WFMU: Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from January 28, 2021

Listener comments!
	2:59pm dreamyandseedy: i am really excited for this show!
	3:00pm Funky16Corners: Hey Dreamy! Me too!
	3:00pm SquigY0: tear the roof off this sucka, Larry!
	3:01pm Matt from New Orleans: Hey Larry. Excited to dig into pre-Starchd/Dr Funkenstein writing/singing/producing efforts of the mighty George Clinton.
	3:01pm Funky16Corners: SquigY0! Matt!
	3:01pm Matt from New Orleans: Starchild oops
	3:02pm Rick from SC: Hey all.
	3:02pm TDK60: Hello.
	3:02pm Funky16Corners: Rick! TDK!
	3:03pm ike p: greetings and stuff all :)
	3:03pm StringOFperils: Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay !
	🥁 3:04pm Brian in UK: Hello Larry, got to dig out my white slip-ons.
	🥁 3:04pm dutchtheo: Larry! I wonna testify! to this funky beanery
	3:04pm Funky16Corners: Ike! String! Brian!
	3:04pm dreamyandseedy: god it's already so good!!! i may not be able to handle a whole 2 hours
	3:04pm Candy-O'67: Hey Larry and all! Ready to get funky today with some George C!
	3:05pm Funky16Corners: Candy-O!
	3:07pm Matt from New Orleans: Much more familiar with Darrel Banks & JJ Barnes versions. This is solid.
	🥁 3:07pm Brian in UK: Is this Andy Fairweather-Low singing?
	3:07pm Funky16Corners: It is indeed!
	3:08pm Erica: Here and ready to Testify!
	3:08pm Funky16Corners: Hey Erica!
	🥁 3:08pm Brian in UK: The Deramic Sound System at work.
	3:08pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - The Amen Corner is the first version I ever heard
	3:10pm Phillippe Bastille: Howdy
	3:11pm Funky16Corners: Phillippe!
	3:13pm dreamyandseedy: so interesting to hear these tracks that i'm more familiar with as totally psychedelic funk songs. i'll bet you is one of my favorite funkadelic songs
	3:13pm Funky16Corners: What's interesting is that Funkadelic was about the 4th or 5th act to record that song!
	3:14pm Funky16Corners: Two more versions of 'I'll Bet You' coming in the show today.
	3:15pm Matt from New Orleans: Theresa Lindsey was definitely earlier
	3:16pm captain mike: Saw Amen Corner on the blimmin Top of the Pops doing “Gimme some Gin” way back in 1967 Blew my 9 year old brainbox I believe!
	3:16pm Funky16Corners: Lindsey, Billy Butler, Jean Carter all earlier, Jackson 5 around the same time
	3:17pm Funky16Corners: Captain Mike! That must have been something else!
	3:17pm Sem: Nicenicenice. Hey, Larry, all.
	3:17pm Erica: This show ain't called Testify for nothing.
	3:18pm Funky16Corners: Sem!
	🥁 3:18pm Brian in UK: captain mike, was that Gin House? Possibly their first hit.
	3:18pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I made it!!! Good afternoon all...
	3:18pm Matt from New Orleans: Forgot Jean Carter as the spelling is different on that 45
	3:19pm Matt from New Orleans: Hey Vincent
	3:19pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Hello, Mat
	3:19pm captain mike: Yessir! Seeing Doug Kershaw doing “Louisiana Man” on Mike Douglas was another real killer TV diller too Too much too soon kind of thing
	3:20pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Forgot a "t"... sorry :)
	🥁 3:21pm Brian in UK: captain mike, know what you mean, hearing Percy Sledge for the first time made me realise that there was another dimension.
	3:23pm captain mike: Brian in UK yes you’re right Memories of UK ‘67 I couldn’t understand why the Monkees “Randy Scouse Git” was charted as “Alternate Title” on the charts
	3:23pm SquigY0: Soul Chef!!!!
	3:24pm Funky16Corners: Vincent!
	3:24pm Jeff Ash: Late to the party, but good afternoon from sunny but cold Wisconsin!
