Reunion Radio Podcast 3-30-2012

Buffalo Gals by Malcolm McLaren (1982)
Dance, Party, Etc by The Bar Kays (1984)
The More They Knock (The More I Love You) by Gloria D. Brown (1986)
You Are My Melody by Change (1984)
6 AM by Rahsaan Patterson (2011)
Don't Touch Me by Rahsaan Patterson (2012)
Cruel Time by Philip Bailey (2010)
We Run The Night by Sleepy Brown (2012)
Adorn (Freddie Rock Edit) by Miguel (2012)
2Nite by Janet Jackson (2008)
If I Was Yo Man by The Original 7 AKA The Time (2011)
Young and Ready by Steve Arrington (1984)
Let The Love by Bennson (2008)
Slow Love (Family Mix) by The Drizabone Soul Family (2010)
Fool's Paradise (Frankie Rodriguez Foolish Re-Edit) by  Meli'sa Morgan

68m 8s

Dam-Funk Home Studio Tour

Groove On It

Silk drops another 80's style set on ya'... Enjoy.











Billy Ocean - Calypso Funkin'

Gene Van Buren - Action

Ozone - Strutt My Thing

Howard Johnson - So Glad Your My Lady

Peter Brown - Can't Be Love - Do It To Me Anyway

Simplicious feat. Eugene Wilde - Let Her Feel It

Kleeer - Take Your Heart Away

T-Connection - Everything Is Cool

Nona Hendryx - B-Boys

Mutiny - Semi-First Class Seat

George Clinton - Bodyguard

Terence Trent D'Arby - Roly Poly

Shock - Got To Have Your Love

70m 40s

Miguel "Adorn"

This is how they used to make 'em

Happy Birthday Steve Arrington

Tony Cook feat. Dam Funk: "What's On Your Mind?"

Tony Cook feat. Dam Funk: "What's On Your Mind?" from Dr. Alex Saylor, The Reanimator on Vimeo.

SWV's "Co-Sign" Video

Follow on Twitter for new shows

Personally I'm not a big fan of the podomatic site but we decided to use it because it was the easiest way to deliver our podcasts via subscription. But the downside of downloading our shows that way is they reduce the 192 kbps we record in down to 128. For quite some time now I've been meaning to come up with another option for those who wish to be notified when a new show is available. I've decided the best option for this is twitter... so moving forward I will send out tweets whenever a new show is available. If you would like to receive these simply follow me.  Don't worry, I'm not going to be tweeting what I had for breakfast or any other shit like that... that's not my thing. Hopefully this will work and we'll get our shows to more of you, on time and in higher quality.

Hood Classics Vol II

OK so I finally got around to putting together Vol II... We really appreciate the response y'all gave part 1... and yeah I know it took a minute for the follow up... hopefully you will find this one is worth the wait. If you haven't checked out part 1 or need a little back ground on what these Hood Classic sets are all about you can check it out here

If the download numbers are there, we'll drop a Vol III sometime this spring/summer ~ OP





In the Mix - Collage (1985)
Undercover Lover - The Dazz Band (1985)
Freak A Zoid - Midnight Star (1983)
Serious {Extra Beat Boys Mix} - Deja (1987)
Thinking About You {12" Mix} - Whitney Houston (1984)
Gigolette {12" Mix} - Ozone feat. Teena Marie (1981)
Money Talks - Rick James (1982)
Your Love Takes Me Out - Cameo (1980)
Baby (Let Me Love You) - Ready for the World (1986)
Be Your Man - Jesse Johnson (1985)
The Beat Goes On {Vocal Version} - Orbit (1982)
Dirty Dancer - The Bar Kays (1984)
Take it Off - Chocolate Milk (1982)
Music {Paul Hardcastle Mix} - D Train (1984)
That's The Ticket - Ca$hflow (1988)
Set It Off - Strafe (1984)
Cruisin' - Tom Browne (1983)

83m 21s

Silk's Love Lounge Presents: Love Notes

Don-E.-Special Request
D'Angelo - Feel Like Makin' Love
El DeBarge - Someone
Freddie Jackson - Special Lady
Keni Burke - You Are All Mine
Karyn White - Tears Of Joy
Tevin Campbell - Could It Be
Midnight Star - Love Song
Caron Wheeler - Song For You
Enchantment - Love Struck
The Gap Band - You Are My High
Ramp - Look Into The Sky
Robin Thicke - Mission
Clifford Coulter - Love's Too Hot To Hide
Ledisi - I Gotta Get To You
The Friends Of Distinction - Baby I Can Be So Good At Loving You
Donny Hathaway - You Were Meant For Me

77m 30s

Sound & Vision

William Kirk - Hibernation Dreamstate

Lalah Hathaway - Lose Yourself

N'Dambi - Day Dreamer

Alicia Myers - I Really Really Want You Now

Soulpersona - A Girl's Gotta Get Her Lovin'

Soul II Soul - Love Enuf

Clifford Coulter - Don't Wanna See You Cry

Beyonce' - Lay Up Under Me

The Pointer Sisters - River Boulevard

John Legend - Tonight (The Best You Ever Had) feat.Ludicris

Anthony Hamilton - I'll Wait To Fall In Love

J*Davey - Listen

SWV - Double Play Lose My Cool / Co-Sign

Lil Louis - Is This It ?

Van Hunt - It's A Mysterious Hustle

 

73m 24s

Back to the 90's

Silky1 following up his Club 90's show from last summer with a brand new 90s set for the new year.











