Mercy Mercy Me  .mp3

Rest In Peace, Etta.

“Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain’t what they used to be
No, no
Where did all the blue sky go?”

Ever feel down in your soul?
Waiting for some good times to come along? You’re not the only one.

And like Sam Cooke says about his song “Chain Gang” Here’s a little mix right now ladies and gentleman that’s designed to make you feel good. Ooh. Aah. Ooh. Aah.

Track List:

Langston Hughes-The Weary Blues / Miles Davis – Blue in Green
The Wright Specials – Pilgrim of Sorrow
Anne Peebles – Trouble, Heartache and Sadness
unknown – African People
Billy Ward and the Dominoes – Have Mercy Baby
Lucille Clifton – Cruelty, Don’t Talk to Me About Cruelty
Etta James – At Last
A.A. Bondy – How Will You Meet Your End
Brook Benton – Rainy Night in Georgia
Gene Martin – Lonely Nights
Clarence Carter – Slip Away
Alton Ellis – I’m Still in Love With You
Lee Moses – Hey Joe

Enjoy!

Everybody Loves the Sunshine MP3

Welcome Back to Soul-What?
Mixtapes Mixtapes Mixtapes
Here’s a 30 min mix… enjoy

Any Requests for Mix themes?

Track List:

Louis Prima – Lazy River
Seu Jorge and Almaz – Everybody Loves the Sunshine
The Village Callers – I Don’t Need No Doctor
Monk Higgins – One Man Band (plays all alone)
Wu-Tang Clan – Can it All Be So Simple?
Eldridge Holmes – Where is Love
The Roots – Walk Alone
Fabulous Souls – Take Me
The Joubert Singers – Stand (Larry Levan Mix)
US Navy Port Authority Soul Band – Can’t Get Up if You Can’t Get Down
DJ Airtight – Breathing
Junior Murvin – Police and Thieves
Ken Parker – A Change is Gonna Come
Anniki Tahti – Kuningaskobra
Grateful Dead – We Bid You Goodnight

Back in Action Mix MP3   <——– click here to stream or download

I had a little time and made a little mix. I’ll be making more hopefully….

Just got some new software and I’ve been playing around, testing out some new features. Stay tuned… I can only be getting better!

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Birthday Show MP3

Well, this is the show where I had the pitch turned up accidentally on one of the channels for the first few songs before I noticed. Enjoy. You can hear me slow it down right at the end of “Mr. Bojangles”. It’s almost my birthday . . . thought I’d play some of my favorites.

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Track List

Dixie Cups Iko Iko
Sergio Mendes And Brasil 66-Roda
Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz Corcovado
Esther Phillips Mr. Bojangles
Gato Barbieri Fiesta
Freddy Fender Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
Connie Francis Robot Man
Anne Peebles Trouble, Heartaches and Sadness
Ernie and The TopNotes ft. Raymond Winnfield Things Could Be Better
Sebastian Living in Depression
Dj Shadow Organ Donor (extended overhaul)
Ray Charles Hit the Road Jack
Eldridge Holmes Pop Popcorn Children
The Bamboos The Ghost
Sam and Dave Can’t You Find Another Way (Of Doing it Baby)
Wu-Tang Shame on a Nigga
The Supremes Baby Love
Carrie Cleveland I Need Love
Marvelettes Destination Anywhere
Bobby Bland Cry Cry Cry
The Mothers of Invention WPLJ
Erykah Badu Fall in Love (Your Funeral)
Nina Simone Take Care of Business
Dr. John Iko Iko
The Shangri-Las Remember (Walking in the Sand)
Gene Martin Lonely Nights
Horace Silver Quintet Acid Pot or Pills
Madlib Static Invasion
Antonio Pinto e Ed Cortes Mem Vem que nao Tem
Lee Moses Hey Joe
Brook Benton Rainy Night in Georgia
Clarence Carter Slip Away
Brenton Wood Oogum Boogum
Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf Devotion
Nightares on Wax You Wish
Mayer Hawthorne Green Eyed Love
Feist Inside and Out
Sam Cooke A Change is Gonna Come
Gil Scott-Heron I’m New Here
Madlib Further Adventure of Walkman Flavor

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Here is the recording of my Mother’s Day show.  This was a damn good show in my opinion. Got some good contemporary artists in there: some Erykah Badu from her new album and Dudley Perkins, Mayer Hawthorne, and a small cut from Dimlite’s new album too. Enjoy.

Set List:

Raymond Scott – Bendix The Tomorrow People
Sly and the Family Stone – Just Like a Baby
Dimlite – Can’t Get Used to Those
Eldridge Holmes – Wait for Me Baby
Johnny Guitar Watson – A Real Mother For Ya
Bloodstone – Bo Diddley
Shafiq Husayn ft. Fatima – Lil’ Girl
Nina Simone – I Put a Spell on You
Al Simmons – Old Folks Boogie
Nina Simone – Marriage is For Old Folks
Ruth Brown – Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
Al Green – I Wish You Were Here
Diana Ross and the Supremes – He’s My Sunny Boy
Marvin Gaye – A Funky Space Reincarnation
Kool and the Gang – Raw Hamburger
Alan Ginsberg – Sunflower Sutra
Otis Redding and the PineToppers – Shout Bamalama
Oscar Brown Jr. – Gang Bang
Ike Turner – Funky Mule
Magictones – Good Old Music
Eric Lau and Dudley Perkins – Ill Invasion ft. Rahel
Dudley Perkins – Flowers
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings – Mama Don’t Like My Man
The Sharps – Have Love Will Travel
Mayer Hawthorne – The Ills
Erykah Badu – Fall in Love (Your Funeral)
Soul Survivors – Mama Love
James Brown – Night Train
The Crusaders – Listen and You’ll See
Raymond Scott – Lightworks
Sabastian – Living in Depression
Lee Dorsey – Four Corners (part 2)
Lee Moses – Time and Place
Jimmy Smith – 8 Counts for Rita
Toby King – Love One Another
Roy Tann – Your Driver’s Lisence, Please

