Merry Xmas & Happy Holidays - The RIBS Christmas Mixes…
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Wishing all of you and your families a very happy and safe holiday during this Christmas season!
Since the Christmas season of 2007, I have created a total of 13 different mixes of Christmas music that (hopefully) provide a pleasant musical soundtrack for you to enjoy during this most joyous time of the year. Since the individual posts for those mixes are spread out over the site, I thought I would post the links to all of them here in one convenient place for you to download.
You can left-click on the mix name to be taken to the original post for that mix or you can right-click on the “MP3 file” link or the “PDF playlist” link to download the files.
Again, Happy Holidays and a very, Merry Christmas from my family to yours!
2009
- A “Funky” Christmas 2 : MP3 file – PDF playlist
- “This Christmas”-A Baker’s Dozen: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Soulful” Christmas 2: MP3 file – PDF playlist
2008
- A “Gospel” Christmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Jazzy” Christmas 2: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- “Merry Christmas, Baby”-A Baker’s Dozen: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Funky” Christmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Lonely” Christmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
2007
- A “Snuggle Wit Cho Baby” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Jazzy” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Soulful” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Blues” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- An “Xquizzyt” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
Enjoy!
RIBS TPTD: The California Mix, part 2…
Filed under: California Mix, R&B, RIBS, Triple Play Thurs-Day, jazz, podcasts/mixes, soul
Well, we’re still on our California journey. I got so many great suggestions when I asked folks to help me think of some songs for a “California” mix a few weeks ago that they would all not fit into one podcast. In case you missed it, here is the link to “The California Mix, part 1”.
Now we can complete the journey as we present to you…
RIBS TPTD: The California Mix, part 2…
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(Playlist: (song – artist)
- RIBS Intro – TGrundy
- RIBS Intro to The California Mix, part 2 - TGrundy
- In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star) – Village People
- Ain’t Nobody Straight In L.A. – Miracles
- Why I Came To California – Leon Ware
- California Sunset – Originals
- RIBS Promo “So Good Echo” - TGrundy
- Do You Know The Way To San Jose – Dionne Warwick
- Sausalito – Grover Washington, Jr.
- Gold – John Stewart
- Cali California – Snoop Dogg
- California Love – Tupac Shukur
- I Got To Get To California – Marvin Gaye
- Fave RIBS Promo – Fave
- Travelin’ To California – Albert King
- Leroy’s Latin Lament Medley – WAR
- (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
- California Girl – Eddie Floyd
- RIBS Promo “AKA RIBS” - TGrundy
- Redwood Beach – MFSB
- San Francisco Lights – Bobbi Humphrey
- God Bless The Child – George Benson & Al Jarreau
- I Left My Heart In San Francisco – Tony Bennett
Again, a special “Thank you!” to my friends and music lovers on Facebook and Google+ for their great “California” song suggestions.
Promo/I.D. drops by Fave & "Mr. Brilliant” {smile}
Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes we’ve posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) we’ve uploaded to the site.
Enjoy!
RIBS TPTD: The California Mix, part 1…
Filed under: California Mix, R&B, RIBS, Triple Play Thurs-Day, jazz, podcasts/mixes, soul
Ah, Life. Finding oneself. Journeys into the unknown. Journeys of excitement. Journeys of anticipation. And, above all… journeys of knowledge and discovery.
Someone very near and dear to my heart has recently ventured out onto just such a journey and, at this point, the journey has taken them to California. And so, that is the inspiration for these latest two mixes from the RIBS Kitchen. Part 1 is this week with Part 2 to follow nest week (God willing and if the creek don’t rise… {smile})
So… pack your bags, fill up the gas tank (Yes, we’re driving. After all the best journeys of discovery are experienced by traveling the open road), point the car West and follow the setting sun as we present to you…
RIBS TPTD: The California Mix, part 1…
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(Playlist: (song – artist)
- RIBS Intro – TGrundy
- RIBS Intro to The California Mix, part 1 - TGrundy
- Rebirth – Coke Escovedo
- Route 66 – Ray Charles
- Look At California – Maze ft. Frankie Beverly
- Hotel California – Al B. Sure
- Where’s California – Teena Marie
- California 1 – Con Funk Shun
- Route 101 – Herb Alpert
- RIBS Promo “AKA RIBS” - TGrundy
- San Francisco – Village People
- Polk Street Carnival - Mandrill
- California My Way – Main Ingredient
- Fave RIBS Promo – Fave
- California Dreaming – Wes Montgomery
- Santa Cruzin’ – Grover Washington, Jr.
