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Table of Contents
1.
Introduction/Overview:
2. Movie Review: Standing In
The Shadows Of Motown
3. Concert Review: Gil
Scott-Heron Hits The Road On "The Breakout Tour" At
S.O.B.'S
4. Now Playing: On Soul-Patrol.Net
Radio
5. Concert Review - Everyanything 10/19/2002
Izzy Bar NYC
6. A Message of Thanks From Legendary
NYC Radio Personality Ken "Spider" Webb
7. Floetry's
"Floetic" (Hype or the Real Deal?)
8. November
Soul-Patrol Magazine Update
9. What Value Does
Soul-Patrol Provide (Skin In The Game?)
10. Sam Cooke
and Otis Redding Memories (12/10 -
12/11)
11. Soul-Patrollers In The News
1.
Introduction/Overview:
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2.
Movie Review: Standing In The Shadows Of Motown
 Well , it finally
opened in Montreal Friday. I took my wife and daughter
and invited along a friend. Everybody loved it!
I
was blown away.
I haven't been moved by a movie in
this way since "Life is Beautiful". I knew the story and
had bought the book not long after it came out in 1989.
It is part bio and part Bass method but I urge all Soul
Patrollers to seek it out for the way
it complements
the film.
The most amazing part are the 2 CD's where
many famous bass players pay tribute to James Jamerson
by speaking about his impact on them and then playing
his line on a Motown song. The bass part is isolated on
1 channel so you can dial in more bass or band and
really hear what his bass parts meant to the song.
Participants include:
Paul McCartney ,
Anthony Jackson , James Jamerson Jr. , Pino Palladino,
Bob Babbit , Marcus Miller , Chuck Rainey, Will Lee ,
John Pattitucci , John Entwhistle , Geddy Lee, Francis
Rocco Prestia , Nathan Watts , Jack Bruce and many
others.
I was there the second night ( A
Saturday) and the crowd was disappointingly
sparse.
Please go see this if you haven't already
while it is still in the theatres!
I will buy the
soundtrack and the DVD when it eventually comes
out.
--Phil Peters, Montreal,
Canada
3.
Concert Review: Gil Scott-Heron Hits The Road On "The
Breakout Tour" At S.O.B.'S
 Soul-Patrol went to
see Gil Scott Heron last Thursday night. I would like to
thank Greg V., Tobias, Darren & Funkafize for coming
out to the show!!
Gil Scott was great. He was a
late coming up to the stage (8:40 p.m. as opposed to 8
p.m.) but was very warm and interacted extremely well
with the audience. He looks good, he had on a cap with
that big, all gray, afro underneath (made me realize how
old I am - lol!).
He made jokes about being locked
up and said he dressed because the parole officer might
be around. When he spoke he sounded like your granddad
with the missing teeth, but surprisingly, when he sang,
he sounded very good!! The first song he sang was "Your
Daddy Loves You" a personal favorite of mine. In the
intro to this song he said his daughter is in her last
year of college and the audience applauded. He's a very
proud Dad. He also sang "Winter in America", and 3 other
songs, which I can't remember the names of.
The
band was tight, Brian Jackson was excellent and it was
good to see him on stage with Gil again.
The problem
was they only played for 40 minutes and then took a
break. They said they would come back out but I had to
leave and I don't know if they played again or not. But
it was worth it to see Gil again, looking clean and
sounding great.
--Cheryl Y. Page, New York
City
4. What's Now Playing: On Soul-Patrol.Net
Radio
Listen to
an overview of the BRAND NEW Soul-Patrol Digest
Magazine!
Ray,Goodman
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FRIENDS: La la Means I Love You, Break Your Promise,
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RADIO
BRC @ Soul-Patrol.NET Radio: Show #8 Black Rock
Coalition - Critical wax, Seminal acts and Crucial facts
from: Earl Douglas, Darrell McNeil, Laronda Davis of the
BRC. Featuring music from The Negro Problem, Cody
ChesnuTT, Spearhead, Chango Mango, Michelle N, Terrence
Trent Darby, and others...
