Based on the premise that the true Home of the Groove, at least on the North American landmass, is the irreplaceable musical and cultural nexus, New Orleans, Louisiana and environs, this audioblog features rare, hard to find, often forgotten, vintage New Orleans-related R&B and funk records with commentary. Some general knowledge of N.O. music is helpful here, but not required to get your groove on.
I currently host a weekly show, "Funkify Your Life", on KRVS 88.7 FM in Lafayette which includes music covered on HOTG and more. You can listen-in live Thursdays at 2:00 PM or to the rebroadcast Fridays at 9:00 PM, or stream shows on demand and see playlists at the station website under the Programs tab. I am a former resident of Memphis, TN, where I did a weekly radio show called "New Orleans: Under the Influence" from 1988 to 2004 on WEVL 89.9 FM. I've been collecting and researching this kind of music (& others) even longer.
Thanks to Larry-bob for alerting me/us that there are currently at least four videos on YouTube of Booker performing in Europe back in the late 1970s, solo and with a group. Classic stuff that is required viewing, y'all. There may be a test on this later, so study up.
posted by Dan Phillips @ 12:26 AM
2 Comments:
Booker could play! I'd love to grab it on cd, but I don't think it's there.
seems like the booker videos are pulled from youtube, I should have grabbed them when I had the chance
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