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Process & The Doo Rags

Produced by Rick James, Process & the Doo Rags looked like a '50s doo-wop group with their "processed" hairdos. Actually, the Buffalo, NY group was in vogue, a part of a brief mid-'80s run of harmonizing vocal groups that also included the Force MDs. The group's lineup was former Rick James backup singer James Hawkins, Stacy Lattimore, Henry Graham, Dennis Andrews, and Michael Gibson. Their charting single, "Stomp and Shout," from their 1985… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on April 16, 2009 at 10:24am — 7 Comments

Susan Boyle-Simply Incredible!

This woman's voice has me mesmerized! Susan Boyle on

"Britain's Got… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on April 15, 2009 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments

Best Version Of The Song Feelings The Late Great Nina Simone

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Added by ♫ CAT ♫ on April 13, 2009 at 11:10am — 5 Comments

Original Founding Member of The Delphonics Randy Cain R.I.P

Posted on Sat, Apr. 11, 2009

Dan Gross: Randy Cain, member of the Delfonics, dies at 63

By Dan Gross

Philadelphia Daily News

RANDY CAIN, who was a founding member of Philly soul band the Delfonics and who sang on such hits as "La La Means I Love You," and "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)," died Thursday. He was 63.

No cause of death was yet known for Cain, who formed the Delfonics with brothers William and… Continue

Added by ♫ CAT ♫ on April 13, 2009 at 11:03am — 1 Comment

Clouds

You wrap me up in cotton candy, Lord.

swirling gently in a heavenly bed..

while your breezes sweet,

sing melodies of eons of time

gone by..and whisper eons more ahead.

You give me taffy apple'd hugs of love

and freshly roasted peanuts of joy..

lemonade dripping from your expanse

mixed with laughter from above..

Oh, do not take, from my happy…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on April 9, 2009 at 10:30am — 7 Comments

THANK YOU !

Thank you to everyone who has sent me welcome messages, been so friendly, and made me feel welcome here !

Amanda

Added by Amanda on April 8, 2009 at 1:56am — 2 Comments

Otis Williams talks about The Temptations

Otis Williams

Real name is Otis Miles

Born October 30, 1941 Texarkana, Texas

Formed Otis Williams and The Siberians with Elbridge "Al" Bryant, James "Pee Wee" Crawford, Arthur Walton, and Vernard Plain. Plain was the lead singer.

Changed name to The Distants. The group consisted of Williams, Plain, Crawford, Bryant,… Continue

Added by KnightD12 on April 5, 2009 at 3:00pm — 16 Comments

Can we heal from the past?

One man's ambivalent retreat from his racist past

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Elwin Hope Wilson leans back in his recliner, a sad, sickly man haunted by time.

Antique clocks, at least a hundred of them, fill his neat ranch home on Tillman Street. Grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, cuckoos and Westministers, all ticking, chiming and clanging in an hourly cacophony that measures the passing days.

Why clocks? his wife Judy has often asked during their 49 years… Continue

Added by Mizterman on April 5, 2009 at 4:06am — 2 Comments

A Fallen Star

As the Christmas season arrived in 1964, the soulful pop crooner Sam Cooke was at the crest of his career.

Cooke, 33, had enjoyed a remarkable run of hit songs, beginning in 1957 with "You Send Me" and continuing with "Wonderful World," "Chain Gang," "Cupid," "Bring It on Home" and "Another Saturday Night," among many others.…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on March 23, 2009 at 7:30pm — 17 Comments

The DEATH OF A BLACK WOMAN??

While struggling with the reality of being a human instead of a myth, the strong black woman passed away. Medical sources say she died of natural

causes, but those who knew her know

She died from being silent when she should have been screaming, smiling

when she should have been raging, from being sick and not wanting anyone

to know because her pain might inconvenience them.…

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Added by Ronn Nichols on March 22, 2009 at 9:01am — 5 Comments

Before the Music Dies

This…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on March 21, 2009 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments

Edie's Choice "Romance Series"

"Edie's Choices"

Isaac Hayes-I Love You That's All

This cut sizzles..

Patti Austin-The Island

One of the classiest sexy covers..EVAR!!

Patti is thee woman!…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on March 15, 2009 at 6:00pm — 8 Comments

I Remember Richard Pegue

I'm still hurting over losing one of my all-time favorite DJ's,

Richard Pegue (WVON and WGCI).

Next to Herb Kent, he 'was' radio for me in the 60's and 70's

...and he was a straight Dusties King, like Kent.

In fact, he is the originator

along with "Herbie Baby" of the term "Dusties".

The "Dubber Ruckie" as he called… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on March 14, 2009 at 1:30pm — 17 Comments

FRIDAY at K2K2-FM 88.9

Brought to you by Hostess: Edie2k2! Enjoy The Weekend People...~e

Click here to play!

Added by Edie Antoinette on March 13, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Have a great weekend...

It's rainy outside, but I'm dancin' inside!!!!!

