RIBS TPTD: Norman Whitfield, R.I.P.

September 25, 2008 by tgrundy · 4 Comments
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“It was the 16th of September,
That day I’ll always remember,
‘Cause that was the day a legend died”

We lost another of the great ones last week, Norman Whitfield, former producer/songwriter with Motown back in the 60’s and 70’s. (BTW… I stole the opening above, paraphrasing the lyrics from Papa Was A Rolling Stone, from one of the comments (big ups to MeGaMoMa) on the Norman Whitfield post over on the Never Enough Rhodes blog; no I am not that clever {smile}, but it was very appropriate so I echo it over here)

If you have EVER heard one note of anything that came out of Motown during the 60s (and who among us haven’t?), then you have heard some of the genius that was is Norman Whitfield. Not only is he credited with being one of the creators of what we call the “Motown Sound”, he was one of the instrumental figures in the sub-genre referred to as “psychedelic soul”.

Today’s mix is a small selection of songs from the large variety of artists and groups that Norman produced and/or wrote during his legendary career. So, as we do here at Rhythms In Black Satin, let’s raise a toast to Norman Jesse Whitfield in remembrance and in thanks for all of the wonderful music and pleasure he has given us through the years.

Rest In Peace, Norman, you’ve earned it.

RIBS TPTD: Norman Whitfield, R.I.P.
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Playlist: (song - artist - [time])

  1. Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone - The Temptations [11:46]
  2. War - Edwin Starr [3:22]
  3. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye [3:17]
  4. You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth - The Undisputed Truth [7:00]
  5. Everybody Needs Love - Gladys Knight and The Pips [3:04]
  6. Caught Up In The Race - Mammatapee [4:53]
  7. Car Wash - Rose Royce [5:09]
  8. Atomic Funk - Nytro [4:56]
  9. You + Me = Love - The Undisputed Truth [11:17]
  10. Born To Wander -Rare Earth [3:16]
  11. Smiling Faces - The Undisputed Truth [3:15]
  12. High On The Boogie - Stargard [5:29]
  13. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - Rose Royce [3:31]
  14. Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are - The Undisputed Truth [3:10]
  15. Ma - The Temptations [4:45]
  16. Never Let You Be Without Love - Willie Hutch [4:47]

Enjoy!

And remember…

If you have the question: “Where are are the good Soul music sites on the ‘Net?
We have the answer: “Check out NetInfoWeb’s ‘SoulSites’ Aggregator Page!”

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RIBS TPTD: Sade, Lionel and Luther…

September 18, 2008 by tgrundy · 2 Comments
Filed under: R&B, RIBS, Triple Play Thurs-Day, music, podcasts/mixes, soul 

OK, making good on my promise to get back on schedule over here. This week’s RIBS is one that was supposed to be posted a few weeks ago but I was “overcome by events” (as the saying goes) and am just posting it now.

Credit for the idea of our trio this week goes out to RR, one of my coworkers. These three are some of her favs:

  1. Sade
  2. Lionel Richie (solo)
  3. Luther Vandross

And a very nice combination it is if I say so myself. Well, since I’m back let’s forgo a lot of “talk” this time around and get right to the music!

RIBS TPTD: Sade, Lionel and Luther
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Playlist: (song - artist - album [time])

  1. Paradise - Sade - Stronger Than Pride [4:02]
  2. All Night Long - Lionel Richie - Can’t Slow Down [6:25]
  3. Are You Using Me - Luther Vandross - The Ultra Selection [5:20]
  4. Nothing Can Come Between Us - Sade - Stronger Than Pride [4:24]
  5. Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Richie - Can’t Slow Down [4:43]
  6. Give Me The Reason - Luther Vandross - Give Me The Reason [4:47]
  7. Kiss Of Life - Sade - Love Deluxe [5:50]
  8. Round And Round - Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie [4:56]
  9. Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me) - Luther Vandross - Luther [5:25]
  10. Never As Good As The First Time - Sade - Promise [5:01]
  11. Running With The Night - Lionel Richie - Can’t Slow Down [6:02]
  12. Don’t Want To Be A Fool - Luther Vandross - This Close To You [3:20]
  13. Give It Up - Sade - Stronger Than Pride [3:53]
  14. Wandering Stranger - Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie [5:36]
  15. Going Out Of My Head - Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love [5:17]
  16. War Of The Hearts - Sade - Promise [6:47]
  17. Oh No - Lionel Richie w/The Commodores - Truly: The Love Songs [3:02]

Enjoy!