Trina & Tamara - What'd You Come Here For
Don-E. - Rhythm Of Life
Troop- Keep You Next To Me
Boyz II Men - Sympin'(remix)
Aaliyah - Back And Forth (Mr. Lee's Radio Mix
D'Angelo - Brown Sugar (Soul Inside 808 mix)
Caron Wheeler - Beach Of The War Goddess
Gumbo - Basement Music
Solo - Touch Me
Crystal Waters - Regardless
Mary J. Blige - Mary Jane (All Night Long)(Soul Power Rollerskate mix)
Art 'N' Soul - Special
Black Girl - 90's Girl
Blackstreet - Happy Song (Tonight)

67m 42s

Headphone Holiday

A new dance oriented mix set from OP to help celebrate the holiday weekend.

 







Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) - Nicolay & U-Gene
Sucka For You - Anthony Hamilton
Glow - Nelly Furtado
Sex-O-Matic (12" Mix) - The Bar-Kays
Function of Your Love - Jimmy Edgar
Miss You Much - Janet Jackson
Thinking of You - Earth, Wind & Fire
Don't Turn The Lights On (Aeroplane Remix) - Chromeo
TONY - Ivana Santilli
Holiday - Madonna
Pass The Paper (Original Mix) - Direct Drive
I Know What You Like - Ryan Leslie Feat. Joy
Contagious - Chromeo
No Parking on The Dance Floor - Midnight Star
Fast Car - The Dream
Freak-A-Holic - Egyptian Lover
When Doves Cry - Prince

67m 23s

Reunion Radio Nov 23rd

Gobble Gobble, babah

Reggie B. - Future Music Groove

Mint Condition - Whatchu Want

Rahsaan Patterson - (Double Play) Stay With Me and Sister Sadie feat. Keith Crouch

Eric Roberson - (Double Play) Strangers/Come With Me feat.Yaw Lemuel & Khari Lemuel

Windimoto - Tonight, We Fly feat. J.V.

Ben Westbeech - Let Your Feelings Go

Lalah Hathaway - Small Of My Back

Mayer Hawthorne - No Strings

Lonnie Jordan - Junkie To My Music

Luisito Quintero - Love Remains The Same feat. Blaze

Lalah Hathaway - Wrong Way

J*Davey - Queen Of Wanderland

Jill Scott - So Gone (What My Mind Says) feat. Paul Wall

B.Slade - Live 2 Love U

Robin Thicke - Love After War

Mutiny - The Ballad Of Capt. Hymbad

76m 55s

Butteflies

It's cold outside... stay inside & get it heated up

Rahsaan Patterson - Bleuphoria

Michael Jackson - Butterflies

Amel Larrieux & Glen Lewis - What's Come Over Me

Portrait - Heartstrings

Splendor - Splendorland

Lalah Hathaway - This Could Be Love

Jazmine Sullivan - Excuse Me

Tata Vega - Deep Inside

Omar - Oh Baby

Peter Brown - For Your Love

Eric Roberson - Fall
Janet Jackson - China Love

Herb Alpert - Making Love In The Rain

B.Slade - Sequel

Prince - When 2 R In Love

Freda Payne - I Get High (Off Your Memory)

Junior - If Ever

79m 03s

Ladies & Gentlemen... The Time

In honor of their first studio album in 21 years, Reunion Radio brings you a set featuring The Original 7ven members of The Time. We've got a little of everything in this one, live tracks, side acts, solo cuts, production work, mixes, and of course a heavy dose of their excellent new album "Condensate" released under their new name The Original 7ven.... damn you Prince. Also included is the new single from fDeluxe, the band formerly known as the Family... Come on P... featuring Time drummer Jellybean Johnson. So without further adieu, Ladies & Gentlemen... The Time. 




Strawberry Lake - The Original 7ven
Fishnet - Morris Day
Discreet - Cherrelle (Jam & Lewis)
My Drawers - The Time
Get It Up/777-9311 (Live) - Morris Day & The Time
Summertime Love - Ta Mara & the Seen (Jesse Johnson)
So Misunderstood - Jesse Johnson
Jerk Out - The Time
If I Was Yo Man - The Original 7ven
Over The Canyon - fDeluxe aka The Family (Jellybean Johnson)
That's Where You'll Find Me - Deja (Monte Moir)
What Can I Say To Make You Love Me (Live) - Alexander O'Neal (Jam & Lewis)
Faithful - The Original 7ven
Cadillac - The Original 7ven
Free World - Jesse Johnson
The Pleasure Principle - Janet Jackson (Monte Moir, Jam & Lewis)
It's Your World - The Time
Toast To The Party Girl - The Original 7ven 


78m 56s

Dam Funk "Forever"

The 80's Groove

 Human Body-Cosmic Roundup
Johnny "Guitar" Watson-Come And Dance With Me
Jerry Knight-She's Got To Be A Dancer
Ingram-Night Stalkers
Afterbach-Wrap It Up
Mystic Merlin-Mr. Magician
Vesta-Don't You Blow A Good Thing
Dynasty-Check It Out
Rufus & Chaka Khan-Better Together
Jody Watley-Love Injection
George Benson-Shiver
Otis Liggett-Every Breath You Take
Alicia Myers-Say That
G.Q.-Someday(In Your Life)
Jermaine Jackson-This Time


74m 48s

R.I.P. to the one and only, Vesta. We'll miss you.

Happy Birthday, Michael Joseph Jackson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWucYbAp8Lk

Your fans will always love you. 

