| Randy Muller will be instore at Soul Brother Records on Saturday 13th November 2010 at 2pm to sign copies of the three Brass Construction albums that we are releasing in November (see here for details) and to chat to fans about his life and work. Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet this highly influential musician and producer. |
Enois Scroggins' New cd, DOUBLE ALBUM, 40 songs :
"SPECIAL-E" Funkysize Records 2013. It'll be released on June 10th.
SOUL AND FUNK MUSIC.COM wishes you and all your loved ones a very happy and peaceful New Year with lots of peace, love, health and good Soulful, Funky Music.
| 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. |
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| 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. | |
| {safm}Gene McFadden{/safm} was diagnosed with liver and lung cancer in 2004 and died at his home in the Mount Airy, Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 27th January 2006 of cancer. |
Soul Veteran Lamar Thomas wrote a book that tells the truth about the Blues, Soul, Rhythm & Blues and Rock N Roll
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YORK (AP) - Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery
hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack
Thursday in a Reston, Va., hospital, according to his management
company. He was 64. Chris Tuthill of the management company Talent Source said Pickett had been suffering from health problems for the past year. Pickett lived in Ashburn, Va. . |
The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971 covers just the first six months of the year, when America was facing a decade of reconstruction- the optimism of the sixties had been shattered by escalation of the Vietnam War and political instability. CD set will be available from 18th of november Pre-Order this set on Amazon.com |
Please let me introduce you the next album of WILLIAM KENSINGTON "FUNKOLOGY"
features few rappers such as :
WARREN G
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
KOOL G RAP
DILATED PEOPLES
BLAQ POET
And funky legends such as :
OLIVER CHEATHAM
MELBA MOORE
D-TRAIN
GWEN McCRAE
MARTHA HIGH
KEITH RODGERS (BREAK MACHINE)
here is the trailer link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gik327VQi4
here is the last video of WILLIAM KENSINGTON feat. SCOTT ALLEN (bass player and background vocals of PRINCE) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahSbEVG075s
this track is out of the album, 6 videos are previous for this one ;)))
Hope you like it!
Peace from FRANCE!!!
Merci ;)
Karim, SKEAL RECORDS
| H-Town featuring K-Ci & Jojo released a brand new single Knockin' Your Heals. Official video for “Knockin’ Your Heels” by H-Town featuring Jodeci, K-CI, Devante Swing and Mr. Dalvin. It’s that baby makin’ music right here. |
Nick Ashford of the famous songwriter/producer duo Ashford and Simpson died in New York on August 22, 2011.
Nick Ashford Together with Valerie Simpson started their career in the mid-1960s, writing for artists such as The 5th Dimension, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles. Their work with Ray Charles brought them to the attention of Motown chief Berry Gordy. They joined Motown and started writing songs for Marvin Gaye. Later on they produces three albums for the Diana Ross and the Supremes. Gladys Knight and the pips song some Ashford & Simpson penned songs.
In 1974, Ashford & Simpson married and resumed their career as a duo with the Warner Bros. album, Gimme Something Real. This was followed by the hit singles, "Don't Cost You Nothin'" (1977), "It Seems To Hang On" (1978), "Is It Still Good to Ya" (1978), "Found a Cure" (1979), "Street Corner" (1982), and their biggest hit, "Solid", released in 1984.
Nick Ashford died of complications from throat cancer. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. Nick Ashford RIP