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Comments Off on Brenda Holloway – You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
Strangely enough when Berry Gordy first signed Brenda Holloway to Motown records he hadn’t actually heard her sing such was the captivating nature of her beauty. When Gordy first saw Brenda perform she was lip-synching to Mary Wells classic ‘My Guy’ and...
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Architecture, Art, Music •
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Comments Off on Writings on The Wall – Soul and Jazz Street Art
Here we have a cool and colourful collection of Street art of various Soul and Jazz artists.These photos of the graffiti art work and murals were taken in different cities and countries around the world. As well as a Stevie Wonderwall, there’s a...
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1980s, Documentary, Music •
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Comments Off on Rap City – Philly Hip-Hop Documentary
Rap City is a documentary about the Hip-Hop scene in Philadelphia. The film was made in 1988 by Producers Glenn Holsten and Lisa Marie Russo . It was first broadcast on Philadelphia public televison and has rarely been seen since .Rap City is now on you...
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1970s, Music, Television •
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Comments Off on Magpie Annual 1976 and The Murgatroyd Band
When you saw former Hammer-Glamour girl Jenny Hanley presenting and heard the Spencer Davis group performing the theme tune under the alias The Murgatroyd band, you realised Blue Peter was for squares and Magpie was for the groovy kids.Here we have some...
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1990s, Documentary, Music •
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Comments Off on 1991 Acid Jazz Film with Giles Peterson and Others
This little gem has just popped up on Vimeo. A Cool 30 minute film about Acid Jazz from over 20 years ago. The film features interviews with Gilles Peterson, Eddie Piller, Snowboy, James Taylor, Paul Bradshaw and Brand New Heavies...
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Comments Off on Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll brainwash The Monkees
A mad clip of Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll on a 1969 Monkees television special called 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee. The TV special was broadcast in the UK on BBC2.This show is also memorable because it was the last time the band performed as a quartet....
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Demis Roussos Midnight is the time I need you
The latest in the Unexpected Gems series looks back to happier days in Greece as Demis hoists his not inconsiderable weight on to the passing disco bandwagon. Go for it big fella...
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1960s, 1970s, Film, Music •
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Comments Off on Here Comes Mongo
Latin Jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria made his mark on the music scene with his composition of the jazz classic “Afro Blue” and club friendly tunes like “Cloud Nine” and “We got Latin Soul”. He was also an...
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1970s, Food, Music •
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Comments Off on James Brown Japanese Noodle Adverts
Here at Voices of East Anglia we can never get enough of Mr Brown promoting obscure products and it don’t get much more obscure than this. Oh to have been a fly on the wall at the Japanese advertising agency brainstorming session when they came up with...
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Comments Off on Compared to What? Eugene McDaniels Tribute
The President, he’s got his war, Folks don’t know just what it’s for, Nobody gives us rhyme or reason,Have one doubt, they call it treason Compared to what – Eugene Booker McDaniels...
