{"id":5978,"date":"2015-10-11T10:23:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T15:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5978"},"modified":"2015-10-11T10:23:29","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T15:23:29","slug":"wayne-cochran-harlem-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5978","title":{"rendered":"Wayne Cochran – Harlem Shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Wayne Cochran- Harlem Shuffle MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

What say we light us a fire under this week?<\/p>\n

Repeated appearances of the mighty (and mightily quoiffed) Wayne Cochran<\/strong> here on the blog, and on the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> will attest to my admiration for the man and his music.<\/p>\n

Cochran was in the first rank of white soul men in the 1960s, making some absolute killers for labels like Mercury, Chess and King, among them legendary sides like the unbeatable \u2018Going Back to Miami\u2019.<\/p>\n

It was a while back, out digging in the field when I was lucky enough to happen upon the record you see before you today, Cochran\u2019s version of the oft-recorded \u2018Harlem Shuffle\u2019.<\/p>\n

Originally (and best-ly) done by Bob and Earl<\/strong> \u2013 it is impossible to beat that opening fanfare<\/em> \u2013 \u2018Harlem Shuffle\u2019 was laid down many times over the years, vocally and instrumentally, by a string of soul and R&B performers.<\/p>\n

Cochran waxed his take in 1965, and I\u2019m here to tell you (though you really should pull down the ones and zeros and give it a spin yourself, because who are you going to believe, me or your own ears\u2026) that it is among the best covers of the tune.<\/p>\n

First off, Wayne Cochran hit everything like a sledgehammer, and he and his band plow into \u2018Harlem Shuffle\u2019 without a lick of mercy. The horns are up front, but it\u2019s all about the bass guitar, which is the real furnace heating things up here.<\/p>\n

Wayne himself is at his raw-voiced best, and I don\u2019t doubt that were you to drop the needle on this the dance floor would fill up post haste.<\/p>\n

The flip \u2018Somebody Please\u2019 is a great slice of JB\/Famous Flames<\/strong>-influenced heat.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the track, and I\u2019ll see you all on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/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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