Indeed, as Nate Watts (bass player for Stevie Wonder) recalls in the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown, if a bass player coming up in Detroit in the early '70s couldn't play the extended bass solo that former Motown session player Bob Babbitt laid down on "Scorpio," then he "wasn't a bass player. And while the song's classic drum break is seemingly omnipresent, that's not to denigrate the rest of the funky single's sound. It was one of the first songs featured in Paul Winley's early breakbeat anthology record series, Super Disco Brake's, and "Scorpio" subsequently appeared as a sample in a wide range of tracks, including " Bust A Move" by Young MC, "Night of the Living Baseheads" by Public Enemy, and "The Score" by Fugees. Like James Brown's " Funky Drummer" or The Incredible Bongo Band's " Apache," Coffey's four-minute jam has become integral to any history of hip-hop's development. Just the same, The Funk Brothers plied their trade with several other independently-owned recording studios around Detroit and elsewhere, by 1965 and early-1966.Īt one time or another, individually or collectively, many of the early 20 or so members of Motown’s “Funk Brothers” also had sessioned for D-Back Records, Karen Records, Carla Records (both located in Ann Arbor) and the Detroit United Sound Studio.A scorching funk instrumental penned and performed by longtime Detroit session guitarist Dennis Coffey, "Scorpio" is one of the classic breakbeat tunes that laid the foundation for hip-hop's sound, first as a popular record among DJs in the 1970s and then as a much-sampled rhythm track. Hence, outside the boundaries that was confined within the walls of Hitsville U.S.A., in essence, the Motown Sound was central in having once played a large part for Ed Wingate’s Golden World and Edwin Starr’s Ric-Tic releases. Such exposure would pre-empt their eventual path, during that time, inside the recording studios of Golden World and Ric-Tic Records as well. The instrumental backing was pressed on the B-side of the vocal single recorded by Edwin Starr.Īt time not obligated nor legally bound solely to Gordy’s Motown stable, the Funk Brothers, the likes of James Jamerson (bassist), Benny “Papa Zita” Benjamin (drummer) Robert White (guitarist), et al, would “moonlight” their talents elsewhere, which included night clubs, jazz clubs in the city’s predominantly legendary ‘Black Bottom’ district (pre-1963), just the same. Notice the distinct Motown sound in this instrumental recording. When Ric-Tic Records first released “Agent OO Soul” in Detroit in late 1965, many at first thought this was another Motown single. Edwin Starr, who had become a Motown artist in 1968 after his former label, Ric-Tic, was purchased by Motown founder Berry Gordy, became 'Wars' new vocalist. Stream songs including 'War (Originally Performed by Edwin Starr) Instrumental'. “AGENT 00 SOUL ” (INSTRUMENTAL) * EDWIN STARR * ’65 ĪGENT DOUBLE 00 SOUL. Listen to War (Originally Performed by Edwin Starr) Instrumental - Single by ProSource Karaoke Band on Apple Music. WXYZ RADIO 1270: THE DETROIT SOUND SURVEY! JUNE 6, 1966.MOTOWN MONDAYS! THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW: THE TEMPTATIONS.MOTOWN MONDAYS! THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW: THE JACKSON 5.THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW! POP and ROCK 1960s ICONS: STEPPENWOLF.THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW! POP and ROCK 1960s ICONS: THE ASSOCIATION.Lee Alan on IN MEMORY OF A DETROIT RADIO LEGEND. ![]() cynthia wozniak watts on PAUL NICHOLAS, SANDRA & BILL BAILEY FROM THE RADIO REUNION.Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian.Cliff Edwards' WKNR Keener13 Playstream.Post Archives Post Archives Search Search for: Categories Categories Blogroll
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