Members Only: Invisible Man’s Band | Love Cant Come
When I was a kid I use to sit and daydream while listening to this song..total bliss..
the layering on the vocals..the tones..the melody..perfection! I aspire to make records like this one day..
(indeed, i’m a music snob..I was raised on top shelf and spoiled from it..)
Much Love and shout out to my good friend and the super talented Len Burke and the entire Burke family! Bless!
Members Only: Mt Airy Groove | Q-Tip
Tip paying homage to one of my all time favorite jams..Mt Airy Groove..originally recorded by Philly’s own Pieces Of A Dream (produced by the late great Grover Washington Jr).
Tip nails it on the beatbox!!
Members Only: Johnny Hammond | Idris Muhammad
77′ .. South LA..Summertime..BBQ’s in the yard..very happy times..one lucky kid..
Members Only: The Temptations | Glasshouse
35 and Better.. U know what it is!! I would love to get my hands on the reels to this song!! Still Stellar! Peep the Unique energy, all fab! This record really makes me miss The Tempations (70′s line up) even more, this was the jam when I was a kid! How lucky were we.
PS: Mr Cornelius has got to be THE best dresser in television, hands down. I was very fortunate to see him a couple weeks ago driving in my neighborhood. Still Sharp as a tack!
Source of Inspiration Blog #1
I’ve been finishing the final touches of my first release and I am really excited due to the ideas and concepts that i’ve been putting together. But there are times when I close myself off to the outside world and go back to what inspired me as an artist. I’m drawing a lot from by background and my roots on this release, the fiber of what made me who I am as a man you have grown to know on a surface and personal level. I’ve been taking my time on this album and going back to basics yet seeking the danger of something fresh. It has been said that you cant move forward to the future if you dont know where you come from.
As I go through the whirlwind of life changes and enlightenment, the music of my life always guides me through. The artists featured in this blog have had a huge influence on me and what I am as an Artist,Creator,Teacher and Student. It is only vital that I pay homage.
As a kid, I remember “The Philly Sound” taking me on a journey with so many different colors and textures. As Mr Fred Wesley would say: “Gamble and Huff put a bow tie on the funk”. The changes and chord progressions with the funk undertones set a new way of rhythm which eventually gave birth to a new sound called “Disco” (from the commercial realm at least). To me it was all R&B/Soul and Funk at the end of the day.
This first jam has to be one of those songs that puts me in a pensive and reflective mode, its like a ghetto symphony. The second jam says it all in the chorus..When I grow up I hope to make music like this…
70′s Kids Rule..Long Live The Mighty Philly Sound!
Yes, I do have THE coolest MOM in the world -)
(I remember The Great One Sid Mccoy used this song for “Special Edition” back in the day -)
