Click on the link here for Audio Player: The Pretty Things in concert at Roadburn 2013 – VPRO Radio Anyone who is reasonably familiar with the history of The Rolling Stones knows The Pretty Things factor in there during the early days. Under a previous incarnation as Little Boy Blue
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Laura Mvula – Live at VPRO – March 23, 2013 Sounds from up-and-comers this weekend. Tonight it’s Laura Mvula, a classically trained R&B singer from Birmingham in the UK. Her debut e album, Sing To The Moon was released just a few
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 03 – I Want Everyone to Know There’s a disturbing regularity this year, reporting on the passings of memorable and influential Artists. Fontella Bass is the latest. One of the truly distinctive voices in Soul, Bass scored a huge hit in the
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Part 1:Selah Sue – Cody Chesnutt – Lucas Santtana Part 1 (Enregistrement mercredi 24 octobre a partir de 19h30) Click on the link here for Audio Player – Part 2: Selah Sue – Cody Chesnutt – Lucas Santtana – Part 2
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Gladys Knight and The Pips – In Concert 1982 Some classic Soul this weekend by way of Gladys Knight and The Pips, live at the Jamaica World Music Festival from November 25, 1982. Great sounding concert (which I understand is now available
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Ann Peebles – Walk Away – 1969 Switching gears a bit and heading into Memphis Soul territory. Ann Peebles is probably best known for her 1973 smash hit I Can’t Stand The Rain and a string of hits since. Tonight it’s her
Click on the link here for audio player: Margie Joseph – Sweeter Tomorrow – 1970 Diving into some of the lesser luminaries in Pop Music this week. Tonight it’s Soul legend of the 70’s Margie Joseph who hasn’t been heard much from lately (giving up secular music in favor of
Click on the link here for the audio player: Mel Carter – The Richest Man Alive – 1964 Sometimes an artist will be known for one song, and the rest of his output gets largely ignored. In the case of tonight’s track, not only has it been ignored, it hasn’t
Click on the Link: The Temptations – Ball Of Confusion – 1970 Forty-two years ago The Temptations summed it all up with Ball Of Confusion. Forty-two years later, they’re still summing it up. The ball of confusion stays the same. Turn it up and dig the words.
Click on the Link: Deon Jackson-Love Makes the World Go Round Feat: Bob Babbitt, Bass – 1966 Not a good week for Music. Yesterday brought the sad news about Jon Lord. But also yesterday morning brought the sad news about Bob Babbitt, one of the original Funk Brothers, who provided
