Soulville

What do you need to get through your day? Peace, love and soul, people. Your boys at Balcony Radio can help you with one of those . . . good luck with the others. Join us this week for episode 17 of Soulville, our testament to wonders of rhythm and blues. This week, we spin some of the deepest, most obscure, never heard before 70s Funk tunes we could find. Deeper than the voices of Don Cornelius, Barry White and Melvin Franklin rolled into one. Pop your collar, it’s on for some serious Funk action!

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PLAYLIST:
I FEEL SANCTIFIED: THE COMMODORES
MIGHTY MIGHTY LOVE: LEE FIELDS
COOKIE JAR: FUZZY HASKINS
WHEN IN DOUBT, VAMP: FRED WESLEY & THE HORNEY HORNS
WOO TOGETHER: BERNIE WORRELL
IF YOU DON’T GET IT THE FIRST TIME, BACK UP AND TRY IT AGAIN: FRED WESLEY & THE JBs
HAND CLAPPING SONG: THE METERS
WATCH ME DO MY THANG: PARLET
YOU GOT SOMETHING: BT EXPRESS
HOLLYWOOD HOT: THE ELEVENTH HOUR
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS: ROSE ROYCE
WHAT’S THE NAME OF THE FUNK (SPIDER MAN)
STROKETY STROKE: THE O’JAYS
TEE NINE CHEE BIT: EARTH, WIND & FIRE
GETTIN’ FUNKY ROUND HERE: BLACK NASTY
STRAIGHT UP: EXIT 9
WHEEDLE’S GROOVE: ANNAKONDA
I CAN MAKE YOU DANCE: ZAPP
IT’S THE MUSIC THAT MAKES US DO IT: MAGNUM
I GOT LOVE: CHARLES WRIGHT & THE WATTS 103 STREET RHYTHM BAND
YOU SHOULDN’T NUF BIT FISH: GEORGE CLINTON

Hop about the midnight train, our fellow funkateers . . . it’s time for a ride to a little place called Soulville. It’s ep 16 of our testament to rhythm and blues and we’re gliding high into the 70s. We got all the sequins on and the hair just right to hit the floor with the best grooves from ’70-’79. Report to the dancefloor . . . now.

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During the Summer of Love it was hard not to get a touch of flower power on you. It was all over the place . . . even in our beloved rhythm & blues. Drop in for episode 15 of Soulville, we spin some of the floweriest jams of the late 60s and early 70s. Blow out your wig with jams that would power the Soul Train all the way to Woodstock. Dig: it.

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For this installment of Soulville we decided to do a review of one of the greatest record labels in the history of music – Stax Records. We crate-dig through the history of Stax and listen to the famous and near-famous artists who put deep grooves into life!

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PLAYLIST:
THE WORLD IS ROUND: RUFUS THOMAS
I’M GOING HOME: PRINCE CONBY
TRAMP: OTIS & CARLA
I GOT A SURE THING: OLLIE & THE NIGHTENGALES
CAN’T EXPLAIN HOW IT HAPPENED: IVORY JOE HUNTER
YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY FROM YOUR HEART: JUDY CLAY
SOUL GIRL: JEANNE & THE DARLINGS
WHEN MY LOVE COMES DOWN: RUBY JOHNSON
EVERY STEP I TAKE: DEANIE PARKER
THE HAPPY SINGER: OTIS REDDING
YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD: THE CHIPS
TOE HOLD: JOHNNIE TAYLOR
I DON’T WANT YOU ANYMORE: EDDIE JEFFERSON
TEARDROP SEA: THE TONETTES
DON’T PASS YOUR JUDGEMENT: MEMPHIS NOMADS
I’LL SHOW YOU: WILLIAM BELL
HONEYDRIPPER: THE VANDELLS
SAME TIME, SAME PLACE: MABLE JOHN
MAKE IT ME: THE PREMIERS
BRING YOUR LOVE BACK TO ME: LINDA LYNDELL
I WANT A GIRL: MAD LORDS
GRAB THIS THING PT. 1: THE MARKEYS
JUST ACROSS THE STREET: THE DEL RIOS
WHAT I’LL DO FOR SATISFACTION: JOHNNY DAYE
ON A SATURDAY NIGHT: EDDIE FLOYD
LET ME SLOW DOWN: BOBBY WILSON
FOOL IN LOVE: THE VEL-TONES
GIVE YOU WHAT I GOT: WENDY RENE
WONDERING: THE DRAPELS
GOOFIN’ OFF: NANCY SKIIPPER
I THANK YOU: SAM & DAVE

It’s time to head down the road and make a stop at a little town called Soulville. This is Episode 2 of our look at some of the best music ever made. Originating in great cities like Memphis and Detroit, these are the tunes that will get your head a-boppin’ and your feet a-dancin’.

We don’t always need to rock. Every once in a while we let some guys with horn sections and pianos come in and kick your ass. Get some soul music in your life and listen to this, our deput episode of Soulville. Soul, R&B, and more! The first episode is, appropriately enough, all ladies (imagine the beehives). It’s so easy to settle back and let a new vibe take over.