December 2009 Blog Posts (30)

The Ladder Of The Soul (For Relaxing)

I surrender to the ladder of my soul

the rungs of which lay bare my sorrow

I step the progressive road to life

though weary from the climb.

Perceptive though my thoughts may be

I sometimes jump into the fray

Pastoral arms recover me

and lead me day by day.

A light shines at the top

of the ladder of my soul

beckoning my ascent even

when I fall, grasping my

hand when I… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on December 6, 2009 at 12:30am — 11 Comments

Dennis Coffey

Dennis Coffey (born November 1940, Detroit, Michigan) is an American guitarist. He was a studio musician for many soul and R&B recordings.

Coffey learned to play guitar when he was thirteen in Copper City in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. At the age of fifteen he played on his first record, session backing Vic Gallon on "I'm Gone" on the Gondola record label. In the early 1960s he joined The Royaltones who had had hits with "Poor… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 6, 2009 at 12:27am — 2 Comments

Gloria Scott: What Am I Going to Do? (1974)

2009 is the 35th anniversary of this classic soul album, which was the first and only full-length studio release by Gloria Scott. Produced by Barry White with the best of his '70s approach, and featuring songs written by lesser-known White protege, Tom Brock, nearly every single cut here is a classic, a mixture of deep and…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on December 4, 2009 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments

Love Light In Flight-Stevie Wonder

Make me feel like paradise

Give me what I'm missing

Send me to the highest heights

Take me up and away

I've tasted love so many times

With something always missing

But I know that you got the kind

To take me up and away

I know that our journey

Will be filled with passion,

love and pleasure

Touching down where… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on December 3, 2009 at 12:00am — 5 Comments

Minnie Riperton "Unsung"

Inspired by our Dear Gene, I am grateful for his Unsung on Donny Hathaway, and reminder of this wonderful Unsung feature on Minnie.

The full blog and bio that I did are Here in case you want to read it. Thanks~E

MINNIE RIPERTON ::

There are not many…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on December 2, 2009 at 12:30am — 7 Comments

Soul! Journey To The Sun...November 29, 1972

This entertainment-variety-talk show was not only a vehicle to promote African-American artistry, community and culture, but also a platform for political expression and the fight for social justice. It showcased classic live musical performances from funk, soul, jazz, and world musicians, and had in-depth, extraordinary interviews with political, sports, literary figures and more. It was the first program on WNET to be recorded with the… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 1, 2009 at 1:05pm — 8 Comments

I ♥ Gordon Parks

Memories Left Behind

Recently, while glancing back

through the seductive imagery

of a camera's discerning eye,

I recalled mainly those moments

when the women who appeared

seemed lost in a voiceless past---

unruffled, full of secrets,

and fragrant with silence.

Then, as ages of thoughts

churned inside my… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on December 1, 2009 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments

Backlash Blues-Langston Hughes ~ Nina Simone

Mr. backlash, mr. backlash Just who do think I am

You raise my taxes, freeze my wages

And send my son to vietnam

You give me second class houses

And second class schools

Do you think that alla colored folks

Are just second class fools

Mr. backlash, I'm gonna leave you

With the backlash blues

When I try to find a job

To earn a little cash

All you got to offer

Is your mean old white backlash

But the world… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on December 1, 2009 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

Weary Blues By Langston Hughes

The Weary Blues

by Langston Hughes

Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,

Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,

I heard a Negro play.

Down on Lenox Avenue the other night

By the pale dull pallor of an old gas light

He did a lazy sway . . .

He did a lazy sway . . .

To the tune o' those Weary Blues.

With his ebony hands on each ivory key

He made that poor piano moan with melody.

O Blues!

Swaying to and fro on… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on December 1, 2009 at 2:30am — 4 Comments

Bah Samba

From Brighton to Brazil, Southport to southern Japan, Bah Samba have been blazing a path across the globe for the last 11 years in the name of good music. The core members of Bah Samba are Julian Bendall (keyboards/co-writer/co-producer) Alice Russell (vocals/co-writer), Mark Ralph (guitar/co-producer) and Timmy Walker (bass guitar), who along with their own flawless musicianship skills have culled together a collective of talented musicians… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on December 1, 2009 at 12:00am — 3 Comments

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