	3:24pm Funky16Corners: Hey Jeff!
	3:25pm TDK60: Larry, were these early Parliament cuts records in Jersey or had they moved to Michigan/Illinois?
	🥁 3:26pm WR: listening while working, will probably be relistening when I can crank up the volume.
	3:26pm Funky16Corners: @TDK - All in Detroit. Their late 50s stuff was done in NJ as far as I know
	3:26pm Funky16Corners: Hey WR!
	3:29pm Funky16Corners: This was not only a Top 10 R&B hit but made it well into the Pop Top 20 as well
	3:30pm Erica: TESTIFYYY...
	🥁 3:30pm WR: Clinton's auto-bio was a good read. learned a lot. probably should reread it.
	3:31pm Funky16Corners: I'll have to check that out. BTW, George is the gent on the right in the picture above
	🥁 3:32pm WR: and look forward to finding a "not authorized " tell all bio as well.
	3:32pm Matt from New Orleans: The Parliaments did a session for Berry Gordy In the early 60s and a TP was made but a 45 was never released. I think the single on APT was recorded in Manhattan.
	3:33pm Doug Schulkind: Parliamentary Procedures!
	3:34pm Funky16Corners: Hey Doug!
	3:35pm Funky16Corners: You can def hear the roots of Funkadelic in this 45
	🥁 3:36pm WR: Good Old Music? yep, agreed.
	3:38pm Funky16Corners: Wait'll you hear the cover in the next set!
	🥁 3:42pm Brian in UK: Parliaments is a real eyeopener. Do not recall hearing any of this over here at the time.
	3:43pm Funky16Corners: I'm always shocked that they didn't have more hits. Their stuff is amazing.
	3:45pm SquigY0: ahead of their time?
	3:46pm TDK60: I recall the Parliament Testify track on the radio, was a teen.
	3:47pm Funky16Corners: @SquigY0 - I think so, but not too far. They were perhaps a little too pop/rock for the R&B charts, but they made great records
	3:48pm SquigY0: ah
	3:50pm Matt from New Orleans: I really dig Pat Lewis’ version of this song
	3:51pm Doug Schulkind: I'm as happy as a monkey with a Testify machine!
	3:51pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - You're going to hear it in the next set.
	3:52pm Funky16Corners: @Doug - All the bananas you can peel on the Testify! buffet!
	🥁 3:52pm Brian in UK: They were certainly prolific.
	3:52pm Funky16Corners: Best use of the phrase "insufficient funds" on a soul 45...
	3:52pm StringOFperils: This pivotal time-period Parliament(s) material is really interesting to hear, paralleling shifts you might hear in stuff Sylvester Stewart or Whitfield-Strong were working through at the same time. A real crucible for mutation, those months and years. Cooking up the future. It IS shocking/MYSTIFYING that this stuff wasn't charting higher all over North America.
	🥁 3:57pm Brian in UK: Good to see that George likes bracketed titles.
	3:59pm Matt from New Orleans: Was this recorded in Chicago?
	3:59pm doctorjazz: Hey all!
	3:59pm Funky16Corners: @String - There were so many heavy creative types working in the world of independent soul labels at the time. It's pretty amazing.
	4:00pm Funky16Corners: Hey Doc!
	4:00pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - I think so.
	4:06pm Funky16Corners: The Debonairs feature Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson of Dawn (who also recorded with Jerry-O)
	4:07pm Sem: So happy to be along for this feast.
	4:08pm Funky16Corners: I'm glad you're here, too!
	4:08pm Matt from New Orleans: This is my favorite version
	4:08pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I so miss seeing her post on bookface... :(
	4:09pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - Mine, too!
	4:09pm Funky16Corners: @Vincent - Did she pass in 2020 or was it earlier?
	4:10pm Matt from New Orleans: July 2019
	4:10pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I want to say 2019, Larry...
	4:10pm Erica: Stella would also go on to be in sitcoms like Gimme a Break and Family Matters.
	4:11pm Funky16Corners: Thelma?
