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It isn’t yet 4th July, but it’s definitely Saturday: musical interlude from pop rock group Chicago- “Saturday in the Park”

12 Saturday Mar 2016

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Formed in 1967

popular rock band Chicago

sky-rocketed to international fame,

becoming one of the most successful bands in music history-

amassing an impressive collection of number one hits and awards.

 

 

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Their sound:

an eclectic mix yet masterfully lyrical

sweet, seductive ballads

an unparalled horn section

 

Their influence:

remains relevant

resonants to this day

 

 

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Their unforgettable song

Saturday in the Park

was released in 1973

and continues as the band’s highest charting single.

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chicago, group, saturday in the park, album cover, cdandlp.com

(image from cdandlp.com)

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Back in the day

Chicago in concert sings

Saturday in the Park

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For 2016, people of the world- start a love train. ‘Love Train’ performed by ’70s R & B group, The O’Jays

01 Friday Jan 2016

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Out of Canton, Ohio

The O’Jays

were an American R & B trio

whose ’70s  chart topping songs

secured their place in the annals of popular music history.

 

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Their 1972 hit

Love Train

invites the global community to be as one, “to start a love train”

spreading a message of peace, good will

collective cooperation, reciprocal respect / understanding-

For 2016,

people of the world

embark on the journey towards this end

“start a love train”.

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ojays, clevelandcom

The O’Jays:  Eddie Levert, Walter Williams and the late William Powell

(image from cleveland.com)

 

 

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Love Train

People all over the world (everybody)
Join hands (join)
Start a love train, love train
People all over the world (all the world, now)
Join hands (love ride)
Start a love train (love ride), love train

The next stop that we make will be England
Tell all the folks in Russia, and China, too
Don’t you know that it’s time to get on board
And let this train keep on riding, riding on through
Well, well

People all over the world (you don’t need no money)
Join hands (come on)
Start a love train, love train (don’t need no ticket, come on)
People all over the world (Join in, ride this train)
Join in (Ride this train, y’all)
Start a love train (Come on, train), love train

All of you brothers over in Africa
Tell all the folks in Egypt, and Israel, too
Please don’t miss this train at the station
‘Cause if you miss it, I feel sorry, sorry for you
Well

People all over the world (Sisters and brothers)
Join hands (join, come on)
Start a love train (ride this train, y’all), love train (Come on)
People all over the world (Don’t need no tickets)
Join hands (come on, ride)
Start a love train, love train

Ride, let it ride
Let it ride
Let it ride
People, ain’t no war
People all over the world (on this train)
Join in (ride the train)
Start a love train, love train (ride the train, y’all)
People all over the world (come on)
Join hands (you can ride or stand, yeah)
Start a love train, love train (makin’ love)
People all over the world (’round the world, y’all)
Join hands (come on)
Start a love train, love train

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(lyrics from metrolyrics.com)

 

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The O’Jays perfom

Love Train

(Soul Train music show, 1972)

 

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“Music is a language we all understand!” : Sir Duke from the award winning album, Songs in the Key of Life by Mr. Stevie Wonder

30 Friday Oct 2015

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Songs in the Key of Life

is the Grammy Music Award winning album

by consummate musician / songwriter / singer

the incomparable:  Stevie Wonder.

 

Released on 28 September 1976

the album is genius:   a musical tour de force-

with songs of different musical genres

pop, jazz, R & B, funk.

 

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Not only did Mr. Wonder(ful)

take home the Grammy Award for Best Album

for Songs in the Key of Life

he also received the Grammy accolades for

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

Best Male R & B Performance

Producer of the Year.

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Presently, Mr. Wonder is on tour, titled

“The Songs in the Key of Life Tour”

to celebrate 38 years since the album’s release

(the tour commenced in November 2014).

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Stevie Wonder

performs at Madison Square Garden, NYC

The Songs in the Key of Life Tour, 6 November 2014

 

 

Stevie Wonder, Madison Square Garden, November 6th, 2014

(image from rollingstone.com)

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Travelling to venues throughout Canada and the United States,

the concert is a three-hour long celebration in which Mr.  Wonder

sings every song from the double LP multiple award winner.

Last evening, 29 October 2015,

the Pittsburgh audience, attending at the Consol Energy Centre, enjoyed

this show of a life time:  Stevie Wonder performing songs from an album

which many consider his greatest musical achievement

and one of the greatest albums of all time.

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The album features the song

Sir Duke

a personal favourite, with the lyrics which comments on

music as a “language we all understand“.

So true.

