***WAGRadio AUTUMN TOP FIFTY *** AUTUMN 2011 - compiled by DJZigZag

* * * THE WAGRadio TOP FIFTY FOR AUTUMN 2011 * * *

* * as compiled by DJZigZag * *

1."Cry Baby (Moto Blanco Club Mix) / (Orig. Mix)"

- CEE LO GREEN [Warner Music Group]

2. "Venice Beaches" - FONZWORTH BENTLEY

[E1 / Koch Music]

3. "Keisha's Song (Her Pain)"

- KENDRICK LAMAR feat. ASHTRO BOT

[Top Dawg Entertainment]

4. "Thing Called Us" - HAMILTON PARK

[Atlantic / Harrell Records]

5. "Summer Madness"

- NO I.D. presents COCAINE 80's feat. COMMON

[G.O.O.D. / Geffen] - prod. by NO I.D.

6. "Magic Happen" - THE KINDRED FAMILY SOUL *

[Purpose Music Group / Shanachie]

* Fatin Dantzier & Aja Graydon (husband & wife)

7. "Dedication To My Ex (Miss That)"

- LLOYD feat. LIL' WAYNE & ANDRE 3000

[Universal Music]

8. "Culture Of Fear"

- THIEVERY CORPORATION feat. MR. LIF

[ESL Music]

9."Final Destination" - MAVADO [Chimney Records]

- Summer Fling Riddim

10."Stay" - TYRESE [EMI Group]

11."En El Temblor" - OCOTE SOUL SOUNDS

[ESL Music]

12."Poe Man's Dream (His Vice)"

- KENDRICK LAMAR feat. GLC

[Top Dawg Entertainment]

13."Something About You" - SIZZLA [Reggaeland]

- dem Talking Riddim

14."Best Thing I Never Had

(Lars Behren Roth Instrumental)" - BEYONCE

[Columbia]

15."Footprints" - CINDY BRADLEY

[Trippin N' Rhythm]

16."California Soul (A. Skillz Remix)" *

- A. SKILLZ feat. MARLENA SHAW

* internet download

17."I've Been Trying" - DJ SHADOW

[The New Futility]

18."I Am Rich In Love" - ROMAIN VIRGO

[Lifeline Music]

19."Fly Again" - SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS

feat. JAMECIA BENNETT [Malaco]

20."Novacane (Remix) / (Orig. Mix)" *

- FRANK OCEAN feat. FRED THA GODSON

* this may be the choon of 2011

21."Bad 4 U" - WINSTON WARRIOR [Vintage R&B]

22."Like I Love You" - MELANIE FIONA

[SRC / Title 9 / Universal Motown]

23."Where You Should Be (Shy-Fx-Mix)"

- SKREAM feat. SAM FRANK [Tempa]

24."So Fresh / So Fresh (Inst.)"

- CJ HILTON feat. NAS [J]

25."Yes" - MUSIQ SOULCHILD [Atlantic]

26."Slam Me Baby (Mktl Slam Da Dub Mix)"

- THOMMY DAVIS & ALEXIS P. SLATER [Defected]

27."Primavera" - OCOTE SOUL SOUNDS

[ESL Music]

28."Look What I've Done (Inst.)"

- MAVERICK SABRE [Mercury Records]

29."Deceitful" - NAPTALL [Oneness]

- Backstabber riddim

30."Get Better" - NANDO [Heart To Art Music]

31."Break Free" - COMMITTED [Epic]

32."Queen" - TASHA TAYLOR [Tasha Taylor Music]

33."No Make Up (Her Vice)"

- KENDRICK LAMAR feat. COLIN MONROE

[Top Dawg Entertainment]

34."Got The Blues" - DYNAMIK DAVE

[Stereo Cool!]

35."Lock Down" - YA BOY feat. AKON

[Convict Music]

36."That Way (Inst./Vocal)"

- WALE feat. JEREMIH & RICK ROSS

[Warner Bros]

37."How Many Times" - K. MICHELLE

[Hollywood Records]

38."Movin' Down The Line (Don't You Go Away)"

- RAPHAEL SAADIQ [Columbia Records]

39."Remedy (Zoo Brazil Remix)" - THERESE

[Pope Records]

40."You Make Me Feel (Dirty Dutch Remix)"

- COBRA STARSHIP feat. SABI [Fueled By Ramen]

41."Casualty Of Love" - JESSIE J.

