{"id":6611,"date":"2016-09-04T09:43:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T14:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6611"},"modified":"2016-09-04T09:43:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T14:43:41","slug":"major-lance-mama-didnt-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6611","title":{"rendered":"Major Lance – Mama Didn’t Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Major Lance – Mama Didn’t Know MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Welcome to another week here where the corners are funky and the music mellow as a cello.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s selection is yet another one of those object lessons in flipping over your 45s.<\/p>\n

I was goin through a box of wax and I pulled out Major Lance\u2019s<\/strong> best known number, \u2018The Monkey Time\u2019, the first of a long string of hits that started in 1963, making him one of the finest exponents of classic-era Chicago soul.<\/p>\n

That 45 was the work of a veritable dream team, with writing by Curtis Mayfield<\/strong>, arranging by Johnny Pate<\/strong>, and production by Carl Davis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now, when I took the disc out, I realized that I had no idea what was on the flip, so I flipped it over (naturally) to discover another Curtis Mayfield song, \u2018Mama Didn\u2019t Know\u2019.<\/p>\n

The title didn\u2019t ring any bells, but as soon as I put under the needle, I realized that what I was hearing was an \u2018answer\u2019 record to Jan Bradley\u2019s<\/strong> big hit (from earlier the same year) \u2018Mama Didn\u2019t Lie\u2019, also \u2013 coincidentally \u2013 composed by the mighty Mr Mayfield.<\/p>\n

Curtis, genius that he was, manages to \u2018answer\u2019 the other record, while dancing around the original melody, yet not getting too close, which is what a perfect answer record is supposed to do.<\/p>\n

It helps that the team behind Bradley\u2019s record gave it an entirely different sound, less polished than the Mayfield\/Pate\/Davis triumvirate, so Lance\u2019s number never gives off rip-off vibes.<\/p>\n

It may not be a monumental or essential disc, but it is proof, yet again of the amazing well of talent available in Chicago during the 60s.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, 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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