Re: [ARSCLIST] July/August issue of Black Grooves

[Scott Phillips <scottp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amazing ! I grew up in this time frame. HOW did I miss her..?? I'm
buying in as well. 

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Let me chime in, from listening to the generous samples and complete
MP3's on the website, the playing and production were top-drawer and my
overall conclusion was "Prince way before Prince, and with more, er,
testosterone!" Because Ms. Davis was pre-disco, she was not cursed with
synthesizers and electronic drums. Just pure analog shag-carpet funk.
She's no crooner, more a growler. Larry Graham's fingerprints are all
over the two reissued albums, so it's super-bad. Just ordered both
albums.

-- Tom Fine

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From: "Aaron Levinson" <aaron.levinson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] July/August issue of Black Grooves


> Indeed. Brenda does us all a great service and I must say I read every
single sentence of Black 
> Grooves each and every month.
> As far as Betty "Big Freak" Davis goes, I have been a fan for many
years. I own all of her albums 
> and believe me they are not easy
> to find. I searched far and wide for years to track them all down. The
fact that she is alive and 
> living in Pittsburgh, in the same state as your truly, was a bit of a
welcome shock. For anyone 
> who loves funk Betty is really a treasure. Please support the folks
behind this reissue campaign 
> and turn yourself on to some hip and very forward thinking music in
the process.
>
> AA
>
>
> Tom Fine wrote:
>> I just got a chance to read thru this. First of all, thanks to Brenda
for always posting an alert 
>> for a new Black Grooves update.
>>
>> Second, check out the article/bio about Betty Davis. Here's another
article:
>> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7988212
>> And here is the reissue label's website:
>> http://lightintheattic.net/releases/bettydavis/
>>
>> Wow, this is smokin' hard funk! This era was just before my youth, so
I missed all the more 
>> obscure artists from that time like Betty Davis. I'm very much
enjoying the ability to discover 
>> her for the first time now.  Aaron Levinson, you gotta check this
lady out if you don't already 
>> own the original vinyl!
>>
>> -- Tom Fine
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelson-Strauss, Brenda"
<bnelsons@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 3:09 PM
>> Subject: [ARSCLIST] July/August issue of Black Grooves
>>
>>
>> The July/August 2007 issue of Black Grooves has now been posted at
>> www.blackgrooves.org.
>>
>> This month we're featuring two new books that belong on everyone's
>> shelves-the Gospel Discography 1943-1970 from Eyeball Productions,
and
>> Third Coast by Roni Sarig, the first in-depth examination of southern
>> hip hop. The 30th anniversary celebration of Tyscot Records continues
>> with a new DVD that chronicles the history of the label through
>> interviews and some great performance footage. There are several
>> fabulous reissues, including the complete recordings of Polk Miller &
>> the Old South Quartette, the iconic 1973 & 1974 albums by funk diva
>> Betty Davis, and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson's masterpiece Kidney Stew
is
>> Fine. We're also taking a look at two of Koch's latest hip hop
>> offerings-the RZA's soundtrack to Afro Samurai and Hip Hop Lives, the
>> first collaboration between KRS-One and Marley Marl. Our reggae
>> contributor takes a look at Black Chiney's latest riddim' CD, while
>> providing an overview of this Jamaican dancehall style. And last but
not
>> least, we're highlighting new recordings by soul legend Howard Tate
and
>> the Pine Leaf Boys, a Louisiana-based quintet.
>>
>> SAVE THE DATE: On August 1, PBS Great Performances will be
commemorating
>> the 50th anniversary and rebirth of America's preeminent soul music
>> label with Respect Yourself: the Stax Records Story. This new
>> documentary includes never-before-seen home movies by Stax artists;
>> outtakes of footage from the legendary 1972 WattStax concert; lost
>> performances by Otis Redding, Booker T. and the MGs, and Isaac Hayes;
>> and interviews with Isaac Hayes, Mavis Staples, Carla Thomas, Sam
Moore,
>> Booker T. Jones, members of the MGs, Al Bell, and Stax founder and
>> co-owner Jim Stewart. Details can be found on the PBS website
>> <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/stax/index.html> . The companion
>> website is set to launch this Wednesday, July 25.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Brenda Nelson-Strauss
>>
>> Archives of African American Music and Culture
>>
>> Indiana University
>>
>> Smith Research Center, Suite 180
>>
>> Bloomington, IN 47408
>>
>> 812-855-7530
>>
>> bnelsons@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> www.indiana.edu/~aaamc
>>
>> www.blackgrooves.org
>>
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