Sounds

Tom Browne-Come For The Ride

B.Slade-The 17th. Moon

Rahsaan Patterson-Crazy(Baby)

Bilal-Flying

Okanomode'-Luci's Lamb

Marvin Gaye-Heavy Love Affair

Grant Green/Osunlade-A Time To Remember

Sean Haley-Thunderclap

Van Hunt-The Savage,Sincere L of P

Lenny Kravitz-Superlove

Peven Everett-Pressure

Anthony Hamilton-Magnolia's Room

William Kirk-I Miss You Bad

Eric Roberson feat. Phonte-Picture Perfect

Al Johnson-Peaceful

 

66m 58s

Another 70's Show

Brick-Southern Sunset

George Duke-Morning Sun

Quincy Jones-Love I Never Had It So Good

Junie-Surrender

The Isley Brothers-It's A Disco Night

Maceo Parker-Parrty

Parliament-The Big Bang Theory

Heatwave-Raise A Blaze

Pleasure-The Real Thing

New Birth-Granddaddy

Eugene McDaniels - Lovin' Man

Keni Burke-Keep On Singing

Kool&The Gang - (double play) Funky Man/Little Children

Tata Vega - Come In Heaven Earth Is Calling

Rasa - Questions In My Mind

77m 07s

Forgotten 80's

With this set we dive deep into the 80s and pull up some less familiar and long forgotten gems... How many do you remember? The track list is posted in the comments section so you can test your old school knowledge if you so choose... No cheating.... Professor OP is watching.






67m 6s

 

Nat Turner's Wedding - Okanomodé

Club 90's

Produced by Silky1














George Clinton&The P-Funk All Stars - Summer Swim
Highland Place Mobsters - Let's Get Naked
Blackstreet feat. Ol'Dirty Bastard - Fiangryremix)
D'Influence - Shake It
Bobby Brown - Getaway(Teddy's Club Mix)
Tony,Toni,Tone - If I Had No Loot(Jeep Mix)
Carleen Anderson - Mama Said
Shara Nelson - Down That Road(Barking Loud Mix)
Mary J. Blige feat.Mr. Cheeks - I'm Goin Down(remix)
Toni Braxton - I Belong To You(Roller Skate Radio Mix)
Lalah Hathaway - Let Me Love You(club mix)
Alexander Hope - Share(Blaze Club house mix)
Boyz II Men - Vibin'(cool summer mix)
Intro - Funny How Time Flies

Rest In Peace, Alfonzo "Fonce" Mizell.

The music you made with your brother, is timeless. And we'll miss your presense here on eatth http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/genre/randb-hip-hop/alphonso-fonce-mizell-of-the-mizell-brothers-1005271092.story  For those not in the know, Fonce Mizell produced for such acts as, Michael Jackson, A Taste Of Honey, Donald Byrd, Gary Bartz, Bobbi Humphrey, and the list goes on and on and on..................R.I.P.

80's Babies

I had been thinking about doing another 80s show like the one Silk & I dropped last year but in gathering cuts for a new mix show I decided to go in a slightly different direction. This mix set features artists from the 80s along with a few newer artists they have inspired. I tried to keep an over all 80s vibe but sometimes the mix will just take you were it wants to go lol. Hope everyone enjoys the show.

 


80's Babies - First Touch (2009)
Strokin' - Dynasty (1982)
When The Night Falls - Chromeo feat. Solange Knowles (2010)
Like I Want To - Lisa Shaw (2009)
Sorry To Interrupt - Theophilus London (2010)
She's Not Me - Madonna feat. Pharrell & Wendy (2008)
Angel Love - Samantha James (2007)
Together Again - Janet Jackson (1997)
Let Love Shine - Skyy (1982)
Love On Top - Beyonce (2011)
Crazy Love - NeYo feat. Fabulous (2010)
Make Up Bag - The Dream (2010)
Shouldn't Have to Wait - Ryan Leslie (2009)
Enjoy - Janet Jackson (2006)
This Is For The Lover In You - Babyface feat. LL Cool J, Howard Hewett, Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel (1996)
Killer Groove - Formula V (1983)
Field Of Dreams - Theophilus London (2011)
It - Prince (1987)
Baby Can't Stop (Aeroplane Remix) - Lindstrøm & Christabelle (2010)
Kobayashi Maru - Opolopo (2010)

Heat

 









Eric Roberson - Summetime Anthem
Lewis Taylor - Night Fever
Jill Scott - (double play)Shame/So In Love
Michael Jackson - She Drives Me Wild
Jesse Boykins III - B4 The Night Is Through
Raphael Saadiq - (double play)Stone Rollin'/Movin' On Down The Line
Mint Condition - Ease The Pain
Lil Louis - Scorned
Vannessa Simon - She Gets Crazy
Jackson Five - Buttercup
Loose Change - Rising Cost Of Love
Jazmine Sullivan - Love You Long Time
Ledisi - So Into You
Me'Shell N'Degeocello - Soul Spaceship
Van Hunt - June

Today would have been 2Pac's 40th Birthday

We don't usually focus on Rap on this blog but 2Pac was a special talent... The last great hip hop artist is truly missed. R.I.P. homie.

Silk's 80's Weekend

Silky1 drops some 80s goodness on us for his birthday weekend.

