Posts Tagged ‘R&B’
December 31, 2017
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“New Years Resolution,” written by Stax Records staffers Randle Catron , Willie Dean “Deanie” Parker Catron , and Mary Frierson , recorded by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas in 1967.
Related:
Stax Museum website
“Rudyard Kipling’s Little-Known Poem on New Year’s Resolutions,” Ellen C. Caldwell, JSTOR Daily
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December 30, 2017
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“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”was written in 1947 by Frank Loesser , and became a hit R&B record for The Orioles two years later.
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December 27, 2017
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“Xmas Done Got Funky,” by Jimmy Jules (Charley C. Julien) & Nuclear Soul System, with Jackie Spencer.
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December 23, 2017
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“Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto,” written by Alfred Ellis, Hank Ballard , and James Brown . Performed by Mr. Brown and his ensemble.
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December 21, 2017
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“Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects,” written by Sharon Jones and Bosco Mann (Gabriel Roth), performed by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings , released as the Daptone Records 2009 Christmas 45 (DAP-1048). The video was animated and directed by Ryan Louie.
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December 12, 2017
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Brooklyn’s Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings cook the sizzling latkes out of Hanukkah, all 8 days of it, in this video by illustrator Rich Terrana. The tune is on the Holiday Soul Party . The band recorded a live version of “8 Days” at the NPR studio in DC .
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April 15, 2017
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“Sunshine (You’re Blowin’ My Cool),” written by Bosco Mann (Gabriel Roth), performed by Saun & Starr.
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April 8, 2017
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“I Wish I Were That Girl,” written and recorded by Wendy Renee (Mary Frierson) in 1965.
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April 2, 2017
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A medley of songs made famous by Bobby Bland , performed by the California Honeydrops at High Sierra 2013, recorded by Jam in the Van .
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March 26, 2017
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“Mama Don’t Like My Man,” written by Gabriel Roth (aka Bosco Mann ), recorded by the late Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, 2010.
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