POSTED AND WAITIN' TO BE HEARD * GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 09 *

THE LATEST GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 09 IS ANOTHER SUMMAH 2013 MUSIC FEST!
THIS ALL-NU GROOVIN' BLUE FEATURES THE SWEET VOCAL SOUL of R. KELLY, BRUNO MARS, GREGORY PORTER AND JAMES BROWN . . . plus . . . THE JAMROCK IRIE SOUNDS of BUNJI GARLIN, PREZIDENT BROWN, RAPHAEL, BUSY SIGNAL . . . and . . . THE FONK-FILLED INSTRUMENTALS OF BOOKER T, DR. BLANK, STEPPER, & UC BEATZ  - and . . .  THAT'S ENUFF OF THIS RUN-ON SENTENCE . . .


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WORKIN' HARD INTO THE NIGHT 'TIL EARLY MORN AT WAGRadio PRODUCING A BRAND NEW GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 09 . . . WHILE THE MIGHTY and SOULFUL FRASER RIVER GLIDES SILENTLY AND POWERFULLY PAST A WAKING NEW WESTMINSTER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA . . . .

The mornin' view through WAGRadio's Studio "B" window.

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FIRST THERE WAS THE WORD - "MEMPHIS BOYS: THE STORY OF AMERICAN STUDIOS" - A GREAT BOOK WHICH TOLD US A LITTLE BIT 'BOUT THE BOYS OF MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA. AND NOW, WE HAVE THE MOVIE "MUSCLE SHOALS" . . . A HIT AT SUNDANCE AND COMING SOON (?) TO A THEATRE NEAR Y'ALL.

Here's an excerpt quoted by The Ponderosa Stomp website from the documentary "Muscle Shoals" by Magnolia Pictures; "Rising out of the Deep South of 1960's America, a sound emerged that began to attract artists as diverse as Otis Redding, Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones.  That sound and the people who helped create it, would go on to leave its mark on music history.  The place was Muscle Shoalsl Alabama, and this is the story of how it gave birth to some of the most memorable music of our time."

The director, Greg "Freddy" Camalier was quoted in Rolling Stone magazine as saying; "The coming together of races at that time, as well as the landscape and this rural, beautiful town, as well as the singing river, as well as these incredible characters and all the other musicians down there - it all sort of came together."

http://muscleshoalsmovie.com/

*Thanks to Ron Simmonds (host of "Blues In The Dark" / Co-Op radio Vancouver, BC for hippin' us to this most looked-forward-to film.

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HERE . . . SMOKE 'DIS . . . A HUGE CHOON ON GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 08 - SCHOOLBOY Q feat. OUR LAD KENDRICK LAMAR . . . IT'S "COLLARD GREENS" - SOME SOULFUL SHTUFF GOIN' ON IN COMPTON ! !

MARQUES HOUSTON ? ? . . . AIN'T HE THE GUY WHO WAS ON THE '90's SIT-COM "SISTER, SISTER"? YEAH . . . AND THE YOUNG BROTHER CAN CHIRP TOO ! ! BIG ON WAGRadio - MARQUES SINGS "GIVE YOUR LOVE A TRY"

WOW ! WHO KNEW THAT GEORGE PRENTICE: THE PUPPET PRANKSTER ! ! WAS AT VANCOUVER, BC's CAVE THEATRE RESTAURANT IN 1962 . . . OH YEAH, AND A SINGER HEADLINED.

This poster of Della Reese appearing for nine days in spring of 1960 at VanCity's "The Cave" and backed by the wonderful Chris Gage Orchestra is for sale on ebay.  Thanks to WAGRadio researcher Jas Vanderhill for letting us know.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rare-Della-Reese-Concert-Poster-Cave-Vancouver-BC-Canada-Framed-/190887426094

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OMDL (Oh, my dear lawd) WHAT A WONDERFUL MUSICAL THIS IS . . . HERE IS THE FULL SPIKE LEE FILM OF THE STAGE VERSION. "PASSING STRANGE" IS A MIND-BLOWIN' TALENT-DRIVEN NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC EXPERIENCE . . . WAGRadio CAN'T SAY ENUFF ABOUT THIS PRESENT-DAY CLASSIC ! ! !

