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If Small Talk by Sly And The Family Stone was a one-off album by a cult artist it would be known as a strange and beautiful lost soul gem.

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For 33 years Simon Rodia built the Watts towers alone, by hand, using simple hand tools. The tallest tower is nearly 100 feet tall. I recently went on a tour of the towers. Read more and see more photos at the link below. #art #FolkArt #sculpture #LosAngeles lorried.substack.com/p/simon-rodi...

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Today is Chaka Khan's birthday. 🎂💃 So, today's "oldie but goodie" is "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus with lead singer Chaka Khan, 1974. #TellMeSomethingGood #ChakaKhan #music #oldiebutgoodie #1970s www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuDC...

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Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Rise #MusicChallenge #GenreRoulette #WorldMusicThursday #seunkuti #afrobeat #nigeria www.youtube.com/watch?v=hADx...

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no matter how little you have or how diminished the world makes you feel never forget to celebrate all you are & aspire to be: it's not that the haters don't see your value, because they do!! — they just refuse to acknowledge it & that's their loss. fuck 'em & be you. the blackbyrds HAPPY MUSIC

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Sylvia Moy was the first woman to write and produce for Motown. She is best known for her songs written for Stevie Wonder. She was directly responsible for the label keeping Stevie Wonder. #SylviaMoy #Motown #StevieWonder #music #Women'sHistoryMonth lorried.substack.com/p/sylvia-moy...

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Somewhere between Apocalypse Now and The Matrix, let’s remember Laurence Fishburne was Cowboy Curtis on Pee Wee's Playhouse in the '80s.

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Shaquille O'Neal statue at Crypto.com arena. #Lakers #LosAngeles

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10 years ago today, Kendrick Lamar released To Pimp a Butterfly, a watershed moment in hip-hop, solidifying his status as one of the genre's most visionary and influential artists with songs like "Alright," "King Kunta," and "The Blacker the Berry."

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Parliament - P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) #GenreRoulette #MusicChallenge #FunkyFriday "Coming to you directly from the Mothership" #musicsky #parliament #funk www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyJz...

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Michael Jackson’s "Off the Wall" returns to the U.K. Official Physical Albums chart at #86 and the Official Albums Sales chart at #91. Meanwhile, The Essential holds steady at #13 on the Official Albums Streaming chart and #18 on the Official Albums chart in the UK.

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Michael Jackson’s Thriller jumps to #10 on Vinyl Albums, marking its 345th week on the chart. The album also climbs to #17 on Top Album Sales, #13 on Top R&B Albums, and #45 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, while The Essential Michael Jackson rises to #169 on Billboard 200 and #23 on Top R&B Albums.

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What’s your favorite song inspired by phones or phone calls?

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Today's "oldie but goodie" is "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward, 1979. #RingMyBell #AnitaWard #music #oldiebutgoodie #1970s Also, here's a nice writeup about the song by @kendav.bsky.social at Funkatropolis. funkatropolis.blogspot.com/2025/03/ring... youtu.be/URAqnM1PP5E

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Review of Questlove's documentary "Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)" by @kendav.bsky.social. funkatropolis.blogspot.com/2025/02/revi...

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Today's "oldie but goodie" is "(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People" by the Chi-Lites, 1971. #GiveMorePowerToThePeople #theChiLites #music #oldiebutgoodie #1970s youtu.be/hhZjbpT4uUs?...

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Today's "oldiebutgoodie" is "Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown, 1968. The song features a group of Los Angeles-area kids singing the chorus. #SayItLoudImBlackAndImProud #JamesBrown #music #oldiebutgoodie #1960s #BlackHistoryMonth (1 of 2) www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpLp...

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Today's "oldie but goodie" is "Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder, 1973. #LivingForTheCity #StevieWonder #music #oldiebutgoodie #1970s www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghLW...

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Here's a shot of some sizzling Saturday Night funk from Stevie Wonder - "Skeletons" #Steviewonder #Funk #1980smusic #funkbass #DieHard #GrandTheftAuto #soulmusic #motown www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsUs...

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Today's "oldie but goodie" is "Going in Circles" by The Friends of Distinction, 1969. #GoingInCircles #FriendsOfDistinction #music #oldiebutgoodie #1960s youtu.be/v2kwzUgLwxg?...

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Often called the “Empress of Soul”, Gladys Knight, still performing at 80, began performing at age 4. At 7, she won on “Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour.” Read more about Gladys Knight at the link below, and hear her award winning performance at 7 years old. #music open.substack.com/pub/lorried/...

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Feeing sad today. At least two people I know lost their homes in the Palisades fire. Today's "oldie but goodie" is "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers, 1972. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOZg...

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"Didn't you love the things that they stood for? Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?" 🎶 Today's "oldie but goodie" is "Abraham, Martin and John" by Dion, 1968. I think we can add Jimmy to that list. #AbrahamMartin&John #Dion #music #oldiebutgoodie www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwn8...

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Funking up Friday night with Prince performing "D.M.S.R." on his Musicology Live 2004ever tour #Prince #Funk #80smusic #music #dance #funkmusic

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Between the years of 1972 to 1976, Stevie Wonder, just 21 to 26 years old, had what might be the greatest 5-classic album run: Music Of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life.

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"Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?" 🎶 Today's "oldie but goodie" is "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle, 1974. Patti LaBelle later claimed that she didn’t know what the song was about. #LadyMarmalade #Labelle #PattiLabelle #music #oldiebutgoodie #1970s (1 of 2) youtu.be/Tn0-6n_dng4

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Miriam Makeba is known for becoming the first African artist to globally popularize African music. Often referred to as Mama Africa, she was one of the most visible and outspoken opponents of South Africa's apartheid regime. lorried.substack.com/p/miriam-mak...

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