Oh, YES ! ! B3 ORGAN PLAYER - Mr. TERRY "Fingers" BRADFORD GROOVES OUT WITH "WALK WITH ME, LORD" - - July 23, 2010 - - St. LOUIS, MISSOURI . . .

Mr. TERRY "FINGERS" BRADFORD sounds very much like a WAGRadio favourite tasty B3 master from the past - CHRIS COLUMBO.  Rockin' (literally) the organ, "Fingers" walks his way through this one with the help of DRE BOYD on drums, MARIOLE SANDERS playing bass and guitarist GREG HAYNES.  The joyous congregation at the Friendly Temple in St. Louis, Missouri delights in the music with a more-than-appreciative ear.

Thanks to the JazzWax blog for this one.


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THIS Cd COVER for KENNY GARRETT'S "SEEDS FROM THE UNDERGROUND" . . . has to be A FRONTRUNNER for JAZZ ALBUM COVER OF 2012 . . . on Mack Avenue Records

This latest KENNY GARRETT Cd's Art Direction and Design is by Timothy Zach and the photo is by Keith Major.  We here at WAGRadio love the look of this thing - with its clever use of Kente print (African tartan) plus the immediacy of the no-nonsense font incorporated with a deft touch by art director Zach.


The music contained within, with its latin influences and straight ahead style, is one of the best we've heard this year.  Although we wouldn't go so far as to call the Cd this year's most wonderfully fabulous jazz release (some wag will quote this - leaving out "wouldn't") it does have "enuff in the grooves" to warrant a Groovin' Blue Format nod & smile.  
The hit choon of this great Cd, for us, is "Wiggins" which will be featured on the soon-to-be-podcast 
GROOVIN' BLUE 12 - 09 . . .

"Seeds From The Underground" by KENNY GARRETT  [Mack Avenue Cd #1063]

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** WAGRadio hopes all our LISTENERS GET TO SEE THE INDEPENDENT MOVIE "THE WRECKING CREW" REAL SOON . . . H.B. BARNUM (A DJZigZag New World African American Music Hero) TALKS 'BOUT THE FILM . . .

WAGRadio suggests that everyone attend a screening of "The Wrecking Crew".
                                      
Also, to view the many YouTube videos connected to the film - go to:
http://www.youtube.com/user/WreckingCrewMovie?feature=watch
Thank you to Yvonne Young (wife of guitar legend Henry) for first turning us on to this great movie.

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WILL THIS BE "THE HIT CHOON" OF GROOVIN' BLUE 12 - 09 ? ? IT'S DOZE NAWLINS BOYS - THE SPEAKERS & THEIR RAUNCHY ROBUST RELEASE - "AND HER TOO" . . . she goes down her friend comes up !

CAN'T GET ENUFF OF THAT MR. J. SMITH STUFF ! ! HERE'S JIMMY AND HIS TRIO IN FRANCE

It's Mr. J. Smith on organski, Mr. Charlie Crosby on drumzoozles and Mr. Eddie McFadden on geetar.
This performance was in Paris, France at the concert hall Salle Pleyel in 1969.  James Smith was at his peak of excellance extraordinaire.

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WAGRadio HAD TO RE-SHARE THIS ICONIC PHOTO THAT APPEARED A WHILE BACK ON THE JAZZ WAX MUSIC BLOG - BIG JAY McNEELEY ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN' UP A HURRICANE - MASTER PHOTOGRAPH by L.A. PHOTOG LEGEND BOB WILLOUGHBY

Bob Willoughby's 1951 photograph of heralded honkin' histrionic honker BIG JAY McNEELEY 

- Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles CA -

The great American blog 'Jazz Wax' featured Mr. Willoughby in a recent post. 

We here at WAGRadio thank our on-staff music adviser - Mr. Kenny 'Brushes' Harris - for (once again) turning us on to a great blog.

