R&B

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Aretha Franklin

Live in Concertgebouw Amsterdam 1968 (first tour outside the US)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3LLd...

[Alisa]

Such an amazing talent and force in the world.
Two versions of one of her classics ~
first recorded version - https://youtu.be/dEWuAcMWDLY
live at the Kennedy Center Honors - https://youtu.be/XHsnZT7Z2yQ

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Aretha is magic.
I hope she recovers ...
Great clips, Alisa!!!

[Alisa]

Andre, magic indeed. Listening to her sing is transformative. Amazing.

[Lorna, Assisting Moderator (T) - SCOTUS - Civil Rights]

Andre and Alisa, thank you both for the wonderful adds of the beautiful and heartwarming performances of Aretha Franklin as she is in our thoughts and prayers.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

May she rest in peace.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great adds Andre - thank you.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Ella Mai - Boo'd Up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YNZl...

Ella Mai’s Surprise Smash

More: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...

Source: YouTube, Rolling Stone

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Way Down in the Hole:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzIuU...

The song (written by Tom Waits) was used for the TV series The Wire. It's Gospel, R&B, whatever - the whole shebang. Most importantly however it's just a terrific song.

A nice live version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ymzP...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

A lot of young people might not know who they are - here is some information for them:

http://www.blindboys.com/about/

I liked the live version.

Source: Blind Boys of Alabama website

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Solomon Burke and the Blind Boys of Alabama

None Of Us Are Free:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU49C...

Solomon's album Don't Give Up On Me is fantastic - one of my all time favorites and one of Solomon's best.

From an The Blind Boys of Alabama album (Go Tell It On The Mountain) - again with Solomon Burke:

I Pray on Christmas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXnNw...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

They have a great sound - I like the live links better because you get to see them but I think the other links have better quality acoustics.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Yes. If you haven't already you might want to try and listen to the entire Solomon Burke album.

Solomon Burke
Don't Give Up On Me (live):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6POO...

Fast Train:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k_Is...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Good sound and thanks for the adds too.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Thanks - one of my all time favorite albums

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

This was on NPR - some of the lyrics are explicit - a warning.

Summer Walker singing Session 32, Wasted, Girls Need Love, Riot, and Playing Games at the Tiny Deck.

Watch Summer Walker play"Session 32", "Wasted", "Girls Need Love", "Riot" and "Playing Games" at the Tiny Desk.

Link: https://youtu.be/xnS2tbgcTc0

Oct. 21, 2019 | Rodney Carmichael -- Seconds before the cameras started to roll, Summer Walker showed just how much she was willing to sacrifice for her day at the Tiny Desk: She clipped her nails. It wasn't an aesthetic choice but a pragmatic one. Not even her love for a fresh set of bedazzled acrylics would get in the way of her strumming the soul out of her six-string Fender electric. The guitar wasn't the only thing she'd brought with her from Atlanta. In her lap sat "Friend," the pink stuffed animal who no doubt provided a bit of emotional support during a five-song set that forced the shy enigma out of her creative shell.

"Look, I'm really freaking excited to be here but I have social anxiety like a mother******," Walker told the NPR crowd at the end of her set, barely mumbling the expletive in an attempt to censor herself. "I'm freaked the hell out, I'm sweating, but this is so exciting for me."

A 23-year old singer-songwriter with an uncensored pen and brown-liquor vocals, Walker has become something of a patron saint for colored girls who've considered bossing up when heartbreak is too much. With the release of her official studio debut Over It, she made history last week by racking up the biggest streaming week of any female R&B artist ever. Meanwhile, the first lady of upstart label Love Renaissance (LVRN) is lowkey leading a sonic revolution in Atlanta that's turning the trap capital back into an R&B town. Her team was equally insistent on tricking out the Tiny Desk space by hanging lights that brought a diffuse glow to Walker's creative set.

For an artist who rarely grants interviews and admittedly dreads the public spotlight — despite an Instagram feed that clearly shows off her humorous, exhibitionist flair — Walker's Tiny Desk is revealing. In the span of 15 minutes, she performs fan favorites ("Session 32," "Wasted," "Riot") and the song that made Drake hop in her DMs, "Girls Need Love," before ending with current single "Playing Games." Even behind the bright lights and oversized eyeglass frames, her unadorned soul shines through.

SET LIST
"Session 32"
"Wasted"
"Girls Need Love"
"Riot"
"Playing Games"

MUSICIANS
Summer Walker: vocals, guitar; Elijah Whittingham: guitar; Angel White: vocals; Autumn Tuesdae: vocals; Slim.wav: keys; Stox: bass; Remey Williams: drums

CREDITS
Producers: Rodney Carmichael, Bobby Carter, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineers: Josh Rogosin, Patrick Boyd; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Niki Walker, Maia Stern, Beck Harlan, Jack Corbett; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR

Source: Youtube

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Al Green

Simply Beautiful (live, acoustic):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhhDO...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Very nice.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Alicia Keys
NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwUt1...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Alicia Keys - excellent choice.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

THank you.

The last weekend marked the 49th anniversary of the release of SHAFT, directed by Gordon Parks. Music by Isaac Hayes.

Here are the opening credits with the famous Theme from Shaft (this is a slightly different version than the one on the record):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlsu...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Why thank you for the post - I have this bookmarked to circle back later to listen.

How do you keep up with all of the anniversaries?

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Gordon Parks was a photographer before he became a director. I love his work and I also changed from photography to film.
Besides I am a huge fan of Isaac Hayes... and I love this film :-)

With the Black Lives Matter movement daily in the news the film websites also celebrated the anniversary.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Very true. Thank you for the added information. Very interesting.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Rose Royce

From the soundtrack Car Wash:

Sunrise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdgtl...

Yo yo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKhhj...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Somebody else use to do those scales at the beginning and for the life of me I cannot remember who.

I especially like the sound of Sunrise. Great music. Has some elements of middle eastern chords too.

Thank you Andre - listening to it right now.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

You're welcome. Glad you like it!
I read somewhere someone sampled parts but I don't know who.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Interesting.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Tower of Power

NPR Tiny Desk Concert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDksW...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Very nice - love NPR.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Johnny Nash has passed away.
While most of you will know his fabulous hit record "I Can See Clearly Now" his first hit was:

Johnny Nash

Let's Move and Groove Together:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyk_G...

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Oh boy how did I miss that. I just saw your post and did not even realize it until reading it.

Thank you so much for the music posts and this remembrance Andre.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Thanks, Bentley. I'll add one here and there from time to time.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Yes, whatever you can do to get these caught up and cranking (smile)

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Mary Wilson has passed away.
As everybody knows the hit records she had with the Supremes I thought I'd better add something different.

Mary Wilson:
Bad Case of Loving You (live, Jay Leno Show):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuU2W...

[Dona]

Thanks for posting...love Mary Wilson!

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Glad you like the video, Dona. Mary Wilson was indeed a terrific singer. Did you see the video on the web in which she tells her fans how excited she is about the coming releases of some of her recordings? She was so happy. She recorded the video just a few days before her death...

[Dona]

Didn’t see that one but I grew up on the whole Motown lineup and still love their music.

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Me too :-)

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Womack & Womack:

Baby I'm Scared of You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz9EF...

[André, Honorary Contributor - EMERITUS - Music]

Teddy Pendergrass

Live at the Greek 1979:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuWeZ...

[Zahara]

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