget to drop a little donation for the cause while you’re here. This place is truly special and your support is appreciated, not only by Larry, but all of us that come here to discover great music. Peace and SOUL… HSB aka DaveB.”

Dig the sounds, and make sure to click on the Patreon button to help keep the lights on here at Funky16Corners! Fundraising up to this point has not been very encouraging, so please do what you can. It is as always greatly appreciated.

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We will continue with a new mix every week for the duration of the summer, with a selection of stellar contributions yet to come from some of my (and your) favorite selectors including  Tarik Thornton, and a closing mix from yours truly.

The fundraiser will also take a slightly different form this year, moving to Patreon (click here or on the logo below to go to the Funky16Corners page) , where you will be able to spread your contributions out over the entire year (i.e. if you pledge 12 bucks, it doles it out a dollar a month over the course of a year), which will help cover the ongoing server/broadcast/hardware expenses. This year has seen the upgrade of a couple of crucial pieces of equipment, and any help you fine people can provide will keep the machinery moving here at Funky16Corners central.

So please dig deep so we can continue to do the same!

In addition to all the broadcasts and the blogging all of the Funky16Corners and Iron Leg mix archives will continue.

As I have mentioned recently, the changes to the general format here are as thus – The concentration of the operation will continue its shift to podcasting/radio, with the Funky16Corners Radio Show originating every week as a live broadcast, Thursday nights at 9PM Eastern on MIXLR, and will continue to be posted as a downloadable podcast every Friday, and broadcast in the UK on Cruising Radio.

The Iron Leg Radio Show will also move to a monthly live broadcast (day to be determined) also on MIXLR and will continue to be broadcast on Cruising Radio in the UK.

Don’t forget, my weekly radio show for WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio, Testify! is on the air live, every Wednesday night from 10-12. If you dig Funky16Corners and/or Iron Leg I think you’ll dig it. So tune in when you get a chance!
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So, download and dig the mix, keep digging the radio shows, and we’ll be back next week with another groovy mix.

Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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PS Head over to Iron Leg when you have a minute!. <

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By Larry, June 11, 2017 9:12 am

Listen/Download – James Duncan – I Got It Made (In the Shade) MP3

Greetings all.

Before we get rolling….

The Funky16Corners blogging experience has begun its transition into the (grandiosely named, but with tongue in cheek) Funky16Corners Radio Network!

The changes are as thus – The concentration of the operation will continue its shift to podcasting/radio, with the Funky16Corners Radio Show originating every week as a live broadcast, Thursday nights at 9PM Eastern on MIXLR, and will continue to be posted as a downloadable podcast every Friday, and broadcast in the UK on Cruising Radio.

The Iron Leg Radio Show will also move to a monthly live broadcast (day to be determined) also on MIXLR and will continue to be broadcast on Cruising Radio in the UK.

Actual written blogging will continue, but will likely be limited to one new post a week.

This year’s Funky16Corners Allnighter/Pledge Drive will evolve into a Summer of Soul, with a new guest mix posted here (starting at the end of June) once a week, every week for the duration of the summer.

So dig in, join me on Thursday nights, and keep watching this space for further details.
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Today’s selection is something I picked up a couple of years ago after being tipped off to the fact that it shared a backing track with another record already residing in my crates.

James Duncan recorded a grip of 45s on his own and with the Duncan Trio for the King/Federal from 1964 on into the eary 70s.

His earlier stuff is features some amazing, raw vocals in a New Breed R&B style.

Today’s selection ‘I Got It Made (in the Shade)’ was released in 1970, and sees Mr Duncan inside a much funkier bag.

The tune opens with some wild, bow-legged, twangy guitar and tight drums, with Duncan singing over the top.

In and of itself, it is a fine funk 45 indeed.

That said, a year or two later, Hugh Boynton made his way up to Macon, GA (where the Duncan track has been recorded) and availed himself of the backing track for ‘I Got It Made (In the Shade)’, writing new lyrics and adding a new vocal (and giving himself writing credit)  rechristening the song as ‘The Funky Grasshopper’.

Neither record is particularly expensive, both hovering in the 25-30 dollar range. You can dig the Hugh Boynton side on Youtube.

I hope you dig the sounds.
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Don’t forget, my weekly radio show for WFMU’s Give the Drummer Radio, Testify! is on the air live, every Wednesday night from 10-12. If you dig Funky16Corners and/or Iron Leg I think you’ll dig it. So tune in when you get a chance!
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Also, make sure to follow Funky16Corners on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Keep the faith

Larry

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Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived! The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock. They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US). Click here to go to the ordering page.

PS Head over to Iron Leg too. <