You can access Jazz Wax here . . . http://www.JazzWax.com/

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DJZigZag TELLS US THAT THESE ARE THE TWO BOOKS HE'S READING THIS SUMMER of 2012 . . . SEEMS LIKE HE'S GONE BACK FOR THESE TWO GEMS !

On a recent trip to Bellingham, Washington,  DJZigZag dug out this used 1982 publication "MEMPHIS: A Folk History".  While the book devotes only a few pages to the rich New World African Music history of this Tennessee town built on the Fourth Chickasaw Bluff, it is rich in the lore of the city that in 1923 was declared Murder City, U.S.A.  Thirty years later it was being billed as the Nation's Quietest City.  Mid twentieth century Stax Records with its roster of stars - Johnny Taylor, Otis Redding, The MG's (Memphis Group), Rufus Thomas, Sam & Dave, Mabel John etc indelibly mark the city as Soul City, U.S.A. in the minds of the world's Black Music lovers.


DJZZ has also been spurred on by reading "THE ONE: The Life and Music of James Brown" by RJ Smith and the gentle coaxing of Sunny Sweet Daddy Fonk to order and finally begin reading "THE JAMES BROWN READER: 50 Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul" (2008).  From early writings of Chicago Defender scribes to later musings by writers in Goldmine, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Penthouse and The Montreal Star this collection has added to a more complete understanding of the enigmatic Soul Brother No. One. 

WAGRadio's Sunny Sweet Daddy Fonk standing across the street from the Sun Records studio in MEMPHIS TN, Oct. 2010

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* * * Oh, my my MY MY MY ! ! ! OVER AN HOUR OF JAMES BROWN (during the BOOTSY COLLINS & his bro' CATFISH COLLINS time !) - - THE OLYMPIA THEATRE IN PARIS IN THE HEYDAY of MR. JAMES "SOUL BROTHER #1" BROWN . . .

FROM DEUTSCH-LAND TELEVISION (Late 1980's) JIMMY SMITH AND HIS COMBO PLAY THE 1950's BILL DOGGETT HEAVY HIT - HONKY TONK Pt. 1 and 2 ! ! !

* * * THIS JAM-ROCK JOINT (WE PREDICT) WILL BE A 2012 BUMPIN' SUMMER WAGRadio HIT ! ! CHRISTOPHER MARTIN'S CHOON "CHILL SPOT" - ON THE SOON-TO-BE PODCAST GROOVIN' BLUE 12 - 09 ! ! !

* * * GROOVIN' BLUE 12 - 08 is UP AND READY TO BE HUNGRILY CONSUMED . . . FOR SUMMER - - HOT ! HOT ! HOT ! SUMMER ! !

                                                                                                                                                           








OH YEAH . . .  
SUMMERTIME HAS ARRIVED WITH A VENGENCE IN OUR HEMISPHERE  . . .  
and THE NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC SOUNDS of GROOVIN' BLUE 12 - 08 ANNOUNCE THE SOULFULNESS THAT ONLY SUMMER BRINGS TO I and I . . .

AND from . . .                                                    

THE WAGRadio TOP ONE HUNDRED for SUMMER 2012 
YOU'LL HEAR on GROOVIN' BLUE 12 - 08 . . . these choons . . .

#30 "Ghetto Yutes Rise" by E-DEE feat. I-OCTANE
#85 "Rhythm-a-ning" by pianist ERIC REED
#23 "Leaving Come The Morning" - BONAFIDE feat. VYBZ KARTEL
#93 "Headphones (Toddd Edwards Dub)" - LITTLE BOOTS
#18 "Happiness" - SAM SPARRO
#04 "Better" - BOW WOW feat T-PAIN
#35 "Walk Away" - AARON MICHAEL COX
#44 "So Good" - B.o.B.
#96 "Mousetrap" - CUSSY
#60 "Take It Easy" - ADRIAN CAMPBELL
#79 "Back In Time (Inst.)" - PITBULL
#42 "Harriett Jones" - ERIC BENET
#20 "In The Middle Of The Game" - BETTY WRIGHT & THE ROOTS


WHEW ! !  It's as if the WAGRadio TOP ONE HUNDRED COULDN'T EXIST WITHOUT THE CHOONS THAT ARE FEATURED ON GROOVIN' BLUE 12 - 08 ! ! ! 