- California Soul – Marlena Shaw
- It Never Rains In Southern California – Tony Toni Tone
- Mr. Fresh RIBS Promo #1 – Mr. Fresh
- San Francisco Bay – Lee Oskar
- RIBS Outro to The California Mix, part 1 - TGrundy
- Home - Stephanie Mills
Special “Thank you!” to my friends and music lovers on Facebook and Google+ for their great “California” song suggestions. You all helped make this even better than I initially imagined (not to mention that’s why there’s a Part 1 and a Part 2… {smile})
Promo/I.D. drops by Fave & Mr. Fresh (“Thanks!”)
Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes we’ve posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) we’ve uploaded to the site.
Enjoy!
RIBS TPTD: Summer Heat – A Warm Summer Night…
Filed under: R&B, RIBS, Summer Heat, Triple Play Thurs-Day, podcasts/mixes, soul
Ahhhhh… sunshine, cool breezes, warm temperatures, Summer is here at last!
Sorry, to have been so quiet around here the past few months, but sometimes that’s how life goes. I’m sure you all know what I mean. However, no matter how long the sabbatical, it’s always nice to find my way back here again and share the joy of music with you.
Not gonna chat long, cause I want you to get right to the music, BUT I did want to give a shout –out to one of my brothers in podcasting, DarrenKeith, of the great My Love For Music blog and podcasts. Just listen to the intro and that will explain why… {smile}
OK! Let’s get to part 3 of the RIBS 2011 “summer” mixes. Part 3? Yep. If you recall the first two parts of this series were posted back in February during the coldest, most miserable winter I can remember living through in a long, long time. In case ya missed them, here is the link:
RIBS TPTD: Summer Heat – Too Hot, parts 1 & 2
The first parts were mostly up-tempo, party mixes; just perfect for those summertime cookouts and gatherings. Now, part 3 is for when you want to just enjoy the beauty of the sunset, the warm, gentle breezes and just chill out with an appropriate beverage or two. Of course, a nice warm body to share these with wouldn’t hurt either! {smile}
Now, let’s all sit back and enjoy…
RIBS TPTD: Summer Heat – A Warm Summer Night…
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(Playlist: (song – artist)
- RIBS Intro - TGrundy
- RIBS “Weather Report” (Wrap Yourself In Black Satin) - TGrundy
- Breezin’ – George Benson & Al Jarreau
- Summer – Kool & The Gang
- Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang
- Long Hot Summer Night – James ‘JT’ Taylor
- DKW-RIBS Promo “Soulful Edition” - DarrenKeith
- Summer Days – Angela Bofill
- A Warm Summer Night - Chic
- Summer Love – Deja (formerly Aurra)
- RIBS Promo “AKA RIBS” - TGrundy
- Summer In The City – Quincy Jones
- Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters
- Along The Shore - Barrabas
- On The Beach (In The Summertime) – 5th Dimension
- Summer Of Our Love – Bar Kays
- In The Summertime – Michael Henderson
- Summer Rain – Carl Thomas
- EJ-RIBS Promo “Corn Liquor” – EJ Flavors
- Body Heat - Quincy Jones
- Summer Breeze - George Benson & Al Jarreau
- Barefoot On The Beach – Michael Franks
Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes we’ve posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) we’ve uploaded to the site.
Enjoy!
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RIBS TPTD: Summer Heat – Too Hot, parts 1 & 2
Filed under: Funk, R&B, RIBS, Summer Heat, Triple Play Thurs-Day, jazz, podcasts/mixes, soul
Winter. Cold. Snow. AAARRRGGGHHH!
There is snow and cold EVERYWHERE it seems. I didn’t think anything could be worse than the winter of 2010 but obviously I was wrong. There’s snow in Dallas and Houston, Texas (it don’t even look right writing THAT!) Snow in Atlanta, GA. Hell, even the Chicago public school system had it’s first snow day cancellation in 12 YEARS!