Brand
New Jazz on Soul-Patrol.Net Radio: Monnette Sudler,
Phillip Bailey,Dale Fieldler, Jonathan Butler, D-Erania,
Leroy K. Wofford, Digable Planets
SAGE
ALI: NOT FROM AROUND HERE - A NEW artist who sounds a
little bit like, EARTH, WIND AND FIRE, PETER GABRIEL,
THE SYLVERS writes lyrics a little bit like,SMOKEY
ROBINSON? all coming straight at cha on a 'Year 2002,
Black Hippie, Egyptology, Anti War type of
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Place: Show #4 - Featuring music/commentary from Will
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classic RARE SLOW JAMS of: Temprees, Ocapellos, Sweet
Thunder, Bunny Sigler, Alicia Myers, Teena
Marie,Confunkshun, Janita, Aretha Franklin, Bloodstone,
Carl Carlton, Contours...
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5. Concert
Review - Everyanything 10/19/2002 Izzy Bar
NYC
 This is a super
talented group of individuals from NYC, in a nutshell,
here is how I would describe their sound..
*
"Santana, Graham Central Station eque, Hard Driving
Latin, Funk, Rock, Soul"
* "Tower of Power Without
Horns"
* "Fronted by two ladies (reminding me of
Minnie Riperton/Jessica Cleaves), singing positive
music, with SERIOUS DOO WOP STYLE HARMONIES". Folks,
this is a group that in my opinion should have a BIG
FUTURE. Very talented, very personable on stage and
off.
All original Songs Including:
*
Envy
* Joga
* To Love and Be Loved
*
Pretty
* Good to You
* Devour Me
* Saved
Up
Stay tuned for more on this group, right here
on Soul-Patrol.Net Radio
http://www.everyanything.com
6. A Message of Thanks From
Legendary NYC Radio Personality Ken "Spider"
Webb
 Thank you All! Thank
you all for your concern. Some of you may not have
known, but I just spent 3 days in the hospital. Happy to
say no real damage however the doctors said: "You dogged
a bullet." What they meant was, I have been neglecting
my blood pressure problem for some time. Although there
is no damage in the brain, they feel I suffered 1 'micro
stroke'. After having test for a couple of days on my
heart, head, neck arteries and cholesterol, everything
is ok. But the blood pressure remains high. So, you all
know what that means, I got to slow it down. The show
will go on, but only slower. Thanks for the phone calls
and visits.
--Ken 'Spider' Webb PO 548 Wheatley
Heights, NY. 11798 www.kenwebb.com
7. Floetry's
"Floetic" (Hype or the Real
Deal?)
What kinda hype? If
there's any hype surrounding Floetry's "Floetic", I
haven't been paying much (if any) attention to it. And,
if the "hype" YOU mention comes from, say, airings of
music videos on cable, then forget it, since I don't DO
cable, man... "Floetic" came to my attention, via
word-of-mouth from some other, independent sources whom
I trust. But, as always, and in the end, I form my OWN
opinions about the music I like, as well as other things
in this life. *I* am MY OWN leader (within), with the
Lord (Goddess) as CEO (outside of myself)... That's just
how it goes, for me. Moving on... What's my opinion? I
like this CD, overall :)... As I listen to a lot of the
cuts, I find myself wantin' to dance! There IS a groove
there that *I* (at least) can feel. Plus, I have been
gettin' into the lyrics, as well as the interplay
between the spoken word and singing on many of the
selections. AND, I don't get offended and/or depressed
by the lyrics, either (a BIG thumbs UP!...). IMHO, these
sisters have got somethin' goin' on, have a few thangs
to say, and *I*, at least, feel it, and see more
potential. As far as I can tell, the "floetist" can
FLOW, and the "songstress" can SANG, in this duo.
"Floetic" (title cut), "Fun", "If I Was A Bird", and
"Butterflies" are some of my favorites on that CD, and
at the moment. And, I'm sure that you know that Floetry
wrote "Butterflies", and Michael Jackson recorded it on
his OWN joint, right? Well, *I* like Floetry's version
of THEIR own song much better :)... So, that's my
opinion. Remember, YOU asked for it, and you GOT
it...LOL! What say YOU??
--Debra Walker,
Chicago
8. Soul-Patrol Magazine
Update
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Next 12 months have the following kinds of articles and
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Contents, so you can get an idea of what you missed last
month :)
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9. What Value Does Soul-Patrol Provide
(Skin In The
Game?)