[Universal Music Group]

42."How To Love" - LIL' WAYNE [Cash Money]

43"Stay Together" - LEDISI feat. JAHEIM

[Verve Forecast]

44."Hi-A-Ma (Pata Pata)"

- MILK & SUGAR feat. MIRIAM MAKEBA

[Pacific Recordings] - 1967/2011

45."Swimsuits"

- THE COOL KIDS feat. MEYER HAWTHORNE

[Green Label Sound]

46."Night Train (Remix)"

- JOEL ORTIZ feat. BUN B. & TECH N9NE

[Lush Life / eOne]

47."It Girl

(Jason Nevins Club Mix) / (Jason Nevins Dub)"

- JASON DERULO [Sony Music]

48."I Want You (Marvin Gaye Cover)"

- THEOPHILLIS LONDON [The Lovers]

49."Rainforest" / "What's Going On"

- PAUL HARDCASTLE feat. MARVIN GAYE

[Trippin N' Rhythm] - '84/'71/2011

50."The Whole Enchilada" - KEB MO [Warner]

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OOOOOooooo IS THIS NICE and A HALF - IT'S EVIDENCE WITH "YOU" and it is PRODUCED BY DJ PREMIER ! !

TALK ABOUT FLOW BOYEEee!!
THIS IS A CHOON THAT FLOWS 'TIL IT STOPS ! SAY WAHT?!?
GREAT NEW PRODUCTION by MY FAVOURITE BROTHER - DJPREMIER
on EVIDENCE and his new release "YOU".

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BROWN-SAN WA KICHI GAI ! !】日清食品 SOUL BRO' # ONE DIGS - CUP NOODLE MISO - OH YEAH BABEE! SO DESU YO!! 30秒×2

FROM 1992 COME THESE TWO MISOBA CUP NOODLE COMMERCIALS FROM THE LAND
O' WA with THE MAN HISSEFF - -

THE HA'DES WO'KIN' MAN INNA DA SHOW BIZZYNESS ! !
JAMES BROWN ! JAMES BROWN ! JAMES BROWN ! JAMES BROWN ! ! !

We have to thank Brother James' #1 fan

Sunny Sweet Daddy Fonk Wong

fo' toinin' us on to this Nihon video gem.

Sweet Daddy spent sometime in the back alleys of Yokohama in the early 1970's where he went by the name of RYUJI THE NOODLE BOY.

.... and nobawdy messed with our peddle-pushin' lad ! !

cuz he was one bad mama-jama . . . hush yo' mou'f !

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FORMER MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR VANCITY JAZZ RADIO's CJAZ-FM * Mr. AL SHIMOKURA * TELLS WAGRadio THAT WE GOTTA SEE "THE GIRLS IN THE BAND" at V.I.Film Fest

GOOD PAL AND LOYAL LISTENER

AL "The Prince" SHIMOKURA

(former CJAZ-FM Music Director and Oil Can Harry booking agent)

tells us . . .

"ALL WAGRadio Listeners CANNOT MISS THE FILM "THE GIRLS IN THE BAND" at the VANC. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.." He adds, "To do so, WOULD BE A SORRY THING INDEED".

* click * on * MR. AL SHIMOKURA *

in post's title for VIFF "Girls In The Band" page.

HERE's the SCREENING SCHEDULE.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 - 6:30
Empire Granville 7 - Thea. 4
Wednesday, Oct. 12 - 4:20
Empire Granville 7 - Thea. 2
Friday, Oct. 14 - 9:15
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***SON of HEART & SOUL record shop's RUSSELL MAR finds CLASSIC BOOTLEG IN DEAR OLD DAD'S COLLECTION - * CLICK HERE * - MAY BE AT SUNDAY'S VINYL FAIR

Kind words greeted me the other day from brother Russell Mar's son Anthony - better known to thousands of New World African Music lovers in VanCity by his vinyl-spinning club handle DJ PHYSIK. The email Anthony-boy wrote ended with the words to DJZigZag;

"I thought if anyone was able to shed light on the origin and the value of this record it might me you."

What Physik was talkin' about was revealed a few sentences earlier when he opened the missive with this fascinating story (ya gotta remember he was emailing an obsessed record collector in DJZZ).