Added by Lydell Jackson on March 13, 2009 at 11:42am — 1 Comment

Antonio Carlos Jobim

Even if they can’t name him right away as the composer, just about everybody knows some of the bossa nova music of Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on March 9, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Edie's Choice

So Nice (Summer Samba) [Mario Caldato Jr. Remix] - Bebel Gilberto

Cubanova - Marc Antoine

Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1

When You're Near

After rhyming over Premier's doctored… Continue

Added by Edie Antoinette on March 6, 2009 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

The Awesome Foursome...LOL

United we stand, divided we fall, we are tighter than panty hose two sizes small...Leroy, Skillet, Melvin, Fred, we are the Awesome Foursome until we are dead.....LOL

Just look at em...Lucky Leroy, Slick Skillet, Pretty Boy Melvin, and Ready Freddy....ROFLMBO… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on March 1, 2009 at 1:41am — 3 Comments

SoleMannKing Presents Marvin and Nona Gaye...The National Anthem

February 1983 before the start of the NBA All-Star game, something amazing took place and that was Mr. Marvin Gaye giving us a Soulful Rendition of The Star Spangled Banner...I remember being 15 years old watching this and being awe strucked by it all.....

After he walked on the court and as he prepared to sing, all of a sudden, time got really… Continue

Added by Shelley "SoleMann" King on February 28, 2009 at 9:31pm — 1 Comment

MARVIN GAYE::The Agony and The Ecstasy

HIS LIFE…

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Added by Edie Antoinette on February 26, 2009 at 1:00pm — 23 Comments

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Quincy Jones is thoroughly entwined in the musical background of my young adulthood. A genius of unique quality. I have been posting blogs and music throughout the years and decided to embark on the arduous but satisfying task of gathering some of it to remember the excellent legacy that he left.

Maze Feel That You're Feelin
Maze Somebody Elses Arms
Maze Southern Girl
Cant Get Over You
Maze Golden Time Of Day

The history of the Butlers/Raw Soul is dense, but for all of us music nerds, that's normal. It is not totally clear what year the Butlers actually formed but they released their first single in 1963 on Liberty Records. That single was "She Tried To Kiss Me" and another single followed on Guyden entitled "Lovable Girl." After the Guyden single the Butlers took a break not recording another record until the single "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" was released on the Phila label in 1966. The group also backed Charles Earland and Jean Wells on one Phila single ("I Know She Loves Me").

As you might be noticing, the Butlers were doing a fair amount of recording but not achieving much success. The group's recordings sold regionally but never had the promotion to make an impact on the national scene. After the single with Phila, the Butlers moved to the Fairmount label (part of the Cameo-Parkway family) and released a handful of singles, some being reissued singles of the past. The Butlers were with Fairmount for 1966-67 and then moved to Sassy Records. Sassy released the group's greatest single (in my opinion) "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" b/w "If That's What You Wanted." A copy of that 45 sold for just under $500 last summer on eBay. Even though that isn't that much in the world of record collecting--it's still a hefty sum. The Butlers released another single on Sassy ("She's Gone" b/w "Love Is Good") that appears to be even

harder to come by then the "Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" single.

The true history become a bit blurred here as the AMG biography states that the Butlers last record was released on C.R.S. in 1974 (". However, between 1971 and that single, Frankie Beverly formed a group called Raw Soul and released a number of singles. Some of the songs recorded by Beverly during this period are "While I'm Alone," "Open Up Your Heart," (both on the Gregor label) and "Color Blind." "Color Blind" was released by the Eldorado label and rerecorded by Maze. Beverly's big break came when Marvin Gaye asked Raw Soul to back him on a tour. Gaye helped Beverly/Raw Soul get a contract at Capitol. Beverly decided to take the group in a different direction, a name change occurred, and Maze was created.

The above isn't the most complete history of Beverly but hopefully someone will know a way to get in touch with the man or his management because a comprehensive pre-Maze history needs to be done on Frankie Beverly (his real name is Howard, by the way). Below you'll find every Frankie Beverly (pre-Maze) song available to me right now ("Color Blind" will be up soon).

If you have a song that is not included below, shoot it over to funkinsoulman (at) yahoo.com and it will go up in the next Frankie Beverly post (later this week--highlighting Maze). Also, if you have any more information please share your knowledge. The Butlers material has been comp-ed sporadically (usually imports) but the entire Maze catalog has been reissued and is available.

Enjoy. "She Kissed Me" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)

"I Want To Feel I'm Wanted" (not sure which label or year) "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" (Phila, 1966) "Because Of My Heart" (Fairmount, 1966 or 1967)

"Love (Your Pain Goes Deep)" (Sassy, 1967)

"If That's What You Wanted" (Sassy, 1967)

Frankie Beverly is one of those cats that has lasting power. He started in the music business doing a tour with doo wop group the Silhouettes and then formed his own group called the Blenders. The Blenders never recorded a single, Beverly wouldn't appear on wax until forming the Butlers a few years later. Along with Beverly, the Butlers included Jack "Sonny" Nicholson, Joe Collins, John Fitch, and Talmadge Conway.

Beverly would later enjoy great success fronting Maze and Conway would become a

well-known penning Double Exposure's

"Ten Percent" and the Intruders' "Memories Are Here To Stay."

While Maze is a phenomenal group, Beverly's work before that group will always stand out as his best (imo).

The Butlers produced tunes that most Northern Soul fans would kill for and Raw Soul gave the funksters something to pursue. The Butlers recorded their first single in 1960 titled "Loveable Girl". Left to right John Fitch, T Conway, Frankie Beverly, Sonny Nicholson and Joe Collins.