Marvel’s Eternals Soundtrack Features Rickey Calloway and The Dap Kings – “Stay In The Groove PT. 1”
It’s been a long time coming for Rickey Calloway, but his funk is finally getting its just due in Disney / Marvel’s Eternals, hitting theaters today, Friday, November 5th, 2021. You can hear him alongside the legendary Dap Kings dropping pure funk power with their classic record “Stay In The Groove Pt. 1” scoring an […]
Top 10 TK Records of 1981
10. KC – Space Cadet Solo Flight Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Disco, Funk 9. “Weird Al” Yankovic – Another One Rides The Bus / Gotta Boogie Label: T.K. Records – TKR 7592 Format: Vinyl, 7″ Genre: Rock, Pop Style: Parody 8. Latimore – “Tonight’s The Night” Label: T.K. Records – 1047 Format: […]
Nat Kendrick & The Swans – “Do The Mashed Potatoes”
REVIEWS OF THIS WEEK’S SINGLES THE PICK OF THE NEW RELEASES SPOTLIGHT WINNERS OF THE WEEK NAT KENDRICK & THE SWANS (DO THE MASHED) POTATOES (PARTS I & II) – The medium-beater features twangy guitar over rhythm support on side one. Side two, which appears the stonger, spots a frantic sax and occasional yells from […]
Nat Kendrick and The Swans – “(Do The) Mashed Potatoes” on Dade Records
BILLBOARD – December 14, 1959 Nat Kendrick & The Swans – “(Do The) Mashed Potatoes (Parts I and II)” Sherlyn-Pent, BMI “The medium-beater features twangy guitar over rhythm support on side one. Side two, which appears the stronger, spots a frantic sax and occasional yells from the gang. Both can score. DADE 1804.”
George and Gwen McCrae (1974)
George & Gwen McCrae off to Europe for 5 days .. • George’s “Rock Your Baby” is a big smash in England, creating the same impact it has in the States. Gwen will also be coming with a new Cat release. They are a dynamite performing duo and recently prove it at a MSG concert […]
Top 10 BrownStone Records
10. Vicki Anderson – I’m Too Tough For Mr. Big Stuff (Hot Pants) / Sound Funky Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Soul, Funk Year: 1971 9. Bobby Byrd – Hot Pants – I’m Coming, Coming, I’m Coming Genre: Funk / Soul Style: Funk, Soul Year: 1971 8. John Henry – Love […]
Top 10 Dade Records
Dade Records is a foundational label in the Soul Music category. Incorporated in the middle 1950’s, Henry Stone cut sides for Dade everywhere from Bobby Dukoff’s supermarket freezer turned studio to the earliest version of Criteria (now The Hit Factory). As the late 60’s came around and the powers of doo-wop receded, the listening public […]
Henry Stone and James Brown Co-Owned Brown Stone Records – Billboard (1972)
NEW YORK – Stone’s labels include the following: Alston Records and Dade Records, both distributed by Atlantic; Kingston Records, distributed by Bell; Brownstone, which Stone owns with James Brown: and International Brothers, Dash, Dig, Blue Candle, Glades and Weird World, all disseminated through independent distributors. A glance at the charts in last week’s issue or […]