INCREDIBLY SOULFUL AND SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT ! !
WHAT ! ! MORE THAN SOULFUL . . . HMMMmmmmmm  THERE MUST BE SUMPIN' TO THIS STAGE MUSICAL ON FILM.

http://www.stewsongs.com/

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WHAT AN AUGUST HEAT FEST GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 08 IS ! ! SUMMAH FUN FOR ALL Y'ALL ! ! !

DJZigZag HAS ECELLED HISSE'F . . . GROOVIN' BLUE 13 - 08 IS SUMMAH, SUMMAH AND THEN SOME MORE SUMMAH ! !
YOU ARE GONNA HEAR SOME SINGIN' BY KEITH WASHINGTON, K. ROOSEVELT, COURTENAY MELODY, GAPPY RANKS, JAH CURE, DAFT PUNK, MARQUES HOUSTON, BEYONCE AND SO MANY MORE . . .
ADD THE INSTRUMENTAL SOUNDS OF BOOKER T. & FONZWORTH BENTLEY PLUS SOME NEW AND RAUNCHY WAGRadio / DJZigZag STATION ID's (Produced by Daddy MIKE CHERRY) . . . AND YA' GOT A NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL COMIN' OUTTA Y'ALL'S SPEAKERS.

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ONE OF THE GUYS THAT DJZigZag GREW UP WITH IS SOON COMING BACK TO VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA WITH MAVIS STAPLES - THE BARE CHESTED, AFRO'D WHITE-PANTED SINGER WITH BRIT 70's SOUL GROUP - THE REAL THING - IS NOT CANADA'S OWN DONNY GERRARD . . .

FRIENDS: A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOUR HERE THAT DJZigZag SHARES WITH THE GERRARD FAMILY OF BURNABY, BC, CANADA CUZ THE GOOD LOOKIN' BROTHER IN THE GROUP THE REAL THING COULD BE TAKEN AS A SHORTER DOUBLE FOR WAGRadio's GOOD PAL DONNY GERRARD (BIG HIT - "WILDFLOWER" on Capitol Records)
WILDFLOWER WAS COMPRISED OF B.J. COOK, CARL GRAVES, DAVID FOSTER, NORMAN McPHERSON, STEVE PUGSLEY AND D. GERRARD.
THIS SONG BY THE REAL THING ENTITLED "YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING" ISN'T HALF BAD EITHER.

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"BROTHER" MIKE CHERRY SENDS WAGRadio A WONDERFUL GIFT - THIS COLLECTOR'S PLAYLIST (Chart/Survey) FROM 1963. CJJZ HEAD HONCHO MIKE SEZ: "THIS IS THE STATION SLY STONE WOULD EVENTUALLY END UP AT".

HEY BROTHER MIKE . . . WE GOTTA ASK . . . IS THAT YOUR HEAD IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT?  R U JUMPIN'  GEORGE ?   WE KNOW YOU'RE NOT (ha bloody ha - a poor attempt at humour) BUT LOOK FOR A COUPLA POSTS COMIN' UP IN THE FALL RE: MIKE CHERRY'S CAREER AT NEW WORLD AFRICAN RADIO STAION KYAC IN SEATTLE, WA.
KSAN 1450-AM MORPHED INTO KSOL - A GIANT OF SOUL MUSIC AND SLY STONE'S RADIO HOME IN THE BAY AREA.
Mr. C also wrote; "KSAN 1450 started with religious/ethnic programming and had a few sponsored 'Race Record' shows as early as 1950.   Eventually it adopted a full-time R&B/Soul playlist with a change in call letters to KSOL"

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OH YEAH . . . TWO GREAT SUMMAH 2013 FILMS FOR WE LOVERS OF NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC . . . "20 FEET FROM STARDOM" and "THE SECRET DISCO REVOLUTION" . . . RUN, WALK, HOP, SKIP AND HIPLY GET TO THE NEAREST THEATRE NEAR Y'ALL TO SEE THESE TWO GREAT DOCUMENTARIES . . .

OH YEAH, WE ALL HERE TA' PAHTAY ! ! 
THESE FILMS ARE ON NOW . . . HOPE YOU DON'T MISS WHAT BE A SHORT RUN IN (HOPEFULLY) A THEATRE NEAR YOU.
NOW, LET'S SEE YA MOVE DAT THANG ! ! ! 

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THAT'S THE WAY WE LIKE IT . . . BURN THAT MO-FO DOWN ! ! ! BBCOne TAKES AN HOUR LOOK AT DISCO . . . SO WOMAN, TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND ROCK ME BABEE ! ! !