Happy Birthday Playa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zapp - Radio People

Tyrone Brunson - Fresh (scratch mix)

Alicia Myers - Do Your Kind Of Dance

Andre Cymone - Get It Girl

Janet Jackson - Nasty (cool summer remix)

Cameo - Roller Skates

Sun - Reaction Satisfaction (Jam Y'all, Funk It Up)

Mass Production - Bopp

Brass Construction - Can You See The Light

Ready For The World - Mary Goes Round

Greg Phillingaines - Behind The Mask

Michael Henderson - Fickle

Marvin Gaye - Sanctified Lady

George Michael - Hard Day

Con Funk Shun - Touch

Roy Ayers - Programmed For Love

A Taste Of Honey - Sayonara

Happy Birthday Prince

53 years young and still going strong! 

In case you missed our birthday tribute last year you can get it here. We'll try and have a part 2 for his royal badness' 54th.

Happy Birthday, Miles !!!!! Blow that horn !!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Janet, Ms. Jackson ............cause we nasty hehehehe

WONDERland

Happy Birthday, Stevie !!!!!!!!!

Love A Go-Go
One Of A Kind
I Love Every Little Thing About You
All I Do
You Haven't Done Nothin'
Big Brother
Chemical Love
Too High
1-2-3 (Sesame Street song)
That Girl
Sylvia
Angie Girl
Sweet Little Girl
Please Don't Go
Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
Ordinary Pain
Never In Your Sun
Looking For Another Pure Love
Taboo To Love
Fun Day
Ngiculela-Es Una Historia- I Am Singing
Feeding Off The Love Of The Land
Bonus: A little live Stevie from 1973

Thanks for listening. Peace. ~ Silky1


99m 17s

Send Out For Sunshine

Inspired by this warm Cali day (along with a slow work day) I've put together some feel good summer jams with a few mixes thrown in.

If you're looking for some top down driving music this is the one.... enjoy. ~OP







Send Out For Sunshine - Heatwave
Sugar Honey Iced Tea - Kelis
Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Don't Talk - Jon B
Do Today - Dj Quik Feat Jon B
I Want It - Mint Condition
Never Got Enough - Charlie Wilson
Shake A Leg - The Gap Band
Breakdown - Brass Construction
Walk Right Now - The Jacksons
Lettin' Go - Janelle Monae
Fragile... Handle With Care - Cherrelle
(Uh Oh) There Goes My Heart - Fonzi Thornton
Say Something Love - Kashif

DJ Quik – Luv Of My Life

Freckles thewriter - Uh Huh

 New artist, you might dig.

Silky's 70s Weekend

Silky1 takes us into the weekend with some 70s Funk & Soul

 















A Taste Of Honey - Rainbow's End
Silk - Midnight Dancer
The Brothers Johnson - Get The Funk Out Ma Face (extended mix)
Brass Construction - We
Brick - Livin' From The Mind
The Chocolate Jam Co. - This Time
Loleatta Holloway - I May Not Be There When You Need Me, But I'm Right On Time
Donna Summer - Walk Away
Side Effect - Always There
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Blue Love
Ronnie Laws - Saturday Evening
Angela Bofill - Angel Of The Night
The Commodores - Sweet Love
Willie Hutch - Sunshine Lady
Al Green - You Oughta Be With Me
Parliament - Unfunky U.F.O.
Brainstorm - We're On Our Way Home

80m 20s

Music is Life

A new Silky1 Podcast featuring recent and classic R&B











King - The Story
Miguel - To The Moon
Kashif - Baby, Don't Break Your Baby's Heart
The Headhunters - I Remember I Made You Cry
Graham Central Station - Water
Eric Benet - Paid (feat. Eddie Levert)
Reggie B. - Cold Cold World
Womack & Womack - Living In A Different World
Willie Hutch - The Mark Of The Beast
Don E. - Peace In The World
Georgia Ann Muldrow - Wrong Way
Faith Evans - Everyday Struggle (feat. Raekwon)
El DeBarge - 5 Seconds (feat. Fabulous)
Mint Condition - Look What You Done To Me (double play)/Caught My Eye
Raphael Saadiq - Good Man
The Time - I Don't Want To Leave You

78m 18s

Steve Arrington’s Revival

Timothy Bloom - 'Til The End Of Time ft. V

Slave Live on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (1981)

Slave - Watching You by PeteRock



slave - just a touch of love by papafonk



Slave - Wait For Me by PeteRock

New Steve Arrington produced by Dam-Funk

Blow Your Mind 

Slave Tribute (R.I.P. Mark L. Adams)

Legendary bassist Mark L. Adams of Slave passed away today. One of the true greats of the funk band era, Mark "The Hansolor" Adams gave Slave a sound unlike any other at the time. His rumbling bass-lines would be remembered and sampled by numerous generations that followed. He will be greatly missed... please join Reunion Radio in paying tribute to an all time funk great.



Slide
Snap Shot
Turn You Out (In and Out)
Just a Touch of Love
Stone Jam
Spice of My Life
Baby Sinister
Sizzlin' Hot
Steal Your Heart
Watching You
Wait For Me
The Word is Out
Party Lites

R.I.P. Mark L Adams of Slave

"...My friend since high school has passed early this morning. The great Mark Adams bass player of Slave. I can't believe it..." ~ Steve Arrington

His legacy will live forever

Oakland CA 2-24-11

Silk's Love Lounge Presents : The Lust Letter

Get your freak flags out, and wave them high

~Silky1 










The Family - The Screams Of Passion (extended version)
Chocolate Milk - Comin'
Chaka Khan - Come To My House
Ne-Yo - Telekinesis
Reggie B. - Consumate
Horace Brown - Taste Your Love
Omar - Confection
Jeannie Reynolds - The Fruit Song
Brandy - Like This
Miguel - Teach Me
Prince - Ripopgodazipa
Melvin Riley - I'm All In
@BSlade - Tempo
Gwen McCrae - He Don't Ever Lose His Groove
Donnell Jones - Just A Little
R Kelly - Just Can't Get Enough
Barry White - Love Makin' Music

