Nor do I, but I'm "looking.":http://www.google.com/search?q=thithee+definition&hl=en&filter=0Feeling this track today and the vibe of Mr. Otis, so thought I'd share the love.His story can be found elsewhere and below, so suffice it to say, there's not much of a better way to start that Funky Friday. "Discog Shuggie":http://www.discogs.com/artist/Shuggie+OtisFrom Shuggie "Wiki":http://en.wikipe...
Nor do I, but I'm "looking.":http://www.google.com/search?q=thithee+definition&hl=en&filter=0Feeling this track today and the vibe of Mr. Otis, so thought I'd share the love.His story can be found elsewhere and below, so suffice it to say, there's not much of a better way to start that Funky Friday. "Discog Shuggie":http://www.discogs.com/artist/Shuggie+OtisFrom Shuggie "Wiki":http://en.wikipe...
...so I'm going to use this week to relax, enjoy Nashville, and watch the first round of the NCAA tournament. It's beautiful here today, which means it's a Shuggie Otis kinda day. I'm going to the driving range.
I've finally completed my Shuggie Otis collection (after mistakenly believing for years that "Inspiration Information" was his only album.I could easily play these three discs all day and never get sick of them. Funk, soul, blues, rock, jazz, early electronica... all in one place.His first two albums ("Here Comes Shuggie Otis" and "Freedom Flight") were found on a two-fer on the Raven label, an...
Is it tiresome to say, yet again, what a great record this is? We all owe David Byrne a debt for re-releasing this 70s gem. Like a soundtrack to a movie that was so cool it could never get made. Which is fine, because now you get to make it up for yourself.Cool songs, real strings and woodwinds, weird stony Optigan beats, funky-a$$ wah, groovy bridges. Sheesh, whaddaya want?
This is sort of a part 2 to my brief post from yesterday.Listen to The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 first:Then go back up top for the original Shuggie Otis version.Shuggie and as an added bonus, a scene from "Jackie Brown":
I mean it this time. I am flippin mad and its all your fault.Perusing the Read section, I came across one (1) Funky Friday post, meaning singular, by a fellow mogger."oceanrain":http://mog.com/oceanrain/blog_post/102730What is up folks?Funk on Friday isn't just another day, it's an institution. I am late myself, better than never.
Nor do I, but I'm "looking.":http://www.google.com/search?q=thithee+definition&hl=en&filter=0Feeling this track today and the vibe of Mr. Otis, so thought I'd share the love.His story can be found elsewhere and below, so suffice it to say, there's not much of a better way to start that Funky Friday. "Discog Shuggie":http://www.discogs.com/artist/Shuggie+OtisFrom Shuggie "Wiki":http://en.wikipe...
I've finally completed my Shuggie Otis collection (after mistakenly believing for years that "Inspiration Information" was his only album.I could easily play these three discs all day and never get sick of them. Funk, soul, blues, rock, jazz, early electronica... all in one place.His first two albums ("Here Comes Shuggie Otis" and "Freedom Flight") were found on a two-fer on the Raven label, an...