We'll hear from incredibly soulful vocalists Patrice Quinn, Dolette McDonald, and Bettye LaVette, stretch out with jazz from Herbie Hancock, Anthony Joseph, and the Cannonball Adderly Quartet, and get funky with ENDRECHERI, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and Parliament.
UpFront Soul Playlist #2021.21 PLEASE NOTE: Due to the vagaries of Spinitron, these songs are listed in reverse order. (i.e., Joan Armatrading Back to the Night is song 1, hour 1 Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 on RCA
Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 on RCA Charles Earland "Message from a Black Man" from Living Black! Parliament "Theme From The Black Hole" from Parliment's Greatest Hits Johnny "Guitar" Watson "Tarzan" from Funk Anthology ENDRECHERI "one more purple funk... -katana-" from one more purple funk.. Herbie Hancock "Watermelon Man" from Headhunters Kaleta & Super Yamba Band "Hungry Man, Angry Man" from Medaho Anthony Joseph "Kamau" from The Rich Are Only Defeated When Running For Their Lives Al Green "Let It Shine" from Full of Fire King Curtis "I Was Made to Love Her" from Insant Soul on Razor & Tie Jackie Shane "You Are My Sunshine" from Any Other Way on Numero Group Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers "Touch the Hem of His Garment" from Specialty Profiles Ben Branch and The Operation Breadbasket Orchestra "Hard Times" from The Last Request on Chess Mavis Staples "I'll Be Rested" from We'll Never Turn Back Joy Harjo "This Morning I Pray for My Enemies" from I Pray For My Enemies 1968 Featuring Rasheed Ali "Will You Stand Up for Me" from 1968: The Other Side of Town The Original Christian Harmonizers "Blackman Keep Doing Your Thing" from Greg Belson's Divine Funk on Cultures of Soul Fantastic Negrito "King Frustration" from Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? Bettye Lavette "I Hold No Grudge" FSQ feat. Dolette McDonald, Rodney Skeet Curtis, One Era, & Michael The Lion "What They Don't Know" Joan Armatrading "Eating the Bear" from Walk Under Ladders on A&M Cannonball Adderley Quintet "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!" from Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club' Roberta Flack "Go Up Moses" from Quiet Fire Kamasi Washington "The Rhythm Changes" from The Epic Little Jackie "The Stoop" from The Stoop The Coasters "Youngblood" Peggy Scott And Jo Jo Benson "Blow Your Mind" from Lover's Holiday Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from Back to the Night on A&M