Tag: soul

Sunday Music: Tina Turner And The Stones

In 1966 the Rolling Stones took Tina Turner on the road in England. In 1969, they hit the states.  Here’s her and Ike doing, “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” from the Gimme Shelter movie, which captures the period.  But let’s be real. It’s just Tina in this clip. She melted all of them.   … Continue reading Sunday Music: Tina Turner And The Stones →

Patti LaBelle’s Fondest Memory Of The Apollo (Embrace The Chase)

Is your fondest memory the end result OR something on the journey? It’s worth asking.  Because wherever you are now, wherever you want to go, your fondest memory might be closer than you think.  Life is funny like that.  Like when they asked Patti LaBelle what her fondest memory of the Apollo Theater was and … Continue reading Patti LaBelle’s Fondest Memory Of The Apollo (Embrace The Chase) →

Sunday Music: Now Why You Wanna Go And Do That Love, Huh?

You know those weird things you say to yourself all of the time? As in the things you say to your dog, or the dishes, or the anthropomorphized internet company in your mind?  “Now why you wanna go and do that love, huh?” I say that - all of the time.  Here’s where it’s from, … Continue reading Sunday Music: Now Why You Wanna Go And Do That Love, Huh? →

Sunday Music: Eye Know Eye Love You Better

We lost Dave Jolicouer from De La Soul a few weeks ago. In another week or so we get the group’s full catalog on streaming services for the first time ever.  Sample clearances, label shenanigans - you name it, the crap that buried their music was frustrating.  I can’t remember how or when I first … Continue reading Sunday Music: Eye Know Eye Love You Better →

Sunday Music: Birtha (Best Band You Never Heard)

I don’t know how I missed this all-female band that mixed Zeppelin with Joplin with Bikini Kill energy before Bikini Kill was a thing. But I did. And until my girlfriend’s buddy Kenny said, “wait, you seriously never heard of Birtha?! We have to go to YouTube, right now," my life was incomplete. Don’t feel … Continue reading Sunday Music: Birtha (Best Band You Never Heard) →

Sunday Music: NEW Playlist For January 2023

Thanks to those of you who have been asking for a new playlist. This one has been in the works since last fall - and courtesy of a job change, moving across state lines, and surviving COVID Christmas, it’s ready for your consumption.  I had a lot of moods in the past 6 months and … Continue reading Sunday Music: NEW Playlist For January 2023 →

Sunday Music: “Over My Shoulder” By Charlie Hunter

I was talking to a guitar teacher of mine about Charlie Hunter when I was in college. I was gushing about the technique to play his 7 and 8-string bass/guitar monstrosities and my teacher looked at me quizzically.  “Hmm. I guess that explains it. I thought he was just a really sloppy player and couldn’t … Continue reading Sunday Music: “Over My Shoulder” By Charlie Hunter →