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from the last few installments of my radio show, "downtown soulville"
(saturdays, 7 to 9 p.m. u.s. eastern time,
www.wfmu.org; starting october 8, i'm
back to fridays from 7 to 8 p.m.)
August 14, 1999
Sophisticated Sissy!
Sunny & the Sunliners, "Banana Juice" (instrumental)
The Webs, "Let's Party"
Jarvis Jackson, "The Long Dog"
Little Genie Brooks, "The James Brown Bougelou"
Willie Gresham & the Free Food Ticket, "Step by Step"
Chuck Danzy, "Git Down"
Bobby Rush, "Just Be Yourself"
The Johnny Otis Show Live, "Keep the Faith (Part 2)"
Billy Butler, "I'll Bet You"
The Four Perfections, "I'm Not Strong Enough"
Jimmy Delphs, "Mind Goin' in the Same Direction"
Betty Brewton, "Heavy Heavy Lovin' "
Huey Smith & the Clowns, "You Got Too"
Robert Moore, "Everything's Gonna Be All Right"
Raw Soul, "Georgia Walk" (instrumental)
Frankie Coe & the Mighty Soul Messengers, "Get It Jerk"
Billy Guy, "Let Me Go 'Getto' "
The Attractions, "Burn Up Some Road"
The Soul Brothers Six, "Drive"
The Stovall Sisters, "Hang On In There"
The Dapps, "Bringing Up the Guitar" (instrumental)
Robert Parker, "The Hiccup"
The Prepositions, "Something Different" (instrumental)
Gene Miller, "Sho Is Good"
Jesse Hill, "Mardi Gras"
Luvenia Lewis, "Find a Man That Satisfies"
James Bynum, "Up and Down"
The Bobby Williams Group, "The Dance of the Sophisticated Sissy" (instrumental)
The Stingers, "Do the Cissy"
Curley Moore, "Sophisticated Sissy (Part 1)"
Albert Collins, "Do the Sissy" (instrumental)
Bob & Earl, "The Sissy"
Rufus Thomas, "Sophisticated Sissy"
The Village Soul Choir, "The Sissy Football (Part 2)"
Roscoe & Friends, "Broadway Sissy" (instrumental)
The Soul Seven, "The Cissy's Thang" (instrumental)
The Meters, "Sophisticated Sissy" (instrumental)
Dyna-Might, "Borracho" (instrumental)
The Greer Brothers, "Weeping Baby All the Time"
The Fuller Brothers, "Moanin' Groanin' & Cryin' "
Tina Turner, "We Need an Understanding"
Billy Woods, "I Don't Want to Lose Your Love"
Mary Davis, "Woe Be Unto You"
Prince George, "I Love Too Hard"
Jimmy Brown, "Chain of Fools" (instrumental)
King Solomon, "The Natural Look"
August 21, 1999
Proto-rap, popping corn!
The Bar-Kays, "Knucklehead" (instrumental)
Teddy Greene, "Gotta Love You More"
Darrow Fletcher, "My Young Misery"
B.B. Brown, "I Weep"
Kelly Brothers, "How Can True Love Be This Way"
The Ikettes, "Whatcha Gonna Do"
Big Ella, "The Queen"
Roger Freeman, "All Shook Up"
The Metros, "Since I Found My Baby"
The Nature Boys, "Watch Yourself"
Seeds of Tranquillity, "Harmonica Funk" (instrumental)
Robert Jay, "Alcohol (Part 2)" (instrumental)
Bobby Conerly, "Little Girls Go Home"
Bobby Rush, "Much Too Much"
James Brown, "Shhhh (For a Little While)" (instrumental)
Guitar Slim, "Mini Boogaloo"
J. Star, "Hot Pants"
Tony Alvon & the Bel-Airs, "Boom Boom Boom"
The Tiny Fuller Group, "Turkey Jerk" (instrumental)
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, "The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage"
Garnet Mimms, "All About Love"
Billy Young, "A Sweet Woman"
Hermon Hitson, "She's a Bad Girl"
Eddie & Ernie, "You Give Me Love to Go On"
Patti Lenoir & Her Hi-Stands, "I'm on the Run"
Martin & the Mustangs, "Funky Boardwalk" (instrumental)
*PRE-HIP-HOP RAPPERS*
Jackie & Tut with Herb Kent, "10-2 Double Plus"
Butterball, "Butterballs (Part 1)"
Willie Tomlin, "Check Me Baby"
Leon Gardner, "Who Are You?"
