Hot Jam from the last Crusaders album, featuring Joe Cocker:
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Every Kind Of People
Oh the 70’s
You Can’t Hide Don’t Lie
… Living For The Live
There’s a lot going on in this clip. It’s pretty good.
Ray Charles + Stevie Wonder, doing one of Stevie’s funk songs, with neither of their bands, for an awards show. It looks like the late 80’s with plastic keyboards … Read the rest
Battle of Tributation
Stevie Wonder is a monster musical genius, capable of perfection at every angle. Tribute shows are the big thing now, and I’m not complaining. Anytime someone can throw down the cash needed to properly work these songs up and make … Read the rest
The Fire Is Out There Is No Doubt
Great song by Stevie Wonder, going back to 1974 for some joyful breakup blues:
… Read the restClosing Every Chapter On Anything But Laughter
This youtube stream won’t do this song justice — the textures coming off the synths is just too much for mp3 to handle. Get The Headphone Masterpiece by Cody ChesnuTT and enjoy the full thing:
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It’s Gonna Be Alright
Pop For Me Baby
… You Touch Me I Hear The Sound of Mandolins
Awesome rendition of this magical song written for a 1957 movie that I personally first heard performed by David Bowie in the 70’s. This is the amazing Nina Simone going way back to 1959:
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Damn New Birth
No No I’m Losing You
Classic Aretha lip-syncing for a TV show:
8 Days Of Hanukkah Dap
Great song by a great band, let’s kick up the holiday spirit around here, ya think?
… Read the restGonna Make It Funky For You
Heartbeat, a great jam from WAR in 1975:
I got most of the WAR collection on my Pono and wow, oh yeah, one of my favorite bands of all time.
Welcome To New Orleans
Great but short concert from The Meters in 1980 with some cool interview clips.
Still Ain’t Got What I Want
Power of music.
… Read the restWater Works
Witness the awesome power of music. Tissue please.
… Read the restGive It A Chance
Outstanding song from the late 70’s that stayed unreleased until the late 90’s.
It’s George Clinton’s son Tracey Lewis, aka TreyLewd and his first band, the Flastic Brain Flam. It’s a monster song that just keeps going and going. Greatness.… Read the rest