We'll hear newly rereleased disco gospel from Betty Griffin; a selection from a fantastic jazz funk musical, Black Fairy; and a crazy soul cover of The Youngbloods by Judy Clay.
UpFront Soul #2016.21 Playlist Hour 1 Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from "Back to the Night" on A&M Betty Griffin "Free Spirit" from "Greg Belson's Divine Disco" on Deano Sounds Ramon Morris "First Come, First Served" from "Sweet Sister Funk" on Groove Merchant La Mont Zeno Theater "Tell Them They Are Beautiful" from "Black Fairy" on Athens of the North Rasheed Ali "Family" from "1968 Black Power!" on Digital Rain Factory James Junior & Speedometer "Orisha's Party" from "No Turning Back" on Freestyle The Three Degrees "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" from "The Roots of Philadelphia Funk & Soul: 17 Classics" Judy Clay "Get Together" from "Get Together" on Atlantic King Curtis "Air Raid by Curley Hamner" from "King Of The Sax" Baby Charles "Back of My Hand" from "Baby Charles" on Record Kicks Curtis Mayfield "If I Only Were A Child Again" from "Superfly and More" Butcher Brown "Bank Robbery" from "Grown Folk" Sam Reed "True Value" from "This Is Love" Orlando Julius "Ijo Soul" from "Super Afro Soul" on Vampi Soul 6th Ward All Stars "Get It How You Live" from "Straight from the 6th Ward" Hour 2 Al Green "Guilty" from "Back Up Train" Nina Simone "Nobody" from "Protest Anthology" on Andy Stroud Inc. The Happyland Singers & the Blind Boys of Alabama "I've Been Born Again" from "Screaming Gospel Holy Rollers Vol. 2" Little Denise Stevenson "Hip Breakin'" from "Bay Area Funk 2" Calypso King & The Soul Investigators "Gator Funk Pt. 1" from "Truth & Soul presents Soul Fire : The Majestic Collection" Jackie Shane "Knock on Wood" from "Live At The Sapphire Tavern" The Cougars "I Wish It Would Rain" from "Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974" on Light In The Attic Willie Bobo "Sixty-Two Fifty" from "Hell Of An Act To Follow" Charles Taylor and the Charles Taylor Singers "I Must Live Until Morning" from "Screaming Gospel Holy Rollers Vol 2" The Pazant Brothers "Skunk Juice" from "Super Funk 1" Jimmy McGriff "Stump Juice" from "Jimmy McGriff - Pisces" Don Covay "Standing in the Grits Line" from "Covay's Way - [The Dave Cash Collection]" Maxine Brown "Coming Back to You" from "Oh No Not My Baby" The JB's "Breakin' Bread" from "Pass the Peas: The Best of the JB's" Mono Mono "Kenimania" from "Nigeria Rock Special" Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from "Live at the Harlem Square Club" on 1985