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Source Material: Grady Tate – “Be Black Baby”
Grady Tate was a well-renowned Jazz drummer from Durham, North Carolina. He was a self-taught drummer who played a major role in the expansion of soul-jazz. In 1963, Tate moved to New York City to enroll at The New York Academy of…
Source Material: Honey & The Bees – “Love Addict”
Honey & The Bees were a girl group from Philadelphia that formed in 1965. During that year, the group recorded their first single, "Two Can Play The Same Game." According to Phill Hurtt, one of the co-writers of "Two Can Play The Same…
Source Material: Quincy Jones – “The Streetbeater”
"The Streetbeater," originally known as, "Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater)" is one of the most iconic theme songs in television history. In an interview with the Television Academy, Quincy Jones said that he composed the Sanford…
Sample Flips: Larry June – “Organic Tears” (Prod. by Cash Fargo)
Since the beginning of his career, Larry June has consistently dropped new music. But since 2018, Larry June has maintained an increasingly prolific pace. In 2019, he dropped six total projects: Early Bird, The Port of San Francisco, Trap…
Source Material: The Salem Travelers – “Tell It Like It Is”
The Salem Travelers were a Chicago-based soul/funk group that enjoyed a limited run in the '60s and '70s. Their music bordered between classic gospel and the soulful and funk music of the late '60s and early '70s. On "Tell It Like It Is,"…
Source Material: Grant Green – “Upshot”
Grant Green was a jazz guitarist from St Louis, Missouri. He's most well-known for his contributions as a leader and a sideman for Blue Note Records. Green is considered to be one of the most prolific and least celebrated guitarists of…
Source Material: Lamont Dozier – “Break The Ice”
Lamont Dozier is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Detroit, Michigan. After a slow start as a solo artist in the '50s, Dozier began writing and producing music with songwriting brothers, Brian and Eddie Holland. In the early '60s,…
Source Material: Creative Source – “I’d Find You Anywhere”
Creative Source, a soul and funk band based in Los Angeles, enjoyed limited success in the early '70s. Managed by Ron Townsend of the Fifth Dimension, the band's first hit was "You Can't Hide Love" in 1973. The following year, their cover…
Source Material: Lou Donaldson – “You’re Welcome, Stop on By”
Lou Donaldson is a Jazz alto saxophonist from Badin, North Carolina. His career spanned over 40 years, starting in the early 1950s, on through the '70s, and into the '90s. Donaldson began to establish himself in the '50s during the bebop…
Source Material: Eddie Kendricks – “Intimate Friends”
Eddie Kendricks had two careers as an artist in the '60s and '70s. Kendricks was one of the co-founders of The Temptations and one of their lead singers for eleven years. But following a strained relationship with Motown and continued…