{"id":2914,"date":"2012-07-01T10:57:38","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T15:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2012-07-20T14:14:37","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T19:14:37","slug":"linda-lyndell-what-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=2914","title":{"rendered":"Linda Lyndell – What a Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download Linda Lyndell – What a Man<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Welcome to a sweltering new week here at Funky16Corners.<\/p>\n

The track I bring to you this fine day is one you certainly know, even if you don\u2019t know it.<\/p>\n

Bear with me\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

There are a number of 45s in my crates that I carry with me not only because they are fine records in and of themselves (as is this one<\/em>) but rather because they carry with them the power of surprise.<\/p>\n

Few things are more fun for me as a DJ than whipping something onto the turntables and having a whole dance floor full of people perk up there ears because they recognize something that is at once familiar (the song that sampled it<\/em>) and strange (and the song from which it was sampled)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

That portion of the box is reserved for cuts like Jimmy Bo Horne\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Let Me Be Your Lover\u2019 (the Stereo MCs<\/strong> \u2018Connected\u2019) and Just Brothers<\/strong> \u2018Sliced Tomatoes\u2019 (Fatboy Slim\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018Rockafella Skank).<\/p>\n

Occasionally you get the angry crank or two who is incensed that you\u2019re not playing the more popular\/modern record, but mostly people get a kick out of it.<\/p>\n

When I drop Linda Lyndell\u2019s<\/strong> \u2018What a Man\u2019, most people\u2019s ears start to hear Salt\u2019n\u2019Pepa\u2019s<\/strong> 1994 hit \u2018Whatta Man\u2019.<\/p>\n

Though Salt\u2019n\u2019Pepa bring the drums a little heavier, the Linda Lyndell OG is undeniably sexier.<\/p>\n

The song is funky \u2013 yet not quite funk \u2013 with the guitar, bass and electric piano winding around each other. Lyndell\u2019s vocal is outstanding, and the backing vocals have just a touch of gospel in them.<\/p>\n

\u2018What a Man\u2019 made it all the way to #50 R&B in August of 1968.<\/p>\n

The rest of Lyndell\u2019s story, though short, is extremely interesting.<\/p>\n

Growing up in Florida, singing gospel in both white and black churches, Lindell was brought to the attention of Isaac Hayes<\/strong> and David Porter<\/strong> at Stax by DJ Dave Crawford<\/strong> (who wrote this song).<\/p>\n

Despite the production credit going to Crawford, \u2018What a Man\u2019 was recorded in Memphis, a fact underlined by those undeniable Memphis horns.<\/p>\n

Lydell recorded two 45s for Volt, then, beset by threats from both whites (including the KKK) and blacks upset about her place as a white singer of black music, she left the music business and went on with her life, not singing professionally again until 2003 at the opening of the Stax Museum in Memphis. It was there that she performed \u2018What a Man\u2019 live for the very first time.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the cut, and I\u2019ll be back on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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