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Soul music lost a great legend on January 5th. Willie Mitchell was responsible for the music of Al Green and the entire sound of Memphis based record label Hi-Records. Poppa Willie passed away at age 81 and leaves a tremendous catalog of classics behind. Dutch music collector Djef, who manages the Originals section at online jukebox 22tracks, selected 22 gems as an ode to him and his legacy.

Mitchell produced sparkling jewels like Al Green's Let's Stay Together and diamonds in the rough such as Could I Be Falling In Love by the more obscure Syl Johnson. Rather than having a hard time keeping up with the pace of music, the distinguished sound he once wrote the blueprint for remains timeless. Do You Feel Me by Anthony Hamilton, produced by The Bomb Squad's Hank Shocklee and arranged by Willie Mitchell is a perfect example of how the sound of Hi-Records is still very much sought-after in today's music.

This month FunkTownGrooves.com will giveaway free CDs. To win one of these CDs you must answer this question: Who is that Girl in the Picture on the Left and which two albums of her are reissued by Funkytowngrooves.com? Send the solution and the name of the CD of your choice and your postal address to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. FunkyTownGrooves will pick at random five winners. Next week we announce the winners on soulandfunkmusic.com.

You can win a CD from the following list:
Bloodstone - Party / Blue Magic - Welcome Back / Skyy - From The Left Side / First Circle - Boys Night Out / Fonzi Thornton - Pumpin' / Tease - Tease / JM Silk - Hold On To Your Dream / James "DTrain" Williams - In Your Eyes / James "DTrain" Williams - Miracles Of The Heart

The winners of Last week are: Thierry Boulanger, Belgium, Alvar Pärn, Estonia, Corey Moy, USA, Piers Napper, UK, Mal Mace, USA

Vesta Williams, known by her hits 'Once Bitten Twice Shy' and 'Don't Blow A Good Thing', is no longer with us. She passed away. Thursday, September 22nd., 2011 in her Los Angeles hotel room at a very young age. The police believed she died by a possible drug overdose.

She started as backup singer for artist like Sting, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Anita Baker. In 1986 she released her solo debut album Vesta on A&M records. A masterpiece with collaboration of well known artists like Patrice Rushen, Natahan East, Gene Page, Charles Fearing and Bryan Loren.

Vesta Williams album Seven

Extending a tradition that stretches from Aretha Franklin to Sarah Vaughn, singer, songwriter, Vesta Williams contributed to the soulful mix of musical era and genres during her career. Simply put, Vesta Williams is a musical legend. Before her death in September 22, 2011, Vesta released 6 studio albums that has produced the hits “Congratulations” “Sweet Sweet Love” “4U” and “Special”. Her upcoming studio release “Seven” is completed and contains the wonderful vocals and arrangement that we have expected from her over the last 25 years. Vesta has sold over 2 million albums in her career that this effort will please all her fans.

Today, Vesta’s new single “Better Days” is available on Itunes. From Executive Producers Edwin Nicholas, Devon V. Collins and Kahlil I. Pedizisai, Vesta’s Album

1.	The Temptations
2.	The Stylistics
3.	Roy Ayers
4.	One Way
5.	The O'jays
6.	The Whispers
7.	Bar-kays
8.	Melba Moore
9.	Cameo
10.	Con Funk Shun

1.	The Temptations - Power
2.	Roy Ayers - I'm The One
3.	The Whispers - Imagination
4.	The O'jays - Love And More
5.	The Stylistics - A Special Style
6.	Herbie Hancock - Future Shock
7.	George Duke - Dream On
8.	Melba Moore - A Lot Of Love
9.	Dizzy Gillespie - Enduring Magic
10.	The Isley Brothers - Smooth Sailin'

This week I've had contact with Dave Karl who wrote, produced the track "I don't play those games" back in 1985 on the UK label Logic Records. He told me a nice story about the making of that record.
Dave Karl

MUZU.TV is thrilled to present a World Premiere for “Sunlight” by Acid Jazz group The Brand New Heavies – exclusive to the MUZU.TV platform and partner network until 7th April, 2013.
‘Sunlight’ featuring N’Dea Davenport will be the first single released off the forthcoming album ‘Forward’. The track is an uplifting slice of absolutely classic Brand New Heavies with a contemporary edge. The lead single will be released on 15th April.
Pioneers of the London acid jazz scene, The Brand New Heavies are a British music institution whose unique mix of jazz, funk and soul has lit up the UK music scene for well over two decades. And now they are back with their first full studio album in over six years, ‘Forward’, featuring original vocal collaborator N’Dea Davenport and introducing new vocalist Dawn Joseph.

Stokley Williams

New York, NY June 10, 2013—One of the industry’s more interesting qualities is its uncanny ability to produce those few innovative producer/musician/songwriter collaborations that bring a unique “something special” to whatever music project they are working on. They have an unequaled degree of persona, innovative ideas, and represent a certain unexplained vision of life and music that the masses can identify with. Not complacent with just being the front man for multi-platinum R&B Supergroup Mint Condition, Stokley Williams, known as Stokley, is adding a new chapter to his career as a Producer and this music wunderkind’s goal is to bring “the musicality back to music”.

Chris Jasper Live Mark Your Calendar...

CHRIS JASPER LIVE...

Saturday, August 18 from 11PM - 1AM on Soul Central Station with Tony Ryan, WBAI 99.5FM New York.

Tune in or listen online... http://www.wbai.org

SAFM introduce to you the soulandfunkmusic.com stream. I've scheduled all your favorite dance classics, boogie, soul and funk tunes from the 80s, 90s. You can look up relevant data of the artists on soulandfunkmusic.com during listening by clicking the artist name or song.

This month FunkTownGrooves.com will giveaway free CDs. To win one of these CDs you must answer this question: In which two countries is FunkyTownGrooves based? Send the solution and the name of the CD of your choice and your postal address to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. FunkyTownGrooves will pick at random five winners. Next week we announce the winners on soulandfunkmusic.com.

You can win a CD from the following list:

Bloodstone - Party / Blue Magic - Welcome Back / Skyy - From The Left Side / First Circle - Boys Night Out / Fonzi Thornton - Pumpin' / Tease - Tease / JM Silk - Hold On To Your Dream / James "DTrain" Williams - In Your Eyes / James "DTrain" Williams - Miracles Of The Heart

The winners of Last week are:

Robert ten Brink from the Netherlands (First Circle - Boys Nights Out)

Thomas del Pozo from Canada (Syreeta - Set My Love In Motion)

This contest has already ended on 12/20/2011

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