{"id":1034,"date":"2010-11-14T15:30:29","date_gmt":"2010-11-14T20:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2012-08-03T15:27:53","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T20:27:53","slug":"geno-washington-the-ram-jam-band-i-gotta-hold-on-to-my-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=1034","title":{"rendered":"Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band – (I Gotta) Hold On To My Love"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band – (I Gotta) Hold On To My Love <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Greetings all. <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

I never thought I\u2019d say this, but thank heavens for Mondays.<\/em><\/p>\n

I come to you having weathered a truly weird weekend. Yours truly and all the local Corners are groovy like gravy, but we have intersected with some odd shit this past weekend. There is definitely something to be said for having the dark hand of misfortune brush past you instead of crushing you like a walnut (for a change<\/em>), but it still carries with it the stink of dread, and naturally sympathy for those who have not been spared.<\/p>\n

That said, I am most definitely in the mood for some upbeat, forward moving, nay storming <\/em>soul sounds.
\nThe record I bring you today was one of several I adopted from the archive of my man Mr Luther,<\/strong> my guide for all things Mod who just happened to be paring down his crates, while I happened to be (perpetually<\/em>) stuffing mine.<\/p>\n

Naturally, I did the only correct thing, and gave some of those hard earned records a good home where they would be surrounded by others of their ilk (and quality), spun for good folks like you, and of course blog-i-mo-fied, like this.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve known the name Geno Washington<\/strong> for a long, long time.<\/p>\n

He was the most prominent example of US ex pat-GIs, who went overseas and found themselves part of the music scene across the pond.<\/p>\n

Some \u2013 most \u2013 of these cats did their thing as patrons of the R&B scenes in the UK and on the mainland, but some, like Mr Washington stepped into the picture and made their own sounds. Washington and the Ram Jam Band<\/strong> had two huge hit LPs in the UK, which both happened to be live albums (both composed almost entirely of covers).<\/p>\n

As I mentioned, I knew his name, which appeared frequently in histories of the UK scene, where he was namechecked by many of his contemporaries, however, I never heard a note of his music until I pulled some green from my pocket and traded it for the 45 you see pictured above.<\/p>\n

This was done solely on the recommendation of Mr Luther \u2013 who has never steered me wrong in matters musical- who said, though the A-side had caught my eye (a nice cover of the C.O.D.\u2019s <\/strong>\u2018Michael (the Lover)\u2019, which was a hit in the UK in 1967), I needed to hear the flip.<\/p>\n

Good call sir, since \u2013 as I was forewarned \u2013 \u2018(I Gotta) Hold On To My Love\u2019, a soul banger by any means, also happens to sport a chorus which includes a tip of the hat to one of my fave soul records, Chris Clark\u2019s <\/strong>\u2018Love\u2019s Gone Bad\u2019, not to mention the Lord Buckley <\/strong>quote (which was also the title of their second album) \u2018Hipsters, Flipsters and Finger-Poppin\u2019 Daddies!\u2019<\/p>\n

The reference is fairly subtle, and kind of sneaks up on you, but eventually reveals itself in the horn and guitar lines leading up to the title lyric. It is by no mean overpowering, and the song as a whole goes its own way, but it makes an already groovy record a little bit better, and honestly, how can that be a bad thing?<\/p>\n

It most certainly is not.<\/em><\/p>\n

So take a moment to pass this one onto the MP3 delivery device, sneak away from your desk and cut a rug in one of the conference rooms.<\/p>\n

See you on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n


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