	4:11pm Funky16Corners: That Theresa Lindsey 45 has a BRILLIANT b-side, but it's not Clinton-related. I'm sure I've played it on the show before
	4:12pm Erica: Telma. Typo error Larry.
	4:13pm Funky16Corners: BTW The Parliaments recorded 'I'll Wait' first. I cut it for time, but I can play it on a future show
	4:16pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Do you have the Supremes' cover of Can't Shake It Loose on tap, Larry?
	4:17pm Funky16Corners: I do indeed!
	4:17pm Matt from New Orleans: I’ll Bet You & Look At What I Almost Missed work so much better as female perspective songs
	4:18pm Funky16Corners: I agree
	4:21pm Matt from New Orleans: I think the first time I heard Darrell Banks was when you posted in on Funky16Corners a long ass time ago
	4:22pm Funky16Corners: It's def one of my Top 10 soul 45s. I love it.
	4:23pm Matt from New Orleans: Me too
	4:24pm Funky16Corners: You can tell that Clinton produced this one, too.
	4:25pm Funky16Corners: BTW, this is a bunch of white guys.
	4:25pm Funky16Corners: Flaming Embers were Rare Earth before Rare Earth.
	4:25pm Candy-O'67: Wouldn't have guessed that, Larry! I just danced holding my cat to this song for a minute! haha!
	4:26pm StringOFperils: Amazing!
	4:26pm dreamyandseedy: Loved Pat Lewis' Look at What I Almost Missed!! can't believe that wasn't a hit
	4:26pm Candy-O'67: New label to me also, Ric Tic
	4:27pm Funky16Corners: Ric-Tic is one of the truly great Detroit independent labels. Lots of amazing soul music
	4:27pm Candy-O'67: I am going to be on the lookout and explore this label now!
	4:27pm Funky16Corners: The Fellows are in fact, The Parliaments under an assumed name
	4:27pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Oh yeah, Ric Tic was great!
	4:28pm Funky16Corners: I think Ric-Tic was eventually swallowed whole by Motown, who took the artists they wanted, Like Edwin Starr, and canned the rest
	4:29pm Funky16Corners: Here's their discography: www.discogs.com...
	4:29pm Candy-O'67: Wow, that's a trip, Larry
	4:29pm Matt from New Orleans: It was in 1968 Larry
	4:30pm Funky16Corners: Many of the Ric-Tic artists went on to success later, Laura Lee, Fantastic Four, Detroit Emeralds etc
	4:30pm Funky16Corners: BTW the drums on this Rose Williams track are HEAT
	4:31pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I must have this record...
	4:31pm Matt from New Orleans: Berry Gordy had previously bought Golden World from them in 1966 and then came back two years later for Ric Tic
	4:32pm SquigY0: oh that brass
	4:32pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - Ed Wingate's labels
	4:33pm Funky16Corners: @SquigY0 - This is the superior version IMHO. The Motown arrangement is great
	4:33pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Wait, is this a mono pressing???
	4:33pm Funky16Corners: The next song has the greatest drumbreak ever (in my opinion)...
	4:33pm Candy-O'67: Thanks, Larry, for their discography
	4:34pm Funky16Corners: You're welcome!
	4:35pm dreamyandseedy: good old music ... perfection
	4:35pm Funky16Corners: This is such a great 45. The flip is amazing, too
	4:36pm Funky16Corners: @Vincent - I don't remember
	4:36pm Matt from New Orleans: They were a vocal group. Who was the backing band?
	4:37pm Funky16Corners: I think Funkadelic
	4:39pm Funky16Corners: They might be playing on this one, too
	4:40pm Erica: OOW OOHOW
	4:43pm Vincent The Soul Chef: This record too! So good...
	4:46pm Vincent The Soul Chef: This one sounds like Betty Davis could've done it...
	4:46pm Sem: Wow. Ruth got the magic.
	4:47pm Funky16Corners: @Vincent - Def crosses over into the same territory
	4:47pm Funky16Corners: This is the first version I ever heard of this song!