ENJOY !  ENJOY !  ENJOY !  . . .

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* * * * * * WAGRadio'S SUMMER 2012 TOP ONE HUNDRED * * * * * * as compiled by DJZigZag - GROOVIN' BLUE FORMAT PLAYLIST **

** The WAGRadio TOP ONE HUNDRED For SUMMER 2012 **
** (as compiled by DJZigZag) ** - final revision July10, 2012

1.  "My Road (Do My Thing)" - NE-YO [Def Jam] Prod. Mike Snoddy
2.  "Be Good (Lion's Song)" - GREGORY PORTER [Motema] Cd # 233488 "Be Good" 
- Prod. Brian Bacchus, Assoc. Prod./Mus. Dir. Kamau Kenyatta
- Chip Crawford (pn), Aaron James (bs), Emanuel Harrold (dm), Keyon Harrold (tpt), Tivon Pennicott (tn sx), Yosuke Sato (alt sx) 
3.  "Name On It" - URBAN MYSTIC [SoBe Entertainment] - real name Brandon Williams
4.  "Better" - BOW WOW feat. T-PAIN [Universal Music Group]
5.  "Thinking About You" - FRANK OCEAN [Universal Music]
6.  "The Recipe (Vocal/Inst.)" - KENDRICK LAMAR feat. DR. DRE [Universal Music]
7.  "No Cigarette Smoking In My Room" - STEPHEN MARLEY feat. MELANIE FIONA 
[Sony Music Distribution]
8.  "Jah Blessings" - SCARRA MUCCI [Broken Silence/Soul Force/Sound Quake]
9.  "Won't Make A Fool Out Of You (Vocal/Inst.)" - MARCUS CANTY [Epic]
10."The System (Acoustic Version)" - ROMAIN VIRGO [VP] - Wha Dis Pon Me riddim
11."Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" - JOHN LEGEND [Columbia Records]
12."So Listen" - CODY SIMPSON feat. T-PAIN [Atlantic]
13."Express Yourself" - LABRINTH [Sony Music Group]
14."You Know Nothing About Love" - RYAN SHAW [Razor & Tie/RSM]
15."High Grade" - BLACK BLUNT and TIPPIE IRIE [Lockdown Productions] - Driver riddim
16."You're On My Mind" - KEM [Universal Music Group]
17."Will You Be There" - K'JON [Universal Music Group]
18."Happiness" - SAM SPARRO [EMI]
19."Adorn" - MIGUEL [RCA Records]
20."In The Middle Of The Game (Blazing Encore West Harlem Retouch)" 
- BETTY WRIGHT & THE ROOTS [white label]
21."Go Get It" - MARY MARY [Columbia]
22."Blessed" - SCHOOLBOY Q feat. KENDRICK LAMAR [Top Dawg Entertainment]
23."Leaving Come The Morning" - BONAFIDE BAND feat. VYBZ KARTEL [Amibug Group]
24."Blame It On The Boogie (Kore Radio Edit Remix)" - JERMAINE JACKSON 
[Airplay Records/Universal Music France]
25."Love You" - ESTER DEAN [Interscope]
26."Cloud 10" - KENDRICK LAMAR [Top Dawg Entertainment]
27."L.O.V.E. Y.O.U." - I-OCTANE [VP]
28."Whistle" - FLO RIDA [Poe Boy/Atlantic]
29."Still" - LENNY WILLIAMS [Geffen]
30."Ghetto Yutes Rise" - E-DEE feat. I-OCTANE [Unseen Lab Records]
31."Climax (Mike D Remix)" - USHER [RCA Records]
32."The System" - MIGUEL MIGS feat. CAPLETON [Salted Music]
33."And Her Too" - the speakers [Virgin/EMI] - Keon B and Blair Taylor
34."Little Red Corvette (Schizofreniks Mix)" - THE SCHIZOFRENIKS [Play All]
35."Walk Away" - AARON MICHAEL COX [RCA/Jive]
36."Redbone Girl" - ERIC BENET feat. LIL WAYNE [Jordon House Music]
37."Bring Me Coconut" - BIG ALI feat. LUCENZO & GRAMPS MORGAN [Sony Music]
38."Visual Friday" - OSTINATO [Kyosaku Records]
39."Love Is Love (Vocal/Inst.)" - KID DAYTONA feat. MELANIE FIONA [Big Machine Records]
40."Bad For You (Dave Doyle Remix)" - WINSTON WARRIOR [Vintage R&B]
41."Underrated" - TANK [Sony Music Distribution]
42."Harriett Jones" - ERIC BENET [Jordan House]
43."Thank You" - ESTELLE [Homeschool/Atlantic Records] - full name Estelle Bennett

