Episode 39: DJRD’s ‘We Want The Funk MiX! (Vol.1)’

07/22/21 • 76 min

In the late ’60s, the son of Soul and Rock was born and it would eventually be known as FUNK. The Godfather James Brown and Sly and Family Stone cultivated it and handed it to the likes of George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, and a whole new legion of Funketeers.

Let’s take a ride on this funky voyage and get down to some of the songs that shaped my early years.

PLAYLIST

1. Intro
2. P-Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)/Parliament
3. Knee Deep/Funkadelic
4. Jamaica Funk/Tom Browne
5. Peanut Butter/Lenny White
6. Ffun/Con Funk Shun
7. Dazz/Brick
8. We Don't Want To Sit Down/Brick
9. Rapper's Delight/Sugarhill Gang
10. Funky President/James Brown
11. Sex Machine/James Brown
12. Get Up Offa that Thing/James Brown
13. Jungle Boogie/Kool & The Gang
14. Hollywood Swinging/Kool & The Gang
15. Love Rollercoaster/Ohio Players
16. Saturday Nite/Earth Wind & Fire
17. Fight The Power/The Isley Brothers
18. Pride/The Isley Brothers
19. Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof…)/Parliament
20. Shining Star/Earth Wind & Fire
21. Get The Funk Outta My Face/Brothers Johnson
22. Bootzilla/Bootsy Collins
23. Spirit of The Boogie/Kool & The Gang
24. Fire/Ohio Players
25. Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof…)/Parliament
26. Pick Up The Pieces/Average White Band
27. Getaway/Earth Wind & Fire
28. Rigor Mortis/Cameo
29. You & I/Rick James
30. I'm A Sucker For Your Love/Teena Marie
31. Give Up The Funk/B.T. Express
32. Let's Turn It Out/Skyy
33. Movin'/Brass Construction
34. Chase Me/Con Funk Shun
35. Agony of Defeet/Parliament
36. Firecracker/Mass Production
37. One Nation Under A Groove/Funkadelic
38. Holy Ghost/The Bar-Kays
39. Aqua Boogie/Parliament
40. Aint We Funkin' Now/Brothers Johnson
41. Foxy Lady/Crown Heights Affair
42. Dancin'/Crown Heights Affair

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Episode 38: BMS My 1982

Welcome my BMS Listeners.

This episode covers more than just a particular year; it covers my specific memory of one of my favorite years for music during my early 20's. Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Ronald Reagan ruled our borders, Steven Spielberg dominated the big screen, and Dallas and Dynasty dominated television. In sports, the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird rivalry was heating up the courts, and I sported a jheri curl to the clubs. For me, it was all about the music, the parties, and the dance halls. So let’s go back in time for an hour or so and try to remember the way it used to be before we took on our current roles of husband, wife, mother, or father.

This Episode will feature, The Gap Band, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Howard Johnson, Rick James, The Whispers, and many others.

From the Cabbage Patch to Knight Rider, this was 1982.

PLAYLIST

1. OUTSTANDING/ GAP BAND
2. SO FINE/ HOWARD JOHNSON
3. LOVE COME DOWN/ EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING
4. THE VERY BEST IN YOU/ CHANGE
5. LOVE ME DOWN/ ATLANTIC STARR
6. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE LONELY NOW/ BOBBY WOMACK
7. PASSION/THE SYSTEM
8. LET IT WHIP/ DAZZ BAND
9. DANCE WIT ME/ RICK JAMES
10. DO I DO/ STEVIE WONDER
11. CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT/ BB&Q BAND
12. UNDERLOVE/ MELBA MOORE
13. TIME/ CULTURE CLUB
14. BLUE SIDE OF MIDNIGHT/ NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN
15. SAY YES/ WHISPERS
16. THE MESSAGE/ GRAND MASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS 5

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Episode 40: BMS Reggae Vibes Vol. 2

What would the summer be without some sweet reggae?
We groove to the classics which touch on varied styles and eras.
This episode features the works of Frankie Paul, Dennis Brown, Bob Marley, Tanya Stephens, Buju Banton, Trinity, and many more!

So let's kick back and take this ride together.

DJ Rhythm Dee

PLAYLIST

1. STILL IN LOVE/SEAN PAUL
2. BROOKLYN & JAMAICA/MORGAN HERITAGE
3. JAMROCK/DAMIAN MARLEY
4. WORLD-A-MUSIC/INI KAMOZI
5. BOBBY REDS /BUJU BANTON
6. IT'S A PITY/TANYA STEPHENS
7. NO ONE ALICIA KEYS / F/ SHAGGY
8. FUNKY REGGAE PARTY/BOB MARLEY
9. SITTING & WAITING/DENNIS BROWN
10. ONE IN A MILLION/SINGING MELODY
11. F.P. THE GREATEST/FRANKIE PAUL
12. TRYING TO GET TO YOU/RICHIE STEPHENS
13. SHE'S STILL LOVING ME/MORGAN HERITAGE
14. FLEX/MAD COBRA
15. MUSCLE GRIP/SHABBA RANKS
16. PAGAN/WARRIOR KING
17. DOWN TOWN THING /ALTHEA
18. THREE PIECE SUIT/TRINITY
19. LEAVE FI MI GAL ARLENE/RANKING JOE
20. OH JAH/JOE GIBBS & THE PROFESSIONALS