THE 195th MIX FOR FSVB

Here's the 195th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, it Called "Stevie Wonder Song Special"  its been Presented by Mike Pantelli and it Features some Great Tracks Written by Stevie Wonder!  

                  For Full Track Listing, see Below & Here

  

GEORGE BENSON – LATELY
GEORGE BENSON – MY CHERIE AMOUR
MICHAEL JACKSON – I CAN’T HELP IT
MARY J BLIGE – OVERJOYED
BLACK COFFEY – ROCKET LOVE
THE MAIN INGREDIENT – I AM YOURS
LUTHER VANDROSS – KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET
BRIAN MCKNIGHT – SEND ONE YOUR LOVE
JAZZ JAMAICA – TEARS OF A CLOWN
BOYZ II MEN – I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER
JOE – THAT GIRL
JACKSON 5 – BUTTERCUP
LABELLE – OPEN UP YOUR HEART
FRANK MCCOMB – GOLDEN LADY
JERMAINE JACKSON – WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
THE SPINNERS – IT’S A SHAME
IKE & TINA TURNER – LIVING FOR THE CITY
MATT GIRAUD – PART TIME LOVER
ARETHA FRANKLIN – UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME
GENE HARRIS – AS
QUINCY JONES FT. PATTI AUSTIN – BETCHA WOULDN’T HURT ME
GLENN LEWIS – SUPERSTITION
BLACKSTREET – ALL I DO
THIRD WORLD – TRY JAH LOVE
KATHY SLEDGE – ANOTHER STAR

THE 190TH MIX FOR FSVB

Here's the 190th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, it Called "Raw Soul & Flying Funk Mix"  its been Mixed by DJ Cman and it Features some Great Old Soul and Funk Tracks from Around the 60's and  70's  Including Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, The Rance Allen Group, Willie Hutch, Sly & the Family, Maceo Parker and George Benson, amongst Others!  

For Full Track Listing, see DJ Cmans Soundcloud Page! 

THE 171st CHRISTMAS MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 171st Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, its a Christmas Special, its Called "Black Christmas Part 2"  Its been Mixed by Stevie G, and it Features some Great Christmas Tracks by amongst others: James Brown, Staple Singers, Aretha Franklin, The Salsoul Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Gil Evans and Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder and Jackson 5 amongst others!

The third and Final Part of this Christmas Specials will be Posted on Sunday!

For a Full Track Listing and Download Go Here!




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WHO'S THE GREATEST FUNK BASS PLAYER # 4 MARCUS MILLER

In this Series of Posts, I will Writing about the Artist's who are in My "Who's the Greatest Funk Bass Player" Poll. 

The Poll is over to the Right of the Blog, it has been Running for a Few Week's, so if You haven't already Voted, Please do so!

In these Post's, I will write a few Facts, Figures, Stats and Interesting Stuff on the Artist in Question, I will also include a Playlist of their Greatest Songs.

I will Write a Post on Each Artist, One Every Other Week! 

ARTIST NUMBER 4..............MARCUS MILLER 

Born William Henry Marcus Miller Jr on June 14th 1959 in Brooklyn, NYC.

His Father "William" was a Church Organist and Choir Director, by the Age of 13 Miller was already Proficient at Writing Songs and Playing the Clarinet, Piano and Bass!

By the Age of 15, he was already Working Regularly in NYC, this would Eventually Lead him to Writing and playing Bass for Jazz Flautist "Bobbi Humphrey" and Keyboardist "Lonnie Liston Smith"

Marcus Miller is Multi-Talented in the Music World, he is a Songwriter, Producer, Singer and a Multi-Instrumentalist, which includes the Following: Bass, Double Bass, Guitar, Sax, Clarinet, Recorder and Keyboards!

He Spent 15 Years as a Sideman and Session Musician before Finally going Solo in 1982 and Releasing his Debut Album in 1983.

The Album was Called "Suddenly" and was on the Warner Brothers Record Label, he Produced and Wrote all the Album Tracks apart from 2, these he Co-Wrote, the Album was to Feature a Who's Who in Music at that Time!  

• Marcus Miller: All instruments, lead and background vocals
• Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
• Vibes: Mike Mainieri
• Background Vocals: Yvonne Lewis, Luther Vandross, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White
• Alto Saxophone: David Sanborn
• Drums: Buddy Williams, Yogi Horton, Harvey Mason
• Acoustic Guitar: Nicky Moroch
• 2-String Bass: Dean Crandall, Lewis Paer

Check out the Suddenly Album:

Marcus Miller has Appeared on 100's of Tracks and Albums over the Years, including some of the Greats: 
  
Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Luther Vandross, David Sanborn, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, McCoy Turner, Wayne Shorter, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Grover Washington Jr, Donald Fagen, Bill Withers, 
Chaka Khan and LL Cool J, just to name a Few!

Marcus Millers Album Discography, as follows:

15 Solo Albums
Nearly 30 Albums for Luther Vandross
1 Album for Grover Washington Jr
15 for David Sanborn between 1977 and 1999
7 Albums for Miles Davis between 1981 and 2002
2 Albums with "The Jamaica Boys" between 1987 and 1989, The Jamaica Boys Featured amongst others, Miller, Bernard Wright and Lenny Williams.
1 Album for Dizzy Gillispie in 1984

He as also had Songs Featured in over 20 Movies over the Period Between 1990 to 2009.

In 2008 after Playing with 2 other "Bassist" Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooton, they Decided to Release an Album under the Guise of S.M.V, the album was called "Thunder"

A Selection of Marcus Millers Solo Tracks:




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THE 110th MIX FOR FSVB

Here's the 110th Mix selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by Matthew Africa, its called "2 Busy Saying Yeah - Love Songs, there's some Classic Soul from the 60's & 70's on here, including some Willie Hutch,
Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, The Impressions  and The Four Tops!

Go to WebPage  to see Complete Track Listings and to Download the Mix!