We'll hear a tribute to James Brown by Nancy Dupree and her students in Rochester, NY, spin new tunes by The Adelians and Omar, and get freaky with Betty Davis.
UpFront Soul #2017.01.09 Playlist Hour 1 Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from "Back to the Night" on A&M La Mont Zeno Theater "Black Men Can Be Beautiful" from "Black Fairy" on Athens of the North Billy Preston "Low Down" from "The Very Best of Billy Preston" Nancy Dupree "James Brown" from "Ghetto Reality" on Smithsonian Folkways Nerukhi "Let's Make a Slave" from "Let's Make a Slave" Tony Allen "Koko Dance" from "Film of Life" on Harmonia Mundi The Adelians "We're In Need" from "We're In Need" on Q-Sounds Recording The Specials "Enjoy Yourself" from "More Specials" Cha Wa "UPT" from "Funk 'N' Feathers" on Upt Music Louis Armstrong "Give Peace a Chance" from "Louis Armstrong and Friends" on Blackbird Lee Fields & The Expressions "Paralyzed" from "Emma Jean" on Truth & Soul Records Bosq, Kaleta "Liars & Thives Dub" from "Celestial Strut" Joan Armatrading "Steppin' Out" from "Me Myself I World Tour Live at Wolftrap" on 429 Records Omar "Gave My Heart/It's So interlood (feat. Leon Ware)" from "Love in Beats" Hour 2 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles "More Love" from "Smokey Robinson & the Miracles 35th Anniversary Collection" Solomon Burke "It's Alright" from "Soul Arrives! 1955-1961" Nina Simone "Nearer Blessed Lord" from "Nina Simone-Gospel" Skull Snaps "It's A New Day" from "Get Down On It: Funky Soul Music" Dorothy Ashby "Soul Vibrations" from "Soul Vibrations" Cut Chemist "Bunky's Pick" from "The Funky 16 Corners" on Stone's Throw Cold, Bold, & Together "Somebody's Gonna Burn Ya" from "Wheedle's Groove-Seattle's Finest in Funk & Soul 1965-75" Talmadge Armstrong "Color Me Soul" from "Color Me Soul" on Jet Stream Ramon Morris "First Come, First Served" from "Sweet Sister Funk" on Groove Merchant Erma Franklin "Abracadabra" from "Erma Franklin: Piece of her Heart - The Epic and Shout Years" Machine "Time is Running Out" from "Get Down On It: Funky Soul Music" Gladys Knight & The Pips "The Nitty Gritty" from "The Nitty Gritty" on Soul Betty Davis "If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up" from "Light In The Attic 10 Year Anniversary" on Light In The Attic Mister Holmes & The Brotherhood "Thrift Store Find" from "Wheedle's Groove-Seattle's Finest in Funk & Soul 1965-75" Cassandra Wilson "I Want More" from "Glamoured" on Blue Note Bob James "Night Crawler" from "Heads" on CBS Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from "Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963" on RCA