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Lenny LaCour (born April 27, 1932) – Bump Your Thang (1975)
The unsung Chicago producer and label owner co-wrote this phenomenal disco-funk jam, which sold for $1500 before it was recently repressed for RSD 2023.
Vicki Sue Robinson (May 31, 1954 – April 27, 2000) – Hope Your Feelings Are Like Mine (1979)
Philly producer Theodore Life (aka T Life) co-wrote this masterpiece slow jam for the Movin' On LP, feat. Irene Cara, Cissy Houston and Luther Vandross…
Tom Savarese (born April 26, 1944) – Bumpsie's Whipping Cream (1978)
The DJ who mixed this disco-funk masterpiece was voted #1 in the nation by Billboard in 1976, a veteran of New York clubs like 12 West, the Sandpiper…
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Tony Clarke (April 13, 1940 – August 28, 1971) – (They Call Me) A Wrong Man (1968)
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Rick James (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) – Bustin' Out (On Funk) (1979)
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Rick Holmes (April 21, 1936 – August 21, 2015) – Remember to Remember (1981)
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D.C. LaRue (born April 26, 1948) – Overture (All We Need Is Love) (1976)
This underground disco masterpiece from LaRue's second LP featured Sharon Redd on backing vocals, Ron Carter on bass and early disco DJ Steve D'Aquisto…
Billy Emerson (December 21, 1925 – April 25, 2023) – Zulu (1966)
The singer/songwriter and producer who released Denise LaSalle's first singles on his own Tarpon Records label wrote and produced this funky…
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Harry Belafonte (March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) – Pastures Of Plenty (1964)
One of the sadly departed singer's most powerful message songs was this Woody Guthrie cover from his Ballads, Blues and Boasters LP.
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Freddie Scott (April 24, 1933 – June 4, 2007) – Am I Grooving You (1967)
This phenomenal, rockin' jam by the singer/songwriter who went to #1 R&B with Are You Lonely for Me was co-written by Bert Berns and Jeff Barry.
Andrew Woolfolk (October 11, 1950 – April 24, 2022) – Zanzibar (1973)
The late great Earth, Wind & Fire saxophonist's solos were an essential element of this thirteen-minute long masterpiece from their 1973 Head to the Sky…
St. Clair Lee (April 24, 1944 – March 8, 2011) – Freedom For The Stallion (1973)
The founding member of the Hues Corporation sang on their debut LP's beautiful title track, written by Allen Toussaint and produced by John Florez.
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Hamilton Bohannon (March 7, 1942 – April 24, 2020) – The Stop And Go (1973)
The funk bomb title track from Bohannon's debut LP, co-written by Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin, was once under consideration to become the new Soul…
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