	4:48pm Matt from New Orleans: Ruth Copeland is a badass. Wish she had recorded more.
	4:48pm Matt from New Orleans: Me too Larry
	4:49pm Funky16Corners: It's a long way from ABC!
	4:54pm Sem: A delight, two hours long. Thanks, Larry.
	4:56pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I'm so glad I got to hear this one... thank you sir :)
	4:56pm TDK60: Thanks Larry.
	4:56pm SquigY0: One of the best I've heard. Thanks Larry!!
	4:56pm Candy-O'67: Very cool show. Thanks, Larry!
	4:57pm Candy-O'67: @Matt, I agree with your comment about Ruth Copeland
	4:59pm dreamyandseedy: this was an amazing show!!! thank you so much, will def listen again the archive!!!!!!
	4:59pm Matt from New Orleans: Thanks Larry. Great show.
	4:59pm Funky16Corners: Thank you all for listening!
	4:59pm Erica: Very soulful show Larry. Can't wait for the moog show next time.
	5:00pm StringOFperils: Thank you Larry!
	5:00pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Erica!
	5:00pm Funky16Corners: Thanks String!

Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from January 28, 2021

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January 28, 2021: Testify! - (I Wanna) Testify - George Clinton 1966-1970

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Approx. start time
Funky16Corners	Testify! Intro "Testify! Intro" by "Funky16Corners"	Best of Funky16Corners Volume One	Funky16Corners	2017	MP3	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Johnny Taylor	Testify (I Wonna) "Testify (I Wonna)" by "Johnny Taylor"	45RPM Single	Stax	1969	45	0:01:25 (Pop-up)
Amen Corner	Our Love (Is In the Pocket)	45RPM Single	Deram	1968	45	0:05:26 (Pop-up)
Eyes of Blue	Heart Trouble "Heart Trouble" by "Eyes of Blue"	45RPM Single	Deram	1966	45	0:08:02 (Pop-up)
Billy Butler	I'll Bet You "I'll Bet You" by "Billy Butler"	45RPM Single	Brunswick	1967	45	0:10:34 (Pop-up)
Gene Dozier	I Wanna Testify "I Wanna Testify" by "Gene Dozier"	45RPM Single	Minit	1967	45	0:13:24 (Pop-up)
Cheques	(I Wanna) Testify "(I Wanna) Testify" by "Cheques"	45RPM Single	HIP	1969	45	0:15:54 (Pop-up)

Parliaments	Heart Trouble "Heart Trouble" by "Parliaments"	45RPM Single	Golden World	1966	45	0:23:08 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	Don't Be Sore At Me "Don't Be Sore At Me" by "Parliaments"	45RPM Single	Revilot	1967	45	0:25:49 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	(I Wanna) Testify "(I Wanna) Testify" by "Parliaments"	45RPM Single	Revilot	1967	45	0:28:14 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	I Can Feel the Ice Melting	45RPM Single	Revilot	1967	45	0:31:12 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	Good Old Music "Good Old Music" by "Parliaments"	45RPM Single	Revilot	1968	45	0:33:40 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	Time "Time" by "Parliaments"	45RPM Single	Revilot	1968	45	0:36:46 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	A New Day Begins "A New Day Begins" by "Parliaments"	45RPM Single	Revilot	1968	45	0:39:24 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	Little Man "Little Man" by "Parliaments"	45RPM Single	Revilot	1968	45	0:42:21 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	The Goose (That Laid The Golden Egg)	45RPM Single	Revilot	1968	45	0:44:49 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	Look at What I Almost Missed	45RPM Single	Revilot	1968	45	0:47:51 (Pop-up)
