RIBS TPTD: In Memoriam 2008, R.I.P.

January 3, 2009 by tgrundy
Filed under: Funk, Gospel, R.I.P., RIBS, Triple Play Thurs-Day, blues, jazz, music, podcasts/mixes, soul 

TG Notes: A little late getting this one out, but I’ve been caught up in the holidays and my vacation and have been just plain lazy most of the past week *smile*. But here we go…

January, 2009… the start of another new year. New hopes, new excitement… new fears. A time to shake off the old and begin anew. A time for a fresh start on a new journey or a recommitment with renewed determination to a journey that has already begun.

A time for looking forward…

However, as the saying goes, “if you don’t know where you’ve been, how will you know where you’re going?” (I’m paraphrasing the exact quote here I guess; anybody know where the original quote came from by any chance?)

So with that in mind, before we turn ourselves towards the front and push forward to our individual destinies, let us collectively take a few moments to look back and reflect upon those music artists and entertainers that left us during the past twelve months during 2008.

Maybe it’s just me and the fact that I pay attention to music a lot more closely these days than I have in the past, but it seems like 2008 was a particularly bad year in that a large number of our artists passed away, a few quite unexpectedly. The following is a list of those artists/entertainers we lost last year whose music, memory and talent we honor in this week’s mix:

  1. Buddy Miles, d. Feb 26, 2008 (RIBS “In Memoriam” mix here)
  2. Al Wilson, Apr 21, 2008 (RIBS “In Memoriam” mix here)
  3. Jimmy McGriff, d. May 24, 2008 (RIBS “In Memoriam” mix here)
  4. Bo Diddley, d. Jun 2, 2008
  5. George Carlin, Jun 22, 2008
  6. Ira Tucker Sr. (The Dixie Hummingbirds), d. Jun 24, 2008
  7. Bernie Mac, d. Aug 9, 2008
  8. Isaac Hayes, d. Aug 10, 2008 (RIBS “In Memoriam” mixes here and here)
  9. Jerry Wexler, d, Aug 15, 2008
  10. Pervis Jackson (The Spinners), d. Aug 18, 2008
  11. Jerry Reed, d. Sept 1, 2008
  12. Norman Whitfield, d. Sept 16, 2008 (RIBS “In Memoriam” mix here)
  13. Levi Stubbs (Four Tops), d. Oct 17, 2008 (RIBS “In Memoriam” mix here)
  14. Dee Dee Warwick, d. Oct 18, 2008
  15. Miriam Makeba, d. Nov 10, 2008
  16. Odetta, d. Dec 2, 2008
  17. Dennis Yost (Classics IV), d. Dec 7, 2008
  18. Eartha Kitt, d. Dec 25, 2008
  19. Freddie Hubbard, d. Dec 29, 2008 (RIBS “In Memoriam” mix here)

Just a few more quick notes about the playlist to make sure there is no confusion. The Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin songs are on the list to honor Jerry Wexler. He, along with Ahmet Ertegun, was responsible for making Atlantic Records such a major force in music back in the 50s and 60s He’s credited with jump starting the career of Ray and turning Aretha’s career around after her less than stellar years at Columbia Records. Oh, and one more “little” thing… in 1948 as a writer for Billboard Magazine Jerry coined the term “Rhythm and Blues” as a musical marketing term in the United States.

Norman Whitfield writer/producer extraordinaire for Motown Records in the 60s and 70s is represented by one of his all-time great songs, “Cloud Nine” by the Temptations and one of his most recognizable compositions, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” performed by Gladys Knight and The Pips. As you may know “Grapevine” was also a hit for Marvin Gaye and has also been performed and/or covered by numerous groups over the years, not the least of which was the clay-animated singing group The California Raisins, a fictional group originally created for a 1986 commercial on behalf of the California Raisin Advisory Board. (BTW, did you know that Buddy Miles was the lead singer voice of The California Raisins?)

Fortunately, the memories and the music will live on forever. So, let’s lift our glasses high in honor of these dearly departed as we present to you…

In Memoriam 2008, R.I.P.

WARNING - the following version of the mix is X-RATED and is NOT work-safe. It contains two comedy routines, one by Bernie Mac (track #5) and one by George Carlin (track #12) that contain quite a bit of profanity. Select the optional PG-rated version of the mix for versions that eliminate the comedy routines and do not include any profanity.

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Playlist: (song - artist [time])

  1. Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes [4:39]
  2. Them Changes - Buddy Miles [3:22]
  3. Cloud Nine - The Temptations [3:31]
  4. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight and the Pips [2:46]
  5. White Folks - Bernie Mac [5:44]
  6. Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba [3:00]
  7. Mess Around - Ray Charles [2:41]
  8. Can’t Seem To Get You Out Of My Mind - Four Tops [3:15]
  9. When Love Slips Away - Dee Dee Warwick [3:05]
  10. Mama Told Me Not To Come - Odetta [2:47]
  11. Branded - Isaac Hayes [7:02]
  12. 7 Words You Can’t Say On Television - George Carlin [7:02]
  13. East Bound And Down - Jerry Reed [2:48]
  14. Who Do You Love - Bo Diddley [2:30]
  15. They Just Can’t Stop It (The Games People Play) - The Spinners [4:44]
  16. I Want To Be Evil - Eartha Kitt [3:33]
  17. Blue Groove (Part 1) - Jimmy McGriff [5:34]
  18. Spooky - Classics IV [2:49]
  19. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin [2:44]
  20. Show and Tell - Al Wilson [3:26]
  21. Who Are We? - Dixie Hummingbirds [2:39]

Enjoy!

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