Cool Cuts
Thursday February 16th, 2017 with Chris Sharp
Themed sets tonight: Family Day in Ontario Feb. 20, Feb. is also Black History Month and it's Mardi Gras Time again
| Family Day falls on February 20 in Ontario and so we open with a set of tracks involving family-the good side and the bad side. |
| Family Reunion The O'Jays - Collectors Items(1976) |
| Back To The Family Jethro Tull - Stand Up(1969) |
| Black Sheep Of The Family Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow(1975) |
| One Big UnhappyFamily Isaac Hayes - The Isaac Hayes Movement(1970) |
| Suburban Family Lament Ruth Copeland - I Am What I Am(1971/1996) |
| Family Affair Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On(1971) |
| Family Portrait Good Rats - The Good Rats(1969) |
| U.K. band Family is up next. Family was a British progressive rock band led by vocalist Roger Chapman. They recorded six excellent albums between 1968 and 1973. Lack of success in the United States doomed the band to cult status. |
| The Chase Family - Music In A Dolls House(1968) |
| Second Generation Woman Family - Family Entertainment(1969) |
| Old Songs New Songs Family - Music In A Dolls House(1968) |
| Hung Up Down Family - Family Entertainment(1968) |
| The Cat And The Rat Family - A Song For Me(1970) |
| Check Out Family - It's Only A Movie(1973) |
| Top Of The Hill Family - Bandstand(1972) |
| February is Black History Month and in honor of that fact the uplifting music of Curtis Mayfield (who basically wrote the soundtrack of the civil rights movement in the late 1960's and 70's) and the comedy of Dick Gregory (who often spoke of uncomfortable truths about race relations) are featured in the next set. |
| Choice Of Colors The Impressions - Greatest Hits(1971) |
| American History Dick Gregory - The Light Side/ The Dark Side(1969) |
| We're A Winner The Impressions - Greatest Hits(1971) |
| Mighty Mighty Spade and Whitey The Impressions - The Young Mod's Forgotten Story(1969) |
| Ku Klux Klan Dick Gregory - The Two Sides of Dick Gregory(1963) |
| Move On Up Curtis Mayfield - Curtis(1971) |
| It's Mardi Gras time again so we finish off the show featuring the music of New Orleans musicians Allen Toussaint and The Neville Brothers. Fat Tuesday is observed March 28 this year so enjoy those pancakes! |
| What Is Success? Allen Toussaint - The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings(2005) |
| Soul Sister Allen Toussaint - Life, Love & Faith(1972) |
| Last Train Allen Toussaint - The Complete warner Brothers Recordings(2005) |
| A Message From The meters The Meters - Struttin'(1970) |
| Cabbage Alley The Meters - Cabbage Alley(1972) |
| Yellow moon The Neville Brothers - Yellow Moon(1989) |
| Thank you for listening. Next show broadcasts March 2. |
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