blue Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Dyke & The Blazers,the band was formed in Phoenix and recorded "Funky Broadway" there-- interesting the band came out of Arizona, not one of our music hot spots. Probably one of the most influential [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States"]American[/url] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk"]funk[/url] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_%28music%29"]band[/url] led by [b]Arlester Christian[/b] (June 13, 1943–March 13, 1971). The band was formed in 1965 and recorded until 1971, when Christian died. I thank my lucky stars I had these records to learn from back in the 60s. Take a listen, the bass player is clean, articulate and funky as hell. It's not for everyone, but for those of you with an interest in the real history of funk you'll like it. By the way this was originally post on Face Book by your [b]Nick Lowe[/b]. Nick, what a down to earth guy. He has a few Milwaukee connections. I always go to see him when he comes to Shank Hall. [b]"We got More Soul"[/b] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10br313f228 [b]History[/b] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5fygfU0NJQ Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Thanks for posting that Blue, real nice feel to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troubadour Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Thank you Blue, most definitely my cup of tea. I will have a good listen this evening. I had the good fortune to see Nick Lowe live. He didn't make my top 5 bassists list but I agree with your down-to-earth guy assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Cheers Blue. Nick Lowe, Brinsley Schwarz, Dave Edmunds. All favourites of mine. Thanks for the clips. Good knowledge there, worth knowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Thanks for the link Blue, great song and i can recognise the playing/music style immediately. I have Funky Brodway in a Funk/Soul classics mix disc in my car stereo playing in repeat mode for the last 4 years! Mrs GB can't take it anymore, first thing she does when she enters the car is to change it to radio... I find it a great source for inspiration and vocabulary learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted June 23, 2016 Author Share Posted June 23, 2016 Cool,glad you guys liked it. Underrated band and believe it or not many guys don't know about them Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 I've not heard of them before, but have added their greatest hits record to my Spitify list and look forward to listening to it at work on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Thanks for posting that, I'd never heard of them before but they are right up my street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Same as others have said, not heard of them before but really like it how they sound. I always thought/assumed (incorrectly) Funky Broadway was a Wilson Pickett composition. Fast forward a few decades and the singer reminds me of Lee Fields.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Enjoyed that, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Very nice. The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz has very much this feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 [quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1466715271' post='3078192'] Very nice. The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz has very much this feel. [/quote] Cool, amazing how some guys get together at the right time in history with the right kind of talent and can come up with an ass kuckin signature sound. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted June 24, 2016 Author Share Posted June 24, 2016 [quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1466714580' post='3078183'] Same as others have said, not heard of them before but really like it how they sound. I always thought/assumed (incorrectly) Funky Broadway was a Wilson Pickett composition. Fast forward a few decades and the singer reminds me of Lee Fields.. [/quote] Authentic and raw describes this sound best to me. It's the past though, cats don't lay it down like this anymore. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 That's lovely. I'm putting that forward as a new song for one of my bands. I've found lots of their stuff now and we'll be listening to it on our 5 hour gig drive today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddBass65 Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 I'll add my thanks as I hadn't heard of them before either ! Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinArto Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Public Enemy sampled it on Fear of a Black Planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTL1lo-BXCw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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