Slowing things down a bit for our second post in this series. Here are four soul tracks to close out your weekend. A falsetto driven opener from The Gospel Stylistics, the wailing lead vocals of James Sanders with Raleigh NC’s Gospel Legends, the moody title cut from The Church of Jesus Young Adult Choir LP and a closer written, arranged and sung by Georgia’s June Bonner.

Sunday Gospel [02]

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The Gospel Stylistics – Somebody Really Loves You (Champ)
James Sanders & The Gospel Legends from the East Coast – Come On Up To My Glory (HSE)
The Church of Jesus Young Adult Choir – Salvation Is Free (Savoy)
soloists: Ronald Logan and Patty Stephens
Pee Wee & The Psalmsters – I’ll Make It Home (ShurFine Gospel)
soloist: June Bonner

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Tomorrow night Mikie Lixxx is back in town for BIONIC BOOGIE. Joseph Colbourne is in from Boston for this round. I’ll be heading out there to play a few records as well.

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JBX of Big City Records never disappoints! He came through last week with a new set of 45s and LPs including a few songs off his beautiful Thanks For Waiting mix. While his last few sets have leaned more heavily on the soul side, this one bounces around between reggae, latin, afrobeat, soul & funk. You can catch him most days at their shop on 12th St. and be sure to stay tuned for his contribution to our new Sunday Gospel series!

Part 1: JBX

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Bob & Gene “It’s Not What You Know (It’s Who You Know)” (Ever-Soul)
The Nassauvians “Slacking Off” (Cicada)
King Tubby & The Aggrovators “This Is A Hardest” (Jackpot)
The Black Santiagos “Ole (Afro Beat)” (Decca)
Preston Love “Cissy Popcorn” (L.E.M.)
The Boris Gardiner Happening “Ghetto Funk” (LEAL)
The Black Souls “Reggae Rock” (Gully)
- “Reggae Rhythm” (-)
Willie Rosario Y Su Orquesta “De Barrio Obrero A La 15″ (Inca)
Roy Ayers Ubiquity “He’s A Superstar Part 1″ (Polydor)
Sarah Vaughn “Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” (Mainstream)
The Newcomer’s “The Whole World’s A Picture Now” (Truth)
The Quadraphonics “Betcha If You Check It Out” (Innovation II)
The Trammps “Tom’s Song” (Buddah)
Bessie Banks “Don’t Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come” (Quality)
Bohannon “It’s Time For Peace” (Dakar)
Donald Byrd “You And Music” (Blue Note)
Richie Havens “Going Back To My Roots” (Elektra)
MCB “Can’t Fight The Feeling” (Epic)
Curtis Mayfield “Never Stop Loving You” (RSO)
Climax Band “My Love” (B&B)

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Part 2: Mike McGill & Tackleberry

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Ripple “Be My Friend” (GRC)
Dave Matthews “Soul is Free” (AVI)
Harvey Scales “Confidential Affair” (Casablanca)
Lalomie Washington “Give Me Love With The Music” (Parachute)
Midnight Wind “Can’t Hide It (I Came Here To Dance)” (AVI)
Webster Lewis “Do It With Style” (Epic)
Zafra “I Can See That” (H&L)
Revelation “Feel It” (Handshake)
Sandy Barber “I Think I’ll Do Some Stepping On My Own” (Olde World)
Tony Valor Sounds Orchestra “Gotta Get It” (Brunswick)
Bill Brandon “We Fell In Love While Dancing” (w/l)
Four Below Zero “My Baby’s Got E.S.P.” (Roulette)
Frederick Knight “Uphill Peace of Mind” (Castle)
Doc Severinsen “I Wanna Be With You” (Epic)

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We’re starting a new mix series here on Let’s Get Serious where every Sunday we’ll post a short set of gospel music. Light on editing and mixing, it’ll be a chance to showcase full songs many of them with some crossover appeal. We’ll switch it up a bit each week and plan on having guest posts from many of the DJs we’ve featured on A Downtown Affair.

For the first post, I’ve decided to include five dance tracks. Obscure modern soul leaning cuts alongside a Grammy nominated producer and a Clark sister on the Westbound subsidiary, S.O.G.

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Robert Nahwah Smith – You’re The Guide (Daystar)
Thomas Whitfield – Backslider (Onyx)
Rodena Preston & Voices Of Deliverance* – If You Want To Be Happy (Birthright)
soloist: Albert Hartdige
Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark – Awake O Zion (S.O.G.)
Cash Money – Seeking (Rapture)

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This past week we packed up records that can be broadly filed under “summertime jams” to start off the first part of the show. The “summertime vibe” can be a fairly subjective thing, but in one way or another many of the tracks in the first part come to mind when the season starts to kick in. There are some really killer plays on here, like the Norman Week’s gospel odyssey Hold On, the outright slamming Sinnamon club classic I Need You Now and Benny Golson’s ensemble sound in I’m Always Dancing To The Music. Tonight we’ve got JBX returning to the program and if his prior appearances are any indication of what’s in store, we should expect a fantastic program ahead!