Physik writes;

"I was going through my dad's record collection last night and came across a peculiar find. I wasn't able to find out anything online about this particular record. I was wondering if you'd be able to shed some light on it for me?

It's a 78 rpm record that was delicately packed away, and my dad had written, "This record is worth $65.00", on it. And it looks like he'd written that in the 60's or 70's.

It appears to be a test pressing and the label reads - "Jack Cullen's Record Store 10 E. Hastings".

The track on one side is "The Bells" by Billy Ward & his Dominoes and is dated Feb. 1953.

On the flipside is "Death of An Angel" by Donald Woods & his Vevi-Airs.

I thought if . . .

Thanks

Anthony aka Physik"

So....

My first "gut-rememberings" about this wonderful 1952 vinyl recording (Federal 12114) is that a pal who knew those kinda things (was it Chubby Hayes?) told me in the late '50's that he had knowledge that the record's intensity had pushed many African Americans over the edge to suicide. After listening to this Clyde McPhatter led dirge many people, who were near taking their own life already, did just that.

King / Federal record expert and collector Ari Anas tells me that it's Billy Ward voicing the spoken part and that interestingly Mr. McPhatter was promoted as Clyde Ward brother of Billy - which he wasn't.

But getting back to the origin of the Russell Mar / Jack Cullen acetate . . .

I did email Red Robinson and the Redster sez;

"Bill: I remember this recording very well. It was very controversial for it's time and Jack Cullen played the hell out of it."

I also got this typically humble reply from Big Daddy Dave McCormick;

"Hey Bill R. - I'm somewhat "honoured" to be considered an old record "expert!"

Yes, we do remember Cullen's record shop at 10 East Hastings - and for a while he and his wife did a live dj one-hour show, "Jack and Joy" from the store from noon - 1pm, back when the station was still "CKMO" - as well as his nightly "Owl Prowl" program. I recall as a teenager, timing visits to his store to watch J&J do their schtick thru a glass window. I would occasionally buy a disc or 2 from that store. That would be 1955 or '56.

And many of us remember Jack's adventures of hauling recording gear and getting himself into backstage or under-the-stage and recording concerts of big name artists when they performed in Vancouver. Sinatra, etc. Jack did have balls to pull this off.

I also recall that Jack had an acetate disc cutter in his record store and would often make copies of commercial records, and possibly sell them. Which might explain the source of your friend's acetate find of those tunes by Billy Ward & Donald Wood."

Ted Wendland - former Music Director CFMI-FM/CKNW-AM and other stations / Webmaster for radiowest.ca sez:

"Jack Cullen had a record cutter and he would often make bootleg copies of records from his collection (CKMO or CKNW library copies) for friends of fans willing to shell out a buck or two. It was almost an early K-Tel operation. But two songs for the price of one. With these songs I imagine Jack had U.S. copies that weren't released in Canada."

And the almost final word from RED ROBINSON who says to DJ Physik -

"As to value - why not take the 78 rpm of "The Bells" by Billy Ward and "Death of An Angel" by Donald Woods" to the -

RECORD COLLECTORS gathering at

THE CROATION CULTURAL CENTRE

IN THE EAST END OF VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA

ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER, 25th

FROM 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADMISSION IS $3.00"

DJPHYSIK will have a booth at the Record Collectors show this Sunday so drop by and take a look at the Heart & Soul / Jack Cullen acetate of "The Bells" by BILLY WARD & HIS DOMINOES.

Bro' Anthony will also be selling some of the Heart & Soul Record Store collection PLUS some of his own DISCO GEMS.

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GETTIN' COLDER LOOKIN' OUT WAGRadio's STUDIO 'B' WINDOW . . . . but WORKIN' ON ALL-NEW GROOVIN' BLUE 11 - 09 CONTINUES !

Seems like SUMMER may be a memory(?) . . .

But if it is then the NEW GROOVIN' BLUE 11 - 09 should bring a little heat to your life. In a few days new pieces of music by CEE LO GREEN, MELANIE FIONA, DYNAMIK DAVE, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS, KENDRICK LAMAR as well as some things that have been video-premiered by ROMAIN VIRGO, HAMILTON PARK, JOEL ORTIZ and TASHA TAYLOR will add to warming up what may be (get ready) a very cold, cold, winter ** don't ya' just feel it in your bones??

