Sitemap - 2023 - Jointz Of The Day

Sheryl Lee Ralph (born December 30, 1956) – In The Evening (1984)

Yvonne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) – Who's Gonna Save The World? (1975)

Lonnie Liston Smith (born December 28, 1940) – Give Peace A Chance (Make Love Not War) (1980)

Freddie Hubbard – Nostrand and Fulton (recorded December 27, 1962)

Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) – Power to the People (1970)

Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948) – Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (1975)

John Luongo (born December 24, 1949) – Dreams Don't Only Happen at Christmas (2022)

Eugene Record (December 23, 1940 – July 22, 2005) – Walk On My Side (1968)

Johnny "Hammond" Smith – Black Feeling! (recorded December 22, 1969)

Robert Wilson (December 21, 1956 – August 15, 2010) – Knuckle Head Funkin’ (1977)

Keith Wilder (December 20, 1951 – October 29, 2017) – Too Hot To Handle (1976)

Lenny White (born December 19, 1949) – Prince Of The Sea (1975)

Quincy Jones – Hard Sock Dance (recorded December 18, 1961)

Eddie Kendricks (December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992) – My People...Hold On (1972)

Freddie Perren (May 15, 1943 – December 16, 2004) – Do It Baby (1974)

Cindy Birdsong (born December 15, 1939) – There's Room At The Top (1976)

Linda Jones (December 14, 1944 – March 14, 1972) – You Can't Take It (1967)

Alphonse Mouzon – Why Can't We Make It (recorded December 13-15, 1972)

Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) – Black Frost (1975)

McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938 – March 6, 2020) – Song of the New World (1973)

Jessica Cleaves (December 10, 1948 – May 2, 2014) – I Envy the Sunshine (1980)

Donald Byrd (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) – Witch Hunt (1973)

Jerry Butler (born December 8, 1939) – Stop Steppin' On My Dreams (1972)

Brenda Jones (December 7, 1954 – April 3, 2017) – Show Love Today (1979)

Willie Hutch (December 6, 1944 – September 19, 2005) – Brother’s Gonna Work It Out (1973)

Frank Wilson (December 5, 1940 – September 27, 2012) – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (1965)

Frank Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) – Trouble Every Day (1966)

Crypto – Funk For Farmers (recorded December 3, 1974)

John Coltrane – Naima (recorded December 2, 1959)

Billy Paul (December 1, 1934 – April 24, 2016) – People Power (1975)

Luther Ingram (November 30, 1937 – March 19, 2007) – If It’s All The Same To You Babe (1966)

Tom Moulton (born November 29, 1940) – 212 North 12th (1979)

R. B. Greaves (November 28, 1943 – September 27, 2012) – Let's Try It Again (1975)

Al Jackson Jr. (November 27, 1935 – October 1, 1975) – Time Is Tight (1969)

Skip Scarborough (November 26, 1944 – July 3, 2003) – The World's A Masquerade (1973)

Stacy Lattisaw (born November 25, 1966) – Dynamite! (1980)

Juggy Murray Jones (November 24, 1923 – February 8, 2005) – Dance Groove (1977)

Betty Everett (November 23, 1939 – August 19, 2001) – Prophecy (1977)

McCoy Tyner – Planet X (recorded November 22, 1968)

Alphonse Mouzon (November 21, 1948 - December 25, 2016) – Funky Snakefoot (1974)

J. Blackfoot (November 20, 1946 – November 30, 2011) – Can't Let You Go (1974)

Bernard Estardy (November 19, 1939 – September 16, 2006) – Disco Energy (1977)

Jeanie Tracy (born November 18, 1960) – Low Down Dirty Rhythm (1979)

Jimmy Ruffin (May 7, 1936 – November 17, 2014) – Tears Of Joy (1973)

Garnet Mimms (born November 26, 1933) – Stop And Check Yourself (1972)

Jimmy Ellis (November 15, 1937 – March 8, 2012) – Love Epidemic (1973)

George Adams (April 29, 1940 – November 14, 1992) – Keep On Steppin' (1974)

Timmy Thomas (November 13, 1944 – March 11, 2022) – Love For The People (1977)

Booker T. Jones (born November 12, 1944) – Life Is Funky (1975)

Dennis Coffey (born November 11, 1940) – Wings Of Fire (1977)

Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) – I Had a Dream (1975)

Major Harris (February 9, 1947 – November 9, 2012) – Tribute To A Slave (1970)

Jackie Moore (May 19, 1946 – November 8, 2019) – Time (1971)

Allan Felder (May 26, 1943 – November 7, 1999) – My Love Is Free (1976)

Eloise Laws (born November 6, 1943) – Love Comes Easy (1977)

Loleatta Holloway (November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) – Catch Me On The Rebound (1978)

Harry Elston (born November 4, 1938) – When A Little Love Began To Die (1975)

Tony Humphries (born November 3, 1957) – The Music Got Me (1983)

Maxine Nightingale (born November 2, 1952) – (I Think I Wanna) Possess You (1976)

Nathaniel Mayer (February 10, 1944 – November 1, 2008) – I Had A Dream (1963)

Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) – I Like Love (1978)

Eddie Holland (born October 30, 1939) – Crumbs Off The Table (1972)

Melba Moore (born October 29, 1945) – The Magic Touch (1966)

Patrick Gammon (January 15, 1956 – October 28, 1996) – Elephant's Matin' (1978)

Robert White (November 19, 1936 – October 27, 1994) – Young Train (1973)

Wilbert Harrison (January 5, 1929 – October 26, 1994) – Amen (1972)

Lou Wilson (October 25, 1941 - January 7, 2013) – Ape Is High (1972)

Bettye Swann (born October 24, 1944) – When The Game Is Played On You (1974)

Ernie Watts (born October 23, 1945) – Abundance (1977)

Keith Barrow (September 27, 1954 – October 22, 1983) – Turn Me Up (1978)

Steve Cropper (born October 21, 1941) – Melting Pot (1970)

Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) – Funkaroma (1974)

Patrick Cowley (October 19, 1950 – November 12, 1982) – If You Feel It (1980)

Stanley Turrentine feat. Sonny Clark – Jubilee Shout (recorded October 18, 1962)

Monk Higgins (October 17, 1936 – July 3, 1986) – Please Don't Leave Me (1970)

Billy Cox (born October 16, 1939) – You Got A Hold On Me (1971)

Gil Scott-Heron / Brian Jackson – H2Ogate Blues (recorded October 15, 1973)

Norman Harris (October 14, 1947 - March 21, 1987) – We're On The Right Track (1973)

Pharoah Sanders (October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) – Pharomba (1978)

Shalamar – The Second Time Around (released October 12, 1979)

Augie Johnson (August 2, 1948 – October 11, 2014) – Checkin' It Out (1975)

Curtis Hairston (October 10, 1961 – January 18, 1996) – We All Are One (1984)

Yusef Lateef (October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) – Like It Is (1968)

Taka Boom (born October 8, 1954) – Cloud Dancer (1979)

Táta Vega (born October 7, 1951) – Get It Up For Love (1978)

Thomas McClary (born October 6, 1949) – Free (1975)

Lucius "Tawl" Ross (October 5, 1948 – January 3, 2024) – Super Stupid (1971)

Sly and the Family Stone – We Love All (Freedom) (live at the Fillmore East on October 4, 1968)

Ronnie Laws (born October 3, 1950) – Nothing To Lose (1975)

Ish Ledesma (born October 2, 1952) – Don't Stop (1979)

Herb Fame (born October 1, 1942) – You're Messin' Up My Mind (1966)

Marilyn McCoo (born September 30, 1943) – So Many Things For Free (1978)

Paul Jabara (January 31, 1948 – September 29, 1992) – Dance (1978)

Keni Burke (born September 28, 1953) – Salaam (1976)

Linda Lewis (September 27, 1950 – May 3, 2023) – Reach for the Truth (1972)

Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) – Swing Thing (1977)

Dee Dee Warwick (September 25, 1942 – October 18, 2008) – Everybody's Got To Believe In Somebody (1971)

Letta Mbulu (born September 24, 1943) – Mahlalela (Lazy Bones) (1970)

John Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) – Africa (1961)

Acid – Funky Jack Nova (recorded September 22, 1975)

G.C. Cameron (born September 21, 1945) – Topics (1973)

Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) – Red Ground Funk (1975)

Freda Payne (born September 19, 1942) – Bring The Boys Home (1971)

Was Jimi Hendrix murdered? (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970)