Parliaments	What You Been Growing	45RPM Single	Revilot	1968	45	0:51:01 (Pop-up)

Ernie Harris	Hold On "Hold On" by "Ernie Harris"	45RPM Single	Okeh	1964	45	0:58:40 (Pop-up)
The Pets	I Say Yeah "I Say Yeah" by "The Pets"	45RPM Single	Carnival	1965	45	1:01:10 (Pop-up)
Pat Lewis	Can't Shake it Loose "Can't Shake it Loose" by "Pat Lewis"	45RPM Single	Golden World	1966	45	1:03:26 (Pop-up)
Debonairs	Headache In My Heart "Headache In My Heart" by "Debonairs"	45RPM Single	Solid Hit	1966	45	1:05:38 (Pop-up)
Theresa Lindsey	I'll Bet You "I'll Bet You" by "Theresa Lindsey"	45RPM Single	Golden World	1966	45	1:07:59 (Pop-up)
Roy Handy	Baby That's a Groove "Baby That's a Groove" by "Roy Handy"	45RPM Single	Stephanye	1966	45	1:10:34 (Pop-up)
Pat Lewis	I'll Wait "I'll Wait" by "Pat Lewis"	45RPM Single	Solid Hit	1966	45	1:12:56 (Pop-up)
Pat Lewis	Look at What I Almost Missed	45RPM Single	Solid Hit	1966	45	1:15:27 (Pop-up)
Darrell Banks	Our Love (Is In the Pocket)	45RPM Single	Revilot	1966	45	1:18:08 (Pop-up)
The Fantastic Four	(I'm Gonna) Live Up To What She Thinks	45RPM Single	Ric Tic	1966	45	1:20:44 (Pop-up)
Flaming Embers	Hey Mama (What'choo Got Good For Daddy)	45RPM Single	Ric Tic	1967	45	1:23:39 (Pop-up)
The Fellows	Let's Make It Last "Let's Make It Last" by "The Fellows"	45RPM Single	Solid Hit	1967	45	1:26:39 (Pop-up)
Rose Williams with George Clinton and the Funkadelics	Whatever Makes My Baby Feel Good	45RPM Single	Funkadelic	1968	45	1:29:28 (Pop-up)
Supremes	Can't Shake It Loose "Can't Shake It Loose" by "Supremes"	Love Child	Motown	1968	LP	1:32:10 (Pop-up)
Magictones	Good Old Music "Good Old Music" by "Magictones"	45RPM Single	Westbound	1969	45	1:34:14 (Pop-up)
JJ Barnes	So Called Friends "So Called Friends" by "JJ Barnes"	45RPM Single	Revilot	1969	45	1:38:06 (Pop-up)
Holidays	All That Is Required (Is You)	45RPM Single	Revilot	1969	45	1:40:35 (Pop-up)
Ruth Copeland	Your Love Been So Good To Me	45RPM Single	Invictus	1970	45	1:43:34 (Pop-up)
Jackson 5	I'll Bet You "I'll Bet You" by "Jackson 5"	ABC	Motown	1970	LP	1:46:50 (Pop-up)

Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers	I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor)	45RPM Single	Like	1966	45	1:58:56 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	2:59pm dreamyandseedy: i am really excited for this show!
	3:00pm Funky16Corners: Hey Dreamy! Me too!
	3:00pm SquigY0: tear the roof off this sucka, Larry!
	3:01pm Matt from New Orleans: Hey Larry. Excited to dig into pre-Starchd/Dr Funkenstein writing/singing/producing efforts of the mighty George Clinton.
	3:01pm Funky16Corners: SquigY0! Matt!
	3:01pm Matt from New Orleans: Starchild oops
	3:02pm Rick from SC: Hey all.
	3:02pm TDK60: Hello.
	3:02pm Funky16Corners: Rick! TDK!
	3:03pm ike p: greetings and stuff all :)
	3:03pm StringOFperils: Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay !
	🥁 3:04pm Brian in UK: Hello Larry, got to dig out my white slip-ons.
	🥁 3:04pm dutchtheo: Larry! I wonna testify! to this funky beanery
	3:04pm Funky16Corners: Ike! String! Brian!
	3:04pm dreamyandseedy: god it's already so good!!! i may not be able to handle a whole 2 hours
	3:04pm Candy-O'67: Hey Larry and all! Ready to get funky today with some George C!
	3:05pm Funky16Corners: Candy-O!
