Bay Area Funk

In the late Sixies, San Francisco was a melting pots of innovative music. Not only were Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll, and R&B merging together to form funk, but different ethnic groups in the Bay Area were adding their own spin to the growing funk scene.

Tune in this Friday as I talk to Adrew Jervis of the California-based Ubiquity Records. A subset of Ubiquity, Luv N' Haight Records, focuses solely on releasing and compiling lost and rare tracks from past artists - especially that of Soul, Jazz, R&B, and Funk. Andrew recently helped compile two compilations that focus on the Bay Area Funk Scene. We will get his take on what was going on then and what the San Francisco music scene looks like today.






Playlist
Victor Greene - Creole Girl
Sugar Pie DeSanto - Straighten It Out With Your Man
The Ray Camacho Band - Si Se Puede


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Teo Macero

The role of a producer in popular music is undoutably an under appreciated position. Even with the incredible song writing of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the Beatles would most likely have not made it to the top of the pops without the help of producer George Martin.

But what about the world of Jazz? Jazz music has a very live feel to it and does not feature glossy production techniques that can be found in pop music. Therefore one would think that the role of a producer in jazz is very minimal or even nonexistent. However, without producer Teo Macero, jazz would essentially not be where it is today. This Friday, we'll take a look at the man who helped establish the sounds of Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, and the always progressive styles of Miles Davis.

You can listen to Real College Radio, Radio K in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area by tuning to 770 AM/100.5/106.5 FM or anywhere in the world at www.radiok.org!



Playlist
Dave Brubeck - Three To Get Ready
Miles Davis - Spanish Key
Miles Davis - Seven Steps To Heaven

Robert Quine

This aired last week Friday, but I thought I would update you anyway.

The Velvet Underground influenced nearly every band in modern music, but no one was influenced more than a man from Akron, Ohio named Robert Quine. Quine first saw The Velvets in St. Louis while attending law school. Ever since then he was inspired to make music. Quine played lead guitar with everyone from Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Lou Reed, Sonic Youth, Tom Waits, and more. He is known for his extremely raw, rootsy, and visious playing style that made its home in many different styles of music.

Robert Quine is also well known for his live recordings of The Velvet Underground. The first time he saw them play in St. Louis he brought along a small tape recorder. He met up with the band shortly after in San Francisco and recorded a series of their shows at The Matrix night club. The best of these sessions has recently been released as The Velvet Underground Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes. The recording quality is very poor, but nonetheless, it features many rare takes and unreleased songs.

Playlist
The Velvet Underground - Over You (Live)
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation
Lou Reed - Wave Of Fear

British Mod Scene

This aired a couple of weeks ago, but I just wanted to let everyone know what I've been up to. Hopefully at some point I can upload the audio or stream these for you. But anyway, the Sixties British Mod Scene was more of a fashion and social trend rather than a musical movement, but nonetheless it inspired a whole slew of little bands. Drawing from American R&B artists as well as the growing psychedelia and garage rock movement, groups like The Small Faces, The Creation, and The Attack created a very exclusive sound that became popular with London youth.


Playlist
The Birds - No Good Without You
Paul, Ryan, & Barry - There You Go
The Creation - Making Time
The Blue Eyes - Supermarket Full of Cans

Brand New Semester Means Brand New Topics!

For students, the middle of January means the start of a new semester, but for the rest of you, get ready for a whole new set of Friday Focus topics. As always you can listen at 8:00 every Friday morning during Rock 'n' Roll Over with Jenny by tunning to 770 AM, 100.5 FM, or 106.5 FM. Also, you can listen anywhere in the world at www.radiok.org!

This semester Simon while be taking over The Friday Focus duties from Chris. Thanks Chris for your hard work!