LaMonte McLemore (born September 17, 1939) – A Love Like Ours (1970)

Charles Blagmon (September 16, 1951 - July 18, 1991) – Come Down To Earth (1976)

John Coltrane – Alabama (response to 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, September 15, 1963)

XIT – End (recorded September 14, 1971)

Gene Page (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) – Blacula (The Stalkwalk) (1972)

Tony Bellamy (September 12, 1946 – December 25, 2009) – Jambone (1970)

Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) – Not Gonna Give It Up (1983)

Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) – The Memory (1976)

Ronald Bell (November 1, 1951 – September 9, 2020) – Heaven At Once (1973)

The Jackson 5 – Reach In (released September 8, 1970)

Benny Latimore (born September 7, 1939) – Somethin' 'Bout 'Cha (1976)

Sylvester (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988) – Stars (1979)

Buddy Miles (September 5, 1947 – February 26, 2008) – We Got To Live Together (1970)

Lillian Lopez (November 16, 1935 – September 4, 2012) – Don’t Tell Me, Tell Her (1980)

Taana Gardner (born September 3, 1960) – When You Touch Me (1979)

Sam Gooden (September 2, 1934 – August 4, 2022) – Do You Wanna Win (1970)

Archie Bell (born September 1, 1944) – Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (1976)

John "Monster" Davis (August 31, 1947 – January 27, 2023) – Up Jumped The Devil (1977)

Paul David Wilson (born August 30, 1952) – Stand Up! (1981)

Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009) – Walk Right Now (Special Remix) (1981)

Tony Camillo (August 11, 1928 – August 28, 2018) – The Year Of The Child (1979)

Charlie Smalls (October 25, 1943 – August 27, 1987) – Don't Cry Girl (1975)

Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946) – Drink The Wine (1972)

Exclusive O'Jays Interview with Walter Williams (born August 25, 1943)

Marshall Thompson (born August 24, 1942) – We Are Neighbors (1971)

James Brown – Papa Don't Take No Mess (1974) (recorded August 23, 1973)

Dexter Wansel (born August 22, 1950) – First Light In The Morning (1977)

Kenny Stover (August 21, 1948 – December, 2010) – I'm Back For More (1978)

Leroy Burgess (born August 20, 1953) – I Keep Asking You Questions (1971)

Ted Mills (born August 19, 1952) – Chasing Rainbows (1975)

Sarah Dash (August 18, 1945 – September 20, 2021) – Peace With Yourself (1972)

Soul Train debut (August 17, 1970) – Hot Potato (Piping Hot) (1963)

J.T. Taylor (born August 16, 1953) – If You Feel Like Dancin' (1979)

Bobby Byrd (August 15, 1934 – September 12, 2007) – The Way To Get Down (1974)

Larry Graham (born August 14, 1946) – It’s Alright (1975)

Howard Tate (August 13, 1939 – December 2, 2011) – Ain't Got Nobody To Give It To (1974)

August Darnell (born August 12, 1950) – Don't Take My Coconuts (1983)

Kenny Gamble (born August 11, 1943) – Ship Ahoy (1973)

Isaac Hayes (August 20, 1942 - August 10, 2008) – Disco Connection (1975)

Barbara Mason (born August 9, 1947) – World War Three (1973)

David Grant (born August 8, 1956) – Rise And Shine (1980)

Esther Phillips (December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) – Justified (1973)

R. B. Hudmon, Jr. (August 6, 1954 – August 25, 1995) – Hole In Your Soul (1968)

Bobbi Humphrey – You Make Me Feel So Good (1975) (recorded August 5, 1975)

Clay Drayton (born August 4, 1947) – Love Is All You Need (1976)

Jobriath (December 14, 1946 – August 3 or 4, 1983) – I'maman (1972)

Larry James (August 2, 1949 – December 5, 1987) – Here Comes The Sun (1979)

Jean Wells (born August 1, 1942) – Somebody's Been Loving You (But It Ain't Been Me) (1970)

Leaveil Degree (born July 31, 1948) – Bingo (1974)

Joyce Jones (born July 30, 1949) – You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (1974)

Experience Unlimited – Peace Gone Away (1977) (recorded July 29, 1976)

Jerome Smith (June 18, 1953 - July 28, 2000) – Queen of Clubs (1974)

Mary Love (July 27, 1946 – June 21, 2013) – Born To Live With Heartache (1971)

