Archive for December, 2006

This is the week of December 31st, 2006

R.I.P. JB. Ra’s sun will always shine, even if we have nothing else. BoL ends 2006 with an eclectic mix: James Brown, Sun Ra, Ben E. King, Luther Vandross, Martha Wash, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. Give mucho thanks for the music.


ROBERTA FLACK & DONNY HATHAWAY / “I (Who Have Nothing)”
Sun, Dec 31st, 2006 | Posted in Cover | 2 Comments »

SUN RA / “Stars Fell On Alabama”
Sun, Dec 31st, 2006 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »

JAMES BROWN / “Like It Is, Like It Was (part 2)”
Sun, Dec 31st, 2006 | Posted in Classic | 4 Comments »

This is the week of December 24th, 2006
It’s southern soul for the holidays. Start with classic Staple Singers. Stir in some neo-soul from Joi. Top it off with Al Green (with and without Queen Latifah) and a dollop of Willie Clayton. Now that’s a healthy helping of down home brew. Salud!

QUEEN LATIFAH featuring AL GREEN / “Simply Beautiful”
Sun, Dec 24th, 2006 | Posted in Cover | 4 Comments »

JOI / “I’m So Famous”
Sun, Dec 24th, 2006 | Posted in Contemporary | 1 Comment »

STAPLE SINGERS / ”I’ll Take You There”
Sun, Dec 24th, 2006 | Posted in Classic | 3 Comments »

This is the week of December 17th, 2006
It’s a wild week. KRS-1, Dead Prez, NWA, Jay Dee and Young Buck serenade the police. Trinity Roots offers a taste of Kiwi music. We go California Dreamin’ with Eddie Hazel, Bobby Womack, Wes Montgomery, Queen Latifah, Lee Moses, Tiombe Lockhart and Jose Feliciano.

EDDIE HAZEL / “California Dreamin’ ”
Sun, Dec 17th, 2006 | Posted in Cover | No Comments »