Michael Jackson 's lawyer says he is too sick to travel to London to testify in the $7 million suit brought by an Arabian sheikh. The representative did not elaborate on the illness, just saying that "It would be unwise for him to travel, given what's he's got now." The ploy is not sitting well with the sheikh's team as they say his "condition" could be treated with a bandage if it proves pos...
Quite a few stars of funk had their careers given a leg-up by the writers and producers of the 1970s Blaxploitation movies; let's not forget that Earth Wind & Fire were unknowns when they were signed up to play the soundtrack of "Sweet Sweetback's Baaadasssss Song", written, produced by and starring Melvin van Peebles in 1971.Tonight's first track comes from the soundtrack of the bleakest and most
You know, every time I play this I can't help but wonder why it hasn't been covered more often. For example, what would (say) Rod Stewart do with a riff like this?
I didn't realise I had so many soul records until I started converting them to CD. This is another that I haven't listened too for many years, but it's a joy to rediscover
This is southern old school funk at its best. Sing it Bobby. I think it is an appropriate contribution to FF. The video is kind of camp and not my favorite but it is the best version of how it is performed