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WHICHA' THA JOHNNIE TAYLOR DVD's ARE THA ONES THAT WE WERE LISSININ' TO AT THE EAST END KINGADA BLUES HOUSE ? ?

These are them ! ! These are the two MALACO DVD's featuring one of our ALL-TIME

NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC HEROES

JOHNNIE TAYLOR

where our boy is singin' at the peak of this power (well, some would say that his STAX YEARS saw him at his finest).

Pick up these two DVD's and U will have hours of music to share with your pals.

You'll also get to see a young TASHA TAYLOR.

DVD Info:

"Johnnie Taylor Live In Dallas"

- 1989 - [Malaco MDVD 9005]

"Johnnie Taylor Live at The Longhorn Ballroom"

- 1997 - Dallas, Texas [Malaco MDVD 9042]

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IN THE NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC GROUP TRADITION COMES * * HAMILTON PARK * * singing "THING CALLED US" - IT IS A GOODIE and a HALF ! !

OOoooooo GETTIN' SHIVERS WIT' DIS HEAH ! !
HAMILTON PARK GETS ALL OVER IT IN THIS THEIR FIRST RELEASE and these YOUNG BROTHERS CAN BE-ELT OUT A CHOON ! !
IT WILL BE ON THE ALL-NEW
GROOVIN' BLUE 11 - 09 ! !

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JOHNNIE'S DAUGHTER TASHA HAS A (soon-to-be) HIT ON WAGRadio - "QUEEN" . . . Gawd knows HER PAPA was a crowned KING of NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC ! !

Last week four old pals got together at the OXFORD STREET East Van home of the EASTENDKINGADABLUES
MR. MIKE CVETKOVICH.
And while ARI ANAS, MR. RON SIMMONDS, DJZigZag and MIKE watched TWO GREAT VIDEOS of one of our all-time favourite SOUL VOCALISTS -
MR. JOHNNIE TAYLOR - we were struck with the abilities of his daughter TASHA.
WELL, SHE HAS A HIT ON WAGRadio.
"QUEEN" will be making its appearance in the soon-to-be podcast

GROOVIN' BLUE 11 - 09 ! !

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YA SURE YA BETCHA - DA KING IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - THIS IS B.B. at his BEST - THANK YOU RONNIE ! - B.B King - Live in Stockholm 1974

WAGRadio MUSIC CO-ORDINATOR and host of Van-City's

Co-Op Radio's "BLUES IN THE NIGHT" (The longest continually-running BLUES SHOW in THE GREAT WHITE NORTH).

SENT US THIS VIDEO of an appearance ON SWEDISH T.V. WHEN RILEY B. KING was just a YOUNG LAD (1974).

ENJOY ! ENJOY ! ENJOY !

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HA HA HO HO HO HA HEE - ISN'T THIS GREAT ! ! DON'T THIS TAKE YA BACK - FU-GEE-LA- and the WONDERFUL FUGEES ! !

Ahhhh yes ! sez DJZigZag to be yung ag'in . . .

and then he remembers that he's been diggin' NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC SINCE THE LATE 1950'S . . .

SO, WHEN HE SAW THE FUGEES in VanCity THE FIRST TIME - NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE SEEMED TO KNOW WHO THEY WERE.

THEY WERE THERE TO SEE A BRITISH NU-SOUL JAZZ GROUP CALLED US-3.

AH, TO BE MIDDLE AGED AGAIN, sez DjZiGZAg.

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FROM 1972 - AMERICAN EX-PAT RHODA SCOTT IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY PLAYS "MOANIN' "

ONCE AGAIN, WE HERE AT WAGRadio

GOT TA' THANK ON-STAFF TALENT CO-ORDINATOR MORGAN TANNER FOR TURNIN' US ON TO SOMEONE WE WERE NOT AWARE OF.

RHODA SCOTT WAS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE U.S. BORN JAZZ or SOUL ARTISTS WHO TRAVELLED TO EUROPE AND STAYED THERE.

HERE SHE IS ON HUNGARIAN NATIONAL T.V.

PETER SIPOS IS THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR.

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WHA' DA FCUK HAPPEN' TO DA PUZZY? YES, THIS QUESTION IS NOW ANSWERED IN THE NEW VIDEO feat. LLOYD with the role of ANDRE 3000 played by W. BRADY ! !

