I have been asked to help a club which has been rebuilt after being shut for 3 years.(Eskie worked it in 1989 and it was called Joes Garage).They are turning it in to a smart gig with an age range from 23-40.Now i thought i was going to be able to just sit down and sort out a music policy but i am struggling and have decided to see if you guys could help me with some music tips.What i was looking at doing was going for the soul\funk\disco route and adding a bit of chart stuff. I was thinking about James Brown,kool and the gang,earth wind and fire type stuff as well as Soul to soul,loose ends etc and dee lite,stereo mcs etc etc.I was hoping that if people posted some tracks they recommend that it would help me a lot.Thanx in advance!

Hmmmn, Now what happened the last time I posted tracks? Oh Well!
we are family,lost in music, he's the greatest dancer - sister sledge. yes sir i can boogie - baccara. jump to the beat - stacy lattisaw. ladies night, get down on it - kool & the gang. shame, love come down - Evelyn c king. midas touch - midnight star. ring my bell - anita ward. best of my love - emotions. i love music - o jays. aint no stopping us now - mcfaden & whitehead. boogie wonderland - ew&f. never can say goodbye - gloria gaynor. give me the night - george benson. thats the way i like it - kc & the sunhine band. somebodys elses guy - jocalyn brown. streetlife - crosaclers. contact - edwin starr. lady marmalade - labelle. dont stop the music - yarborough & people. hot stuff - donna summer. boogie nights - heatwave. la freak - chic. disco inferno - tramps. young hearts run free - candi staton. rock the boat - hues corporation. last night a dj saved my life - indeep. you to me are everything - real thing. feels like im in love - kelly marie. i love to love - tina charles. blame it on the boogie - jacksons. heaven must be missing an angel - tavares.
will fink some more l8r

wonderfull stuff,loads i hadnt thought of,good man Paula!

Anyone noticed the title of this thread....Help Needed....48 views later and nothing!

Come on, I think as seen as Chris answers every post on hear then the favours should be returned




oi Chris, I aint a man!

Soul / Funk are two genres of music rarely played 'round these parts, unlike the South where it thrives. I've attempted to educate audiences before, where I thought it would work and its cleared the dancefloor . So I don't feel qualified enough to answer this post, but have made "A" post to let you know that i've read it and would help if I could.

As for Disco -

Rose Royce - Car Wash
Barry White -Can't Get Enough of Your Love
Diana Ross - Upside Down
Van McCoy - The Hustle
Anita Ward - Ring My Bell
Sister Sledge -We Are Family
Lipps Inc - Funkytown
Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way
Yvonne Elliman - If I Can't Have You
Bee Gees - Night Fever
Alicia Bridges - I Love the Nightlife
Edwin Starr - Contact
Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
The Trammps - Disco Inferno
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots

Hangs head in shame!

Here are some ideas... sorry if I have repeated Paula's

Oliver Cheatham, Get down saturday night, Phylis Hyman, You know how to love me, Rodney Franklin, The Groove, Galaxy, War, Beggar &CO, Somebody help me out, D-train, your the one for me, Tom Browne, Funking for Jamaica... (you know these artists so Ill just name the songs)..... Rappers Delight, Walking on sunshine (no - not Katrina & the waves!!), White Lines, Dont push, dont force it, Dancing in outer space, the bottle, ANY Shalamar, Expansions, AEIOU, Southern Freez, Love Town, All night long (both Lionel and Mary J girls), Dominoes, circles, Running Away, bob the builder (oh just checking you are still reading!!), Lets groove, Lets clean up the Ghetto, Any Kenny Thomas, Real Love (driza Bone), Soul City Walk, The Love I lost, Detroit Emeralds, etc


Sorry to have take so long to reply cs xxxx

Play Frank Zappa Joes garage its a must! might not go down too well though hmmm

aya,
i've got a cd called pure groove which has a load of 80s soul funk music on cd 2 is my fave but this may help (i'm sure it was in the same in HMV the other week):-

CD One

1. The Fatback Band - I Found Lovin'

2. Freeez - Southern Freeez

3. Cheryl Lynn - Encore

4. Maze feat Frankie Beverly - Joy and Pain

5. Kool & The Gang - Get Down On It

6. Candido - Jingo

7. Royalle Delite - (I'll Be A) Freak For You

8. Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove

9. Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent

10. Midnight Star - Midas Touch

11. Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman

12. Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String

13. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait

14. Evelyn King - Love Come Down

15. David Jospeh - You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me)

16. The Limit - Say Yeah

17. Keni Burke - Risin' To The Top

18. The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt

19. Ashford & Simpson - Solid

20. Fat Larry's Band - Zoom



CD Two

1. Tom Browne - Funkin' For Jamaica

2. Rockers Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin - Walking On Sunshine

3. The Gap band - Oops Upside Your Head

4. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots

5. Indeep - Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life

6. Shalamar - I Can Maje You Feel Good

7. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music

8. Diana Ross - Upside Down

9. Luther Vandross - I Really Didn't Mean It

10. Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove

11. Gwen McCrae - All This Love That I'm Giving

12. The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park

13. Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions

14. Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long

15. The Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything

16. Booker Newberry III - Love Town

17. Juicy - Sugar Free

18. M'Tume - Juicy Fruit

19. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing

20. Zapp & Roger - Computer Love

Hope this helps
Kathy

Chris

There are a few CD's over here like Funkin' 80's, about 40 tracks guarenteed floorfiller, bring your cheque book with you at the end of March, or visit the websites.