Silk's Love Lounge Presents: The Love Letter

"Happy valentines day, beautiful people"

~ Silky1 











Blackstreet - Ticket To Ride
R Kelly - Love Letter
Glenn Lewis - The Greatest Love Of All
A Taste Of Honey - I Love You
El DeBarge - Serenading
Bobbi Humphrey - Just A Love Child
Syreeta - What Love Has Joined Together
Michael Jackson - Best Of Joy
L.T.D. - Elegant Love
Reggie B. - Forever In A Day
Frank McComb - Wouldn't Trade You At All
Osunlade - Umakemesmile
The Beatles - I Will
Tonex - Barbara Green (Don't Live Without Love)

59m 21s

Hood Classics Vol 1

We're taking this one back to the streets of the early to mid 80s. These are the jams you would have heard in the park during a pick up game of hoop or sitting out back playing dominoes... coming out of cars on your block and in the underground warehouse clubs on a Saturday night. These cuts were validated by the streets not radio program directors and charts. So break out the boombox and put on your adidas and jam to 18 Hood Classics from 82-86.
(please excuse the sound quality of a couple of these cuts as they are rare vinyl rips)




The Smurf - Tyrone Brunson
Hand Dance - The Reddings
Trippin' Out - The Bar Kays
Hard to Get - Rick James
Mirda Rock - Reggie Griffin & Technofunk
Shackles - RJ's Latest Arrival
Kinky Nation - Egyptian Lover
I'm The One Who Loves You - Ready For The World
Can You Help Me - Jesse Johnson
Raid - Lakeside
Straight Out Of School - The Dazz Band
Wild Night - One Way
You Meet My Approval - Steve Arrington
Weak The Knees - Steve Arrington
So Ruff, So Tuff - Roger
We Got The Juice - Attitude
It's Passion - The System
Jump Into Fire - Howard Johnson

72m 58s

Searching 4 Funk's Future

Some say funk is gone but the truth is it never left.... evolving and changing over the years but still funky at it's core... this OP produced set is a collection of new and recent jams that are helping keep the funk flame burning bright today and on into the future.


Special thanks to Eric aka Warren Coolidge for contributing tracks to this show









Searchin' 4 Funk's Future - Dam Funk
Home Going Celebration - Reggie B
Do For You - Hawthorne Headhunters
Jump Up In The Air & Stay There (Reunion Radio Mix) - Erykah Badu
I Be Trippin - Steve Arrington
Glide - Opolopo
Easier Said Than Done (Reunion Radio Mix) - Rahsaan Patterson
Odyssey Lover - Hawthorne Headhunters
Give Me The Love - Space Invadas
Just Right - Ryan Leslie
She Knows - Reggie B
The Traveler - Reggie B
Hood Pass Intact (Remix Featuring MC Eiht) - Dam Funk
Hero - Miguel
I Bet U Fall N Love - Dustin Phelps

New Video and Music from Masha Ambrosius - So Far Away

"Vanilla Child"

 R.I.P. Teena Marie



















1. I Need Your Lovin'
2. Warm As Mama's Oven
3. Work It
4. The Pressure feat. M.C. Lyte
5. Now That I Have You
6. We've Got To Stop Meeting Like This feat. Ronnie McNeir
7. Ooo La La
8. I'm Just A Sucker For Your Love
9. You Make Love Like Springtime
10.Revolution
11.Starchild
12.Happy
13.Fire And Desire
14.Ivory (A Tone Poem)
15.If I Were A Bell
16.Lips To Find You
17.Ear Candy
18.The Ballad Of Cradle,Rob & Me
19.Square Biz
20.Alladin's Lamp

Rest In Peace Teena Marie

Tragic news over the weekend. Teena Marie passed in her sleep at the age of 54. My heart sank when I heard the news as Lady T is not only a soul legend but one of my all time favorite artists. Peace and blessings sent out to her daughter Rose and the rest of Teena's family.

