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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Playlist 07/13/2018

Ballad of a Sad Young Woman - Wrinkar Experience

Good Ol' Funky Music - The Meters
Frenchy the Tickler - Johnny K Killens & The Dynamites
Love City - Sly & The Family Stone

Back Cover of Fishbone (1985, Columbia)

Voyage to the Land of the Freeze-Dried Godzilla Farts - Fishbone
So Glad You're Mine - Timothy McNealy
We Need Money - Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers

LP Cover for Full of Fire by Al Green (1977, Hi)

Full of Fire - Al Green
Sookie Sookie - Don Covay & the Jefferson Lemon Blues Band
Yearnin' Learnin' - Earth Wind & Fire

Mighty set
Mighty Mighty (Spade & Whitey) - Curtis Mayfield
Mighty Mighty - Baby Huey & The Babysitters
Mighty Mighty - Earth Wind & Fire

Disco diva Sylvester

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Sylvester
Sticky Sticky Sock a Poo - The Mighty Continentals
Kick the Blanket - The Mighty Imperials
Somebody in the World for You - The Mighty Hannibal

LP Cover for Thrust by Herbie Hancock (1974, Columbia)

Palm Grease - Herbie Hancock
Ye Ye De Smell - Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Africa 70

Don Byron

Mango Meat - Don Byron & Existential Dred
Travelin' at the Speed of Thought - The O'Jays
The Doctor and the Kidd - People Under the Stairs
Walkin' the Dog - Rufus Thomas
Black Cobra pt 2 - Curly Davis & the Uniques

Full-Side Funk

LP Cover for The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein by Parliament (1976, Casablanca)

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein by Parliament

Prelude
Gamin' On Ya
Dr. Funkenstein
Children Of Production
Getten' To Know You

Bobby Byrd showcase

Bobby Byrd himself

If You Got a Love You Better (Hold on to It)
Hot Pants... I'm Coming Coming Coming
I'm Not to Blame
Doin' the Do
Hang-ups We Don't Need (The Hungry We Got to Feed)
Sayin' It and Doin' It (Are Two Different Things)
Never Get Enough

One Way

Cutie Pie - One Way

Friday, July 6, 2018

Playlist 06/29/2018

Swan Fever - People Under the Stairs

Sing - Bernie Worrell
Truth'll Set You Free - Mother's Finest

Mother's Finest

Ride Your Pony - Lee Dorsey
School Boy Crush - Average White Band
Midnight Theme - Manzel
I Like Girls - Fatback

Fatback

Silk - Mandrill
My Lover's Prayer - Otis Redding
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
Pon De Jungle - Cymande

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

The Makings of You - Curtis Mayfield

Upside Down - Fela Kuti & The Africa 70
Camelot Time - J Hines & the Fellows

45 Label for "Camelot Time" by J Hines & The Fellows (1973, DeLuxe)

Licking Stick/Licking Stick (live) - James Brown

Full-Side Funk: There's a Riot Goin' On, side 1 - Sly & The Family Stone

Original LP Cover for There's a Riot Goin' On (1971, Epic)

Luv N' Haight
Just Like a Baby
Poet
Family Affair
Africa Talks to You "The Asphalt Jungle"
There's a Riot Goin' On (ghost track)

Upside Down - Diana Ross
Body Slam! - Bootsy Collins
Double Dutch Bus - Frankie Smith

LP cover for Children of Tomorrow by Frankie Smith (1981, WMOT)

Tribute to Early EWF

Inside Cover from Head to the Sky (1973)

Remember the Children - Earth Wind & Fire
Energy - Earth Wind & Fire
C'mon Children - Earth Wind & Fire
Evil - Earth Wind & Fire
Kalimba Story - Earth Wind & Fire
Ain't No Harm to Moan (Slave Song) - Earth Wind & Fire
Power - Earth Wind & Fire

Mighty "O" - OutKast

CD Cover for Idlewild by OutKast (2006, LaFace)

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Music on the One Friday!

Don't miss out yo on a new installment of "Music on the One"

We got for you: Essential listening for  "Full-Side Funk", eccentric soul, and a tribute to pre-1975 Earth Wind & Fire.


Oh shit, that's the Jam!

