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

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.

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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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RIBS TPTD: “Merry Christmas, Baby” - A Baker’s Dozen…

More “Sounds of the Season” from RIBS!

Today we’re doing something a little different. You may like it or hate it, we’ll have to see…

I’ve been asked by a few folks this month what my favorite Christmas song is, and I’ve answered without hesitation Luther Vandross’ “Every Year, Every Christmas”. However, my second favorite Christmas song is the subject of our mix today, the Christmas classic, “Merry Christmas, Baby”. Originally done by Charles Brown this song has been covered by just about EVERYBODY it seems whenever they perform a set of Christmas music.

So… I got to thinkin’ one day, “Just how many versions of this song are there?” Well, the answer is: “A lot!” *smile*

Now, often a DJ will take a couple of versions of a song, the original and a cover version and play them back to back so you can contrast and compare them to one another. Well today we’re taking 13 (that’s the “baker’s dozen” part of the title) and presenting them to you all in one mix. Yeah, yeah I know sounds kinda boring doesn’t it. Well, I’ve labored long and hard to find versions that were different enough so that it wouldn’t be repetitive, BUT… you have to be the judge of that.

Without further ado, RIBS’ Sounds of the Season presents to you:

“Merry Christmas, Baby” - A Baker’s Dozen!

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Playlist: (song - artist [time])                     

1. Merry Christmas, Baby - Charles Brown [4:49]
2. Merry Christmas, Baby - Otis Redding [2:29]
3. Merry Christmas, Baby - Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers [4:58]
4. Merry Christmas, Baby - Don Patterson [6:01]
5. Merry Christmas, Baby - Stevie Wonder/Wyclef Jean [5:23]
6. Merry Christmas, Baby - Etta James [6:08]
7. Merry Christmas, Baby - Bootsy Collins [4:30]
8. Merry Christmas, Baby - Lou Rawls [2:31]
9. Merry Christmas, Baby - Booker T. & The MGs [3:18]
10. Merry Christmas, Baby - Bruce Springsteen [4:56]
11. Merry Christmas, Baby - Christina Aguilera [5:44]
12. Merry Christmas, Baby - O’Jays [4:29]
13. Merry Christmas, Baby - Natalie Cole [3:23]

Enjoy!

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RIBS TPTD: A “Lonely” Christmas…

Ahhh… the holiday season is upon us!

Just as we did around here last year, the month of December is going to be devoted to what we like to call the ‘Sounds of the Season’. From now until the beginning of the year the mixes here on RIBS will be a variety of “themed” Christmas music from a number of different genres: Soul, Jazz, Gospel, Blues and maybe even a little Pop and/or Rock too.

First up is my favorite mix from this time last year that I wanted to present here again, not only because I like it so much, but because there are a number of you (perhaps most of you {smile}) who missed it back then because you didn’t know this place existed (back then I called it “A ‘Broken Hearted’ Xmas”, but I thought “A ‘Lonely’ Christmas” was a little bit better, so I renamed it). Here’s the original intro…

Christmas time. For many folks it’s the happiest time of year. However, for many others it can also be the saddest time of year.

I have always thought that it was ironic that some of the most beautiful (to me at least) Christmas songs were the ones about being sad and/or broken-hearted at this time of year. This week during our month-long look at the ‘Sounds of the Season’ here at RIBS we look at the other side of Christmas…

…and present to you:

A “Lonely” Christmas!

RIBS TPTD: A “Lonely” Christmas!

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Playlist: (song - artist [time])

1. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? - Patti LaBelle [4:07]
2. Every Year, Every Christmas - Luther Vandross [5:06]
3. I’ll be Home For Christmas - Oscar Peterson [2:51]
4. I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Jordin Sparks [3:13]
5. Christmas Without My Girl - Gerald Levert [4:29]
6. Cold December Nights - Boyz II Men [4:11]
7. Just A Lonely Christmas - Diana Ross and The Supremes [2:26]
8. Please Come Home for Christmas - Charles Brown [2:32]
9. Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon [3:01]
10. Blue Christmas - Grover Washington, Jr. [3:55]
11. Christmas Blues - Holly Cole [2:57]
12. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) - Mariah Carey [4:32]
13. Get Here - Dave Koz & Friends [4:58]
14. Christmas Blues - Charles Brown [2:59]
15. Rain On Christmas - David Sanborn [4:49]
16. Good Morning Blues - Ella Fitzgerald [3:19]
17. Christmas Blues - Ramsey Lewis Trio [2:50]
18. Please Send Me Someone To Love - Sade [3:41]
19. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? - The Emotions [3:22]
20. I Want To Come Home For Christmas - Marvin Gaye [3:30]
21. Christmas With No One To Love - Charles Brown [3:15]
22. Another Lonely Christmas - Prince and The Revolution [4:51]

BTW…

Special shout out and “Thanks!” to EJ for suggesting the Sade cut.

Special shout out and “Thanks!” to DJ GrantLOVE for the Prince cut, the perfect ending IMHO to this mix.