~OP







AP, Dec 27, 2010 4:44 am PST
No matter that Marie, 54, was white. The R&B legend revered and fully immersed herself in black culture — and in turn was respected and adored by black audiences, not only for her immense soulful talents, but for her inner soul as well.
"Overall my race hasn't been a problem. I'm a Black artist with White skin. At the end of the day you have to sing what's in your own soul," she told Essence.com in an interview last year while promoting "Congo Square." That album would turn out to be her last.
The self-proclaimed "Ivory Queen of Soul," whose many classic hits included "Lovergirl," Square Biz" and the scorching duet "Fire and Desire" with mentor Rick James, was found dead in her Pasadena home on Sunday at the age of 54. Authorities said her death appeared to be of natural causes.
In an interview with The Associated Press last year, Teena Marie said she had successfully battled an addiction to prescription drugs; she had been performing over the last year.
"The enduring influence of Teena's inspirational, trailblazing career, could only have been made possible through her brilliant song-writing, showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work for the future generations of R&B, hip-hop, and soul," said Concord Music Group chief label officer, Gene Rumsey; Concord's Stax Records released her last album.
"We feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed music in indelible ways. Our deepest sympathies go out to her family, friends and of course, millions of fans around the world."
Marie certainly wasn't the first white act to sing soul music, but she was arguably among the most gifted and respected, and was thoroughly embraced by black audiences, and beyond.
Even before she started her musical career, she had a strong bond with the black community, which she credited to her godmother. She gravitated to soul music and in her youth decided to make it her career.
Marie made her debut on the legendary Motown label back in 1979, becoming one of the very few white acts to break the race barrier of the groundbreaking black-owned record label that had been a haven for black artists like Stevie Wonder, the Jackson Five, the Supremes and Marvin Gaye.
The cover of her debut album, "Wild and Peaceful," did not feature her image, with Motown apparently fearing black audiences might not buy it if they found out the songstress with the dynamic, gospel-inflected voice was white.
"(Motown founder Berry) Gordy) said that is was so soulful that he wanted to give the music an opportunity to stand on its own merit. Instead of my face, they put a seascape, so by the time my second album came out people were like, Lady T is White?" she told Essence.com.
Marie was the protege of the masterful funk wizard James, with whom she would have long, turbulent but musically magical relationship.
Marie notched her first hit, "I'm A Sucker for Your Love," with the help of James on that album. But the time her second album was released, her face was known — and on the cover of the record. But there was not a backlash — she would only get more popular on her way to becoming one of R&B's most revered queens. During her tenure with Motown, the singer-songwriter and musician produced passionate love songs and funk jam songs like "Need Your Lovin'," "Behind the Groove."
Marie's voice was the main draw of her music: Pitch-perfect, piercing in its clarity and wrought with emotion, whether it was drawing from the highs of romance or the mournful moments of a love lost. But her songs, most of which she had a hand in writing, were the other major component of her success.
Tunes like "Cassanova Brown" "Portuguese Love" and "Deja Vu (I've Been Here Before)" featured more than typical platitudes on love and life, but complex thoughts with rich lyricism. "Deja vu" was a song about reincarnation.
And "Fire and Desire," a duet with James about a former couple musing about their past love, was considered a musical masterpiece and a staple of the romance block on radio stations across the country.
Marie left Motown in 1982 and her split became historic: She sued the label and the legal battle led to a law preventing record labels from holding an artist without releasing any of their music.
She went to Epic in the 1980s and had hits like "Lovergirl" and "Ooo La La La" but her lasting musical legacy would be her Motown years.
Still, she continued to record music and perform. In 2004 and 2006 she put out two well-received albums on the traditional rap label Cash Money Records, "La Dona" and "Sapphire."
James, who had a romantic relationship with Marie but also a long friendship, died in 2004. His death shook her so she said she became addicted to Vicodin, which she had been taking for pain, for about a year.
But Marie said she successfully battled that addiction.In 2008, she talked about her excitement of being honored by the R&B Foundation.
Marie was the mother of a teenage daughter who was budding singer; she would sometimes bring her daughter onstage to sing during her shows.
In 2009, she celebrated 30 years in the recording industry, and planned for many more.
"All in all, it's been a wonderful, wonderful ride," she told The Associated Press in 2008. "I don't plan on stopping anytime soon."

 

The 2010 Reunion Radio Christmas Show

New and classic Christmas songs from R&B legends past and present



 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from OP and Silk











A Love Letter Christmas - R Kelly
Christmas Without You - El DeBarge
When Christmas Comes - Mariah Carey
This Christmas - Alexander O'Neal
Be There - Donnie Hathaway
Someday At Christmas - The Jackson 5
Soulful Christmas - James Brown
Be-With-You - Bootsy Collins
Another Lonely Christmas - Prince
Wonderful Christmastime - Rahsaan Patterson *
Mistletoe Jam Everybody Kiss Somebody) - Luther Vandross
A Kiss For Christmas - Luther Vandross
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) Mariah Carey
Up On The Housetop (DJ Spinna Re-Edit) - The Jackson 5
What Christmas Means To Me - Stevie Wonder
My Favorite Things - Anita Baker
Frosty's Rag (Frosty The Snowman) - Anita Baker

*Yeah we played this on last year's show too... it's just so dope we had to play it again

We seem to be having some issues with our archive account ... so grab it over at the podomatic page if you can't get it here Reunion Radio Podomatic Page

Unsung Soldiers (Part 3)

Stacy Lattisaw - Screaming From The Top / Where Do We Go From Here (feat. Johnny Gill)
Heatwave - Eyeballin'/Happiness Togetherness/Gangster Of The Groove
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie/Heartbreaker
George Clinton - If Anybody Gets Funked Up/Do Fries Go With That Shake ?/Undisco Kidd(w/Funkadelic)
Angela Winbush - It's The Real Thing/ Do You Really Love Me (feat. Rene)/ Angel
The Fat Boys - Stick 'Em/ Go For It
Miki Howard - That's What Love Is (feat. Gerald Levert)/ Love Under New Management
The O'Jays - Let Me Make Love To You/ I Love Music

Unsung Soldiers (Part 2)

Minnie Riperton - Here We Go (feat. Peabo Bryson)/Young, Willing & Able
Rose Royce - Golden Touch/Wishing On A Star
Shalamar - Right Here/Make That Move
Melba Moore - Underlove/Fallin'
The Bar-Kays - Let's Have Some Fun/Running In And Out Of My Life
Sylvester - Dance(Disco Heat)/Can't Forget The Love
Teddy Pendergrass - Love T.K.O./Life Is A Circle
Tammy Terrell - Your Precious Love(feat. Marvin Gaye)/All I Do Is Think About You

Part 3 Coming Soon

Unsung Soldiers (Part 1)

This Silky1 set is made up of artists that have been featured on TVOne's Unsung.