Mary Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) – Gigolo (1981)

Verdine White (born July 25, 1951) – Kalimba Story (1974)

Barbara Jean Love (born July 24, 1941) – Bring Us A Better Day (1970)

Madeline Bell (born July 23, 1942) – What'm I Supposed To Do (1968)

George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) – A New Day Begins (1968)

Richard Tee (November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) – Every Day (1979)

Larry Levan (July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992) – Life Is Something Special (1983)

Phil Upchurch (born July 19, 1941) – Sitar Soul (1973)

Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes – Summer Nights (recorded July 18, 1975)

Damon Harris (July 17, 1950 – February 18, 2013) – It's Music (1978)

Denise LaSalle (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018) - Move Your Body (1977)

Millie Jackson (born July 15, 1944) – A Child Of God (It's Hard To Believe) (1972)

William Hart (January 17, 1945 – July 14, 2022) – Somebody Loves You (1968)

Pleasure – Let's Dance (1976) (New York City Blackout, July 13, 1977)

Jesse Saunders – On And On (1984) (Disco Demolition Night, July 12, 1979)

Hubert Johnson (January 14, 1941 – July 11, 1981) – Get In The Groove (1979)

Mavis Staples (born July 10, 1939) – Freedom Highway (1965)

Donald McPherson (July 9, 1941 – July 3, 1971) – Black Seeds Keep On Growing (1971)

Donny Hathaway – Giving Up (1971) (live recording from July 8, 1972)

Michael Henderson (July 7, 1951 – July 19, 2022) – Time (1976)

Gene Chandler (born July 6, 1937) – When You're #1 (1979)

Ernie K-Doe (February 22, 1936 – July 5, 2001) – Hotcha Mama (1976)

Fred Wesley (born July 4, 1943) – Damn Right I Am Somebody (1974)

Johnnie Wilder Jr. (July 3, 1949 – May 13, 2006) – Ain’t No Half Steppin’ (1976)

Paul Williams (July 2, 1939 – August 17, 1973) – Feel Like Givin' Up (1973)

Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) – Let's Get Funky Tonight (1980)

Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) – Lopsy Lu (1974)

Eric Dolphy (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) – Serene (1961)

Sly & the Family Stone – Stand (1969) (Stonewall Inn jukebox, June 28, 1969)

Prince Phillip Mitchell (born June 27, 1944) – Oh How I Love You (1973)

Billy Davis Jr. (born June 26, 1938) – I Hope We Get To Love In Time (1976)

Eddie Floyd (born June 25, 1937) – Big Bird (1968)

Bernie Worrell (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) – I’ll Be With You (1978)

Leee John (born June 23, 1957) – State Of Love (1983)

Eumir Deodato (born June 22, 1942) – Super Strut (1973)

Brenda Holloway (born June 21, 1946) – Just Look What You've Done (1967)

Eric Dolphy (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) – Feathers (1961)

Paul Kelly (June 19, 1940 – October 4, 2012) – Poor But Proud (1970)

Jerome Smith (June 18, 1953 – July 28, 2000) – Funky Pants (1972)

James Gadson (born June 17, 1939) – Good Vibrations (1972)

Eddie Levert (born June 16, 1942) – Put Your Hands Together (1973)

Walter "Kandor" Kahn (April 9, 1948 – June 15, 2013) – She's A Lady (1974)

Renaldo "Obie" Benson (June 14, 1936 – July 1, 2005) – Am I My Brother's Keeper (1973)

James Carr (June 13, 1942 – January 7, 2001) – Freedom Train (1968)

Bert DeCoteaux (June 12, 1929 – July 6, 2005) – Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me (1975)

William Marshall (August 19, 1924 – June 11, 2003) – There He Is Again (1972)

Ray Charles (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) – Questions (1980)

Darondo aka William Daron Pulliam (October 5, 1946 – June 9, 2013) – Let My People Go (1974)

Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins (June 8, 1941 – March 17, 2023) – Love's Now Is Forever (1976)

Clarence "Chet" Willis (born June 7, 1950) – Love Lite (1979)

Levi Stubbs (June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008) – Right On Brother (1974)

Freddie Stone (born June 5, 1947) – What Am I Gonna Do (With My Life) (1976)

Leroy Hutson (born June 4, 1945) – Love Oh Love (1973)

Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) – This Is My Country (1968)

Earl Young (born June 2, 1940) – Where Do We Go From Here (1974)

Theodore Life aka T. Life (born June 1, 1948) – Somethin' That You Do To Me (Keeps Turning Me On) (1981)

Elton John – Are You Ready For Love (1979) (released May 31, 1979)

Delores "D'Marie" Warren (May 30, 1951 - February 22, 1985) – It Must Be Love (1978)

Sylvia Robinson (May 29, 1935 – September 29, 2011) – Had Any Lately (1973)

Gladys Knight (born May 28, 1944) – It's A Better Than Good Time (1978)

Dee Dee Bridgewater (born May 27, 1950) – That's the Way Love Should Feel (1980)

Miles Davis (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) – Right Off (1971)

Clarence Burke Jr. (May 25, 1949 - May 26, 2013) – Throwin' Stones Atcha (1976)

Patti LaBelle (born May 24, 1944) – What Can I Do For You? (1974)

General Johnson (May 23, 1941 – October 13, 2010) – Finder's Keepers (1973)

Sun Ra (May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) – UFO (1979)

Ronald Isley (born May 21, 1941) – Freedom (1970)

Shorty Long (May 20, 1940 – June 29, 1969) – I Had A Dream (1969)

Barbara Joyce Lomas (born May 19, 1952) – Whatcha Think About That? (1975)

George Patterson, Jr. (February 19, 1942 – May 18, 2003) – Lost For Words (1974)

Donna Summer (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012) – Spring Affair (1976)

Billy Cobham (born May 16, 1944) – Moon Germs (1974)

Freddie Perren (May 15, 1943 – December 16, 2004) – Don't It Feel Good To Be Free (1974)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Portrait Of Those Beautiful Ladies (1975) (recorded May 14, 1975)

Stevie Wonder (born May 13, 1950) – Saturn (1976)

Norman Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) – You + Me = Love (1976)

Miles Davis – Woodyn' You (1958) (recorded May 11, 1956)

Betty Wright (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020) – Slip And Do It (1975)

Luther Simmons Jr. (September 9, 1942 – May 9, 2016) – Can't Stand Your Love (1970)

James Vanleer (September 24, 1939 – May 8, 1996) – Save The World (1974)

Thelma Houston (born May 7, 1946) – Ride To The Rainbow (1979)

Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos – Dawn (1972) (recorded May 6, 1971)

Johnnie Taylor (May 5, 1934 – May 31, 2000) – I Am Somebody (1970)

Tyrone Davis (May 4, 1938 – February 9, 2005) – Get On Up (Disco) (1978)

James Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) – My Thang (1974)

Randy Cain (May 2, 1945 – April 9, 2009) – Trying to Make a Fool of Me (1970)

Sharon Redd (October 19, 1945 – May 1, 1992) – You Got My Love (1980)

Wonder Mike (born April 30, 1957) – 8th Wonder (1980)

Lorraine Chandler (April 29, 1946 – January 2, 2020) – This Ain't Just Another Dance Song (1977)

Willie Colón (born April 28, 1950) – MC² (Theme Realidades) (1975)

Vicki Sue Robinson (May 31, 1954 – April 27, 2000) – Hope Your Feelings Are Like Mine (1979)

D.C. LaRue (born April 26, 1948) – Overture (All We Need Is Love) (1976)

Harry Belafonte (March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) – Pastures Of Plenty (1964)

Andrew Woolfolk (October 11, 1950 – April 24, 2022) – Zanzibar (1973)

Narada Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952) – Oneness-Cry (1977)

Don Grusin (born April 22, 1941) – I'll Get By Without You (1977)

Bobby McClure (April 21, 1942 – November 13, 1992) – Love's Coming Down On Me (1970)

Barbara Roy (born April 20, 1947) – If You Want Me (1981)

Bernie Worrell (April 19, 1944 – June 24, 2016) – Everybody Is Going To Make It This Time (1972)

Clyde Stubblefield (April 18, 1943 – February 18, 2017) – Harold's Room (1974)

Valorie Jones (April 17, 1956 – December 2, 2001) – Hey Lucinda (1975)

Herbie Mann (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003) – Waterbed (1975)

Mighty Sam McClain (April 15, 1943 – June 15, 2015) – Never Too Busy (1971)

