{"id":3879,"date":"2013-06-02T13:32:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-02T18:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3879"},"modified":"2013-08-03T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T19:16:38","slug":"gladys-knight-and-the-pips-the-nitty-gritty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3879","title":{"rendered":"Gladys Knight and the Pips – The Nitty Gritty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download Gladys Knight and the Pips – The Nitty Gritty<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

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

Before we get things rolling I wanted to extend a hearty ‘thank you’ to all of you who \u00a0made the 2013 Funky16Corners Allnighter\/Pledge Drive<\/strong> a big success this year.<\/p>\n

The contributions – whether they be mixes to fuel the Allnighter or donations to keep this machine rolling for another year – were all greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned in last week’s post, Funky16Corners will enter its tenth year of existence in 2013, a fact which boggles my mind as much as it does any of yours.<\/p>\n

I was having a Facebook exchange with some friends the other day, in which I stated that even at the ripe old age of 50, I am still engaged in a constant search for new (to me<\/em>) music. There is still so much out there that I haven’t heard, and thanks to amazing friends that are always turning me on to new sounds, and my own relentless digging, I keep ingesting it as quickly as I can manage, and relating the search, and the appreciation to all of you, here in this space.<\/p>\n

It is a labor of love, writ large.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So once again, I say thanks, and Keep the Faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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I don\u2019t know about you guys, but I need a little musical kick in the pants to get me going today.<\/p>\n

Who better to provide it than the mighty Gladys Knight?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have always been of the opinion that despite popular opinion to the contrary, it is Gladys Knight who was the greatest female voice in the Motown stable.<\/p>\n

Knight was possessed of a singularly powerful, flexible voice that allowed her to kick ass no matter what kind of stuff she was laying down, from sensitive ballads, powerful dance floor soul or straightahead funk.<\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today was a big hit for Gladys and the Pips<\/strong> in the summer of 1969, hitting #2 on the R&B charts and making it into the Pop Top 20.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Nitty Gritty\u2019, written by Lincoln Chase<\/strong> and originally a hit for his wife Shirley Ellis<\/strong> in 1963, and was covered many times (Ricardo Ray\u2019s<\/strong> boogaloo take is especially tasty) over the years.<\/p>\n

I first heard the Gladys Knight and the Pips version years ago on an old UK Tamla greatest hits, which exposed me to a number of fantastic tracks that I had never heard before.<\/p>\n

The group was huge on the radio when I was a kid but their earlier output, with killers like \u2018JustWalk In My Shoes\u2019 and \u2018You Need Love Like I Do\u2019 was largely new to me.<\/p>\n

\u2018Nitty Gritty\u2019 is a tour de force Norman Whitfield<\/strong> production, driven by some supremely funky guitar (the highest instrument in the mix), mixed percussion (the congas and tambourine in the front) and of course an explosive vocal by Gladys.<\/p>\n

There was already a rhythmic component in the lyrics, which Gladys takes to an entirely new level, and abetted by the mighty Pips, with the \u201cBOOM BOOM BOOM\u201ds and what not make this a 45 to be reckoned with.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it as much as I do, and I\u2019ll see you on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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

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

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Also, the brand new Funky16Corners ‘Keep Calm and Stay Funky’ stickers have arrived!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The stickers are 4″ x 3″ and printed on high quality, glossy stock.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They are $2.00 each, with free shipping in the US ($2.00 per order shipping outside of the US).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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