Debarge - All This Love/Baby Wont Cha Come Quick
Phyllis Hyman - You Know How To Love Me/Be Careful(How You Treat My Love)
Donny Hathaway - Little Ghetto Boy/Flying Easy
The Clark Sisters - A Praying Spirit/Overdose Of The Holy Ghost
Teena Marie - Behind The Groove/Young Love
Bootsy Collins - I'd Rather Be With You/Roto Rooter
Klymaxx - Meeting In The Ladies Room/Divas Need Love Too
Zapp & Roger - Heartbreaker/A Chunk Of Sugar

Stay tuned for Part 2

Dam-Funk Interview for LA Weekly

Happy Birthday to the late great Richard Pryor

We're a day late on this (Dec 1st is his birthday) but I didn't want to let the week pass without paying respect to the greatest comedian of all time. Richard would have been 70 years old this week. In honor of Richard here's what I think is the funniest scene in movie history.

On The Dancefloor (70's Edition)

"Let's Party Y'all" The Silk man is taking you out on the town, so put on your finest threads.

 









1. Brainstorm - Journey To The Light
2. The Gap Band - Party Lights
3. Tower Of Power - Rock Baby
4. Kool & The Gang - Slick Superchick
5. Foxy - Hot Numbers
6. Cheryl Lynn - Star Love
7. Gonzalez - I Haven't Stop Dancing Yet
8. The Pointer Sisters - Happiness
9. Junie - Tight Rope
10. George McCrae - Honey I (I'll Live My Life For You)
11. Shalamar - Girl
12. Sylvester - Over And Over
13. Sly Stone - Crossword Puzzle
14. Norma Jean Wright - High Society
15. Evelyn "Champagne" King - I Don't Know If It's Right (12" mix)
16. Hot Chocolate - Put Your Love In Me
17. Stephanie Mills - Deeper Inside Your Love
18. Odyssey - Coming Back For More

Reunion Radio (10-29-10) ***Funky Pumpkin Edition***

OP here... It's been a minute since I've dropped some mixes y'all so I thought I'd throw a few in this set. For the most part we're taking this one to the dance floor with a couple Halloween themed joints throw in to keep it seasonal.  ~OP

 












Perfect Defect - N.E.R.D.
Falling Out - Body Language
Chic Mystic (Club Dub) - Chic
He Wants My Body (12" Mix) - Starpoint
Hide & Seek (12" Mix) - 5 Star
Some Kind of Lover - Jody Watley
Makin' A Movie - Ne-Yo
Haunted House of Rock - Whodini
I've Been Watching You - Mona Raye
So Fine - Andre Cymone
Visions - Dam-Funk
Paradise - Dam-Funk
Man of the House - Fantasia
Don't Stop My Love - Keith Sweat
Give Me Your Love (Extended Version) - Active Force
Get It Girl - Ciara
Ghosts - Michael Jackson

Expressway to your Eardrums

Your boy, Silk, dropping another one on ya' !!!! Enjoy.











Estelle feat. John Legend - Fall In Love
Steve Arrington - I Be Trippin'
Eddie Kendricks - Happy
El DeBarge feat. Faith Evans - Lay With You
SWV - Downtown (Street Radio Mix)
Roy Ayers - Poo Poo La La
B-Slade - Like It Like That
Jesse Boykins - Amorous
Bobby Caldwell - Words
Faith Evans - Your Lover Sunshine
Miguel feat. J.Cole - All I  Want Is You
Bilal - All Matter Little One
Lalah Hathaway - Little Girl
Eric Benet - Sometimes I Cry
John Legend & The Roots - Shine
Donell Jones - The Finer Things In Life
Gene Harris - Los Alamitos(Latinfunklovesong)

El Debarge W/ Faith Evans – "Lay With You"

Much better than the first single

The 80s Super Slow Jammy Jam

The name says it all ... just keep the activator off the pillows.

 










Sugar Momma Baby - Steve Arrington
Tonight's The Night - Raydio feat. Herbie Hancock
Let's Make Love Tonight - The Isley Brothers
Yearning For Your Love - The Gap Band
Slide Over - Ready For The World
As We Lay - Shirley Murdock
Computer Love - Zapp feat. Charlie Wilson
Hangin' Downtown - Cameo
Real Love - Lakeside
I Don't Wanna Be The Last To Know - Shalamar
Something In Your Eyes - Starpoint
Portuguese Love - Teena Marie
Tell Me If You Still Care - The SOS Band
Two Occasions - The Deele

Dam-Funk - Hood Pass Intact

Today the new John Legend feat. The Roots album, "Wake Up" drops today !!!

You can read and get a little taste here.

Something Old, Something New

Your main man, Silk, bringing it Reunion Radio 365 style to ya'. Enjoy.

















Tonex - Dancin'
Faith Evans - Way You Move(feat.Snoop)
Michael Jackson - Pretty Young Thing(demo)
Burn This Disco Out
Usher - Lingerie
The Chocolate Jam Co. - "C" Of Chocolate
Weldon Irvine - Music Is The Key
Prince - Sticky Like Glue
John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up,Everybody(feat. Melanie Fiona & Common)
Sylvester - Thinking Right
Womack & Womack - Teardrops
Bilal - Restart
Donell Jones - Love Like This
The Chi-Lites - Try My Side Of Love
Little Sister - Somebody's Watching You
Erykah Badu - Gone Baby, Don't Be Long

Estelle feat. John Legend - Fall In Love

Cameo - Attack Me With Your Love

The System - You Are In My System

Cee-Lo - F*ck You

Mike performing live at the 1988 Grammys

More Mike, for the Pepsi generation.