John Morales (born April 14, 1954) – Barely Breaking Even (1982) (Demo Mix)

Louis Johnson (April 13, 1955 – May 21, 2015) – Ain't We Funkin' Now (1978)

Herbie Hancock (born April 12, 1940) – Hang Up Your Hang Ups (1975)

John Coltrane – Big Nick (recorded April 11, 1962)

Join us on Notes

Linda Creed (December 6, 1948 – April 10, 1986) – Ghetto Child (1973)

Reuben Wilson (April 9, 1935 – May 26, 2023) – Got To Get Your Own (1974)

Leon Huff (born April 8, 1942) – Rich Get Richer (1975)

Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey (April 7, 1949 – January 25, 2005) – At The Top Of The Stairs (1976)

Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) – Takuta (1973)

Wayne Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) – I Love You So Much (1973)

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) – Remember Martin Luther King (1976)

Philippé Wynne (April 3, 1941 – July 14, 1984) – Breakout (1980)

Marvin Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) – You're The Man (1972)

Russell Patterson (born April 1, 1954) – Daily News (1975)

Jean Kluger (born March 31, 1937) – Stories?? (1972)

Bill Withers (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) – Lonely Town, Lonely Street (1972)

Willie Clayton (born March 29, 1955) – It's Time You Made Up Your Mind (1974)

Milan Williams (March 28, 1948 – July 9, 2006) – Better Never Than Forever (1975)

Bunny Sigler (March 27, 1941 – October 6, 2017) – Theme For Five Fingers Of Death (1973)

Teddy Pendergrass (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010) – Somebody Told Me (1977)

Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) – Rock Steady (1971)

James Brown – Coldblooded (1974) (recorded March 24, 1974)

Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) – Right Is Right (1974)

Dan Hartman (December 8, 1950 – March 22, 1994) – Relight My Fire (Progressive Instrumental Remix) (1979)

Norman Harris (October 14, 1947 - March 21, 1987) – Love Addict (1969)

Eddie Harris – Sham Time (1968) (recorded March 20, 1967)

Walter Jackson (March 19, 1938 – June 20, 1983) – My Ship Is Comin' In (1967)

Lowrell Simon (March 18, 1943 – June 19, 2018) – Three The Hard Way Chase & Theme (1974)

Patrick Adams (March 17, 1950 – June 22, 2022) – Flying High (1982)

Tammi Terrell (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) – What A Good Man He Is (1967)

Sly Stone (born March 15, 1943) – You're The One (1970)

Quincy Jones (born March 14, 1933) – There's A Train Leavin' (1976)

Lyn Collins (June 12, 1948 – March 13, 2005) – Mama Feelgood (1973)

Ruby Andrews (born March 12, 1947) – (I Want To Be) Whatever It Takes To Please You (1972)

Cheryl Lynn (born March 11, 1957) – Star Love (1978)

Joni Sledge (September 13, 1956 – March 10, 2017) – Love Ain't Easy (1975)

Laura Lee (born March 9, 1945) – I Need It Just As Bad As You (1974)

"Sweet" Charles Sherrell (March 8, 1943 – March 29, 2023) – Hang Out & Hustle (1975)

Hamilton Bohannon (March 7, 1942 – April 24, 2020) – The Stop And Go (1973)

Kiki Dee (born March 6, 1947) – Chicago (1977)

Teena Marie (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010) – A.W.O.L. (Absence Without Love) (1982)

Bobby Womack (March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) – What's Your World (1975)

Luis Gasca (born March 3, 1940) – Little Mama (1972)

Bobby Eli (March 2, 1946 – August 17, 2023) – Why Don'Cha (1977)

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) – Once I've Been There (1977)

Gene Allison (August 29, 1934 – February 28, 2004) – Almost Sundown (1970)

Eddie Henderson – Anua (1973) (recorded February 27-28, 1973)

Geoffrey Williams (born February 26, 1957) – Hustle Bus Stop (1977)

Reggie Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018) – So You Wanna Be A Star (1980)

Darrell Banks (July 25, 1937 – February 24, 1970) – We'll Get Over (1969)

Melvin "Blue" Franklin (October 12, 1942 – February 23, 1995) – The Prophet (1975)

Featured Comments

Harvey Mason (born February 22, 1947) – Groovin' You (1979)

