No Show April 14th

Sorry y'all -- I have several commitments next Saturday, April 14th that will keep me out of the studio. Sucks. But I am giving a talk at Camden Comic-Con so that will be fun (not on Black Panther, but there will be a panel on it).

Also SF great Samuel Delany will be giving a talk at the English Department conference that same day, so lots to do at RUC!

Playlist 04/07/2018

Blow Your Head – The JBs

LP Cover for Damn Right I Am Somebody by Fred Wesley & the JBs (1974, People)

I Don’t Believe You Wanna Get Up And Dance (Oops) – The GAP Band
Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow – Funkadelic
(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below We’re All Going to Go – Curtis Mayfield
Get Down on It – Kool & The Gang

LP Cover for Something Special by Kool & The Gang (1981, De-Lite)

Willie Pass the Water – Ripple
Gimme a Pigfoot & A Bottle of Beer – Bessie Smith

Record Label for "Gimme a Pigfoot" by Bessie Smith (1934, Parlophone)

The Bad One – Kent Meade & The Remington Sunshine
Blow Your Whistle –The Soul Searchers
I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door I’ll Get It Myself) – James Brown

Hunk O’ Funk – Brother Jack McDuff

Jack McDuff, jazz organist extraordinaire

Volunteered Slavery– [Rahsaan] Roland Kirk
Fairchild – Willie West

45 Label for "Fairchild" by Willie West (1970, Josie)

Full Side Funk — The Meters, side 1

LP Cover for The Meters (1969, Josie)

Cissy Strut
Here Comes the Meter Man
Cardova
Live Wire
Art
Sophisticated Cissy

Funk It Down – Caesar Frazier
Promised Heights – Cymande

LP Cover for Promised Heights by Cymande (1974, Janus)

The Funky Buzzard – James Bell & The Turner Brothers

Get Down People – The Fabulous Counts
History Lesson/The World – Gil Scott-Heron

LP Cover for Moving Target by Gil Scott-Heron (1982, Arista)

James Baldwin speech at the Cambridge Union Society, 1965

James Baldwin at work

Time – The Last Poets
Whitey on the Moon – Gil Scott-Heron

Nobody But You Babe – Clarence Reid
Smoke – The Ohio Players

LP Cover for Fire by The Ohio Players (1974, Mercury)

Hey Sallie Mae Get Off My Feet – Lee Fields & The Soul Providers
So Nice You Name Him Twice – Bootsy Collins
Get Down With the Get Down – Melvin Sparks

LP Cover for Melvin Spark '75 (1975, Westbound)

Memory Band – Rotary Connection
‘Tis Your Kind of Music – Graham Central Station

Full Side Funk — Kool & The Gang, side 2

LP Cover for Kool & The Gang (1970, Del-Lite)

Give It Up
Since I Lost My Baby
Kool’s Back Again
The Gang’s Back Again
Raw Hamburger
Let the Music Take Your Mind (unlisted track)

Drum Song – Earth Wind & Fire
Panama – Mandrill

Cramp Your Style – All the People (feat. Robert Moore)

45 Label for "Cramp Your Style" by All the People (feat. Robert Moore) (1972, Blue Candle)

Playlist 03/31/2018

Get Your Hands Up/Playing Your Game - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers

Mary Don’t Take Me on No Bad Trip - Fugi

Ayiko Bia - Osibisa

Inside cover to Osibisa (1971, Decca)

Welcome You Back Home - Jackie & Doreen

Lunar Funk - The Fabulous Counts

The Fabulous Counts

I Know You Got Soul - Bobby Byrd

Bad Tune - Earth Wind & Fire

Get Up and Dance - Freedom

Party Hardy People - Act 1

45 Label for "Party Hardy People" by Act 1 (Spring)

It’s Too Funky In Here - James Brown

I’m Tired I’m Tired I’m Tired (Things Better Change Before It’s Too Late) - Marva Whitney

Full-Side Funk — All ‘N All (side 1) - Earth Wind & Fire

Serpentine Fire

Fantasy

In the Marketplace

Jupiter

Love’s Holiday

Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo)

No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song) - Curtis Mayfield

(Gloryhallastoopid) Pin The Tail on the Funky) - Parliament

Comic insert in Gloryhallastoopid by Parliament (1979, Casablanca)

Mama Get Yourself Together - Baby Huey & The Babysitters

Free Your Mind - The Politicians

The Politicians

I’m Too Tough for Mr. Big Stuff - Vicki Anderson

Funky LA - Paul Humphrey & The Cool Aid Chemists

Getting Uptown (To Get Down) - United 8

Harlem Buck Dance Strut - Les McCann

LP cover for Layers by Les McCann (1973, Atlantic)

Popcorn songs

Butter Your Popcorn - Hank Ballard

Mother Popcorn (live) - James Brown

Answer to Mother Popcorn (I Got a Mother for You) - Vicki Anderson

Viki Anderson (aka Myra Barnes)

Popcorn - Hot Butter

Pop Popcorn Children - Eldridge Holmes

Honky Tonk Popcorn - Bill Doggett

Damper Down Popcorn - Calypso King & The Soul Investigators

LP Cover for Soul Strike! by Calypso King & The Soul Investigators (1999, Soul Fire)

