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Minister of New New Super Heavy Funk, emeritus
Today is James Brown’s birthday. He was born in 1933 into some seriously rough circumstances, but he had a gift. I recently heard some of the Godfather’s work on a vintage Grundig player console from the early sixties. The warm, big sound of those old tubes paired with the crackle of the vinyl is quite the combination. The album, which I can’t take off the turntable, is “James Brown plays James Brown,” a collection of JB tunes where Mr.Dynamite basically solos on organ for the entire record. No singing, just getting down on the keys. You always heard that The Hardest Working Man in Showbusiness could play anything, but I’d never heard a record where he was dedicated to playing and not singing. And it’s remarkable. Soul Brother Number One could do anything. Our hats are off, once again, to Augusta, Georgia’s favorite son.
Grundig 7:56 pm on May 3, 2010 Permalink |
[...] Minister of New New Super Heavy Funk, Emeritus' The Word – Wierhouse I recently heard some of the work of the Godfather in a vintage Grundig console player in the sixties. The big warm sound of old tubes paired with vinyl YouTube is quite the combination. … [...]
Kenny Adams 4:03 pm on June 9, 2010 Permalink |
That shot is so dynamic! Absolutely love it. The crew at wierhouse are absolutely fantastic! You guys rock Augusta hardcore!