Bill Butterball Crane, "Steppin' Tall (Part 1)"
Gary Byrd, "Soul Traveling (Part 1)"
Georgie Woods (The Guy With the Goods), "Potato Salad (Part 1)"
Herman the Soul Burner, "Louisiana Rapper"
J.C. Davis, "Buttered Popcorn"
Jonah Ellis, "Popcorn Cellar"
Kim Melvin, "Doin' the Popcorn"
U.S. Warren, "The Drop (Part 1)" (instrumental)
The Mamselles, "Open Up Your Heart"
Steve Mancha, "You're Still in My Heart"
Shotgun & the Dynamitos, "When Your Love Say Goodbye"
The Parliaments, "Don't Be Sore at Me"
Charlie Taylor, "Stop Calling the Police on Me"
Bill Doggett, "Sapphire" (instrumental)
August 28, 1999
More popcorn!
Pound of Flesh, "Funky March" (instrumental)
Calvin Arnold, "Mini Skirt"
The Poindexter Brothers, "(Git Your) Backfield in Motion"
Good Time Charlie, "I Remember Mini Ginny"
Freddy Scott, "Pow City"
Mel Brown, "Chicken Fat" (instrumental)
Eldridge Holmes, "Pop Popcorn Children"
Pigmeat Markham, "Pig's Popcorn"
Ernest Van Treose & the McDaniel, Mary Street Band, "Popcorn Push Push"
(instrumental)
Freddi & Henchi & the SS Revue, "Biscuits and Buttermilk"
Bobby Mack, "Malnutrition"
Heavy & the Soul Mates, "Malty Papa" (instrumental)
Clay Tyson, "Moon Man"
Sir Sidney Wallace & the Bel-Airs, "Green Power"
Travis Wammack, "It's Karate Time" (instrumental)
Wild Child Gipson, "Coal Mine No. 2"
U.S. Warren & the Genghis Pea, "Hard Headed Woman"
Fabulous Emotions, "Number One Fool"
The South Suburban Rhythm Section, "Libras Really Do Run It?" (instrumental)
The Cavaliers, "Hold to My Baby"
Barbara Lynn, "I Don't Want a Playboy"
Otis Goodwin, "I Feel It Just a Little Bit"
The El Dorados, "The New Breed" (instrumental)
The Impressions, "You Always Hurt Me"
Big Don's Rebellion, "It Was True"
Rose Battiste, "I Miss My Baby"
The Rivingtons, "Just Got to Be More"
The Soul Brothers Inc., "Put It on Him"
The New Clarence Reid, "Cadillac Annie"
Billy Guy, untitled glass-eye joke
Chris Harris, "Dr. Funky"
John Thomas, "Come See Me (I'm Your Man)"
Sandy Nelson, "Sock It to 'Em, J.B." (instrumental)
Steve Mancha, "Friday Night"
Marvin Gaye, "When I Had Your Love"
Judy Clay, "It Takes a Lotta Good Love"
Larry Hall, "I Broke Up Inside"
Steve Mancha, "Monday Through Thursday"
James Brown, "Choo Choo" (instrumental)
Frankie Coe & the Mighty Soul Messengers, "Get It Jerk"
Lou Lawton, "Knick Knack Patty Wack"
Pearl Reeves, "Cool With a Groove"
M. Ali & J. Tucker, "Shuffle With Ali"
Dellie Hoskie & Their Natural Selves, "The Clown"
The LPT's, "Long Cool Summer"
Martin's Mustangs, "Funky Boardwalk" (instrumental)
September 11, 1999
Detroit, soul city!
