{"id":711,"date":"2010-07-08T20:28:47","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T01:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.lunarpages.net\/?p=711"},"modified":"2012-08-03T16:18:53","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T21:18:53","slug":"clay-tyson-if-you-see-a-ring-around-your-bathtub-baby-you-know-ive-left-you-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=711","title":{"rendered":"Clay Tyson – If You See a Ring Around Your Bathtub (Baby You Know I’ve Left You Clean)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Clay Tyson – If You See a Ring Around Your Bathtub (Baby You Know I’ve Left You Clean) <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Greetings all. <\/strong>
\nI hope you\u2019ve all avoided melting in the ungodly heat. I\u2019m still solvent but on the verge of liquefaction should I spend more than my allotted time in the sun. Like my ancestors before me, I am a pale man, with white-blond hair and my love for sunshine is decidedly one-sided. My childhood is filled with repeated, drastic episodes of sunburn, only repeated in adulthood during simultaneous bouts of alcohol consumption (as in \u2018Oh come on, a little sun never hurt anyone!\u2019, except \u2013 of course \u2013 me, who spent the next week clutching a bottle of aloe and praying for death).
\nI fear that my Irish\/Viking genes have been passed on to both of my sons, who look like Casper and any one of the ghostly trio. They cannot head to the beach without shirts, sunscreen and hats lest they burst into flames.
\nIt\u2019s that bad.<\/em>
\nThere was a very brief window, right after I moved into my first apartment (which was a block from the beach) where I spent time at the beach every day, rationing my time in the sun where I developed something like a mid tan, but decided that the discomfort of sand in my pants outweighed any ‘healthy glow’, so I never tried again.
\nThat said, I sit here now, ensconced in conditioned air, tapping away at yon laptop in an effort to get the blogging done before I nod off.
\nBefore I start, make sure to check out the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> this Friday night at 9PM EST at Viva internet radio. <\/a>This week \u2013 as in all weeks \u2013 what you\u2019ll be hearing is the best in funk, soul, jazz and rare groove, brought to you in living, crackling color, harvested from original vinyl sources and mixed live for your delectation.
\nYou should also fall by the Gentleman\u2019s Guide to Midnite Cinema<\/strong> podcast <\/a>to dig the filmic discussion, and to sample my inaugural contribution of a weekly, funky track (see episode #89).
\nAlso, stop by Iron Leg <\/strong><\/a>where I go on at length in reflection about 25 years of zine (paper and web) production by yours truly.
\nThe tune I bring you today is something I picked up a while back, mainly on the strength of the Identify label. For those of you that aren\u2019t familiar, it was a James Brown-<\/strong>related imprint, and until I found this 45, the only one I\u2019d ever seen in person was the A.A.B.B.<\/a><\/strong> 45 \u2018Pick Up the Pieces One By One\u2019, featured here many moons ago.<\/a>
\nThe disc was cheap (probably because of a noticeable edge warp, but since it was so unusual I decided to risk the dough and take it home.
\nGood thing too, because when I finally got to give it a spin, I realized that what I had was not only funky, but also funny, making it yet another entry in the soulful comedy sweepstakes (wherein I have a bunch of similar sides and ought to get down to making a mix).
\nThe performer was a cat named Clay Tyson,<\/strong> who according to what little I\u2019ve been able to find was a \u2018chitlin circuit\u2019 comic who hooked up with the Godfather of Soul and released a couple of 45s; one on King, and the one you see before you today (in addition to a number of other records on other labels).
\nWhen I was researching this record I happened upon a previous post over at the mighty Stepfather of Soul <\/strong>blog<\/a> (and if you are not familiar, you should get\u2026familiar that is) where my man Jason says that the King 45 (which I do not own) is pretty much the same two routines on the Identify disc, redone with different backing tracks.<\/p>\n

What you get here with ‘If You See a Ring Around Your Bathtub…’ , is James, jiving alongside Mr. Tyson (with the JB\u2019s <\/strong>I\u2019ll assume) with a tight funk groove. Oddly enough, it\u2019s pretty much like any James Brown record of a similar vintage, only you get a series of so-so jokes (which James seemed to think were HILARIOUS) instead of the HYEEAAHH!s and YOWW!s and whatnot. I\u2019m not suggesting that this is as good as a James Brown or JBs 45 (though in a lot of ways, that\u2019s what it is), but that the funk is right, tight and naturally, out of sight, and since the tune is co-credited to the mighty Fred \u2018Trombonicus Rex\u2019 Wesley<\/strong>, you know it\u2019s a quality sound.
\nI hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll be back on Monday.<\/p>\n

Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n

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


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Check out the Funky16Corners Store at Cafe Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PS Head over to Iron Leg for thoughts about 25 years of DIY\/zine work by yours truly…<\/a>
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