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Dancing, Northern Soul Style

2007-12-20 16:52:34 by wallofsound in Wall of Sound
 
...Dobie Grays Out on the Floor is a classic for analysing how musical and dancing competence relate. In many ways it is a basic song form, but not one strong on lyrical content. The introduction is based on a transposition of the lyrical and musical material of the songs chorus cut down to four three-bar stanzas. Hey, hey, hey, sing the backing...
 
Tags: northern dance floors, dance floors, dance space, space, northern soul, dance, technique, dance technique, dance identities
 
 
 
 
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The Golden Age of Music Television

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2008-02-14 23:38:00 by Carl Abernathy in Cahl's Juke Joint: A rock, blues and jazz blog
 
...Dobie Gray's Web site tonight after listening to a collection of his greatest songs. I was happy to see that the veteran soul singer will be releasing a new album this spring. But the bigger payoff, at least for me, was a pointer to a youtube video that featured Gray singing "Twist and Shout" with the Shangri-las on "Shindig It's clips like...
 
Tags: music television, gray, dobie gray, mtv ignores, web site tonight, veteran soul singer, choice, mtv, shindig
 
 
 
 
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Jazz Cracks the Top 40 (Part 1)

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2008-06-17 08:40:31 by Marc Myers in JazzWax
...Dobie Gray, appearing on the album, Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go . His single reached #13 in 1965. Ramsey Lewis' cover was a crossover hit and greatly influenced rock and r&b. Not only was the song covered by The Mamas and the Papas in 1966, there's a soul connection here as well. When bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac...
 
Tags: jazz, soul, soul connection, soul acts, soul-jazz dance hit, soul-jazz trio, influence, heavy influence, jazz influence
 
 
 
 
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Jazz Cracks the Top 40 (Part 1)

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2008-06-17 08:40:31 by Marc Myers in JazzWax
...Dobie Gray, appearing on the album, Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go . His single reached #13 in 1965. Ramsey Lewis' cover was a crossover hit and greatly influenced rock and r&b. Not only was the song covered by The Mamas and the Papas in 1966, there's a soul connection here as well. When bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac...
 
Tags: jazz, soul, soul connection, soul acts, soul-jazz dance hit, soul-jazz trio, influence, heavy influence, jazz influence
 
 
 
 
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Jazz Cracks the Top 40 (Part 1)

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2008-06-17 08:40:31 by Marc Myers in JazzWax
...Dobie Gray, appearing on the album, Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go . His single reached #13 in 1965. Ramsey Lewis' cover was a crossover hit and greatly influenced rock and r&b. Not only was the song covered by The Mamas and the Papas in 1966, there's a soul connection here as well. When bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac...
 
Tags: jazz, soul, soul connection, soul acts, soul-jazz dance hit, soul-jazz trio, influence, heavy influence, jazz influence
 
 
 
 
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Some points about the UK Northern Soul scene and US soul music remade.

2007-12-12 19:58:30 by wallofsound in Wall of Sound
 
...Dobie Grays recording of Out on the Floor. Ive used this record elsewhere to explain Northern Soul dancing, and within the scene this is how it is meaningful. However, in the context of the development of black music in the USA the lyrics and music place the song in an interesting mid-point between the integrationist agenda in black politics...
 
Tags: music, soul, northern soul, scene, popular music culture, northern soul scene, explain northern soul, soul music, funkier music
 
 
 
 
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Cahl's Jukebox, 2-15-08

2008-02-15 00:13:00 by Carl Abernathy in Cahl's Juke Joint: A rock, blues and jazz blog
 
...Dobie Gary: "Ain't That Good News 2) Major Lance: "Hey Little Girl 3) Bobby Womack: "Woman's Gotta Have It 4) The Admirations: "I Want to Be Free 5) Linda Lyndell: "What a Man 6) Lorraine Ellison: "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder 7) The Soul Children: "The Sweeter He Is 8) Irma Thomas: "Time is on My Side 9) Garnet Mimms: "The Truth Hurts 10)...
 
Tags: dee dee warwick, lorraine ellison, irma thomas, linda lyndell, bit harder, truth hurts, bobby womack, soulful friday, garnet mimms
 
 
 
 
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The Younghearts - Do you have the time - 1972

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2008-02-20 00:02:00 by pretoria in FunkyDisposition©
...Dobie Gray along with several other notable artists of that era At that time Charles Ingersoll recorded several sides under the alternative name of Von Clayton, most of which charted, with the song 'Band Stand' making the Top Ten Charles appeared on the show 'Dick Clark's Band Stand' at this time Meanwhile, Bobby, who had just returned...
 
Tags: time bobby solomon, bobby solomon, time, bobby, time charles ingersoll, charles ingersoll, younghearts, charles, line-up
 
 
 
 
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The Weekend Mixtape

2008-04-12 10:24:00 by Bruce in Some Velvet Blog
 
Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer Listening Wind - Talking Heads The Fox In The Snow - Belle & Sebastian We Gotta Get You A Woman - Todd Rundgren The Dark End Of The Street - My Morning Jacket Never Talking To You Again - Husker Du Madison Blues - Elmore James East Easy Rider - Julian Cope The In Crowd - Dobie Gray Why I Love Country...
 
Tags: love country music, east easy rider, julian cope, elmore james, dobie gray, lloyd cole, madison blues, jacket, street
 
 
 
 
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Legendary Emmy-Winning Composer Earle Hagen Dead at 88

2008-05-27 18:01:00 by Editor in News
 
...Dobie Gillis, Eight Is Enough and The Dukes of Hazzard For I Spy, which was shot on location around the world with Robert Culp and Bill Cosby, Hagen produced his most colorful scores, often flavored with the ethnic music of the Far East, Mexico or the Caribbean. Hagen received Emmy nominations for all three seasons of the show and won for the...
 
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