	3:07pm Matt from New Orleans: Much more familiar with Darrel Banks & JJ Barnes versions. This is solid.
	🥁 3:07pm Brian in UK: Is this Andy Fairweather-Low singing?
	3:07pm Funky16Corners: It is indeed!
	3:08pm Erica: Here and ready to Testify!
	3:08pm Funky16Corners: Hey Erica!
	🥁 3:08pm Brian in UK: The Deramic Sound System at work.
	3:08pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - The Amen Corner is the first version I ever heard
	3:10pm Phillippe Bastille: Howdy
	3:11pm Funky16Corners: Phillippe!
	3:13pm dreamyandseedy: so interesting to hear these tracks that i'm more familiar with as totally psychedelic funk songs. i'll bet you is one of my favorite funkadelic songs
	3:13pm Funky16Corners: What's interesting is that Funkadelic was about the 4th or 5th act to record that song!
	3:14pm Funky16Corners: Two more versions of 'I'll Bet You' coming in the show today.
	3:15pm Matt from New Orleans: Theresa Lindsey was definitely earlier
	3:16pm captain mike: Saw Amen Corner on the blimmin Top of the Pops doing “Gimme some Gin” way back in 1967 Blew my 9 year old brainbox I believe!
	3:16pm Funky16Corners: Lindsey, Billy Butler, Jean Carter all earlier, Jackson 5 around the same time
	3:17pm Funky16Corners: Captain Mike! That must have been something else!
	3:17pm Sem: Nicenicenice. Hey, Larry, all.
	3:17pm Erica: This show ain't called Testify for nothing.
	3:18pm Funky16Corners: Sem!
	🥁 3:18pm Brian in UK: captain mike, was that Gin House? Possibly their first hit.
	3:18pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I made it!!! Good afternoon all...
	3:18pm Matt from New Orleans: Forgot Jean Carter as the spelling is different on that 45
	3:19pm Matt from New Orleans: Hey Vincent
	3:19pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Hello, Mat
	3:19pm captain mike: Yessir! Seeing Doug Kershaw doing “Louisiana Man” on Mike Douglas was another real killer TV diller too Too much too soon kind of thing
	3:20pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Forgot a "t"... sorry :)
	🥁 3:21pm Brian in UK: captain mike, know what you mean, hearing Percy Sledge for the first time made me realise that there was another dimension.
	3:23pm captain mike: Brian in UK yes you’re right Memories of UK ‘67 I couldn’t understand why the Monkees “Randy Scouse Git” was charted as “Alternate Title” on the charts
	3:23pm SquigY0: Soul Chef!!!!
	3:24pm Funky16Corners: Vincent!
	3:24pm Jeff Ash: Late to the party, but good afternoon from sunny but cold Wisconsin!
	3:24pm Funky16Corners: Hey Jeff!
	3:25pm TDK60: Larry, were these early Parliament cuts records in Jersey or had they moved to Michigan/Illinois?
	🥁 3:26pm WR: listening while working, will probably be relistening when I can crank up the volume.
	3:26pm Funky16Corners: @TDK - All in Detroit. Their late 50s stuff was done in NJ as far as I know
	3:26pm Funky16Corners: Hey WR!
	3:29pm Funky16Corners: This was not only a Top 10 R&B hit but made it well into the Pop Top 20 as well
	3:30pm Erica: TESTIFYYY...
	🥁 3:30pm WR: Clinton's auto-bio was a good read. learned a lot. probably should reread it.
	3:31pm Funky16Corners: I'll have to check that out. BTW, George is the gent on the right in the picture above
	🥁 3:32pm WR: and look forward to finding a "not authorized " tell all bio as well.
	3:32pm Matt from New Orleans: The Parliaments did a session for Berry Gordy In the early 60s and a TP was made but a 45 was never released. I think the single on APT was recorded in Manhattan.
	3:33pm Doug Schulkind: Parliamentary Procedures!
	3:34pm Funky16Corners: Hey Doug!
