Funky16Corners Blog - Bands on tour
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Bill Withers - Harlem
Artists mentioned:Mr. Bill Withers Greetings. First off, we're still MOVING. The switch over to the Wordpress version of the Funky16Corners blog is underway, and will soon be final . This version will remain up as a repository and forwarding site, but the Blogger tool has become progressively more unreliable, and I've...(read full post)
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Brenda Holloway - You've Made Me So Very Happy
Artists mentioned:Miss Brenda Hollway Greetings. First off, we're still MOVING. The switch over to the Wordpress version of the Funky16Corners blog is underway, and will soon be final . This version will remain up as a repository and forwarding site, but the Blogger tool has become progressively more unreliable, and I've...(read full post)
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Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham - Lover and a Friend
Artists mentioned:You go, Bo! Greetings. First off, we're still MOVING. The switch over to the Wordpress version of the Funky16Corners blog is underway, and will soon be final . This version will remain up as a repository and forwarding site, but the Blogger tool has become progressively more unreliable, and I've...(read full post)
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Funky16Corners Radio v.5 - Funky Nawlins Pt 1
Artists mentioned:Track listing 1.The Meters – Cardova (Instant) 2.Chris Kenner – Fumigate Funky Broadway (Instant) 3. Jimmy Hicks - I’m Mr Big Stuff (Big Deal) 4. The Unemployed – Funky Thing Pt1 5. Skip Easterling –Too Weak To Break The Chains (Instant) 6. Lee Dorsey – When the Bill’s Paid (Polydor)...(read full post)
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Syl Johnson - Dresses Too Short
Artists mentioned:Syl, looking slick (and wicked) Greetings. First off, we're still MOVING. The switch over to the Wordpress version of the Funky16Corners blog is underway, and will be complete and final in a week or so. This version will remain up as a repository and forwarding site, but the Blogger tool...(read full post)
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Ike & Tina Turner & The Ikettes - There Was a Time \ African Boos \ Funky Street
Artists mentioned:Ike & Tina Turner Greetings.First off, we're still MOVING.The switch over to the Wordpress version of the Funky16Corners blog is underway, and will be complete and final in a week or so. This version will remain up as a repository and forwarding site, but the Blogger tool has become progressively...(read full post)
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Tammi Terrell - I Can't Believe You Love Me
Artists mentioned:Miss Tammi Terrell Howdy all... The end of the week is upon us, and change is looming on the horizon. The past few weeks Blogger (the service through which this blog is posted) has been experiencing another round of technical difficulties – which seem to be happening with increasing frequency....(read full post)
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Funky16Corners Radio v.4 - S.O.S. (Heart In Distress)
Artists mentioned:Track listing Velvelettes - Lonely Lonely Girl Am I (VIP)Betty Harris - I Don't Want To Hear It (Sansu)Irma Thomas - What Are You Trying To Do (Imperial) Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache (Deram)Cooperettes - Shingaling (Brunswick)Barbara West - You're No Good (Ronn)Kim Weston - Helpless (Gordy)Betty Everett -...(read full post)
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Pat Lewis - Warning b/w I'll Wait
Artists mentioned:Miss Pat Lewis Greetings all.I hope everyone had a good weekend and is sufficiently rested, at least rested enough so that the sudden shock of some outstanding soul music won’t knock you on your ass. Presumptuous? I think not. While combing the crates for the most recent batch of tasty...(read full post)
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Billy Vera & Judy Clay - Tell It Like It Is
Artists mentioned:Billy Vera & Judy Clay Greetings all. Friday is here, the weekend is upon us and the fine weather (at least for the time being) gives us all something to look forward to. The Funky16Corners 2006 Pledge Drive continues (link in the sidebar to the right), and I have to...(read full post)
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Donny Hathaway - Jealous Guy
Artists mentioned:Donny Hathway What up, yo? Here’s hoping that everyone (living within the borders of the United States wherein the holiday of Memorial Day is observed) had a great holiday weekend, and those of you who reside elsewhere did as well (you’re the ones that had to work on Monday...). It...(read full post)
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Joe Tex - I Gotcha
Artists mentioned:The Electrifying Joe Tex! Oh dear.... It is Friday, and it is also creeping up on the first big holiday weekend of the summer, but I sit here, feeling burnt (and I don’t even drink). It’s not work. If anything this has been an average week. Not too much insanity....(read full post)
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Funky16Corners Radio #3 - Soul Food (That's What I Like) Pt1
Artists mentioned:Track listing Brother Jack McDuff – Hot Barbecue (Prestige) Soul Runners – Chittlin’ Salad Pt1 (MoSoul) Lionel Hampton - Greasy Greens (GladHamp) Albert Collins – Cookin’ Catfish (20th Century) Andre Williams – Rib Tips (Avin) Maurice Simon & The Pie Men – Sweet Potato Gravy (Carnival) Mel Brown – Chicken...(read full post)
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Arthur Alexander - You Better Move On b/w A Shot of Rhythm & Blues
Artists mentioned:Arthur Alexander Greetings all. Let me start off by assuring you that I feel about as good/bad, as anyone starting off the work week does. I had a great weekend, got a lot accomplished and topped it all off with a decent night’s sleep. So, I hunker down with my...(read full post)
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Howard Tate, The James Gang, and Other Things...
Artists mentioned:Howard Tate and the Superconk! Hello. It’s Friday morning and my brain is as frayed and scuffed (but not quite as green) as an old tennis ball, so you will forgive me if the prose accompanying today’s selection isn’t up to my usual “high” standards. Fortunately, the song I’m posting...(read full post)
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Funky16Corners Mix v.2 - Sookie!
Artists mentioned:The Mighty Hannibal, Andre Williams, Chuck Edwards and Mickey Lee Lane.Track listing Roy Thompson - Sookie Sookie (Okeh)Andre Williams - Pearl Time (Sport)Cha Cha Hogan - Grit Gitter (Soulville)Mighty Hannibal - Jerkin' The Dog (Shurfine)Mickey Lee Lane - Hey Sah-Lo-Ney (Swan)Charles Kynard - Here Now! (World Pacific)Bobby Parker - Watch...(read full post)
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The Intruders - A Love That's Real
Artists mentioned:The Intruders So here we are, it’s Monday night, long past the usual Funky16Corners “bedtime”. I generally like to get the entries posted fairly early so that the desk jockeys of the world (starting with the East-coasters) can grab a dose of soul with the soul-destroying cubicle-tainted air they (we)...(read full post)
