Fallen Trees

It's the last show of 2012 and always a time to be reflective by looking back over the year in terms of quality, it's been a great year, yes it seems REAL soul music is coming back with new young artists, the likes of Vick Allen, Lina and quite few more seem to sit quite easily along side the more established act's like Angie Stone, Eric Benet and others, I think this can only lead to greater things.

Impressions '12 Highlight

The highlight of 2012 for me was undoubtedly The Impressions live at London's Jazz Cafe, it was a rare opportunity to see in person, a group that many of us grew up listening to. Make no mistake this WAS the real deal and not some watered-down tribute act, both Sam Gooden and Fred Cash are soul music royalty with Reggie Torian, no newcomer on the block, (though he terms himself as the young man of the group), he actually is in his fourth decade with the Impressions! yes it was truly a night to remember.

On tonight's show I thought I might do something a little different. I normally feature new music or artists that are not so well known, (that will return next week,) but tonight I look back and feature: 'Three Fallen Trees' of soul; Curtis Mayfield who we lost on 26th December 1999, James Brown who left us on Christmas day 2006 (who both can only be described as pioneers of soul music), their music was a time capsule that is important historically as it was creative and let us not forget Teena Marie (the Ivory Queen of Soul), who's journey ended on the 26th.of December 2010. Teena was a trail blazer loved by a generation of people who were bombarded with bland disco music, yet Teena was different on so many levels .. so let's revisit their legacy  -   Tina, James & Curtis's seeds of soul touched us all
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Having said all that I'm also so looking forward to 2013 because there's lot's of great music to come and memories we are yet to make, so on behalf of myself and Mickey we wish you a new year filled with happiness and health and we thank you for being part of The Science Of Soul family.


Sunday 30-12-2012 track-list & podcast: 

Hour One
01 - Teddy Pendergrass - You For Me Right Now
02 - Adriana Evans - Waiting
03 - Aaron Neville - I Can't Imagine
04 - Al Wilson - Touch and Go
05 - Eric Benet - You're The Only One
06 - James Brown - The Payback
07 - James Brown - A Man Has To Go Back To The Crossroads
08 - David Ruffin - Can We Make Love One More Time
09 - Walter Jackson - Tell Me Were It Hurts
10 - Ohio Players - Heaven Must Be Like This
11 - Aretha Franklin - Willing To Forgive

Hour Two
12 - Tower Of Power - Love's Been Gone To Long 

13 - Johnnie Taylor - If Your Looking For A Fool 

14 - Teena Marie - Deja Vu

15 - Teena Marie - Miracles Need Wings To Fly 

16 - The Manhattans - Feels So Good To Be Loved So Bad 

17 - Facts Of Life - Did He Make Love To You 

18 - The O'Jays - How Time Flies 

19 - Byron Woods - Fly Away 

20 - The Temptations - Special 

21 - The Impressions - Soulful Love 

22 - Curtis Mayfield - Little Child Running Wild 

23 - Curtis Mayfield - Oh So Beautiful

Finally a sad note

The last ten days of December have been the most shocking for a quite a few years with singer loses of; Linda Howard (group: High Inergy) 17th, Terry Huff 19th, Jimmy McCrackin 20th, Marva Whitney 22nd. and now Fontella Bass 26th. All gave us much musical pleasure - RIP