RIP via le radiophone

Brian Ibbott- - Coverville-090625-

2009-06-26T01:31:32Z

Featuring: 1 I Hear A Symphony The Jackson 5 Soulsation! 25th Anniversary Collection Orig. The Supremes 2 I Want You Back KT Tunstall The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show Orig. Jackson 5 3 Don't Stop ‘Til You Get Enough Shivaree Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs Orig. (...) jackson, RIP

Alton Ellis - Gonna Take a Miracle

2008-10-12T21:55:44Z

<img src=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/2120429839_5998c9daa7.jpg?v=0> 1944 - 2008 <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7665594.stm">Sad news</a>: rocksteady great (and one of the finest crafters of reggae soul) Alton Ellis passed away recently. I was a late-comer to his magic but I've been beguiled by it ever since. His catalog is massive but I've always had an ear for his stuff from the late '60s and early '70s. Here's three of my favorite. Jah bless. <a href="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/stillinlove.mp3" target="_blank">Alton Ellis: I'm Still In Love With You</a> From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GFLE2M?ie=UTF8&tag=sousid-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000GFLE2M" target="_blank">I'm Still In Love With You</a> (Trojan, 196?) <a href="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/whatdoes.mp3" target="_blank">Alton Ellis: What Does It Take To Win Your Love</a> <a href="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/miracle.mp3" target="_blank">Alton Ellis: It's Gonna Take a Miracle</a> From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000000473?ie=UTF8&tag=sousid-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000000473" target="_blank">Sunday Coming</a> (Trojan, 1970) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnqIMha2wQU" target="_blank">This dude</a> is back, recognizing the real: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/by2dvKo-uOM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/by2dvKo-uOM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Reggae, RIP

Alton Ellis - What Does It Take To Win Your Love

2008-10-12T21:55:44Z

Alton Ellis - I'm Still In Love With You

2008-10-12T21:55:44Z

Oh My God, They Killed Chef!

2008-08-17T13:00:01Z

By now everybody knows that Isaac Hayes dropped dead while jogging on his treadmill at home last week. Not quite how I expected Black Moses to check out. Stax Records never would have been half as great without his contributions as a songwriter, arranger, and musician. Of course a whole new (...) soul, ballade, RIP

Various - Isaac Hayes- Ain't No Sunshine

2008-08-17T13:00:01Z

Oh My God, They Killed Chef!

2008-08-17T13:00:01Z

Oh My God, They Killed Chef!

2008-08-17T13:00:01Z

Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye

2008-08-11T19:03:58Z

NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE Isaac Hayes Black Moses Stax : 1971 [Buy It] Obituaries are difficult things, because they're at once final and transitional: final for the person who has died, transitional for the rest of us, who get a chance to remember, reflect, and reassess. When artists die, this (...) soul, ballade, RIP

Joe Bataan - Shaft

2008-08-14T12:29:00Z

<img width=400 src=http://o-dub.com/images/hayes-shoots.jpg> <a href="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/hayes/05%20I%20Thank%20The%20Lord.mp3" target="_blank">Mighty Voices of Wonder: I Thank the Lord</a> From <a href="http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=4zrtd28rj4&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3Dgood%2Bgod%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1" target="_blank">Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal</a> (Numero Group, 2006) <a href="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/hayes/garrett-wob.mp3" target="_blank">JoAnn Garrett: Walk On By</a> From Just a Taste (Chess, 1969) <a href="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/hayes/Shaft.mp3" target="_blank">Joe Bataan: Shaft</a> From <a href="http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=5jdvjmwc4w&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3Djoe%2Bbataan%2Bsweet%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1" target="_blank">Saint Latin's Day Massacre</a> (Fania, 1972) <a href="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/hayes/Do%20Your%20Thing.mp3" target="_blank">Lyn Collins: Do Your Thing</a> From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000001FOZ/103-3418389-8765447?ie=UTF8&tag=sousid-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000001FOZ" target="_blank">James Brown's Funky People Pt. 2</a> (Polydor, 1988) <a href="http://o-dub.com/sounds/soulsides/hayes/Hung%20Up%20On%20My%20Baby.mp3" target="_blank">El Michels Affair: Hung Up On My Baby</a> From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A0GOOG/103-3418389-8765447?ie=UTF8&tag=sousid-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000A0GOOG" target="_blank">Sounding Out the City</a> (Truth and Soul, 2006) As promised, a few cover songs of Isaac Hayes tunes and compositions in honor of the late master's catalog. To be honest, it's not quite as easy as you'd think. True, there's a <a href="http://versionsgalore.blogspot.com/2008/08/shafted.html" target="_blank">gazillion "Shaft" covers</a> but remember that in Hayes' post-Hot Buttered Soul career, most of his groundbreaking songs were reinterpretations of other people's songs rather than original compositions. That said, in the case of JoAnn Garrett's "Walk On By," it's clear that she's working off of Hayes' epic version rather than playing with the Bacharach/Warwick versions. We start though with a Hayes/Porter composition, a very striking gospel funk cover of Sam and Dave's "I Thank You" renamed into "I Thank the Lord" by the Mighty Voices of Wonder. The gospel group takes a more lo-fi approach which only makes the opening drums that much rougher. Good god, indeed. I generally am not a huge fan of the "Shaft" theme regardless of who is performing it but hey, if my man Joe Bataan is going to cover it, I might as well let it shine. This was a surprising hit for him, so much so that Fania came out with a second run of his Sweet Soul LP and put it on there and then released it, again, on Joe's last album for Fania, Saint Latin's Day Massacre. Caliente! Lyn Collins' incredible cover of "Do Your Thing" (probably the best thing to come off the Shaft soundtrack) actually never was released back in the '70s when it was first recorded. Instead, it found exposure finally in 1988 as part of Polydor's hugely successful James Brown's Funky People series. How successful? Enough so that Collins' long-delayed version found instant fans amongst rap producers, including Dr. Dre who hooked it up lovely for Above the Law's "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhvO3sZWLQw" target="_blank">Another Execution</a>" circa 1990. "Hung Up On My Baby," from the Tough Guys soundtrack was another <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KutXyPEEbQs" target="_blank">hip-hop favorite</a> back in the '90s which no doubt influenced Brooklyn's El Michels Affair to cover the song on their excellent, slept-on 2006 debut (they also did a nice job with "Walk On By" as fans of Soul Sides Vol. 2 already know). I like their take on "Hung Up," - it's cooler, a bit chiller in the cut but still has that classic melody that's so haunting. Feel free to add your own favorite Hayes covers in the comments. funk, RIP