{sigh} I want to see the street curbs in my neighborhood again. I want some sunshine. I WANT SOME HEAT!
Well, since I can’t control the weather (but, boy, if I could…) I’ve done IMHO the next best thing, I’ve put together a mix of “summer” songs that will hopefully make us forget about all of this winter mess (at least for awhile) and transport us to those beautiful, warm summer days/nights that we so desperately long for.
OK, let’s all do like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz… close our eyes, click our heels together 3 times and say, “There’s no place like summer, there’s no place like summer, there’s no place like summer…”
…as RIBS presents to you:
RIBS TPTD: Summer Heat – Too Hot…
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RIBS TPTD: Summer Heat – Too Hot Two…
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Summer Heat – Too Hot…
(Playlist: (song – artist [time])
- Summertime - Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince [4:31]
- Sunshine (Go Away Today) - Isley Brothers [4:22]
- Sunshine Of Your Love - Spanky Wilson [3:43]
- Feel The Heat - Bill Summers [4:53]
- Sunshine Superman - Brass Fever [6:26]
- Fire - Ohio Players [4:36]
- Keep It Hot - B.B. & Q. Band [5:43]
- You Get Me Hot - Jimmy Bo Horne [7:01]
- Hot For You - Brainstorm [10:48]
- Big La RIBS Promo #2 - Todd Kelley vs. Big La [00:10]
- Bra - Cymande [5:07]
- School Days - Stanley Clarke [7:52]
- Sunshine (Woke Me Up This Morning) - Labelle [3:26]
- Hot Fun In The Summertime - Sly & The Family Stone [2:38]
- L.A. Sunshine - WAR [4:01]
- Summer - WAR [6:36]
Summer Heat – Too Hot…
(Playlist: (song – artist [time])
- All Day Music - WAR [5:12]
- It’s Summer - Gladys Knight and The Pips [2:21]
- RIBS Promo - Fave [00:06]
- (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha Reeves & the Vandellas [2:50]
- Sing A Simple Song - Sly & The Family Stone [3:56]
- Summertime Love - TaMara And The Seen [4:58]
- Too Hot Ta Trot - Commodores [3:33]
- Sunshine - Earth, Wind & Fire [4:16]
- Summer Love - Rick James [6:15]
- RIBS Promo #1 - Mr. Fresh [00:11]
- Slippin’ Into Darkness - WAR [6:59]
- Hot Pants In The Summertime - Dramatics [3:49]
- Summer Chill - Grover Washington, Jr. [4:40]
- Sex On The Beach - James ‘JT’ Taylor [5:15]
- Send Out For Sunshine - Heatwave [4:41]
- RIBS3 “aka RIBS" - TGrundy [00:13]
- Fence Walk - Mandrill [3:33]
- Freeway Of Love [extended remix] - Aretha Franklin [7:17]
- Love Is The Message (Larry Levan remix) - MFSB [11:01]
And remember… next week, Valentine’s Weekend, is the BIG Event: the Cupid’s Hunt Podcast Collaboration in celebration of Valentine’s Day. You DO NOT want to miss it!
Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes we’ve posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) we’ve uploaded to the site.
Enjoy!
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RIBS TPTD: We Remember Teena Marie, R.I.P.
Filed under: Podcast Collabs, R&B, R.I.P., RIBS, Teena, Triple Play Thurs-Day, podcasts/mixes, soul
“Casper”. “Shorty”. “Lil’ Bit”. “Vanilla Child”. “Lady T”. To say that the news of the passing of Teena Marie came as a totally unexpected shock would be perhaps the understatement of the year.
Another one of the beautiful voices of the soundtrack of my life has been stilled. Now that the initial shock and sadness is starting to go away, we turn the page and remember the joy and happiness that she shared with us all over the past 30 years. To that effect, EJ (“The PodFather”) Flavors and your friendly, neighborhood Chief Chef here in the RIBS kitchen have teamed up and put together (what we hope you’ll consider) a worthy tribute to her.
