{"id":6661,"date":"2016-09-27T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2016-09-27T10:42:00","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T15:42:00","slug":"ronnie-marks-some-lonely-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=6661","title":{"rendered":"Ronnie Marks – Some Lonely Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Ronnie Marks – Some Lonely Heart MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

The tune I bring you today made its way into my playbox via the generosity and knowledge of a friend, which is always a groovy thing.<\/p>\n

Many, many years ago my man Haim<\/strong> and I were out digging at a record show when he passed a Fania 45 to me, saying ‘You need this. Soul 45 on Fania.’ Naturally that sounded like a tasty proposition, so I tossed the 45 on my stack, paid up and took it home.<\/p>\n

Good thing I did, since not only is it a very cool 45, but Ronnie Marks<\/strong> has a very cool story.<\/p>\n

I have always been fascinated by non-Latinos that made their mark in the boogaloo era, especially guys like Harvey Averne<\/strong> and Larry Harlow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Something that also grabbed me, was how many great Latin soul records are credited to the bandleader, while someone else is actually handling the vocals (very, very common in boogaloo).<\/p>\n

Today’s selection is an intersection of those two threads.<\/p>\n

Ronnie Marks<\/strong> worked as a singer with Latin bands for relatively brief, bit important and particularly productive time in the late 60s and early 70s. He worked with both Mongo<\/strong> and Monguito Santamaria, <\/strong>as well as Johnny Pacheco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Marks was the singer on Monguito’s ‘Juicy’ and ‘Hey Sister’, as well as Mongo pere’s classic ‘We Got Latin Soul’.<\/p>\n

‘Some Lonely Heart’, released in 1971 and produced by Jerry Masucci<\/strong> and Harvey Averne is prime, blaxplo-era funky soul. There is a little bit of Latin percussion helping to keep the beat, but this tune could have appeared on an LP by the Four Tops or the Temptations without a single alteration.<\/p>\n

It contrasts the funky backing with a nice string arrangement and interlude, and Marks’ vocals are top shelf.<\/p>\n

As far as I can tell ‘Some Lonely Heart’ didn’t chart anywhere, which is a damn shame.<\/p>\n

Ronnie Marks is still around today, and working on a comeback. Dig this interview with Antonio Caez.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I hope you dig the tune, and I’ll see you on Friday.<\/p>\n

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

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

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