	3:35pm Funky16Corners: You can def hear the roots of Funkadelic in this 45
	🥁 3:36pm WR: Good Old Music? yep, agreed.
	3:38pm Funky16Corners: Wait'll you hear the cover in the next set!
	🥁 3:42pm Brian in UK: Parliaments is a real eyeopener. Do not recall hearing any of this over here at the time.
	3:43pm Funky16Corners: I'm always shocked that they didn't have more hits. Their stuff is amazing.
	3:45pm SquigY0: ahead of their time?
	3:46pm TDK60: I recall the Parliament Testify track on the radio, was a teen.
	3:47pm Funky16Corners: @SquigY0 - I think so, but not too far. They were perhaps a little too pop/rock for the R&B charts, but they made great records
	3:48pm SquigY0: ah
	3:50pm Matt from New Orleans: I really dig Pat Lewis’ version of this song
	3:51pm Doug Schulkind: I'm as happy as a monkey with a Testify machine!
	3:51pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - You're going to hear it in the next set.
	3:52pm Funky16Corners: @Doug - All the bananas you can peel on the Testify! buffet!
	🥁 3:52pm Brian in UK: They were certainly prolific.
	3:52pm Funky16Corners: Best use of the phrase "insufficient funds" on a soul 45...
	3:52pm StringOFperils: This pivotal time-period Parliament(s) material is really interesting to hear, paralleling shifts you might hear in stuff Sylvester Stewart or Whitfield-Strong were working through at the same time. A real crucible for mutation, those months and years. Cooking up the future. It IS shocking/MYSTIFYING that this stuff wasn't charting higher all over North America.
	🥁 3:57pm Brian in UK: Good to see that George likes bracketed titles.
	3:59pm Matt from New Orleans: Was this recorded in Chicago?
	3:59pm doctorjazz: Hey all!
	3:59pm Funky16Corners: @String - There were so many heavy creative types working in the world of independent soul labels at the time. It's pretty amazing.
	4:00pm Funky16Corners: Hey Doc!
	4:00pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - I think so.
	4:06pm Funky16Corners: The Debonairs feature Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson of Dawn (who also recorded with Jerry-O)
	4:07pm Sem: So happy to be along for this feast.
	4:08pm Funky16Corners: I'm glad you're here, too!
	4:08pm Matt from New Orleans: This is my favorite version
	4:08pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I so miss seeing her post on bookface... :(
	4:09pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - Mine, too!
	4:09pm Funky16Corners: @Vincent - Did she pass in 2020 or was it earlier?
	4:10pm Matt from New Orleans: July 2019
	4:10pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I want to say 2019, Larry...
	4:10pm Erica: Stella would also go on to be in sitcoms like Gimme a Break and Family Matters.
	4:11pm Funky16Corners: Thelma?
	4:11pm Funky16Corners: That Theresa Lindsey 45 has a BRILLIANT b-side, but it's not Clinton-related. I'm sure I've played it on the show before
	4:12pm Erica: Telma. Typo error Larry.
	4:13pm Funky16Corners: BTW The Parliaments recorded 'I'll Wait' first. I cut it for time, but I can play it on a future show
	4:16pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Do you have the Supremes' cover of Can't Shake It Loose on tap, Larry?
	4:17pm Funky16Corners: I do indeed!
	4:17pm Matt from New Orleans: I’ll Bet You & Look At What I Almost Missed work so much better as female perspective songs
	4:18pm Funky16Corners: I agree
	4:21pm Matt from New Orleans: I think the first time I heard Darrell Banks was when you posted in on Funky16Corners a long ass time ago
	4:22pm Funky16Corners: It's def one of my Top 10 soul 45s. I love it.
	4:23pm Matt from New Orleans: Me too
	4:24pm Funky16Corners: You can tell that Clinton produced this one, too.
	4:25pm Funky16Corners: BTW, this is a bunch of white guys.
	4:25pm Funky16Corners: Flaming Embers were Rare Earth before Rare Earth.
	4:25pm Candy-O'67: Wouldn't have guessed that, Larry! I just danced holding my cat to this song for a minute! haha!
