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- RUSS GIBB: DETROIT'S ROCK VISIONARY!
- SUNDAY SOUL VIDEOS WITH SCOTT MORGAN
- DENIZ TEK'S VIDEO VAULT VOL 5
- RETROKIMMER: JAMES BROWN "DOING THE BEST I CAN"
| RUSS GIBB: DETROIT'S ROCK VISIONARY! Posted: 30 Oct 2011 08:03 PM PDT  Russ Gibb GrandeBallroom.Com Had a fun conversation with my friend Jack Ashton the promoter from Los Angeles the other day. We were talking business mostly but the topic of Detroit Rock Impresario Russ Gibb came up... Russ of course is the famous creator of The Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan... The Grande featured local, national and international rock bands of the day... some of which were.... Cream, Jeff Beck, SRC, Thyme, Prime Movers, The Chosen Few, The UP, and Iggy and The Stooges. The "house" band at The Grande was The MC5 (Motor City 5). The 5 were famous for being rowdy and always getting in the faces of bands who didn't bring it... or "Kick Out The Jams".  Street Sign Outside the Grande (photo by Kimmer) "Uncle" Russ Gibb made a brilliant choice in having the MC5 as his guide to all that was cool during this time. According to many friends Russ and I have in common, it was the MC5 that picked such an eclectic group of bands that lifted The Grande Ballroom into Detroit Rock legend.  Fred S. Dennis T. Michael D. and Wayne K.  The MC5 "Uncle" Russ Gibb (born 1931) is a former concert promoter, and media personality from Dearborn, Michigan, probably most famous for his role in the Paul is Dead phenomenon, a story he broke as a DJ on WKNR-FM. After a visit to the Fillmore and a talk with promoter Bill Graham, he operated Detroit's Grande Ballroom and was a major player in the late sixties/early seventies Motor City music scene. He was instrumental in giving the MC5, Ted Nugent and Iggy Pop their start. The Grande Ballroom also was where the Who played their rock opera, "Tommy," for the first time in the United States.  The Grande Ballroom Gibb also owned or leased other live music venues around the Mid-West including the Eastown Ballroom, Michigan Theater . He expanded his music endeavors when he invested in Creem magazine. Stay tuned for part 2 on Russ Gibb...  |
| SUNDAY SOUL VIDEOS WITH SCOTT MORGAN Posted: 30 Oct 2011 06:25 PM PDT  Scott Morgan on Facebook This is a well-known track from Bobby Taylor in 1968, and there's an interesting story about this group, Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard of The Supremes went to see the group at the Elegant Parlor in Vancouver, they were so impressed they told Berry Gordy and he signed them to Motown straight away, and the rest is history! Not many times in rock and roll does a blue-eyed version of a Holland Dozier Holland outshine a soul version, but in this case I have to say it's awfully good. Funk it definitely was, but it was also the beginnings of an era called Disco where a danceable beat trumped everything. The Detroit Emeralds consisted of three brothers originally from Little Rock, Arkansas who moved to Detroit to pursue a career in music. "Do Me Right" never made it into the Top 40 in 1971, but it was a stand-out recording for the Detroit Emeralds. The Dramatics (formerly The Dynamics) were a American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1967. They are best known for their 1970s million- selling hit songs, "In the Rain" and "Whatcha See is What You Get" This Is A Great 70s Temptations Classic it sounds a little like Eddie Kendricks but the tenor on this song is Damon Harris,(Harris) was also on Papa Was A Rolling Stone and few other Temptation hits I'll bet they didn't do this one last night...  |
| Posted: 30 Oct 2011 04:54 PM PDT  DENIZ TEK OFFICIAL WEBSITE Skip James sings "Crow Jane" in 1967. James never gets enough credit. This clip speaks for itself. MC5 "Come Together" 1969 The incomparable MC5 deliver a megaton blast of Detroit mayhem to New York City. Sugar Pie DeSanto (with Willy Dixon, Hubert Sumlin and Cliff James) "Rock Me Baby" 1964. Sugar Pie has to ask Sumlin what the next song is, then stomps right on into it. Apparently recorded live in Manchester, England, the locals must have been in heaven. Deniz  |
| RETROKIMMER: JAMES BROWN "DOING THE BEST I CAN" Posted: 30 Oct 2011 12:31 PM PDT  One of my very favorite soul singers of all time is the Godfather himself James Brown. James pulled off a legendary career that very few can match... He never lost his "coolness". He was cool from the beginning, at his very last breath, and beyond... Brown's legacy lives on in eternity... I was chatting with an old friend and he brought up this song.... "Funk on Ah Roll". Perhaps the funkiest song of all time.... ck this out ... Ever notice that no matter what mood you may be in... soul music will have a song that fits your mood perfectly... They don't write lyrics like this anymore... "I'm for real"....  I really enjoyed this hour long video on James... so sit back and enjoy the "Godfather" on this Sunday afternoon... James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business," and "Mr. Dynamite." These descriptions are still not enough to cover this fantastic singer...  |
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