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RNR Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Marvins 1973 hit, Come get to this.
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10-05-2020 09:04 PM
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Marvin Gayes Live 1974 hit, Distant Lover
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Originally Posted by Alter
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In 1981 disco had come and gone. But soul was still soul and great singers were everywhere. None more gifted than Luthier Vandross. He sang for years backing named acts. Now on his own here his is singing his hit A house is not a home, for a live audience.
Last edited by 2bornot2bop; 10-06-2020 at 03:06 PM.
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Everyday I have the Blues by BB King Live At The Regal in Chicago is a great early example I bet Room Full Of Blues would have some!
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Is there a soul version of People Who Need People?
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Originally Posted by steve burchfield
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There is a dynamite version of People Who Need People With Barbara Streisand and Stevie Wonder!!! has great nylon string guitar intro really TOP NOTCH!!!
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Originally Posted by Gitfiddler
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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The Godmother of Soul. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. She's a special lady with a special voice, and she's been singing for six decades. And no one, absolutely no one has ever sung Over The Rainbow quite like Patti Labelle. She brings it! Here she is in a 1991 Apollo Theater performance. Love you Patti!
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Combine a producer like Quincy, and a singer like James Ingrams and you get 100 Ways. And then James follows that hit up with Just Once. And just because, Joey DeFrancesco does a very soulful jazzy version of Just Once.
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Unbelievably, we've been this far without a mention of Mucle Shoals. While most of the music covered so far was urban, very much a product of the big city, Muscle Shoals was out in the boonies and had a funky vibe of it's own that was local flavor. The Swampers were one of my favorite studio bands and their legacy to music is huge.
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A song that would define so much about it’s time by a songwriter who was like no other. Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On definitely set the bar very high for there was nothing like it. And Motown didn’t want to release what they saw as a protest record. Barry Gordy was clueless. But Marvin refuses to work on anything else until it was released. Barry was outvoted by Motown management. It was then released and the rest as they say was history.
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Another hot recording that was part of the soundtrack for the 60’s. Here’s the Four Tops with Baby I Need Your Lovin.
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Chic lit a fire in 1979 with their Good Times.
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Curtis Mayfield’s Move On Up was a musical extravaganza of what epitomized a hit in 1970. The horns and rhythm section were phenomenal and way ahead of its time.
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1975 Love to love you baby lit up the RnB charts. It became an anthem for disco with its long play version. Donna Summers was on fire. She had a slew of other hits like MacArthur Park and Last Dance. She became known as the Queen of disco.
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Smokey’s Tracks of my tears kept that Smokey flame flowing with another hit!
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And in 1970 Smokey’s Tears of a clown would define my high school days.
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Originally Posted by unknownguitarplayer
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Back on a more positive note. What’s more so than Bill Withers and his Lovely Day.
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And Lean on me.
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Born in 1958 Anita Baker arrived later on the scene. But did she ever make up for lost time winning 8 Grammys. Here’s Sweet Love from her 1986 ultra winning Rapture album.
One head, two cabs.
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