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FLIPPIN’ IT AGAIN

3605 days ago
Soul Sides Wallace Brothers: I Need Someone Flipside of “Airborne Shuffle” (Jewel, 1969) Alvin Robinson: Fever Flipside of “Down Home Girl” (Red Bird, 1964) I should really know better but I’m constantly forgetting to spend quality time with the ... more info

TWO FOR CHARLIE

3921 days ago
Soul Sides Charles Spurling: Popcorn Charlie From 7″ (King, 1969) The Rock: (Charlie, Brother) We Got To Love One Another From 7″ (Scorpio, 196?) Pure coincidence but I digitized both of these 7″s this week. The Spurling 7″ is, for me, a recent dis... more info

SINGLE SERVING: MARVA WHITNEY, COMING WITH THAT FIRE

3943 days ago
Soul Sides Marva Whitney: Ball of Fire From 7″ (King, 1969). Also on I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve slept on this for years. It’s on the b-side to “It’s My Thing” and though I’ve had the 7″ for probably 10+ years, I guess I never bothe... more info

DONALD BYRD: RIP

4099 days ago
Soul Sides I decided, in late 2012, I really didn’t want to write RIP pieces anymore. I meant, absolutely, no disrespect to the likes of Marva Whitney or Inez Andrews or Fontella Bass or Ravi Shankar, et. al. But it is depressing when your site begins to r... more info

Marva Whitney Dies at 68

4143 days ago
411 ManiaDubbed the "Soul Sister #1"... more info

Marva Whitney, R&B singer with James Brown, dies at 68

4144 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissMarva Whitney, the R&B-funk singer who died Saturday at age 68, according to her official Facebook page, toured with the James Brown Revue from 1967 to 1970, and briefly held the spotlight on her own with three hits she charted in 1969. Rolling St... more info

Marva Whitney Dead At 68

4144 days ago
ContactMusicVeteran funk singer Marva Whitney has died at the age of 68.The star, who was nicknamed 'Soul Sister' by James Brown, passed away on Saturday... more info

DJ school offers lessons in turntablism

4678 days ago
Guardian MusicFazed by faders? Then why not sack off that BA in anthropology and throw your tuition fees at DJ lessons from the pros?After eight years of fancying myself as a DJ – The Funk Pursuivant – I realised that I'm unable to grasp even the simplest of t... more info

Marva Whitney :: It’s My Thing (1969)

4827 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardOriginally released in 1969, Marva Whitney’s James Brown produced LP It’s My Thing plays out something like the JBs fronted by Betty Davis. Brown’s leading female vocalist during the late 60s, Whitney expertly works the material here (arranged ... more info

the final sunday batch of updates

4971 days ago
Totally Fuzzyolegelagin said... the Rolling Stones ~ 1967 ~ Flowers the Rolling Stones ~ 1965 ~ The Rolling Stones Now! Renaissance ~ 1975 ~ Scheherazade And Other Stories Otis Redding ~ 1964 ~ Pain In My Heart Cat Stevens ~ 1970 ~ Tea for the Tillerman the Soft ... more info

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