Soul/Jazz Cover Songs-Mixtape

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Baby Huey

About 96 minutes..Cover Artist-Song-Covered Artist/WriterSide 1Booker T. and the MG's-Hang 'em High-Ennio MorriconeLee "Scratch" Perry- Tighten Up- Archie Bell and the DrellsGang Do Tagarela - Rapper's Delight - Sugarhill GangThe JB's-Watermelon Man-Herbie HancockWillie Bobo-Shotgun/Blind Man- Jr. Walker and the All StarsJimmy Smith-I got a Woman- Ray CharlesHerbie Mann- Hold On I'm Comin' - Sam and DaveArea Code 615 - I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis ReddingKelly Hogan- Please Don't Leave Me Lonely- Eddie FloydTamlins-Baltimore- Nina SimoneMeters- Stop That Train- Peter ToshShirley Bassey- Light My Fire- DoorsSide 2Pharaohs-Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed-100 Proof Aged in SoulGabor Szabo-The Beat Goes On-Sonnt and CherJohnny Lewis-Chitlins Con Crne-Kenny BurrellTrudy Pitts-Matchmaker-Fiddler on The RoofStylistics-It's Too Late-Carole KingHorace Andy- Fever- Peggy LeeOhio Players- Mother In-Law- Ernie K-DoeRamsey Lewis- Back in the USSR- BeatlesElla Fitzgerald-Get Ready- Rare EarthBaby Huey and the Babysitters-Hard Times-Curtis MayfieldKen Boothe- Is it Because I'm Black?- Syl JohnsonLeon Thomas-Song for my Father- Horace Silver

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RobP says At a glance the track I'm most curious about is the Ohio Players covering Mother in Law. Don't have any of these covers though, looks like a fun mix.

Permalink posted 12/23/2006
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Bawston Sean says that's some serious hotness. good work.

Permalink posted 12/23/2006
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ivylander says This is amazing. Lee "Scratch" Perry doing "Tighten Up"? The mind reels. I have that Ken Boothe cut, and it is truly prime. Wow..... A pedantic note: "Baltimore" is originally a Randy Newman song. Nina covered his version....

Permalink posted 12/23/2006
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Cody B says Busted..Thanks Ivy.

Permalink posted 12/24/2006
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Cody B says Also to Ivy's post..The Lee Scratch Perry, Tighten Up is really only a cover in name and spirit, without all the intrument call outs that Archie Bell does.

Permalink posted 12/24/2006
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mktackabery says You are the deejay I'm inviting to my wake.

Permalink posted 12/24/2006
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Cody B says lol, thanks mk. When I got maried in 2001, I just couldn't narrow down what to play at my wedding, so I packed up a Ryder truck with 60-75% of my music collection and my friends DJ gear and set up a DJ area by the dancefloor that resembled my living room. Different folks then got up and took turns browsing and Dj'ing the reception. I got in a few sets,too.

Permalink posted 12/24/2006
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mktackabery says ah! that's fabulous --what a great idea! I'll bet they still talk about that as one of the best times they ever had.

Permalink posted 12/24/2006
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ivylander says Also, I just noticed Ramsey Lewis covering "Back In The USSR." Can't begin to imagine what that sounds like. But I'll bet it's epic....

Permalink posted 12/24/2006
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Cody B says Yo Ivy, The Ramsey Lewis has a weird intro w/treated piano and percussion (I think to simulate the jet sound, then breaks into a smooth funky electric piano version of the tune and then abruptly outros with a killer raw funk drumbreak.

Permalink posted 12/24/2006
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Jonh Ingham says Listening to all that...I'm as mellow as I can be.

Permalink posted 12/27/2006
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Soulfunksticat says I just recently ran across the Baby Huey album and bought it online. He's got a few covers on that album that are absolutely smokin'. One of my current favorites.

Permalink posted 01/09/2007
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Cody B says
This mix is now available at 8tracks...

A premptive Sunday Under The Covers

Permalink posted 11/27/2010
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Cody B says

Permalink posted 11/27/2010