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Play It Forward

The great composer and keyboardist George Duke passed this year. He was a big influence on many and played with nearly everyone in his 30+ year career. Here’s a clip from his star-studded memorial service featuring Chaka Khan:
… Read the restAtomic Dog On The Move
Tighten Up
Hot Fun
Done. – 24-7 Spyz with Eddie Martinez

24-7 Spyz with Eddie Martinez – Stuntman (HD) Live at Highline Ballroom in NYC on 1/21/13
Have some more guitar…
Behind The Scenes – Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley
Great german documentary following Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley around NY:
… Read the restIn Time – Sly
Live Defunkt
80’s daft punk funk.… Read the rest
What’s Wrong With The Music Biz? Cody ChesnuTT Edition
Here’s a glimpse into the current state of the US music business – this guy gets no radio airplay and no mainstream attention, even when pushing an amazing new record. Damn shame.
Urban radio where are you? Rock radio where … Read the rest
Legendary SHAG Live – Hand Me Down
We talk about legends here, and the grit of time exposes much. In this case it looks like Youtube has finally discovered the 90’s!
One of the finest unsigned funk bands of that decade hailed from Cincinnati, Ohio and tore … Read the rest
Funk Revival Years
By 1995 the funk revival had grown strong enough that George had the P on a major label again, and some unknown white boys playing funk were actually signed and touring.
I saw these dudes in a small club round … Read the rest
Bobby Blue Bland Passes On, R.I.P
One of my favorites – always high quality soul. What an amazing voice this man had, and plenty of hits. Here’s just one.
Bobby Blue Bland – Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City (1974) – HQ from … Read the rest
No Lip Pt III – Summer Breeze by The Isley’s – Live
Luckily not everyone lip-synced on Soul Train.
TV studios aren’t the best for live sound but ya know, work with whatcha got!… Read the rest
Dude. Bass.
So much bass goodness once the solos get going. This might be the finest collection of electric bass playing I’ve ever seen on one stage. Youtube suggestion computer with the good find…
… Read the restThe Blood & The Sweat – New 2MERICA
Don’t know if I shared this with the site (it was played at the release party last summer) – The making of a new 2MERICA album, way behind the scenes, with the new track “The Blood & The Sweat”
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Foley For Senate
Love this guy, great musician, great talent, does his own thing his way.
Don’t sleep on Foley, he might be one of the most underrated players out there.
Foley can play practically anything .
He has gobs of game when … Read the rest
In The First Place Second Is Where You Want To Be
Some pure funk from P-Funk featuring Bootsy and Bernie:
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