> Another
round table of inspired discussion and input. To all
you
> outstanding Soul Patroller's, thank you for
your thoughts that
> continue to drive me to stand
up and be counted. We are so blessed to
> have
this forum, Bob and Mike have provided , and we are
blessed to live
> in this country. However, I
believe we have to be proactive in expressing
>
our feelings and at times our outrage at what is
happening in the music
> biz, corporate america,
and the alarming enfoldment of the
>
administrations foreign and domestic
policies.
You just said it in a
nutshell
The whole intent is to be quite a bit
different.
And the moves we are in the process of
making are a means to that end.
Some people
understand the value of that and others
don't.
Just yesterday I was talking to a brotha
in New York City who is also about to launch a unique
type of business. One of the things he asked me was to
consider different ways that Soul-Patrol might be able
to help him to launch his business.
Of course I
said that I would help him as much as I could. In fact I
told him that I would be willing to POUND the Internet
with his message. And to do it simply on "GP".
Of
course this led to a discussion of...
"why do Black
people refuse to support Black owned
businesses"
This brotha's business hasn't even
launched yet, but his fiercest opposition has been
coming from Black people.
· He hasn't had any
problems getting money from banks
· He hasn't had any
problems with any insurance companies.
· He hasn't
even had to bribe any building inspectors
:)
However he said that it has been
"regular black people" who have given him the most
negative feedback and in some cases displayed outright
hatred towards what he is doing, with some people
stating in no uncertain terms that they WILL NOT
PATRONIZE HIS BUSINESS.
And of
course as you might have guessed by now, this brotha's
business is one that is focused on preserving BLACK
CULTURE.
What a shame that we are
infused with so much HATRED OF OURSELVES that we treat
each other in this manner?
As I have stated before,
it seems to me that while people like MLK, Malcolm X,
Jackie Robinson and others might have won the
battle...
Governor George Wallace, Senator Bilbo and
Sheriff Bull Connor have won the war!
Chris, as
you have stated are indeed terrible times we are living
in and this is just the beginning....
The battle
lines are being drawn. The "Bush Empire" won a major
victory this past November, and is now on a roll.
And there is already talk of...
"Jeb in
2008"
We had better learn to start supporting
each other, because in the end, it's really all we
have.
We need to find ways to create value beyond
the few crumbs that mainstream society allows to fall
off of the table and into our hands. And we need
to support to the "Nth DEGREE" those who are in our
corner.
Remember the old cliché'...
"last
hired, first fired..."
As the economy worsens, we had
better take that old cliché' to heart, because that is
exactly what is happening!
Some of us realize it. Some of us
don't. All of us are going to be impacted.
Those of us who realize it, are preparing for
it. Many are being caught by surprise.
One of
the ways to prepare is by taking care of "home"
first. And that lesson is going to be a hard one
for some of us to swallow...
So of course, I will
be supporting this brotha in his business venture and he
will be supporting Soul-Patrol. He brings "value"
to the table. And of course he's got some "skin in
the game".
And of course he will reciprocate and
I will introduce him to others and he will allow me into
his network. These are the things we need to not
only learn, but also to teach our children.
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Some people ask why I am so big on INDEPENDENT
ARTISTS?
Well if you think about it, each one of
these INDEPENDENT ARTISTS constitutes a "Black owned
business".
That's right..
· Rio Soul is a
"Black owned business".
· The MIGHTY Dells are a a
"Black owned business".
· Lisa Gay and Thrill is a
"Black owned business".
· Ray, Goodman and Brown is a
"Black owned business".
· Sonny Boy is a "Black owned
business".
· Mandrill is a "Black owned
business".
· Will Wheaton is a "Black owned
business".
· Billy Paul is a "Black owned
business".
· Original P is a "Black owned
business".
· Will Hart and the Delphonics is a "Black
owned business".
· Soul Generation is a "Black owned
business".
· Slapbak is a "Black owned
business".
· Dawn Silva is a "Black owned
business".
· Mighty Sam McClain is a "Black owned
business".
· Sage Ali is a "Black owned
business".