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This weeks show has a little more emphasis on Jazz with some good tracks from Art Blakey, Dick Hyman and apologies for the crusaders song- I play the lp on 45 speed. oh shit- well put your boogie-woogie shoes on.

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Set List:

The Charmels – As Long As I’ve Got You
Gil Scott-Heron –  Home is Where the Hatred is
The Fabulous Counts – Dirty Red
Art Blakey – Mayreh
Pee-Wee and the Psalmsters – Down by the Riverside
Bill Withers – Use Me (Live)
Bill Withers – Grandma’s Hands (Live)
Patti Drew – Fever
Jimmy McGruff – Fat Cakes
Sam and Dave – Can’t You Find Another Way (of Doing It)
Soul Survivors – Funky Way to Treat Somebody
Tito Puente – Hit the Bongo
Dick Hyman – Mack the Knife
Silver Convention – Get Up and Boogie (That’s Right)
Eugene McDaniels – Supermarket Blues
Maze – Colorblind
The Delacardos – I Know I’m Not Much
East of Underground – Smiling Faces
Shuggie Otis – Strawberry Letter 23
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights
Joe Jefferson – If I Could Turn Back the Clock
The Crusaders – Jazz!
Yesterday’s New Quintet – Daylight
Charles Lloyd – Sorcery

See You Next Week

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Set List:

Hebrew Rogers – Can’t Buy Soul
Funkadelic – Hit it and Quit it
Thee mignighters – Chicano Power
The staple singers – Ill take you there
Curtis Mayfield and the impressions – Gypsy woman
PeeWee and the Psalmsters – Jordan River
Martha and The Vandellas – There he is (at my door)
Stick McGhee – Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
The Clovers – One Mint Julep
James Brown – Out of Sight
The Coasters – Wake Me Shake Me
George McCrae – Rock Your Baby
The Capitols – Cool Jerk
Joe Tex Skinny – Legs and All
Bobby Bland – I’m Not Ashamed
Sly and the Family Stone – Family Affair
Clarence Carter – Slip Away
Mayer Hawthorne – I Wish it Would Rain
Carrie Cleveland – Make Love to Me
Fabulous Souls – Take Me
Bill Withers – Use Me
Ruth Brown – Oh What a Dream
Ray Charles – Lets go get Stoned
Dj A-Trak and Kanye West – Chicago (The Truth)
Dj A-Trak and Kanye West – In the Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)
Dj A-Trak and Kanye West – Common Man (never Change)
Dj A-Trak and Kanye West – Strung Out (Down and Out)
Yesterday’s New Quintet – Sun Goddess
Richie Havens – High Flyin’ Bird
The Dixie Cups – Iko Iko
Marvelettes – Don’t Mess With Bill
Pointer Sisters – Fire
Juan Pachanga – Day Light
Willie Jones – Where’s My Money
Joe Jefferson – If I Could Turn Back the Clock
Jimmy Ricks – Oh What a Feeling
Sam Cooke – I’ll Come running Back to You
The Clovers – devil or angel
Etta James – At Last
The Charmels –  As long as I’ve got you
Alton Ellis – I’m Still in Love With you

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Set List:

Horace Silver Quintet  - Song for my father
US Navy Port Authority Band –  Can’t Get Up if You Can’t Get Down
Honey Cone – Innocent Until Proven Guilt
Delphonics –  La La means I love you
Diana Ross and the Supremes –  He’s My Sunny Boy
James Brown Mother Popcorn pt. 1 and 2
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings – Just dropped in (to see what my condition was in)
Ernie and The Top Notes (ft. Raymond Winnfield) –  Things Could be Better
Eugene McDaniels – Smoke a Joint
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings – Mama don’t like my man
Curtis Mayfield – Underground
Ray Barretto – Soul Drummer
Curtis Mayfield and The Inspirations – No One Else
Mayer Hawthorne – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out
Art Blakey Quintet – Split Kick
Al Wilson – The Snake
George McCrea – I Get Lifted
Gil Scott-Heron – Angel Dust
Oscar Brown Junior – Dat Dere
Archie Bell and The Drells – Tighten Up
Eldridge Holmes – Pop, Popcorn Children
Black Heat – Love the Life you Live
James Brown – Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag pt. 2
Ray Charles – What’d I Say Pts. 1-2
Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar
Dinah Washington – What a Difference a Day Made
King Floyd – Groove Me
Ernie and the Top Notes – Dap Walk
Marvelettes – Destination Anywhere
Ruth Brown – Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean
The New Holidays – Maybe So, Maybe No
Carrie Cleveland – Make Love to Me
Blood Sweat & Tears – I love you more than you’ll ever know
Quincy Jones – Summer in the City
Art Blakey Quintet – Dat Dere