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Level 42 “Love For The Sake Of Love” (Polydor)
Tulio de Piscopo “Primavera” (Zyx)
World Premiere “Share The Night” (Epic)
Le Club “Front Page News (Instrumental)” (Roulette)
Eurofunk “Manshortage (Eli 173 edit)” (Environ)
John Gibbs and the Jam Band “J’ouvert” (TEC)
Sinnamon “I Need You Now” (Jive)
Infinity “Check Me Out” (Rota)
Linx “You’re Lying” (Chrysalis Records)
Suzy Q “I Can’t Give You More” (Atlantic)
Lee Moore “Reachin’ Out” (Source)
Johnny Bristol “Love No Longer Has A Hold On Me” (Handshake)
The Kay-Gees “Burn Me Up” (Delite)
Side On “Magic” (Beggars Banquet)
Asso “Don’t Stop”
Alexander Robotnick “Problems D’Amour” (Fuzz Dance)
Trance “Hang On” (Good Vibes)
Santax “Come And Get It” (Hitman Records)
Central Line “Walking Into Sunshine” (Mercury)

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Benny Golson “I’m Always Dancing To The Music” (Columbia)
Kocky “Just Keep On Dancin’” (Windsong)
Rafael Cameron “Boogie’s Gonna Get Ya” (Salsoul)
Modern Romance “Tear The Roof Off The Moose” (Wea)
Norman Weeks “Hold On” (Rent Productions)
The Extras “Haven’t Been Funked Enough” (Konduko)
Charter “Be Careful” (F1 Team)
Eddie Hooper “Sexy Love” (Juledd)

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Old Chris came by the studio this past Friday. It’s been over a year since he was last on the show, so it was really nice to have him play this set that spans soul, boogie, jazz and a touch of reggae. Lot of debuts for the show including Leon Ware’s “Why I Came To California” and Vaneese & Carolyn’s “Goodbye Song”! Chris has a few gigs coming up so mark your calendars.

Friday 6/17 – Mainsqueeze
w/ The Boogieman & Nydia
60′s, 70′s, soul, funk, disco & other treats!
ZEBULON

Sat 6/18 – Knights Of The Round Tables
w/ Mikey & Finewine
Northern Soul, RnB and the late night ballad hour!
THE COMMODORE

Part 1: Old Chris

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Ramp “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” (ABC Blue Thumb)
Curtis Mayfield “Tripping Out” (RSO)
Coast to Coast “Paula Marie” (Multi-Sound)
Mystic Harmony “Night Over Egypt” (Clouds)
Gabor Szabo “Keep Smiling” (Mercury)
Wee “Leavin’ You Alone” (*)
The Cruisers “Mink And Sable Mable” (Gamble)
Jean Carn “Don’t Let It Go To Your Head” (Philly International)
Womack & Womack “Baby I’m Scared Of You” (Elektra)
The Entertainers “I’m In Love With You” (HMC)
Lynn White “See You Later Bye” (Naylo)
Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign “How’s Your Wife (And My Child)” (Innovation II)
Vaneese & Carolyn “Goodbye Song” (Polydor)
Gil Scott-Heron “Your Daddy Loves You” (Strata-East)
Leon Ware “Why I Came to California” (Elektra)
Black Rock “NY City Bump” (-)
Omni “All For The One” (Fountain)
McNeal & Niles “Summer Time” (Chocolate Industries)
Fryers “30/35″ (Soul Spectrum)
Minnie Riperton “Reasons” (Epic)
Ana Mazzotti “Bairro Negro” (Top Tape)
Sade “The Moon and the Sky” (Epic)

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Part 2:Tackleberry

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Gloria Scott “Just As Long As We’re Together” (Casablanca)
Larry Nevilles “This Time It’s Real” (LaRay)
Afrodisia “A Fool No Longer” (RD)
Winfield Parker “I Wanna Be With You” (P&L)
Scarbrough “Make Love To You” (E.J. Scarbrough)
Jae Mason “Let It Out” (Buddah)
Nick Allen “Need More Time” (Time)
Front Row “Wanting You” (TBC)
Change “Searching” (WB)
Natural Four “Try Love Again” (Curtom)
Mighty Pope “If You Want A Love Affair” (RCA)
Family Circle “Change” (Sky Disc)

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I know folks have been waiting for us to upload this set from the 27th. We had Peter Reyes and Stegs guest on the show in preparation for the latest edition of Camp Debonair. Things got pretty loose on the mic breaks and the sets spilled over into the wee hours. We’ve got some work to do to get the full track list up, but it should be updated soon enough. Enjoy.

Part 1: Stegs

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Sue Ann “Let Me Let You Rock Me” (WB)
Electric Mind “Summing Up” (Good Vibes)
C.M. Lord “You’re The Only One” (Wave)
Silvie Stone “Charning Price”
Nick Straker Band “The Beat Inside” (Prelude)
Caress “Catch The Rhythm” (RFC)
Ann C. Sheridan “Sing It Low” (RCA)
Level 42 “Micro-Kid” (A& M)
Magic City feat. FIRE “Let’s Rock” (Sunshine Sound)
Caress “Catch The Rhythm” (WB)
Gino Soccio “Rhythm Of The World” (WB)
Margo Thomas “Don’t Stop The Carnival” (Deco)
The Future “-” (Uno)
PussyCat “Le Chat” (Ace)
Eric Robinson “Walk in the Light” (RCA)
Sophie St. Laurent “Sex Appeal (Home Run Mix)” (Savoir Faire)

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Part 2: Peter Reyes

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The Gabriel Hardeman Delegation “Feels Like Fire” (Birthright)
The Howard Lemon Singers “Let Him Come In” (The Gospel Truth)
The Liberated Gospel Choir “Bon Appetit”
Bellavia “Fantasy” (Bellavia)
Robert Nahwah Smith “You’re The Guide” (Daystar)
TC James & The Fist o Funk Orchestra “Get Up On Your Feet Keep Dancin’” (Fist o Funk)
PFO “Touch Me Don’t Stop” (Pilgrim Fathers)

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Part 3: After Hours

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