chris m8
just my 2 pence worth

try

Land Of A Thousand Dances-Rufus Thomas
The Matador-Major Lance
Monkeying Around-William Bell
The Greasy Frog-Jeb Stuart
The Boomerang-Don Covay
The Dip-The Whispers
The Push, Push, Push-Jerry Williams
Baby, Do The Philly Dog-The Olympics
Jerk It-The Gypsies
Temptation Walk (People Don't Look No More)-The Entertainers IV
Boston Monkey-Billy Butler
Walkin' The Duck-The Triumphs
Shing-A-Ling USA-Lee Williams & The Cymbals
That Beatin' Rhythm-Richard Temple
Broadway Freeze Parts 1 & 2-Harvey Scales & The Seven Sounds
Do The Sissy-Albert Collins
Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn-James Brown
Hook And Sling Parts 1 & 2-Eddie Bo [Re-Edit]
The Meditation-The TNT Band
The Chicken-Jackie Lee
Moon Walk Parts 1 & 2-Joe Simon
The Watts Breakaway-The Johnny Otis Show
Breakdown-Parliament
Bumpin' And Stompin'-Garland Green
Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) Part 1-Donald Byrd
(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop-The Fatback Band [Single Version]
All Classic Funk Tracks
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours-Stevie Wonder
Dancing In The Street-Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
I Heard It Through The Grapevine-Marvin Gaye
The Tracks Of My Tears-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
You Keep Me Hanging On-The Supremes
My Guy-Mary Wells
I Was Made To Love Her-Stevie Wonder
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted-Jimmy Ruffin
Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S)-Edwin Starr
(I'm A) Road Runner-Jr. Walker & The All Stars
Do You Love Me-Contours
It Takes Two-Marvin Gaye, Kim Weston
Please Mr Postman-The Marvelettes
Reach Out I'll Be There-The Four Tops
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)-The Isley Brothers
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me-Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations
I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose-Marv Johnson
Ain't Too Proud To Beg-The Temptations
My Cherie Amour-Stevie Wonder
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)-Junior Walker & The All Stars
Baby Love-The Supremes
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)-The Four Tops
When You're Young & In Love-The Marvelettes
I Guess I'll Always Love You-The Isley Brothers
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever-The Four Tops
Reflections-Diana Ross & The Supremes
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing-Tammi Terrell, Marvin Gaye
Get Ready-The Temptations
All Time Classic Motown

Plus Dont Forget
Luther Vandros
Lionel Ricthie
barry White

Hope This Helps

Hi CS

Just a thought. You mentioned "Soul to soul,loose ends, dee lite, stereo mcs etc".

Why not have an 'OLD SKOOL NIGHT' of late 80's and early 90's (Decadance)
to appease the clients who like the 'diverse' end of the music spectrum.
What a variety!

Just a thought.

..perhaps thats why it took us some time to respond eh! But then again, he did ask!

Thanx for all your efforts and as eskie says i do know the scene here but i felt i needed some imput that would inspire me a bit as i dont want to do the same old thing .Now your posts have been most helpful so far and some of the cds you named i already have BUT and this is a problem ,i am struggling with the 90s stuff.Rest assured the lists so far are most usefull and esk,loose ends-hangin on a string was huge here. I wont only be doing the soul\funk route but i just wanted to try and do something different for once! Paula thanx for the support,i think a lot of the regs have been busy this weekend and thats why i didnt get replies earlier.

With regards to post's, I think sometimes, if they are made at busy times then they have a tendency to get pushed off the visible part of the forum before everybody gets the chance to read it .

Like dancefloors at functions, when nobody wants to be the first on there, the same can apply to post's. Sometimes all they need is one person to make the effort or ^^^Bumping^^^ back up to the top of the list.

90's stuff eh; OK here's a list of some of my fave 90's urban stuff

2pac-Californian Love
Beverley Knight-Flava of the old school
Blackstreet-No Diggity
Portrait-Lovin U
Samuelle-So u like what u see
D-Influence-Good love
Ronny Jordan-So What
Diana Brown & Barry K Sharpe-Masterplan
Jamiroquai-When u gonna learn
Next-Too close
Rahsaan Patterson-Where u r
Raw Stylus-Pushing against the flow
Incognito & Jocelyn Brown-Always there
Incognito & Jocelyn Brown-Don't u worry bout a thing
Ginuwine-Pony
Family Stand-Ghetto heaven
Young Disciples-Apparently nothin
Faith Evans-Love like this
LL Cool J-Phenomenon
Warren G-Regulate
Solo-Blowin my mind
Tower of power-It really doesn't matter
Luther & Janet-Best things in life r free
Wreckx n Effect-Rump Shaker
Sir-Mix-A-Lot-She's got back
A Tribe called quest-Bonita Applebum
A Tribe called quest-Can I kick it
Black Eyed Peas-Joints & Jams
Cam'ron-Horse & carriage
Jay-Z & Amil-Can I get a
Omar-Nothin like this
Usher-U make me wanna
Whitney-It's not right
Caron Wheeler-I adore u
En Vogue-Hold on
Teddy Riley & Tammy Lucas-Is it good 2 u
US3-Cantaloop
Innocence-Let's push it
Johnny Gill-Rub u the right way
Mantronix-Got 2 have your love

Hopefully that'll be enough to be gettin on with

Thank you very much