Link to the Show / Show NotesSchool's in session: WEFUNK brings in radio veteran Duke Eatmon for a black history month special weaving together dramatic stories of funk, soul & hip-hop icons and the social and political dimensions of their music.
Playlist:
intro
skull snaps - it's a new day
talk (over propositions - africana)
flames - stand up and be counted
isley brothers - it's your thing
cold grits - it's your thing
sly & the family stone - in time
talk: sly stone's musical beginnings, the "fresh" album
sly & the family stone - luv n' haight
sly & the family stone - stand
talk: sly's influence and genius, introduction to the curtis mayfield & the impressions
impressions - we're a winner
impressions - we're rollin' on
talk: the winstons' classic drum break
curtis mayfield - (don't worry) if there's a hell below we're all going to go
talk: curtis' last works, the james brown-parliament-funkadelic connection
parliament - chocolate city
parliament - flashlight
talk: tales of "flashlight", bootsy's james brown stint, intro to "king heroin"
james brown - king heroin
talk: james brown's impact
james brown - there it is
james brown - soul power (live)
talk: james brown tears up montreal (over james brown - hot pants (live))
public enemy - welcome to the terrordome
talk: story of "welcome to the terrordome"
public enemy - rebirth
jeru - come clean
boogie down productions - my philosophy
de la soul - oodles of o's
brand nubian - allah u akbar
talk: native tongues movement and afrocentrism, wrap-up (over common - the corner instrumental)
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