ONE OF THE GREAT CHOONS OF THIS SUMMER.
FINALLY HAS ITS OWN VIDEO.

THE SAD PART IS THAT WE COULDN'T FIND AN UNEXPURGATED VERSION TO POST.

FOR INSTANCE - "PUSSY" IS CHANGED TO "LOVIN'" and OTHER CLEVERNESS and WORDPLAY IS CUT OUT OF THE VIDEO VERSION.

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ANOTHER DJZigZag & SWEET DADDY FONK HERO MAN - PERCY MAYFIELD - WHERE IS THE MOVIE 'STRANGER IN MY OWN HOMETOWN' ? - LACK OF FUNDS ??

"Like a Peck's bad boy", sez someone who knows about our hero from Louisiana MR. PERCY MAYFIELD.
WE HERE AT WAGRadio HOPE THAT THE MOVIE ABOUT THE LEGENDARY WRITER/MUSICIAN/SINGER FINALLY DOES GET PRODUCED.
MAYBE WE'LL SEE IT ON C.B.C. or P.B.S.
ONE CAN ONLY HOPE.

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HUGE HUGE HIT FROM GROOVIN' BLUE 11 - 08 ! ! yeah IT'S CJ HILTON and 'SO FRESH' . . . SHE GIVE ME A LOT ! ! ! YEAH BABEEE ! ! !

WHAT A MONSTER HIT FROM WAGRadio ! !
CJ HILTON and NAS
RE-CONJURING THE OLD HIT
"SO FRESH"
SHE'S BETTER THAN THE REST !
SHE IS SO FRESH ! !

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SHE WORKS HARD EVERYDAY THINKIN' THINGS ARE GONNA GET BETTA - MAKES DJZigZag THINK OF HIS OWN MOM RAISING 3 BOYS DURING THE DEPRESSION - NANDO SINGS !

THIS ISN'T THE GREATEST SONG IN THE WORLD BUT IT IS A TRUE SONG OF THE PEOPLE. YOU SEE THEM EVERY DAY . . . MOMS PUSHING BABY CARRIAGES WITH TWO MORE KIDS - ONE ON EITHER HAND.
MAY GOOD LUCK FALL UPON THE COMMON WOMAN AND HER STRUGGLES TO KEEP THOSE KIDS' HEADS ABOVE WATER IN THESE DAYS OF RISING COSTS and HARD TIMES.

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YA KUTE LIDDLE BUGGAH ROMAIN . . HEY ! WACHA MEAN YOU ARE 'RICH IN LOVE' - OLD DJZigZag SEZ ,,, YA RICH IN YOUTH, HAPPINESS AND ABILITIES - RIGHT ON

YEAH, ONE OF JAMAICA's BEST YOUNG VOCALISTS HAS HISSEFF ANOTHER HUGE HIT WITH 'I AM RICH IN LOVE'.

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BABY, BABY, BABY - DON'T CRY . . . CUZ HEE BEE CEE LO GREEN - ANOTHER WONDERFUL CHOON FRUM DA GREEN MAN & ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO ! ! !

RE-READ THE WOLFMAN JACK 1995 BIO - GREAT BOOK! - & JUST STARTING TO READ - 'CHITLIN' CIRCUIT' by PRESTON LAUTERBACH

WOLFMAN JACK WRITES: "So much energy rolled off that (XERF, La Frontera) transmitter tower, it vibrated the filaments in the headlights [of the] ... dozen or so banged-up cars and trucks [that] were parked around the station ... until they lit up." "The 250,000 watts of power", meant that "any bird that flew too close while the power was on would seize up with a birdie heart attack and fall to the ground."

PRESTON LAUTERBACH WRITES: "The chitlin' circuit story that unfolded through old newpapers, interviews with aged jitterbugs, torn scrapbooks, and city directories crossed unexpected backroads: the numbers racket, hair straighteners, multiple murders, human catastrophe, commercial sex, bootlegging, international scandal, female impersonation, and a real female who could screw a light bulb into herself - and turn it on."

THESE ARE TWO WONDERFULS BOOKS (available in hardcover).

THE WOLFMAN JACK BOOK CAN BE BOUGHT ON THE INTERNET FOR AS LOW AS $1.09!

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