Chairman Mao:
“Across 135th Street
Soul Extravaganza 2013″ (AUDIO).
From RBMA HQ: A few random observations on the material. The use of parenthesis on the title of Johnnie Mae Matthews track may or may not be absolutely necessary; the Ray J. featured herein is not that Ray J.; in a perfect world “Foxy Girls In Oakland” would’ve been one of the most influential records on a young Todd “Too $hort” Shaw’s childhood; Barbara of Rosco & Barbara almost ruins “Could This Be Love” at the end – almost; The Who ripped off the Dynamics’ “Misery” for “Zoot Suit”; the Pat Lewis track affirms that George Clinton was already great at making records before drugs; Vince Montana is a god; “Le Cop” is French for “Le Cop”; it doesn’t have to be Kwanzaa to celebrate Ujima; if Sylvester made northern soul records they’d sound like the Bits’n Pieces piece; Bobby Womack is in our thoughts; Terry Callier, RIP…. Listeners of the universe, may the soul be with you.
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