Not to disparage the late Butane James, but being born dead and recovering is one helluva fetus. Aside from that, this compilation is completely awesome.
Tag: Funk
Saturday Matinee – Marley/McCartney, Magic Sam & Jo Stance
Paul McCartney / Bob Marley mashup works.
Magic Sam jam.
Jo Stance (featuring Johanna Försti) with some cool Helsinki funksoul.
What a way to Finnish the Saturday Matinee. Have a great weekend.
Saturday Matinee – Jonathan Winters, Manu Chao, Gnarlemagne & Billy Cobham/George Duke Band
Jonathan Winters (1925-2013) was the most talented improvisational comedian ever. R.I.P.
Manu Chao, Live Baionarena – Dia Luna Dia Pena. Chao’s got an interesting background that explains a lot of his leftist politics.
Gnarlemagne‘s “Funky New Orleans” is some fun nasty ska.
“The Red Baron” by The Billy Cobham – George Duke Band, live at Montreax Switzerland in 1976. Very cool funk groove, featuring George Duke, John Scofield, Alphonso Johnson and Billy Cobham.
That’ll do for another edition of The Saturday Matinee. Have a great weekend folks.
Saturday Matinee – Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, The Bamboos, & Rufus Thomas
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears ” Sugarfoot.” Pure retro soul/funk.
The Bamboos, live at Revolver 2006. I recognize the song but don’t know the name.
Rufus Thomas, live at Wattstax 1972, with “Breakdown.”
That’s a wrap for a late post, and enough funk R&B and soul to hold you until tomorrow (or not). Have a great weekend.
Saturday Matinee – Social Distortion, Chambers Brothers, Chicago, Bill Chase & Wild Cherry
Social Distortion linky courtesy of Coldwarrior. Great video that.
The Chambers Brothers’ grooved on the Mike Douglas Show in 1972. (Watch for John Lennon’s cameo.)
Chicago rocked during its early years before it got all wimpy and stuff. 1970’s “25 or 6 to 4” was a classic with a big band retro funk sound, even though nobody knew what the words meant.
Then there was Bill Chase with some 1971 vintage intrumental funk. (Wait for the brass waterfall.)
Okay. White funksters with afros didn’t make the nut, but the song was a hit.
And with that, I’m out. Have a great weekend, folks. See you back here tomorrow for more fun.
Saturday Matinee – Miles, George, Michael, Frank & Janis
[Updated post: I deleted my unnecessary political rant. I decided that it doesn’t belong on this blog, and, aside from letting me vent, all it does is tick people off. Lo siento mucho. –Bunk]
Here’s a dose of awesome:
Miles Davis was always awesome, especially in his later funk years. Didja catch the background jam? It obviously came from here:
George Clinton’s Parliament cranked it, although Clinton’s Funkadelic “Maggot Brain” was my favorite. Here’s an alternate version:
Poor video, but nice audio by Michael Hampton. Let’s segue…
Zappa’s “Black Napkins” is a classic, and it’s probably derived, or at least related in an odd sort of way, from this:
Yep. That’s the Janis. Have a great weekend, folks, and be back here for more fun tomorrow.
Saturday Matinee – FAIL fail, Original Star Trek, Robert Klein, Friends of Distinction, Cornelius Brothers, War
FAIL fail = WIN
Reminds me of the 2nd .gif here.
The original Star Trek was the best. Check out how young Kirk and McCoy look [via].
I might have posted this before, but Robert Klein was truly funny occasionally. If anyone has a clip of his classic “I Can’t Stop My Leg,” lemme know.
Classic summer song by The Friends of Distinction.
Here’s The Cornelius Brothers in Ft. Lauderdale in 1983, reprising their hit from 1972. (The video link above jumps to other stuff; couldn’t find a solitary link of a live show.)
Also from 1972, here’s War‘s live version of “Slipping Into Darkness.” Early 70s funk was awesome. Have a great weekend, folks, and be back here tomorrow for more funk and games.
Saturday Matinee – Kooza, Fishbone, Vai, Maceo & Satchmo
Cirque du Soleil is always awesome. Gotta wait for the cool stuff in this vid. [Found at a blog whose name has a lot of t’s and w’s in it.]
Fishbone is/was just nuts. I love ’em.
Steve Vai’s “Love of God” is another awesome rock classic.
Maceo Parker’s “Cold Sweat” is a great groovejam with a great funk lineup.
Louis Armstrong is one of a handful of people that I would have liked to have met. ¡Adiós mis muchachos!
Saturday Matinee – The Tick, Phi, Ken Nordine, Bootsy & The Zappas
The Tick came and went, but lives on the Utoobage. Here’s Part 1 of my favorite 1/2 hour episode: “The Funeral.” The next two parts are here and here.
Speaking of nature and mathema-Ticks:
The concept of Phi, graphically illustrated. [Found here.] Ken Nordine had a great take on the Fibonacci Sequence as well:
Bootsy’s New Rubber Band’s got a nice groovejam going with a left handed shredder.
Here’s a fun compilation, “Peavey Nation,” by the Sons of Zappa, featuring a cameo by Dick Clark.
Have a great Easter weekend, folks.
Saturday Matinee: Eartha Kitt, Sharon & Binky, Willis, Eddie & Keith
Eartha Kitt (1927-2008). She was THE Catwoman.
Sharon Jones, live in France, backed by Binky Griptite & the Dap Kings.
Willis “Gator Tail” Jackson cranks it in 1955.
Now for Something Else:
Eddie Cochran recorded this in 1959. (Six months later he died in a car crash in England that also injured Gene Vincent and the songwriter, Sharon Sheely.)
Keith Richards’ tribute to Cochran. Richards died of various drug overdoses and alcohol poisonings in 1967, 1970, 1972, 1983 and several other years since. He’s still touring.
Tacky Raccoons 