Laid It - The Ohio Players

In the Jungle - The Hygrades

45 Cover for "In The Jungle" by The Hygrades (1972, His Master's Voice)

Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - James Brown

Dap Walk - Ernie & The Top Notes

Stand Up & Get Funky - James Duncan

“Don’t” songs

Don’t Tell It - James Brown

The Dead Don’t Die Alive - 4th Coming

Don’t Change Your Love - The Five Stairsteps

The Five Stairsteps

If It Don’t Fit Don’t Force It - Parliament

Don’t Call Her No Tramp - Betty Davis

Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey - Sly & The Family Stone

Don’t Come Around Here No More - Mark Putney

45 Label for "Don't Come Around Here No More" by Mark Putney (1969, Ovide)

If You Don’t Get It The First Time, Back Up & Try It Again, Parrty - Fred Wesley & The JBs

Why Don’t You Love Me - The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Don’t Get Funky - Gloria Walker

Gloria Walker

Do It - Timothy McNealy

We'll be back tomorrow!

You won't be jonesing for Funk much longer. We'll be on the air as expected tomorrow.

Last week there was a severe malfunction of the sound function in my laptop, which forced me to shut down early.

But some changes were made, and I'm just now getting the playlists put together for a show tomorrow.

This Saturday we'll be starting a new feature on Music on the One: "Full Side Funk": an extended groove of one whole side of a classic Funk LP from back in the day. There are some amazingly textured albums out there & I'm dying to share them with you.

You can also follow Music on the One on Twitter (@djezreader) for real-time playlists, funk speculations, and occasional griefing. Lots of fun for everybody!

Playlist 2018/03/17

Chameleon – Herbie Hancock

LP cover Head Hunters (1973, Columbia)

The Spoiler – Eddie Purrell
You Scared the Lovin’ Out of Me – Funkadelic
Graceful Bird – War-Head Constriction

45 Label "Graceful Bird" by War-Head Constriction (1973, Afrodisia)

Do the Funky Penguin pt 1 – Rufus Thomas

Dove – Cymande
Funky Drummer (remastered) – James Brown
We Got More Soul – Dyke & The Blazers

Buffalo's own (by way of Phoenix) Dyke & the Blazers

Gbedu – Dele Sosimi

Teacher Don’t Teach Me No Nonsense pt 2 – Fela Kuti & Egypt 80

12" Single cover "Teacher Don't Teach Me No Nonsense" by
Fela Anikulapo  Kuti & Egypt 80 (1986, Phillips)

Give Me Your Love – Curtis Mayfield
Tramp – Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

Crumbs Off The Table - Laura Lee
Your Thing Ain’t No Good Without My Thing – Marie “Queenie” Lyons

LP cover for Soul Fever by Marie "Queenie" Lyons (1970, DeLuxe)

Think (About It) – Lyn Collins, The Female Preacher
Mojo Hanna – Tami Lynn
Your Revolution – Sarah Jones

Poet Sarah Jones

Dance Wit Me – Rufus feat. Chaka Khan

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan

Superstition – Saigon Show Band
I Made A Mistake (Because It’s Only You) – Marva Whitney
Make Up Your Mind – Anna King

Dedicated to the Press – Betty Davis
Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) - Janelle Monáe
Heartbreaker - Alabama Shakes

Alabama Shakes

Super Good (Answer to Super Bad) – Vicki Anderson (Myra Barnes)

Be Thankful – Natalie Cole
It’s My Thing – Marva Whitney

LP Cover for It's My Thing by Marva Whitney (1969, King)

Do Right Woman – Do Right Man – Aretha Franklin
Summertime – Martha High (w/ James Brown)

Let Me Be Your Lovemaker – Betty Wright

45 Label for "Let Me Be Your Lovemaker" by Betty Wright (1973, Alston)

Hang On In There – The Stovall Sisters
Stanga – Little Sister

Little Sister (I think Vaetta Stewart is in the middle)

Take Yo’ Praise – Camille Yarbrough
I Surrender – Fontella Bass

After Laughter (Comes Tears) – Wendy Rene
Message from The Soul Sisters – Vicki Anderson (Myra Barnes)
Hang Me Now – Jeanne & The Darlings

Jeanne & The Darlings

Please Uncle Sam (Send Back My Man) – The Charmels

Big Footin’ – Parliament
Stone the Flower – The Hykkers

The Hykkers

Stylo – Gorillaz (feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def)

We ARE ON for tomorrow!!!

Dear Funkateers,

I know it's been a while, but have no fear. I have been assured by management that the Campus Center will indeed be open and the Funk will flow tomorrow, Saturday, from 1-4:30pm. Not to be missed, my Women's History Month sets and some tracks off a glorious new record I just picked up.

Funkadelic, ca. 1971 (front left clockwise): Billy Bass Nelson,  Eddie Hazel, Bernie Worrell,
Tiki Fulwood, & Tawl Ross giving us a gangster lean

So sorry! No show today either!

Hey Funkateers,

I am so sorry -- I had not heard that the building where the radio station is located will be closed this weekend for the university's Spring Break. So I guess we'll be back next weekend, 3/17, usual time.

Bummer!