Friday, June 22, 2018

06/22/2018 Playlist

Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch

Brave & Strong - Sly & The Family Stone
Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want to Die) - Fela Anikulapo Kuti
If Anybody Gets Funked Up (It's Gonna Be You) - George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars
Jones Comin Down - The Last Poets (Alafia Pudim, lead voice)

Hustler's Convention by Lightnin' Rod aka Alafia Pudim, Jalal Mansur Nuriddin

Sport
Spoon
The Cafe Black Rose
Brother Hominy Grit
Coppin' Some Fronts for the Set
Hammock's Hall was Big
The Bone Fly from Spoon's Hand
The Break Was So Loud, It Hushed the Crowd
Four Bitches Is What I Got
Grit's Den
The Shit Hits The Fan Again
Sentenced to the Chair

Sow Thistle - Buckethead (w/ Bootsy Collins)
Iron Man (This Means War) - Busta Rhymes
Boogie Down Bronx - Man Parrish feat. Freeze Force
Screwed - Janelle MonĂ¡e
E Flat Boogie - Trouble Funk

Mary Don't Take Me on No Bad Trip - Fugi
I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers
Take It or Leave It - Lee Fields & The Explorers
Papa Don't Take No Mess - James Brown
Take De Funk Off, Fly - The Ohio Players
Give and Take - Tommy McGee
Take Time Out - Wendell Harrison

Never Too Late - The Apostles
Woman Pin Down - Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band
Sisi Mi - Jerry Hansen
Upside Down - The Daktaris
Lullaby for Lagos - The Whitefield Brothers

Okey Dokey - Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band
Strange Games and Things - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
In The Twilight Zone - The Astors

Boogie Nights - Heatwave

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Playlist June 15th, 2018

Another curtailed show due to some nagging technical issue.

Down & Out In New York City - James Brown

8th Wonder - The Sugar Hill Gang
Break Dancin' (Electric Boogie) - West Side Mob
King Tim III (Personality Jock) - Fatback
I'm Chillin' - Kurtis Blow (feat. Trouble Funk)
Overnight Scenario - Rare Essence
Hey Ya! - OutKast
Because I'm Me - The Avalanches

Right on - Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers
Parrty pt 1 & 2 - The JBs
Funky Movement #2 - Timothy McNealy
Smokey - Funkadelic
Kalhari - JD & The Evil's Dynamite

Prince's 60th
Controversy
Sign O' The Times
DMSR
Sexy MF
Head
Erotic City
FUNKNROLL

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

RIP Jalal Mansur Nuriddin

Just heard the news today that Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, one of the Last Poets, is dead today at 74 years old. This is a huge blow as he was an incredibly influential artist and activist. A voice for liberation.

To celebrate his vision & massive influence on contemporary music, Music on the One will be playing his seminal 1974 concept album, Hustler's Convention (recorded under the name Lightnin' Rod), featuring musical backup by Kool & the Gang. We'll listen to it in its entirety. Every track.

LP Cover for Hustler's Convention


Don't miss it -- this Friday on Music on the One.

Monday, June 4, 2018

Playlist June 1st, 2018

The late great First Lady of Funk, Ms. Sharon Jones

Hook & Sling Meets the Funky Superfly (pt 1) – Sharon Jones

LP Cover for Groove the Funk by Aktion (1975, Clover Sound)

Groove the Funk – Aktion
Nothin’ But a Party (pt 2) – The Blenders Ltd
In the Hole – The Bar-Kays
Jerkin’ the Dog – The Mighty Hannibal with St. John & The Cardinals

The Houseguests (Catfish Collins, center; Bootsy, far right)
What So Never the Dance – The Houseguests

Creations Unlimited
Chrystal Illusion – Creations Unlimited
Maybe Your Baby – Stevie Wonder
The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) – Ramsey Lewis

45 Label for "Gimme Some" by General Cook (1973, Down to Earth)

Gimme Some – General Cook
New Killer Joe – Benny Golson
Hey Pocky a-Way – The Meters

Full-Side Funk — Funkadelic (1970, Westbound)

Rear cover of Funkadelic
Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic?
I Bet You
Music For My Mother
I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody’s Got a Thing



LP Cover of Spirit of the Boogie by Kool & the Gang (1975, De-Lite)


Jungle Jazz – Kool & the Gang
Soulful Football – Willie Henderson & the Soul Explosions
Bonin’ in the Boneyard – Fishbone

The Esso Trinidad Steel Band

Cissy Strut – The Esso Trinidad Steel Band
Talkin’ to the People -The Black Nasty
I’m Gonna Make U Sick of Me – Parliament feat. Scarface, Mudbone

Steppin’ Out – Sho Nuff

45 Label for "Don't Give a Damn" by King Cain & Silvertone Band (repress, 2014)

Don’t Give a Damn – King Cain and the Silvertone Band
(I Can) Deal With That – Dee Edwards
Let’s Get on Down – The Black Aces of Soul & The Eyes of Ebony

CD insert for T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. by George Clinton
& The P-Funk All-Stars (1996, 550)

Let’s Get Funky – George Clinton & The P-Funk All-Stars
Let’s Get Small – Trouble Funk

LP Cover of Let's Stay Together by Al Green (1971, Hi)

Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Going in Circles – Isaac Hayes

Flip side of LP Cover/foldout poster of Black Moses by Isaac Hayes (1971, Enterprise)