Funky Friday Playlist 7/16

I was a guest DJ on the commercial station The River 93.9 WRSI on Friday. Phil's excellent program Funky Friday runs weekly 6 until midnight. He usually plays classic soul and funk in the first portion, followed by nuttier and more contemporary funk. We utilized the classic side to showcase some music by Allen Toussaint who plays the Green River Fest this year. And the late side gave some exposure to some contemporary bands that need to be heard by a larger audience. Thanks so much to Phil for this fun opportunity!

Here's the playlist:

the 6pm hour...
Lee Dorsey..."Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky"
Eddie Bo..."Lover and a Friend"
Meters..."Ride your Pony"
Allen Toussaint..."Goin' Down"
Labelle..."Lady Marmalade"
Poets of Rhythm..."More Mess On My Thing"
Bobby Byrd..."Sayin' It and Doin' It"
Allen Toussaint..."Last Train"
Lee Dorsey..."Workin' in the Coalmine"
Undisputed Truth..."Smiling Faces"
One of my fave songs as a kid...


Herb Alpert..."Whipped Cream" (Anthony Marinelli rmx)
Galactic with Allen Toussaint..."Bacchus"


Sly & the Family Stone..."Hot Fun in the Sumertime"
Fania All Stars...Red Garter Strut"
Syl Johnson..."Come On Sock It To Me"

the 7pm hour...
Peter Wolf..."Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky"
Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists..."Cool Aid"
Dr John..."Right Place, Wrong Time"


Allen Toussaint..."Worldwide"
Lyn Collins..."Think (About It)"
Lee Dorsey..."Yes We Can"
Robert Palmer..."Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley"
My fave cut off his underrated 70s album of the same name.

Labelle..."Don't Bring Me Down"
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint..."Who's Gonna Help a Brother"
The Pharoahs..."The Pharoahs Love Y'all"
Lee Fields..."My World"
Allen Toussaint..."Country John"


Dr John..."(Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away"
Houseguests..."What So Never The Dance"
Ike & Tina Turner..."Bold Soul Sister"

the 8pm hour...
Trombone Shorty..."On Your Way Down"
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe..."Shake It Out"
Dr John..."Life"
Allen Toussaint..."Soul Sister"
Lee Dorsey..."Who's Gonna Help a Brother"
Nina Simone..."Save Me"
Otis Redding..."Try A Little Tenderness"
Allen Toussaint..."Get Out My Life Woman"
Natural Four..."Eddie You Shoulda Known Better"
Very nice version produced by Curtis Mayfield.

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings..."This Land is Your Land"
Pazant Brothers & Beaufort Express..."Chick a Boom"
Allen Toussaint..."Am I Expecting Too Much?"
Fred Wesley & the JBs..."I'm Paying Taxes, What Am I Buying?"
Kool & the Gang..."Jungle Boogie"
Parliament..."Testify"

the 9pm hour...
New Process..."More Mess On My Thang"
Orgone..."Crazy Queen"
Excellent new album, Cali Fever, is out now.

Sly Dunbar..."Inner City Blues"
The Checkmates Ltd..."Sexy Ways"
Awesome horn line on this funky 45.

Kayode Olajide..."Olufela" (Adam Freeland rmx)
Zozo Afrobeat..."Baba Nliye"
Check Zozo on Saturday night at the Elevens. Details here.


Sharon Jones..."Damn It's Hot" part one
Ray Lugo's LES Express..."If It Ain't True"
Peregoyo..."Caranito" (Natural Self rmx)
Trouble Funk..."Pump Me Up"
Thievery Corporation..."Sol Tapado"
Dzihan & Kamien..."Just You & I"

the 10pm hour...
Pete Rodriguez..."I Like It Like That"
Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno..."Dub y Guaguanco"
Gorgeous new album from Will Quantic.

The Qualitons..."Mellbimbo"
The Crabs Corporation..."Bring Down the Birds" (Flying High mix)
The Lions..."Jungle Struttin"


AIFF..."Circles"
Ray Harris & Fusion Experience..."Scaramunga"
Out now on Record Kicks.

Lack of Afro..."Spooky"
Cookin' On 3 Burners..."Cars"
Geraldo Pino..."Shake Hands" (45 version, part two)
Abelardo Carbonó..."Quiero A Mi Gente"
ESG..."Come Away"
Zapp..."More Bounce to the Ounce"

the 11pm hour...
The Herbaliser..."The Next Spot"
Segun Bucknor..."That's the Time"
Great collection available on Vampisoul.


Sinto..."Man on the Bank"
Freddy & the Kinfolk..."The Goat"


The Bamboos..."Black Foot"
Beta Hector..."Payback"
Nomo..."Last Beat"
Grupo Fantasma..."Teleraña"
Skeletons..."Positive Force"
Limp Twins..."Moving Closer to the Sofa"
Quantic project...

Femi Kuti..."Eh Oh"
Negghead..."Baby Baby"
Chris Joss..."Rififi Rococo"

Catch Funky Friday every week with Phil!