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Sir Duke

(released March 1977)

from

Songs in the Key of Life

by Mr.  Stevie Wonder

(flashback performance from “back in the day”)

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Songs in the Key of Life Tour

For further details on upcoming concert dates/venues, visit:

http://www.songkick.com/artists/525345-stevie-wonder

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Musical Interlude: “Thank God It’s Friday!” by ’70s disco group, Love & Kisses

25 Friday Sep 2015

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Countdown time to the weekend is almost over-

 

thank god its friday stick figure images, gallery.asiaforest.org

(image from gallery.asiaforest.org)

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“Thank God it’s Friday!” ,

which is also the title of the 1978 international hit by disco group

Love & Kisses

who were a collection of male and female singers

put together by producer Alec Costandinos in 1977.

The group’s career in the music industry was shorted-lived,

disbanding in 1979 after the release of their third and final album.

 

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However, their chart topping single

Thank God It’s Friday!

remains a ‘get up and dance’ favourite.

 

 

 

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Thank God It’s Friday!

by Love & Kisses

 

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Musical Interlude: the “Soul Makossa” by jazz saxophonist, Manu Dibango

24 Monday Aug 2015

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Manu Dibango

was born in Cameroon, a country in Central Africa

off the Gulf of Guinea.

Born in 1933, he started his musical career in

Brussel and Paris during the late 1950s.

He would go on to achieve accolades as a

jazz saxophonist.

 

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(image from brandcameroon.com):

manu dibango, soul makossa

Manu Dibango

is credited widely as being one of the creators of disco music

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In 1972 he released the internationally acclaimed, mostly instrumental piece

Soul Makossa:

a synergy of musical styles from afro-soul, disco, funk, big band to makossa-

 the dancehall music of his native Cameroon.

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With the incredible success of his hit Soul Makossa

Manu Dibango

became the first African musician to reach

the top 40 of the American music charts.

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Nicknamed “the lion of Cameroon”

Mr. Dibango continues to roar.

His last London performance was in 2013 at the Barbican Centre.

He was 80 years old!

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A mighty roar

from Manu Dibango

Soul Makossa

1972

[youtube+youtube.com/watch?v=Nvb811KnsMc]

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It’s a summer “Heatwave”: keep your worries behind while boogie-ing the nights away!

04 Tuesday Aug 2015

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'70s / '80s disco / funk band, '70s music, '80s music, dance music, disco music, funk music, Heatwave

 

Let’s do it old school

with flash back tunes from ’70s disco / funk / dance band-

Heatwave.

 

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Founded in London, England by U.S.  serviceman Johnnie Wilder-

the band was international in composition:

members hailed from England, the U.S.,  Spain, Czechoslovakia

as well as  international in scope of fame:

recording several chart topping songs.

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(image from bbc.co.uk):

music, bands, Heatwave

Heatwave

the band’s all here!

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The band featured Johnnie Wilder and his brother Keith Wilder

as lead vocalists.

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Sadly, in 1979, founding member Johnnie Wilder

was permanently injured in an automobile accident,

which left him paralyzed from the neck down.

He did remain as producer.

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As a collective, the band had plateaued in the mid ’80s.

Members changed-  moving on to

other musical projects / associations and the “heatwave” had cooled.

However, by 1988-  Heatwave had re-emerged

with Keith Wilder again in lead.

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Thankfully, the band still continues to bring “the heat”!

 

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Heatwave

Boogie Nights

(1976)

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Heatwave

The Groove Line

(1978)

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The Soul Train Line: dance moves, fashion grooves

08 Sunday Feb 2015

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'70s fashion, '70s music, 'Soul Train', music and fashion, Soul Train Line, Soul Train- tv show

 

 

 

On the air for thirty five years,

Soul Train

was an American music and dance television programme

which spotlighted Black-American music talents.

It was created by trailblazing producer, Don Cornelius.

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From the show’s inception in 1971,

the Soul Train Line

 was probably the most popular segment of the hour-long programme-

dancers executed the latest moves in the latest fashion.

It was a ’70s music and fashion parade.

 

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(image from pixgood.com):

soul train line, colour image

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The Soul Train line consisted of two rows of dancers:

guys on one side, gals on the other and a space between.

In couples, they progressed in consecutive order-

performing their best steps to the best tunes

on the airwaves.

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Flashback to the ’70s

music sounds and fashion images

that rolled in on the ‘Soul Train’

The ‘hippest trip in town!’

 

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Soul Train Line, 1974

to the sounds of

The King of Soul, James Brown:  ‘Cold Blooded’

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Soul Train Line, 1975

to the sounds of

Rufus ft. Chaka Khan:  ‘Once You Get Started’

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