44."So Good" - B.o.B. [Atlantic Records]

45."Longtime" - GAPPY RANKS [Special Delivery Music] - Longtime riddim
46."Look Right Through (Part 1)" - STORM QUEEN [Defected]
47."Won't Change" - CHAMILLIONAIRE feat. TAMI LaTRELL [Big Machine Records]
48."Beat My Drum (EU Radio Mix)" 
- GABBY POINTE feat. PITBULL & SOPHIA DEL CARMEN [House And Love]
49."Come Over" - BUSY SIGNAL [VP]
50."For The Homies" - KENDRICK LAMAR [@kendrick_lamar]
51."I Made You (First Class)" - SMOKE DZA feat. K. YUNG & LORE'L 
[Black Herd Theme Musik Mix Tape]
52."Betcha By Golly Wow (Ross's Mix)" - IMAGINATION feat. LEEE JOHN 
[Cherry Red Records]
53."Holding Back" - KEYSHIA COLE feat. RYON LOVETTE [Big Machine Records]
54."Guitars And Shit" - JAPAN AIRCRAFT [Continuous Cool] 
- Japan Aircraft is Steven McKerlie / Brisbane, Australia
55."Promise" - ROMEO SANTOS feat. USHER [Sony Music Entertainment]
56."Streets Of London" - DIRTY JOB [Phucked Records] - real name Bruno Miguel Isidro
57."Baby Girl" - ANTHONY HAMILTON [Sony Music Entertainment] 
- Cd # 88697-99136-2 "Back To Love"
58."I Found Love (Tonka Remix) - DABRUCK & KLEIN feat. OLLIE JAMES [We Play]
59."1960 What?" - GREGORY PORTER [Expansion 1010] 12"
- Prod. Brian Bacchus, Assoc. Prod/Mus. Dir. Kamau Kenyatta
- Chip Crawford (pn), Aaron James (bs), Emanuel Harrold (dm), Melvin Vines, Kafele Bandele & Curtis Taylor (tpt), Robert Stringer (tbne), Yosuke Sato (alt sx)
60."Take It Easy" - ADRIAN CAMPBELL [Smart Move Records] - EZ riddim
61."Writing On The Wall" - ANTHONY HAMILTON [Sony Music Entertainment] 
- Cd # 88697-99136-2 "Back To Love"
62."No Love (Inst.)" - LIL SCRAPPY feat. TOCARRA [Gru$tle Gang Entertainment]
63."Life Has A Way" - ANTHONY HAMILTON [Sony Music Entertainment] 
- Cd # 88697-99136-2 "Back To Love"
64."TNT" - TIM COLLINS [Nineteen-Eight Records] - Cd # 1918 1021 "Castles and Hilltops" 
- Danny Grissett (pn), Matt Clohesy (bs), Tommy Crane (dm), Tim Collins (vb)
65."Bad Timing (Inst.)" - LA TOCHA (formerly of X-Scape) [Meade Music Group]
66."Share My Love" - R KELLY [Universal Music Group]
67."I Do" - TREY SONGZ [Atlantic]
68."Marsha Brady" 
- TONY WILLIAMS feat. FONZWORTH BENTLEY and CHIP THA RIPPER 
[Def Jam] - Prod. Chris Cutta
69."Lexapro Love Boat (Boom Tst Boom Tst)" - JAPAN AIRCRAFT [Continuous Cool] 
- EP "Therapy Didn't Work" - Japan Aircraft is Steven McKerlie / Brisbane, Australia
