{"id":4546,"date":"2014-01-08T12:42:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4546"},"modified":"2014-01-08T17:26:28","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T22:26:28","slug":"friars-club-soul-with-david-porter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4546","title":{"rendered":"Friars Club Soul with David Porter!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Funky16Corners Set, Friars Club 01\/07\/14
\nSam and Dave \u2013 May I Baby (Stax)
\nAstors \u2013 Candy (Stax)
\nBooker T and the MGs \u2013 Boot-Leg (Stax)
\nHomer Banks \u2013 60 Minutes of Your Love (Minit)
\nThe Packers \u2013 Soul Time, Part1 (Tangerine)
\nTimmy Thomas \u2013 Whole Lotta Shaking Going On (Goldwax)
\nWillie Mitchell \u2013 That Driving Beat (Hi)
\nIke and Tina Turner \u2013 Good Bye, So Long (Modern)
\nRay Charles \u2013 I Don\u2019t Need No Doctor (ABC\/Paramount)
\nTommy Tucker \u2013 Long Tall Shorty (Checker)
\nJimmy Robins \u2013 I Can\u2019t Please You (Jerhart)
\nJimmy Hughes \u2013 Neighbor Neighbor (Fame)
\nRodge Martin \u2013 Lovin\u2019 Machine (Bragg)
\nMickey Murray \u2013 Shout Bamalama (SSS Intl)
\nSugar Pie DeSanto \u2013 Go Go Power (Checker)
\nJohnny Otis \u2013 Keep the Faith Pt1 (Eldo)
\nThe Megatons \u2013 Shimmy Shimmy Walk Pt1 (Dodge)
\nRex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers \u2013 I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor Now) (Like)
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Listen\/Download Funky16Corners Set: Friars Club NYC 01\/07\/14 78MB\/256K Mixed MP3<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

I come to you today, completely exhausted but very happy.<\/p>\n

Last night I had the very great pleasure of taking part in an evening honoring the mighty Memphis soul legend David Porter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organized by Keenan Popwell<\/strong> as part of the ongoing \u2018Take My Tuesdays, Please\u2019 series at the Friars Club in New York City, the Conversation with David Porter was a stellar evening indeed.<\/p>\n

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\nESSC’s W.Lee Interviews the mighty David Porter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Popwell himself got things rolling on the turntables, followed by an hour long interview \u2013 conducted by Empire State Soul Club<\/strong> legend W. Lee<\/strong> \u2013 and then an audience Q&A session.<\/p>\n

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\nKeenan Popwell manning the decks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the discussion (during which I happened to be seated next to TV\u2019s Paul Shaffer<\/strong>!), yours truly and the mighty Connie T Empress<\/strong> laid down a couple of hours of solid soul that had some of the New York area\u2019s heaviest music heads shaking it on the dance floor.<\/p>\n

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\nYours Truly, relaxing between selections…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nConnie T Empress making with the wax!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nThe assembled multitudes and the ceremonial “cutting of the rug”!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier in the evening the DJs had the opportunity to dine with Mr Porter and his family and friends in the Friars dining room.<\/p>\n

It would be an understatement indeed to say that David Porter is the personification of the old sobriquet \u201cgentleman and a scholar\u201d.<\/p>\n

He was warm, engaging and more than willing to entertain our collective music hound questions, sharing stories about his songs, colleagues like Isaac Hayes and Otis Redding (he considered both musical geniuses with a remarkable talent for \u201chead arrangements\u201d), Al Jackson Jr. (and his ability to find \u201cthe pocket\u201d), the Stax studio and his most recent project, the music education charity, The Consortium MMT.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It was an honor to shake the hand of the man who co-wrote some of the greatest soul songs of all time, a privilege to ask him about the creation of some of them and a bonus to discover how humble and genuine a man he is.<\/p>\n

I started my set on the mellower side with a couple of songwriting and production (in the case of Homer Banks<\/strong>, both) credits from Mr. Porter\u2019s catalog, but quickly threw a little grease on the fire with some other Memphis faves and a grab bag of Southern soul and R&B faves from my record box*.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that there was record-breaking cold outside, it was a spectacular evening that few that were present will ever forget.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the sounds, 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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*The mixer was misbehaving periodically, causing some drop-out in one channel,so I mixed my set down to mono<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Also, make sure that you check out the links below to the Be The Match Foundation and POAC (click on the logos for more info).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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