· Sly, Slick and Wicked is a "Black owned
business".
· Sarah Dash is a "Black owned
business".
· Bettye LaVette is a "Black owned
business".
· Robert Baldwin is a "Black owned
business".
· The Main Ingredient is a "Black owned
business".
· etc...
and SOUL-PATROL IS A BLACK
OWNED BUSINESS
And those businesses help to
support other businesses. They put "skin into the
game".
And they build an infrastructure that helps
our culture to be extended. And help individuals
to empower themselves so that their own creativity can
blossom in the increasingly hostile environment known
as..."TWO THOUSAND AND TWO"
I kinda like
that...
NP: "Haters Gon Be Haters"
--Sonny Boy
Thanks Chris, you are someone
who has put some "skin in the game"
--Bob Davis,
New Jersey
11. Sam Cooke and Otis Redding Memories
(12/10 - 12/11)
This is
the time of year that I pull out all my old Sam Cooke
and Otis Redding albums and display them in my house. It
was in the early morning of December 11, 1964 that Sam
Cooke was shot dead by a motel clerk in Hollywood, CA.
It was on the snowy afternoon of December 10, 1967 that
Otis Redding perished in a plane that crashed into Lake
Menona in Madison, Wisconsin. Both men were soul giants,
and both were making the best music of their illustrious
careers when they died.
For me, the annual
observance is a bit like a New Orleans funeral
parade--sad and mournful when I think about what might
have been; and joyful when I listen to their musical
legacy.
Both men not just amazing performers, but
also as businessmen who took control of their careers.
(the model often discussed here on S-P).
I was
privileged and fortunate to see Sam Cooke and Otis
Redding perform live several times, and those shows are
among my most precious musical memories. To younger
Soul-Patrollers interested in their legacy, let me
suggest starting with Sam Cooke's "Night Beat" album and
any compilation of his hits, and Otis's "Otis Blue" and
"Dictionary of Soul." You won't be sorry.
--Stu
Green
11. Soul-Patrollers In The
News
Jerome Hawk Freeman will be performing/lecuring about the
history of Black music at Devraux Jr. High in Toledo,
Ohio Dec 18th. He will be there from
8:15-2:15 and will get to perform in front of and
talk at least 5 seperate classes. Big Props to HAWK for
extending "Great Black Music Into The Future" to a new
generation.
Rio Soul's
SLAMMIN new FUNK CD (Rhythm of the Soul") is now being
stocked at the following retail locations in Los
Angeles: AMOEBA MUSIC on Sunset / Hollywood, TOWER
RECORDS on Ventura Blvd / Sherman Oaks, TOWER RECORDS on
Sunset / Hollywood, PUGS Records in
Westwood.
Look for BRAND NEW Christmas songs
coming soon to the Soul-Patrol.com
website from the following Soul-Patrollers:
Groove Doctors,
Lisa Gay and Thrill, Candi Staton,
Russell Thomkins Jr and the Dells.
Congratulations to the following
Soul-Patrollers on their new/updated websites: Fats Gallon,
Lisa Gay and Thrill, Original P,
Cookie Holley (Bump N' Grind Records), Bill Carpenter (Capital Entertainment), Genna Sapia-Ruffin ("A Memoir: David Ruffin--My
Temptation")
Be on the lookout for a new music
from Micheal Henderson, Bettye Lavette,
"Mighty" Sam McClain and Mandrill coming
soon...
Wish Billy Paul sucess
on his upcoming tour of Brazil, drop him a line at his
website.
Be sure to check out Roger
Friedman's new movie called, “ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE”,
featuring WILSON PICKETT, "THE ICEMAN" JERRY
BUTLER, FORMER SUPREME MARY WILSON, THE CHI-LITES, SAM
MOORE, AND CARLA AND RUFUS THOMAS.
If you have a news item,
update, etc that you would like to submit to the
Soul-Patrol Newsletter, please send them via email
to:
Hopefully you enjoyed this first edition of the
Soul-Patrol Newsletter.
We will be back in about two
weeks with the next edition.
If you have any
comments, questions, etc feel free to drop me an email
and let me know what's on your mind.
Bob
Davis
earthjuice@prodigy.net
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