Happy Birthday, Michael !!! Nobody does it better.

Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal

Baron Silas Greenback | MySpace Video

Funk You

OP brings you a set featuring funky tracks from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s & today..... that's 5 decades of pure unadulterated funkiness for your listening pleasure.

 














Funk Down - Rafael Cameron (1980)
Bump - The Commodores (1974)
Insane - Cameo (1978)
Funky & You Know It - Bootsy (2002)
Super Woman Theme Song - Cee Lo Green (2010)
Fug - Cymande (1972)
Me - Raydio (1978)
You Meet My Approval - Steve Arrington (1983)
Stone Jam - Slave (1980)
Move Me - The Nation Funktasia (1991)
Pick Up The Phone - The Jamaica Boys (1990)
Out of the Sky - Van Hunt (2004)
Sumthin About Her - Plantlife (2008)
More Funky Stuff - Kool & the Gang (1973)
Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing) - Zapp (1982)

Steve Arrington's Hall Of Fame: I (1983) CD-RIP w/Bonus Tracks

Nobody Can be You
You Meet My Approval
Last Nite / Nite Before
Strange (Soft & Hard)
Speak With Your Body
Weak At The Knees
Beddie-Biey
Way Out
Pocket Full Of Air (Bonus Track)
At It Again (Bonus Track)
I Love You (Bonus Track)
Way Out (Frankie Crocker Remix, Bonus Track)

Prince - Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad Live 1981 Houston

Classic Prince!

Phase 'Em Out - DâM-FunK

An unreleased treat from our man Dam-Funk... dope as usual

Phase 'Em Out - DâM-FunK by DâM-FunK

Silk's Love Lounge presents: Loveshine

Summer Love in full effect baby ~ Silk














Kool & The Gang - Sunshine And Love
The Ohio Players - You And Me
Geoffrey Williams - Sugarfly
Odyssey - I Got The Melody
Patrice Rushen - Cha Cha
Babyface - God Must Love You
Heatwave - The Night We Fell
Prince - Walk In Sand
A Taste Of Honey - Say That You'll Stay
J Davey - Crawl All Over
One Way - Wrap Your Body
Leon Ware - Sure Do Want You Now
Me'Shell Ndegeocello - Love You Down
Melvin Riley - Servin' It
Marvin Gaye - Soon I'll Be Loving You Again
Usher - Mars Vs. Venus
O'Bryan - Virtual Reality
After 7 - Can't Stop(one world remix)
Eric Roberson - When Love Calls
Janelle Monae - Say You'll Go

The Whispers - In The Raw

R.I.P. Robert Wilson of The Gap Band

Sad news today ... Robert Wilson of the Gap Band passed away today due to what's being reported as a heart attack. He was only 53.

Robert Wilson, bassist for the Gap Band, dies

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY (AP) – 1 hour ago

NEW YORK — Robert Wilson, who as the bassist for the funk and R&B group the Gap Band had a string of hits including "You Dropped a Bomb On Me," has died. He was 53.
He died at his home Sunday in Palmdale, Calif., outside of Los Angeles. He is believed to have died of a heart attack, said Karen Lee, publicist for his brother and Gap Band singer Charlie Wilson.
Wilson provided the bass backbone for the trio, which also included another brother, Ronnie. The group, originally from Tulsa, Okla., first hit the charts in 1979 with the songs "Shake" and "Open Your Mind (Wide)."
They had their biggest success in the 1980s, though, with hits like "Outstanding," "You Dropped a Bomb On Me," "Oops Upside Your Head" and "Yearning for Your Love," among others.
"My brother Robert was a bad boy on the bass," Charlie Wilson said in a statement released Monday. "We shared a bond as brothers, musicians and friends. I loved him, and losing him is difficult for both Ronnie and I. The music world has lost a very talented man."
Robert Wilson had been touring for the past few weeks, including a stop in his hometown of Tulsa.


Peace & Blessings to the whole Wilson family ~ OP & Silk

Reunion Radio (08-11-10)

That's right your eyes are not deceiving you ... we finally have a new podcast to share. It's a somewhat short set but Silk will be along shortly with a brand new 'Love Lounge' for y'all.... Sorry about the long wait but Silk and I have both been pretty busy with the day to day thing called life. I must say the download numbers during this 'dark' period really surprised me. Getting 15-20 a week (for 3 weeks) with no new shows tells us there really is a demand out there for what we're doing.... so with that said we promise to do better moving forward and get back to at least one show every two weeks.... and once I get a new mic we'll work on a new 'Sound Table' too ... happy now Silk? :)

A Day At The Carnival - Dam-Funk
Champagne Life - Ne-Yo
Good Things - Aloe Blacc
Be Like That Sometimes - Mint Condition
She's Got The Body - Kiddo
State of Shock - Michael Jackson feat. Mick Jagger
Be Still - Big Boi feat. Janelle Monae
Lavaux - Prince
This Bed - Alicia Keys
Don't Run So Fast - Rahsaan Patterson
Take It To The Sky - Earth, Wind & Fire
Use It Or Lose It - Cameo
Tonight - Ryan Leslie
Westside Pasadena - Dam-Funk

California's Proposition 8 Overturned: Gay Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional

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 I know we're not a political blog but this is an important civil rights decision and thought we should share the news as it becomes available.

Proposition 8 has been overturned by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, reports CNN.
The decision is expected to be appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court, and could reach the Supreme Court if the high court justices agree to review it.
Developing...

Ne-Yo - Champagne Life