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Funky 45's
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Lee - Star Revue (Deesu) So, how about a little New Orleans heat? Lee is best know to funk fans for the heavy 'Funky Belly' on Wand, but I'm hear to tell you that his soul stuff is mighty tight as well. Co-written by Lee and Allen Toussaint (who also produced) this is one of the hotter soul sides on Deesu. Warren's going on about the big soul show coming to town with Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and of course, 'The Mighty King Lee". (Sorry about the crappy scan. Those Alon & Deesu labels are a beeyatch.) |
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Moss - Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother (Bell) / Elijah and the Ebonies - Sock
It To 'Em Soul Brother (Capsoul) I'd like to start this out by telling the story of how I came upon these records. I picked up the Elijah and the Ebonies at a record show, having heard of the record before. It's a great soul instro, heavy on distortion and reverb (the flip 'Hot Grits' is worthwhile too). So..I picked up the Bill Moss 45 on E-Bay thinking it looked interesting. Imagine my surprise when I slapped it on the turntable to discover that it was the same exact song, only with vocals. I'm not sure what the history is here, but I'm guessing since Bill Moss (who had a gospel career with the Celestials) wrote the tune, he did it first. It's all about black empowerment and brings you back to a time when you could give shout-outs to Martin Luther King and OJ Simpson in the same somg without it being a sick joke. I prefer the vocal version. The flip side is the same instrumental that appears on the Elijah & The Ebonies 45, so save yourself some dough and just get the one. |
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| Georgie
Woods 'The Guy With The Goods' - Potato Salad Pt1&2 (Fat Back) Woods was one of the biggest AM radio DJ's in Philadelphia for almost two decades. This 45, not unlike similar discs by E. Rodney Jones, John R, Sonny Hopson et al, is a funky backing with Georgie sprinkling his rap over the top. Sample line: "Don't eat chicken on Sunday! It'll out a hole in your soul!". The coolest thing about this is that the backing music (arranged by Vince Montana) borrows the tune from Lionel Hampton's 'Greasy Greens'. Woods has the distinction of being the only Philly soul DJ to get a shout out in Patti Smith's 'Piss Factory'. |
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