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I just wanted to let you know I have found a large auction of jazz funk, jazz, latin and rare groove LP's on eBay right now including many tough to find titles. There are close to 400 LP’s with audio up for some of the more obscure things. These all end in a few days. Here is the link

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A new Smooth Jazz, R&B duo is on the scene. This new duo consist of two old school veterans producer Chuckii Booker and flute player Darnell White.

Darnell composed and wrote a few songs for the Love and Unlimited Orchestra and for Barry White himself. For Barry White's album 'Beware' he wrote the song "tell me who do you love". Darnell about this: i remember writing that song at my sisters house because Barry needed a couple more minutes of a song to complete the album, and i put that one together for him. Barry always loved that song!!

For the Album 'Welcome Aboard (feat. Webster Lewis)' by the Love Unlimited Orchestra Darnell wrote and composed two songs 'Strange' and 'My Fantasies'.

Chuckii is a well known producer, arranger and artist. He recorded two albums 'Chuckii' and Niice 'n Wiild in the late 80s and early 90s.

From Washington DC Chuck Brown, the founder of Go-Go Music, is no longer with us. Go Go is a music form that is based on heavy percussion work. He started his carreer with the group The Soul Searchers. Late in the seventies, in 1979, he scored a big hit with 'Bustin Loose'. RIP Chuck Brown

50 years ago in 1959 Berry Gordy, the founder of Tamla Records, signs an $800 loan agreement with Ber-Berry, the Gordy family co-op fund, to incorporate his Tamla Motown Record Company in Detroit, hitsville USA. Motown is the abbreviation of "Motor Town" a nickname for Detroit.

Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music, as it was the first record label owned by an African American to primarily feature African-American artists who achieved crossover success. In the 1960s, Motown and its soul-based subsidiaries were the most successful proponents of what came to be known as "The Motown Sound", a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence.

"The Motown Sound" was primarily made by the Funk Brothers for the most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972.

Happy 50th Anniversary, Motown!

S.A-junior is a singer/songwriter/music producer and Audio Engineer based in the Netherlands. After paying dues for more than 2 decades, he feels now it is the right time for the world to listen to r&b music from his own perspective. Coming from a musical family he helps to develop his love for rich music S.A-junior has been described by critics as one of the finest singers of our time with an incredible 3 octaves voice range and a unique songwriting/production skills. S.A-Junior is a lover of soul.jazz.funk.pop.reggea and all other genres of music.

I just wanted to let you know I have found a large auction of modern soul, boogie, 80's funk and disco LP's on eBay. There are over 200 LP's including lots of early 80's major label classics that are surprising tough to find and a few private press obscurities. Many promo copies and most in really nice condition. These all end on Sunday, January 31st. Here is the link

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