All in all we have 5 mixes of music from Teena’s career for you today. The first three can be found over on EJ’s site here. He’s put together extensive playlists of her hits and your favorites from the requests ya’ll sent in. Over here on RIBS I’ve concentrated on many of the duets and collaborations that she’s done over the years, some of which you may not have heard before, and mixed in a few of my own personal favorites from her catalog of music.
Rest In Peace, Lady T…
RIBS TPTD: We Remember Teena Marie, RIP part 4
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RIBS TPTD: We Remember Teena Marie, RIP part 5
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Playlist 4: (song – artist)
- I Am Love (ft Teena Marie) - Pamela Williams
- Somebody Just Like You (ft Gerald Albright) - Teena Marie
- Lover’s Lane (ft Howard Hewett) - Teena Marie
- Soul Mates (ft Teena Marie) - Q.T. Hush
- When It’s Late (ft Teena Marie) - Gooch
- Life Is So Hard (ft Teena Marie) -Eve
- Shorty Down - Teena Marie
- Ain’t A Damn Thang Changed - L.A. Nash
- Lead Me On - Teena Marie
- Bad Boy - Teena Marie
- The Ballad Of Cradle Rob & Me - Teena Marie
- Main Squeeze (ft Lenny Kravitz) - Teena Marie
- Cruise Control (ft Smokey Robinson) - Teena Marie
- Can’t Last A Day (ft Faith Evans) - Teena Marie
- Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite) - Pamela Williams
- Soldier (ft Shirley Murdock) - Teena Marie
- Congo Square (ft George Duke) - Teena Marie
Playlist 5: (song – artist)
- Gigolette (ft Teena Marie) - Ozone
- Baby, Do You Feel Me? (ft Teena Marie) - Danny Tenaglia
- Body Work (ft Teena Marie) - Yo-Yo
- Sweet On You (ft Yo-Yo) - Teena Marie
- I Got You (ft Rick James) - Teena Marie
- Ladies Choice (Feat. Queen And Gail Gotti) - Teena Marie
- Cum On Over (ft Teena Marie) - Domino
- God Has Created (ft Smokey Robinson) - Teena Marie
- Hypnotized (Prelude) - Teena Marie
- Hypnotized - Teena Marie
- Dear Lover - Teena Marie
- Sudan (ft Teena Marie) - George Duke
- Simmer Down (ft Lady Levi) - Teena Marie
- The Pressure (ft MC Lyte) - Teena Marie
- Black Cool - Teena Marie
- I’m Still In Love - Teena Marie
- My Dear Mr. Gaye - Teena Marie
- Latin Lullaby (ft Teena Marie) - Pamela Williams
Don’t forget to check out parts 1,2 & 3 on EJ’s site!
RIBS TPTD: Happy Holidays From RIBS - The Christmas Mixes…
Filed under: Christmas, Funk, Gospel, Holiday, Podcast Collabs, R&B, RIBS, Triple Play Thurs-Day, Xmas, blues, jazz, music, podcasts/mixes, soul
Hey everybody! Not gonna ramble on too much here, just want to wish all of you a very happy and safe holiday during this Christmas season!
Over the past 3 years I’ve created a total of 13 different mixes of Christmas music that (hopefully) provide a pleasant musical soundtrack for you to enjoy during this most joyous time of the year. While I’m still working on trying to get a new Christmas mix finished for this year, I thought I would post the links to all of the existing mixes here in one convenient place for you to download.
You can left-click on the mix name to be taken to the original post for that mix or you can right-click on the “MP3 file” link or the “PDF playlist” link to download the files.
Again, Happy Holidays and a very, Merry Christmas from my family to yours!
2009
- A “Funky” Christmas 2 : MP3 file – PDF playlist
- “This Christmas”-A Baker’s Dozen: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Soulful” Christmas 2: MP3 file – PDF playlist
2008
- A “Gospel” Christmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Jazzy” Christmas 2: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- “Merry Christmas, Baby”-A Baker’s Dozen: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Funky” Christmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Lonely” Christmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
2007
- A “Snuggle Wit Cho Baby” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Jazzy” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Soulful” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- A “Blues” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
- An “Xquizzyt” Xmas: MP3 file – PDF playlist
Enjoy!
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