A much needed Black Music thread.

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[eddie kerr]

Each to their own, ogi.

I have to admit that as much as I loved black music up to about 1995, after that not much at all.

Mind you, that also applies to most post 1995 "white music" as well, other than a few indie and other exceptions such as "The National".

I wouldn't cross the street to see Taylor Swift...

Re. Taylor Swift. NOR I.

 

[K Douglas]

these days some Blues stuff is being recorded by Black artists...but that,s about it....the genre of music that i most loved has disappeared, in fact by that late 70,s it was gone...never to return......just had a thought...what if a hip hop artist decided to cover "I Found A Love" by Wilson Pickett or a mainstream white guy like Wikennd..did i spell it right ?..covered Sam & Dave,s When Something Is Wrong With My Baby.....would be interesting

The Weeknd is how I think its spelled. But ya I agree with you even from when I grew up in the 80's and 90's, today's music is trash compared to it.

 

[K Douglas]

As sophisticated and amazing Stevie Wonder's later albums were, her are my two favourite Steve Wonder songs:

Uptight is right up there for me as well. Exquisite. Obviously the Stevie Wonder fanbase will point to 'Songs in the Key of Life' and 'Innervisions' as being his best work but my favorite song of his isn't from one of them.

"That Girl"

 

[K Douglas]

Re. Taylor Swift. NOR I.

Never mind the hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars people pay for a concert ticket. Ludicrous.

 

[xmontrealer]

Uptight is right up there for me as well. Exquisite. Obviously the Stevie Wonder fanbase will point to 'Songs in the Key of Life' and 'Innervisions' as being his best work but my favorite song of his isn't from one of them.

"That Girl"

Also got turned on to this Stevie Wonder song when I heard the following De La Soul song...

 

[K Douglas]

Also got turned on to this Stevie Wonder song when I heard the following De La Soul song...

Wow mind blown a bit here. I of course am familiar with the De La tune but never for a minute thought it was a Stevie Wonder sample.

 

[ogibowt]

The Blues Johnny Taylor

 

[ogibowt]

the Disco Johnny Taylor

 

[ogibowt]

Live Johnny Taylor

borrowing liberally from Stand By Me

 

[xmontrealer]

Live Johnny Taylor

borrowing liberally from Stand By Me

Johnnie borrowing a bit of Sam Cooke's style in the middle of the above song.

Johnnie was lead singer in the Soul Stirrers gospel group after Sam Cooke left the group in 1957...

 

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