THE 162nd MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 162nd Mix for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by DJ Toneman, its a Manhattans Classic Mix, there's some their Greatest Tracks on here, Featuring amongst others: Kiss and Say Goodbye, Hurt, You Are My Shining Star, Am I Losing You and Love On a Two Way Street!  

Spot the Mistake in this Mix!

For Full Track Listing's and Download Go Here!

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WHO'S THE GREATEST FUNK BASS PLAYER!

My Last Music Post Concerned the Poll I am Running on "Greatest Soul Singer of All Time" (over to the Right of this Blog), I have now Finished Featuring All 11 Artists, one by one over about a 5 Month Period. 

At Present Marvin Gaye is Top of the List  with Al Green in Second Place, these 2 are my Top 2 Choices, apart from I would have had Al Green at the Top!

I am Very surprised there are No Votes for Eugene Record (Lead Singer with the Chi-Lites) I am Sure The Chi-lites will be Right near the Top of a "Soul Music Band" Poll.

Perhaps I will have a Poll for "The Top Soul Music Band of All-Time" sometime in the Future!

Anyway back to the Present, I have just Started a New Poll (to the Right of this Blog) on "Who's the Greatest Funk Bass Player" Please have a Vote (on Both Categories) after you have Finished Reading this Post, also Please Press the "Opinions" Button on Top left of Voting Widget to Leave Your Views!

There's some Great Bass Player's in the Poll, including:
Bootsy Collins, Mark Adams (of Slave), Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Louis Johnson (of the Johnson Brothers), Verdine White (of Earth Wind & Fire), Bernard Edwards (of Chic), Mark King (of Level 42), Larry Graham (of Sly & the Family Stone & Graham Central Station) and Victor Wooton (of SMV).

My Favorite Bassist (and got my Vote) is Mark Adams of Slave, who I saw Live in Concert back in 1984, Probably One of the Best Concert I have Seen, He was a Marvelous Bass Player, and the Stand Out Feature on Most of Slaves Great Track's!



I also saw Level 42 Live in Concert back Around 1985, again Mark King was Great and by Far the Best British Bassist of All-Time!

I will do the same with this Poll as my Previous one and Feature all the Artist's one by one (2 a Month) over the Coming Month's, I will Write a Bio with Fact's and Figure's concerning each of the Artist's, I will also include some of their Greatest Track's and Video's.

One Bassist worth Featuring now (I did not put in Poll for obvious Reasons) is Robert Gordon, he used to be Part of Gil Scott-Heron's Backing Band "Amnesia Express" during the 80's, I saw GSH live back in the Mid 80's, but he was Performing Solo.

Robert Gordon was Featured Playing Bass with GSH on his TV Special back in 1983 called "Black Wax", I have Featured this Program before on this Blog, but its worth another Mention.

Press the "Black Wax" Link Above to View Video in Full.

Have a Look at the Video "Waiting For The Axe To Fall" by GSH & Featuring Robert Gordon on Bass, its one of my Favorite GSH Track's and Robert Gordon is Magnificent on Bass!




Please Re-Visit over the Coming Month's for All Future Post's on "Who's the Greatest Funk Bass Player" 

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THE 161st MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 161st Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by DJ Toneman, its a New Jack Swing Mix, there's some Classic Tracks on here, Featuring amongst others: Bell Biv Devoe, Guy, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant and Wrecks-N-Effects!   

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THE FUNERAL and RAYDIO

We were into the Last Couple of Days of June 1987, it was the Day of my Father's Funeral he was being Cremated at the Local Crematorium.

What a Week that was before the Funeral, Probably (up until then) the Worst week of my Life, I had Not experienced too many Death's in the Family before this, I Remember about a Year before my Father's Death, his Father Died (my Grandad) but I Never went to his Funeral and I Cant Remember Why I Did Not, it's Funny How you Remember Somethings and Not Others!

One thing I always Remember was when Leaving the Family's House on the Day of his Funeral, in the Procession Car, I was Looking at all the People going about their Business Laughing and Joking as we Passed them, and I recall Thinking to myself, you are all Laughing about etc and  my Father has just Died!

I really cant Remember to much about the Service, in fact I cant Recall Hardly Anything, I don't know why this is the case, you would have thought on such a Day like this, I should Remember Everything!

But One thing I do recall, (and it always Stuck in my Mind) was Something I was told by a Married Couple at the Funeral, who had Known my Parents for Years (in fact as a Child I stayed at their House for a Couple of Weeks in the early 70's) They Both told me that "Your Father has Died from a Broken Heart"

The Couple who Told me this, I have Always gotten Along With, and I Believed what they said, but Never Understood them at that Time!

Now they Obviously Knew Something (about my Parents) I Didn't know Back then, but in the Coming Month's and Year's, I was to find a lot that I Did Not Like about my Mother and Her Life, and Within the Following Year of my Father's Death, my Mother was to Re-Marry and we were to Stop Talking for Years to come!

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As for some Music, a Band I Really Liked in the Late 70's was Raydio, they had some Great Music back then, One of my Favorites Track's was "You Cant Change That" Released in 1979 and Taken from their Second "Arista" Album "Rock On"

It Featured Ray Parker Jr and Arnell Carmichael ( and Here) on Vocals, it Reached Number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart and Number 3 on the US R&B Chart.

Between 1978 and 1981 Raydio Released a Total of 4 Albums, before Ray Parker Jr Broke up the Band and go on and have a Successful Solo Career!

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Here's the 160th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed by DJ Toneman, its a O'Jays Mix, there's some Classic Tracks on here, Featuring amongst others: Darlin' Darlin' Baby, Used to Be My Girl, I Love Music, Love Train, Put Your Hands Together and Back Stabbers!



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