{"id":4047,"date":"2013-07-23T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T16:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2013-07-23T11:42:08","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T16:42:08","slug":"roosevelt-grier-people-make-the-world-bw-hard-to-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4047","title":{"rendered":"Roosevelt Grier – People Make the World b\/w Hard to Forget"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rosey Grier during his gridiron days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download Roosevelt Grier – People Make the World<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download Roosevelt Grier – Hard To Forget<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

The middle of another hot, steamy summer week is here, so I thought that I\u2019d mellow things a little with a ballad.<\/p>\n

I have made no secret over the years of my affinity for the musical efforts of Mr Roosevelt Grier.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Folks my age or older will know why I make that distinction, bit for those of you born after the cretaceous period, Roosevelt \u2018Rosey\u2019 Grier<\/strong> was a powerful defensive lineman for the NY Giants and the LA Rams during the 1950s and 1960s, who had a couple of relatively successful sideline careers as an actor and singer.<\/p>\n

If you grew up in the 60s and 70s, Rosey was a familiar presence on episodic television, as well as all kinds of talk and game shows.<\/p>\n

I only really discovered his singing career when I started digging for soul 45s in my early 20s.<\/p>\n

Grier has a couple of Northern Soul faves in his discography, as well as a grip of tasty sides recorded in Memphis with the American Studios<\/strong> crew (Slow Drag is a big fave).<\/p>\n

I picked up today\u2019s 45 a while back, and while I was unfamiliar with the tunes, the price was right and I\u2019m always game to file some more Rosey in my crates, so I grabbed it.<\/p>\n

What I discovered was that \u2018People Make the World\u2019 wasn\u2019t just any ballad, but reflection on a particularly tragic event in Grier\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

During the late 60s, Grier was both friend and bodyguard for Robert Kennedy<\/strong>. Grier was present the night Kennedy was assassinated in 1968, and \u2018People Make the World\u2019 \u2013 written by none other than Bobby Womack<\/strong>\u00a0and produced by Chips Moman<\/strong> and Tommy Cogbill<\/strong>\u2013 is offered up as a reflection on\/reaction to that event.<\/p>\n

Starting out with spare, gospel-inflected organ and guitar, Grier steps in with an opening narration before moving into a heartfelt performance.<\/p>\n

The record charted briefly in New York City in July of 1968 (a month after the assassination) and is one of the finest sides in Grier\u2019s catalog. It also saw released in the UK on the Action label that same month.<\/p>\n

The flip side, \u2018Hard To Forget\u2019 is an atmospheric, churchy organ instrumental by the American Studios band.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a very nice bit of soul balladry, and an especially interesting chapter in the already intriguing story of Roosevelt Grier.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it and I\u2019ll see you all on Friday.<\/p>\n

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

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

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