Roosevelt Fountain & His Pens of Rhythm, "Red Pepper (Pt. 2)" (instrumental)
Detroit Sound, "We're Gonna Party"
Gino Parks, "For This I Thank You"
Betty Lavette, "I Feel Good All Over"
J.J. Barnes, "Real Humdinger"
The Monitors, "Number One in Your Heart"
Edwin Starr, "You're My Mellow"
The Capitols, "Cool Jerk '68" (instrumental)
The Spinners, "Itchin' for My Baby (But I Don't Know Where to Scratch)"
Andre Williams, "Mozelle"
Buddy Lamp, "My Tears"
Edward Hamilton & the Arabians, "Baby Don't You Weep"
The Precisions, "If This Is Love (Than I'd Rather Be Lonely)"
Calvin Williams, "Lonely You'll Be"
The Contours, "Baby Hit & Run"
Spyder Turner, "Ride in My 225"
Johnnie Mae Matthews, "My Destination"
Danny Woods, "You Had Me Fooled"
Lorraine Alterman interview with Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye, "This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me)"
The New Holidays, "My Baby Ain't No Plaything"
The Buena Vistas, "Knock on Wood" (instrumental)
Willie Horton & the Supremes, "Detroit Is Happening"
Emanuel Laskey, "I've Got to Run for My Life"
The People's Choice, "Just Look What You've Done"
The Professionals, "That's Why I Love You"
Darrell Banks, "I've Got That Feeling"
Gwen Owens, "I Lost a Good Thing"
Timmy Shaw, "No More"
The Temptations, "You've Got to Earn It"
Rudy Robinson & the Hungry 4, "Close Your Mouth" (instrumental)
Buddy Lamp, "Save Your Love"
Lee Rogers, "Sock Some Love Power to Me"
Johnnie Mae Matthews, "My Mama Didn't Lie"
Hank Marr, "The 'Out' Crowd" (instrumental)
Lee "Mr. Dynamite" Moore, "Do the Funky Thing"
Chico and Buddy, "Can You Dig It?"
Shades of Time, "Can You Dig It?"
Nelson Sanders, "Tired of Being Your Fool"
The Fantastic 4, "Can't Stop Looking for My Baby"
Carl Carlton (the 12-Year-Old Wonder), "Nothing No Sweeter Than Love"
Luther Ingram, "If It's All the Same to You Babe"
The Fabulous Peps, "Speak Your Peace"
Stevie Wonder, "Kiss Me Baby"
September 18, 1999
Borrowing from Harvey! Football!
Nip & Tuck, "Breakout" (instrumental)
Barbara Mason, "Don't Ever Want to Lose Your Love"
The Knight Brothers, "Love (Can't You Hear Me)"
Shorty Long, "It's a Crying Shame (the Way You Treat a Good Man Like Me)"
The Bobbettes, "Good Man"
The Four Puzzles, "Especially for You Baby"
King Curtis, "Popcorn Willy" (instrumental)
*"ANY WAY YOU WANTA" PLUS 2 SONGS THAT "BORROW" SNATCHES OF IT*
Harvey, "Any Way You Wanta"
Monguito Santamaria, "Work Out"
The Dynamics, "Soul Sloopy"
Herb Johnson & the Impacts, "I'm So Glad"
Soulful Illusion, "Searching for Love"
Bobby Bland, "Shoes"
Little Oscar, "Empty Bottles"
Oscar Weathers, "Contract of Love"
The Singing Principal, "Woman's Lib"
Rudy Robinson Trio, "Chicken Scratch (Pt. 1)" (instrumental)
The Dorsets, "Pork Chops"
Larry Bright, "Bacon Fat"
James Red Holloway, "Ala Carte"
Bobby & the Expressions, "Slooptime USA"
Duane Yates & the Capris, "Hold It"
Dennis Robinson, "Keep On Twistin' "
The Rockin Capris, "Money" (instrumental)
Rudy Tee & the Reno Bops, "Talkin' 'Bout Soul"
Wes Hargrove, "Shure Help the Girls"
Dale Serrano, "Ou Wee Man" (instrumental)
Jeanette B. Washington, "Medicine Man"
Carl Lester & the Show Stoppers, "When You See Me Hurt"
Janit & the Jays, "Hurting Over You Boy"
Tim Whitsett & the Imperials, "Monkey Man" (instrumental)
Chubby Checker, "Karate Monkey"
Rodge Martin, "Close My Eyes (and Open Up My Mind)"
Bobby Byrd, "They Are Sayin' "
Bill Cole, "Teach Me How to Bump"
Top Hat & Little Jeff, "Mississippi Bump"
Sampson & Delilah, "Move Over"
Harvey Scales & the Seven Sounds, "Funky Football"
Stan & the Man, "Muscle Man Does the Football"
C.C. Neal, "O.J."
Mickey & the Soul Generation, "Football"
The French Connection, "Penguin Talk" (instrumental)
Clarence Green & the Rhythmaires, "Let Me Be"
The Jackson 5, "Jam Session" (instrumental)
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