And remember…

If you have the question: “Where are are the good Soul music sites on the ‘Net?
We have the answer: “Check out NetInfoWeb’s ‘SoulSites’ Aggregator Page!”

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RIBS TPTD: Isaac Hayes, R.I.P. 2 & 3…

September 13, 2008 by tgrundy · 2 Comments
Filed under: Funk, R&B, RIBS, Triple Play Thurs-Day, jazz, music, podcasts/mixes, soul 

Hey everybody! Yes, I’m still here.

First let me apologize for the lack of updates here for the past few weeks. I’ve been in and out of town on business IRL, that and a few other issues that came up that required immediate attention took up all of my time these past 3 weeks or so. Anyway, I’m back now and playing a little catch-up this week.

Here are two more Isaac mixes that I put together back when we got the sad news that Ike had passed away…

The first one today features not only some more selections by Ike, but also several cuts by groups/artists that he wrote for and/or produced back in the early days of his career. While most people are familiar with Isaac Hayes the singer, a lot of folks never knew (or perhaps forgot) that Ike was one of the main forces in shaping the sound of Stax Records (as a songwriter and producer) back in the late 60s/early 70s. He (along with David Porter) wrote most of the big hits for Sam & Dave (”Soul Man”, “Hold On, I’m Coming”, “When Something Is Wrong With My Baby”, etc.) and also wrote hits for Carla Thomas, The Emotions, Johnny Taylor, Mable John and The Soul Children

The second mix today has only 7 songs on it, but what songs they are! This one features many of the “Ike’s Mood”/”Ike’s Rap” cuts, Isaac’s long, extended slow jams with all of that orchestration and those wonderful transitions that define the classic Isaac Hayes sound.

So here we go! The RIBS are back, eat all you want!

RIBS TPTD: Isaac Hayes, R.I.P. 2
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Playlist: (song - artist [time])

  1. Walk From Regio’s - Isaac Hayes [2:24]
  2. B-A-B-Y - Carla Thomas [2:56]
  3. Soul Man - Sam & Dave [2:40]
  4. Out Of The Ghetto - Isaac Hayes [5:50]
  5. You Don’t Know Like I Know - Sam & Dave [2:41]
  6. I’ll Be The Other Woman - Soul Children [3:31]
  7. I Had A Dream - Johnnie Taylor [3:05]
  8. Your Good Thing (Is About To End) - Mable John [2:58]
  9. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave [3:19]
  10. Never Gonna Give You Up - Isaac Hayes [5:47]
  11. So I Can Love You - The Emotions [2:53]
  12. A House Full Of Girls - Isaac Hayes [3:55]
  13. Hearsay - Soul Children [3:29]
  14. Title Theme [From Three Tough Guys] - Isaac Hayes [2:33]
  15. Don’t Let Go - Isaac Hayes [7:17]
  16. Hold On I’m Comin’ - Sam & Dave [2:34]
  17. Theme From The Men - Isaac Hayes [3:59]
  18. Do Your Thing - Isaac Hayes [19:30]
RIBS TPTD: Isaac Hayes, R.I.P. 3
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Playlist: (song - album [time])

  1. Medley: Monologue:Ike’s Mood I/You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling - …To Be Continued [15:27]
  2. Medley: Ike’s Rap II/Help Me Love - Black Moses [7:33]
  3. Walk On By - Hot Buttered Soul [12:02]
  4. Medley: Ike’s Rap IV/A Brand New Me - Black Moses [9:43]
  5. The Look Of Love - …To Be Continued [11:12]
  6. Medley: Ike’s Rap III/Your Love Is So Doggone Good - Black Moses [9:18]
  7. Ike’s Rap VII/This Time I’ll Be Sweeter - And Once Again [13:37]

Enjoy!

And remember…

If you have the question: “Where are are the good Soul music sites on the ‘Net?
We have the answer: “Check out NetInfoWeb’s ‘SoulSites’ Aggregator Page!”

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New RIBS Are On The Way!

September 12, 2008 by tgrundy · Leave a Comment
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Hey Good People!

I apologize for the lack of updates lately. Some expected and unexpected demands on my time these past few weeks IRL have totally thrown me off schedule. BUT… I do have some new RIBS mixes just about ready to come out of the oven for ya.

I’ll try to get them up later today, tomorrow and Sunday. If you’ve been checking in regularly, I do appreciate it and I will do my best to get back on a regular schedule this coming week!

TGrundy

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