Enjoy!

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RIBS JSOB: Sammy, Bobby and Aretha…

After all of the uptempo, funky stuff of the last couple of weeks, I was in the mood for a little change of pace. This week the mix is one of my “JSOB” mixes, in case you’ve forgotten that’s “Jazz with a Side Order of Blues”. I had started doing these a few months ago and releasing them on Tuesdays but haven’t done one in quite a while. Well, I’m bringing it back but on Thursdays this time to keep everything “under the same roof” so to speak.

So, today let’s munch on some Jazz with healthy helping on Blues on the side courtesy of…

1. Sammy Davis, Jr
2. Bobby “Blue” Bland
3. Aretha Franklin

What Is “Soul Music”?

OK, so I’m listening to one of my favorite podcasts this past Friday morning, the Friday Favecast by Fave, and at about the 16 minute, 30 second mark he asks a question that I have *NOT* been able to stop thinking about:

“WHAT IS SOUL MUSIC?”

He goes on to define the question further by asking, “How do you explain to a cat over in the UK or over in Japan or Paris what “soul” is?”, especially if they have never heard it before.

“WHAT IS SOUL MUSIC?”

Ever since then I have been thinking about this question and, to be honest, have even become a little obsessive about it. I had to laugh the other day when I noticed that with every song I play or hear now, inevitably I ask myself, “Is this soul?” Like I said… obsessive. {smile}

Well, I thought I would enlist the help of my RIBS readers and throw the question out to all of you. What is soul music to music to you? How do you define it? What is the history of soul music? How would you explain what it is to someone who has never heard it?

I have been researching this topic off and on for the past week and most of what I have read centers around soul music as a “feeling” or an “emotion” that a person has when listening to or singing this music. While that is very much an integral component of soul and I don’t disagree with that definition, I do want to offer another viewpoint as an additional (and very important) component of what soul is:

Soul music has it’s roots intricately intertwined with the experience of Blacks in America to survive and persevere, especially during the years of slavery and its aftermath.

If you break it down there are four different sources which have shaped soul: racial, geographical, historical and economic factors. From a ‘technical’ point of view, it is the merging of R&B and Gospel in the late 1950’s. Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, James Brown and Solomon Burke are commonly regarded as the pioneers of this style of music.

Agree? Disagree? And what about “soul music” today in 2008? Just like I can name Ray, Sam, James and Solomon above as the beginnings of soul, who are the “soul” singers of today that we’ll be talking about 20, 30 or 40 years down the road?

Looking forward to some interesting discussion…

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RIBS TPTD: Jimmy McGriff - R.I.P.

As you can see from the title, we’re serving up some Jimmy McGriff today. Jimmy, one of the masters of the Hammond B-3 organ, passed away a little over a week ago (5/24/2008) but he did leave behind a rich legacy of music for us to always enjoy.

There’s quite a bit of information about the man that can be found online, I particularly like this biography over on Doug Payne’s “Sound Insights” website. It seems like many of the old masters are leaving us these days, for example Bo Diddley died earlier this week also (we’ll be doing something for him here soon also). Fortunately, as I stated before, at we still have the great music they left behind for us to enjoy and remember them by.

Rest in peace, Jimmy.

RIBS TPTD: Xquizzyt Soul-Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, O’Jays and Spinners…

Wow, it’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve posted a new mix here. Sorry it’s been so quiet around here and on NetInfoWeb.com lately. Been going through a few things and life is slightly in disarray right now. Nothing earth-shattering, life-threatening or anything like that, but… well let’s just say there are issues to deal with. I’m sure you know what I mean and where I’m coming from.

Anyway, with all of that said… I am happy to be able to steal some time and muster up enough energy to post today’s mix. Actually this is a ‘guest mix’ that was crafted by my good friend the Xquizzyt1. Big “Thanks” go out to you lady for putting together a nice set. Let’s get right to the music as RIBS and the Xquizzyt1 present:

1. Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes
2. The O’Jays
3. The Spinners

RIBS TPTD: Xquizzyt Soul-Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, O’Jays, Whispers
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1. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Where Are All My Friends [3:21]
2. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Wake Up Everybody [7:30]
3. O’Jays - Make A Joyful Noise 3:59
4. Spinners - Games People Play [3:32]
5. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Don’t Leave Me This Way [6:06]
6. O’Jays - Now That We Found Love [4:41]
7. Spinners - Mighty Love [4:59]
8. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - The Love I Lost [6:24]
9. O’Jays - Stairway to Heaven [6:16]
10. Spinners - Love Don’t Love Nobody [7:13]
11. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - If You Don’t Know Me By Now [3:25]
12. O’Jays - Let Me Make Love to You [3:40]
13. Spinners - I Don’t Want To Lose You [3:42]
14. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Hope That We Can Be Together Soon [3:43]
15. O’Jays - You Got Your Hooks In Me [5:39]
16. Spinners - Sadie [3:40]
17. O’Jays - We Cry Together [5:32]

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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