Mmmm, that looks GOOD!! Sole tore that pic UP with his skills..but then again, that ain't really him in that Pimpmobile is it??? *waving and wishing I could hug my auntie* pinch!
Wha'chu mean you hearin two songs at once Momma??? Back away from the Jack...and this bg you got is pretty!!!! How's my favorite suggah auntie? And where is gmack????
RAPPING...So you think you're bad, with your rap
Well, I'll tell ya, pilgrim. I started the crap
When you were in diapers and wetting the sheets
I was at the Ponderosa rapping to the beat
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Sure, I rustled some cattle and tended the sheep
But my main concern was rapping to the beat
I don't bother nobody, I'm a real nice guy, kinda
laid back like a, dead fly
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
I'm talkin', here and now
Later for the cattle and rustlin' the cow
If I had a chance to do a repeat
You can bet your sweet bippy I'd be rappin' to the beat
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Que pasa, amigos? Not a *pasa* I see
Two hundred punks? Well, what ya gonna do?
I got two six shooters that'll see me through
That's, twelve dead...
and a hundred and eighty-eight pallbearers
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
What I do on your grave won't pass for flowers, either
Now Kurtis Blow, Run-D.M.C.
You haven't heard of rap, 'til ya heard it from me
I'm the baddest rapper in history
And there'll be no more, after me
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Meanwhile, back at the ranch
Santa Barbara that is
Swimmin' pools, and movie stars
Well, the first thing ya know ol' Ron's the President
The kinfolk said, "Ron, move away from there"
Said, "In The White House is where you wanna be"
So he loaded up the Lincoln and he moved to D.C.
Washington, that is
Politicians taking a sip
Foreign dignitaries taking a trip
High tax and plenty Cadillacs
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Now ya see me in my movies, doin my thing
But deep in my heart, I've wanted to sing
"Wayyyy dowwwn, upon the swannnny riverrrrrr
Farrrr, farrr awayyy
Titwillow, titwillow, titwillow"
I don't think, that's your style
But I'll tell ya pilgrim, I'm versatile
Aretha Franklin, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin let me rock ya let me rock ya Aretha Franklin
Let me rock ya Aretha Franklin; that's all I wanna do
Aretha Franklinnnnnn
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
I'm feeelin' the groove now, pilgrim
Party, over here
Party, over there
There's nothin to it, the way we do it
Woop woop!
East coast, West coast
Texas
Every time I put on pants
I tell ya pilgrim, I wanna dance
I put a quarter, in the juke'
Then I commence, to doin the Duke
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
It's pretty easy, if you can see
Just move your arms kinda freely
Do a pause, and take a step
And just make sure the beat is kept
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
I was at the Ponderosa rappin' to the beat
Tryin' to cool off from the desert heat
I discovered somethin, really neat
The Duke has moves, with his feet
Da haahh... da haahh
Da haahh... da haahh
I won plenty of ladies, with my charms
But they like me the most for the moves of my arms
Woahhh... woahhh
I'm gonna rap, in the East
Gonna rap, in the West
I'll show ya pilgrim, who's the best
Nothin' to it, the way we do it
Skiddely-be-bop, we-bop, Scooby Doo
Guess what, America, we love you
Da hahhhh, da hahhhh, da hahhhh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Everybody
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh...
Hand dancing in Washington DC,s metro area. Three popular dances from the 60,s by some that were teenagers at the time. The Slop, The Birdland and Hand Dancing.
DC Hand Dancing. Bopping to " Members Only" by Bobby Blue Bland
MJ's Meeting Place in District Heights Maryland, Washington DC Metro Area. The Booty Call Line Dance.
Hello WIN! Yes it's been a minute. Slowly surely getting back into the cyber commune. Good to see a familiar name. Nice tunes and spot up in here. mellO~
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. If, by chance, you know of a way to get in touch with Frankie Beverly or his management, please drop me an e-mail. It would be absolutely great to do an interview with him about his pre-Maze work. He's still playing out, most recently doing a New Year's Eve show in Atlanta.
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Well, I'll tell ya, pilgrim. I started the crap
When you were in diapers and wetting the sheets
I was at the Ponderosa rapping to the beat
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Sure, I rustled some cattle and tended the sheep
But my main concern was rapping to the beat
I don't bother nobody, I'm a real nice guy, kinda
laid back like a, dead fly
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
I'm talkin', here and now
Later for the cattle and rustlin' the cow
If I had a chance to do a repeat
You can bet your sweet bippy I'd be rappin' to the beat
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Que pasa, amigos? Not a *pasa* I see
Two hundred punks? Well, what ya gonna do?
I got two six shooters that'll see me through
That's, twelve dead...
and a hundred and eighty-eight pallbearers
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
What I do on your grave won't pass for flowers, either
Now Kurtis Blow, Run-D.M.C.
You haven't heard of rap, 'til ya heard it from me
I'm the baddest rapper in history
And there'll be no more, after me
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Meanwhile, back at the ranch
Santa Barbara that is
Swimmin' pools, and movie stars
Well, the first thing ya know ol' Ron's the President
The kinfolk said, "Ron, move away from there"
Said, "In The White House is where you wanna be"
So he loaded up the Lincoln and he moved to D.C.
Washington, that is
Politicians taking a sip
Foreign dignitaries taking a trip
High tax and plenty Cadillacs
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Now ya see me in my movies, doin my thing
But deep in my heart, I've wanted to sing
"Wayyyy dowwwn, upon the swannnny riverrrrrr
Farrrr, farrr awayyy
Titwillow, titwillow, titwillow"
I don't think, that's your style
But I'll tell ya pilgrim, I'm versatile
Aretha Franklin, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin let me rock ya let me rock ya Aretha Franklin
Let me rock ya Aretha Franklin; that's all I wanna do
Aretha Franklinnnnnn
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
I'm feeelin' the groove now, pilgrim
Party, over here
Party, over there
There's nothin to it, the way we do it
Woop woop!
East coast, West coast
Texas
Every time I put on pants
I tell ya pilgrim, I wanna dance
I put a quarter, in the juke'
Then I commence, to doin the Duke
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
It's pretty easy, if you can see
Just move your arms kinda freely
Do a pause, and take a step
And just make sure the beat is kept
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
I was at the Ponderosa rappin' to the beat
Tryin' to cool off from the desert heat
I discovered somethin, really neat
The Duke has moves, with his feet
Da haahh... da haahh
Da haahh... da haahh
I won plenty of ladies, with my charms
But they like me the most for the moves of my arms
Woahhh... woahhh
I'm gonna rap, in the East
Gonna rap, in the West
I'll show ya pilgrim, who's the best
Nothin' to it, the way we do it
Skiddely-be-bop, we-bop, Scooby Doo
Guess what, America, we love you
Da hahhhh, da hahhhh, da hahhhh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Everybody
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh
Da haahh, da haahh
Da ha-hahh ha-hahh haahh...
ROFLMBOOOO
DC Hand Dancing. Bopping to " Members Only" by Bobby Blue Bland
MJ's Meeting Place in District Heights Maryland, Washington DC Metro Area. The Booty Call Line Dance.
Watch at 1:22 Ron Isley pull a gun out his suit jacket...ROFLMBO
I'm loving this....SMILE
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