70."Honey (Mr. Moon 80's Vocal Mix)" / "Honey (Mr. Moon Soul Deep Dub Mix)" 
- LISA SHAW [Salted Music]
71."Jesus Children Of America" - DEEP BLUE ORGAN TRIO [Origin] - Cd # 82595 "Wonderful" 
- Bobby Broom (gtr), Greg Rockingham (dm), Chris Foreman (org)
72."Never Let Go" - ANTHONY HAMILTON feat. KERI HILSON [Sony Music Entertainment] 
- Cd # 88697-99136-2 "Back To Love"
73."Guiding Lights" - EARTH, WIND & FIRE [Sony BMG]
74."4 Letter Word (Inst.)" - DIGGY SIMMONS [Stoney Creek Records]
75."Doorknocker (Slow Waves Remix)" - SPF 5000 [Nurvous Records]
76."Find Myself Thinking Of You" - GRAMPS MORGAN [Dada Son Entertainment]
77."This Time I Know It's Real (Phil B Master Mix)" - DONNA SUMMER [white label]
78."Bubble Pon Mi" - VOICEMAIL [Washroom Entertainment] - Bubble Gum riddim
79."Chill Spot" - CHRISTOPHER MARTIN [Chimney Records] - Chill Spot riddim
80."No Make Up (Her Vice)" - KENDRICK LAMAR feat. COLIN MONROE 
[Top Dawg Entertainment]
81."Back In Time (Inst.)" - PITBULL [Sony Music Distribution]
82."Sweet Life" - FRANK OCEAN [Island Def Jam]
83."Hold Mi Tight" - LEFTSIDE feat. SYON [Keepleft Records]
84."Marciac" - KYLE EASTWOOD [Rendezvous/Candid]
85."Illusion" - GREGORY PORTER [Motema] - Cd # 233170 "Water"
-Prod. Brian Bacchus, Assoc. Prod./Mus. Dir. Kamau Kenyatta - Chip Crawford (pn)
86."Live Your Life (Inst.)" - YUNA [Fader] - Prod. Pharrell
87."Play The Guitar (Inst.)" - B.o.B. feat. ANDRE 3000 [Grand Hustle]
88."Rhythm-a-ning" - ERIC REED [Savant Records] - Cd # 2118 "Baddest Monk"
- Seamus Blake (tn sx), Matt Clohesy (bs), Henry Cole (dm), Etienne Charles (tpt), Eric Reed (pn)
89."I'm Soul Happy" - HENRIQUE PIRAI [Soul Shift Music]
90."I Need You" - MISTER P [Royal Music Paris]
91."Without You" - MONICA feat. WALE [RCA Records]
92."Love On Top (Smash Mode Extended Mix)" - BEYONCE [Columbia]
93."When The Night Knows (The Hood Internet Mashup)" 
- WHITNEY HOUSTON Vs CHROMEO [Floor Bangers]
94."Trouble" - JOSE JAMES [Amazon]
95."Just The Way You Are" - JOHNNY GILL [Notifi Music Group]
96."Headphones (Todd Edwards Dub)" - LITTLE BOOTS [Warner Music Group]
97."Hard In A Earth" - BUSY SIGNAL [Big Machine Records] - Hard Life riddim
98."Backstabbers" - LARRY CARLTON [355 Records]
99."Mousetrap" - CUSSY [Dance Plant Records]
100."Livin' It Up (DJ Cassini Classic Mix)" - FUNKATOMIC feat. DANNY (LOSITO) 
[Smilax Records]


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