Pat Stallworth - Questions (recorded February 21, 1974)

Nancy Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) – Tree Of Life (1976)

George Patterson, Jr. (February 19, 1942 – May 18, 2003) – Sacrifice (1974)

Bobby Taylor (February 18, 1934 – July 22, 2017) – I Can't Quit Your Love (1975)

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James Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) – Time Is On Our Side (1975)

Alex Bradford (January 23, 1927 – February 15, 1978) – Fighting For Pharoah (1972)

Maceo Parker (born February 14, 1943) – Soul Power '74 (1974)

King Floyd (February 13, 1945 – March 6, 2006) – Body English (1976)

Eugene McDaniels (February 12, 1935 – July 29, 2011) – Tell Me Mr. President (1971)

Otis Clay (February 11, 1942 – January 8, 2016) – The Only Way Is Up (1980)

Geraldine Hunt (February 10, 1945 – October 27, 2022) – Cry Cry Cry (1972)

Barbara Lewis (born February 9, 1943) – I'm So Thankful (1973)

Otis Leavill (February 8, 1937 – July 17, 2002) – Love Uprising (1970)

King Curtis (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971) – Teasin' (1970)

Syl Johnson (July 1, 1936 – February 6, 2022) – I'm Talkin' Bout Freedom (1970)

Barrett Strong (February 5, 1941 – January 29, 2023) – Do You Want My Love (1975)

Spyder Turner (born February 4, 1947) – I Just Can't Stop Loving You (1980)

Johnny Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) – Woman, Woman (1974)

Al McKay (born February 2, 1948) – Happy Feelin' (1975)

Rick James (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) – Bustin' Out (On Funk) (1979)

Marvin Junior (January 31, 1936 – May 29, 2013) – There Is (1967)

Jackie Ross (born January 30, 1946) – This World's In A Hell Of A Shape (1972)

Bettye LaVette (born January 29, 1946) – Livin' Life On A Shoestring (1973)

Louise Lopez (February 22, 1933 – January 28, 2015) – Going Back To My Roots (1981)

Bobby "Blue" Bland (January 27, 1930 – June 23, 2013) – If Love Ruled The World (1970)

Thom Bell (January 26, 1943 – December 22, 2022) – Do You Remember Yesterday (1974)

Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey (April 7, 1949 – January 25, 2005) – Magic Of The Blue (1975)

James "Shep" Sheppard (September 24, 1935 – January 24, 1970) – I'm All Alone (1964)

Jimmy Castor (January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012) – A Groove Will Make You Move (1975)

Addie "Micki" Harris (January 22, 1940 – June 10, 1982) – Last Minute Miracle (1967)

Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) – Stop The War Now (1970)

David "Fathead" Newman (February 24, 1933 – January 20, 2009) – Keep The Dream Alive (1978)

Jimmy Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020) – Angel Man (1972)

David Ruffin (January 18, 1941 – June 1, 1991) – Take Me Clear From Here (1974)

Muhammad Ali (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) – A Tribute To Mohammed Ali (1967)

Barbara Lynn (born January 16, 1942) – Disco Music (1976)

George Brown (January 15, 1949 – November 16, 2023) – Mother Earth (1975)

Clarence Carter (born January 14, 1936) – What Was I Suppose To Do (1977)

Fred White (January 13, 1955 – January 1, 2023) – Hey Brother (1972)

Ronnie Spector (August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) – You'd Be Good For Me (1975)

Chuck Barksdale (January 11, 1935 – May 15, 2019) – It's All Up to You (1971)

Fayette Pinkney (January 10, 1948 – June 27, 2009) – If And When (1973)

James Mtume (January 3, 1946 – January 9, 2022) – Love Lock (1978)

Denise LaSalle (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018) - Freedom To Express Yourself (1976)

Eldee Young (January 7, 1936 – February 12, 2007) - Hey Pancho (1973)

Van McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) - African Symphony (1974)

Willie Mitchell (March 1, 1928 – January 5, 2010) - That Driving Beat (1965)

Arthur Conley (January 4, 1946 – November 17, 2003) - Hurt (1969)

Zulema Cusseaux (January 3, 1947 – Sept 30, 2013) - Giving Up (1973)

Nat Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) - Hummin’ (1976)

Arthur Prysock (January 1, 1924 – June 14, 1997) - You Can Do It (1977)

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