	4:26pm StringOFperils: Amazing!
	4:26pm dreamyandseedy: Loved Pat Lewis' Look at What I Almost Missed!! can't believe that wasn't a hit
	4:26pm Candy-O'67: New label to me also, Ric Tic
	4:27pm Funky16Corners: Ric-Tic is one of the truly great Detroit independent labels. Lots of amazing soul music
	4:27pm Candy-O'67: I am going to be on the lookout and explore this label now!
	4:27pm Funky16Corners: The Fellows are in fact, The Parliaments under an assumed name
	4:27pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Oh yeah, Ric Tic was great!
	4:28pm Funky16Corners: I think Ric-Tic was eventually swallowed whole by Motown, who took the artists they wanted, Like Edwin Starr, and canned the rest
	4:29pm Funky16Corners: Here's their discography: www.discogs.com...
	4:29pm Candy-O'67: Wow, that's a trip, Larry
	4:29pm Matt from New Orleans: It was in 1968 Larry
	4:30pm Funky16Corners: Many of the Ric-Tic artists went on to success later, Laura Lee, Fantastic Four, Detroit Emeralds etc
	4:30pm Funky16Corners: BTW the drums on this Rose Williams track are HEAT
	4:31pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I must have this record...
	4:31pm Matt from New Orleans: Berry Gordy had previously bought Golden World from them in 1966 and then came back two years later for Ric Tic
	4:32pm SquigY0: oh that brass
	4:32pm Funky16Corners: @Matt - Ed Wingate's labels
	4:33pm Funky16Corners: @SquigY0 - This is the superior version IMHO. The Motown arrangement is great
	4:33pm Vincent The Soul Chef: Wait, is this a mono pressing???
	4:33pm Funky16Corners: The next song has the greatest drumbreak ever (in my opinion)...
	4:33pm Candy-O'67: Thanks, Larry, for their discography
	4:34pm Funky16Corners: You're welcome!
	4:35pm dreamyandseedy: good old music ... perfection
	4:35pm Funky16Corners: This is such a great 45. The flip is amazing, too
	4:36pm Funky16Corners: @Vincent - I don't remember
	4:36pm Matt from New Orleans: They were a vocal group. Who was the backing band?
	4:37pm Funky16Corners: I think Funkadelic
	4:39pm Funky16Corners: They might be playing on this one, too
	4:40pm Erica: OOW OOHOW
	4:43pm Vincent The Soul Chef: This record too! So good...
	4:46pm Vincent The Soul Chef: This one sounds like Betty Davis could've done it...
	4:46pm Sem: Wow. Ruth got the magic.
	4:47pm Funky16Corners: @Vincent - Def crosses over into the same territory
	4:47pm Funky16Corners: This is the first version I ever heard of this song!
	4:48pm Matt from New Orleans: Ruth Copeland is a badass. Wish she had recorded more.
	4:48pm Matt from New Orleans: Me too Larry
	4:49pm Funky16Corners: It's a long way from ABC!
	4:54pm Sem: A delight, two hours long. Thanks, Larry.
	4:56pm Vincent The Soul Chef: I'm so glad I got to hear this one... thank you sir :)
	4:56pm TDK60: Thanks Larry.
	4:56pm SquigY0: One of the best I've heard. Thanks Larry!!
	4:56pm Candy-O'67: Very cool show. Thanks, Larry!
	4:57pm Candy-O'67: @Matt, I agree with your comment about Ruth Copeland
	4:59pm dreamyandseedy: this was an amazing show!!! thank you so much, will def listen again the archive!!!!!!
	4:59pm Matt from New Orleans: Thanks Larry. Great show.
	4:59pm Funky16Corners: Thank you all for listening!
	4:59pm Erica: Very soulful show Larry. Can't wait for the moog show next time.
	5:00pm StringOFperils: Thank you Larry!
	5:00pm Funky16Corners: Thanks Erica!
	5:00pm Funky16Corners: Thanks String!

Testify! with Larry Grogan: Playlist from January 28, 2021

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