Reply With QuoteBB King recorded two great LPs with a Philly backing group, produced by Dave Crawford - To Know You Is To Love You, and Friends. I like the latter LP because it was more polished as a dance record. The title track is also really good.
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PHILADELPHIA --- B.B. King 8)
didn't know it then .... but do now, and damn !!
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BB King recorded two great LPs with a Philly backing group, produced by Dave Crawford - To Know You Is To Love You, and Friends. I like the latter LP because it was more polished as a dance record. The title track is also really good.
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So if I'm reading right, B.B. King dabbled in a bit of disco as well... Learn something new everyday! Some more records to look out for, I guess :)
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I guess you could say he dabbled in Blues/Disco. Because it was Dave Crawford producing, it was southern horn based funk with a Philly twist. No strings on either LP, if I recall correctly.Originally Written by neonlights
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I guess you could say he dabbled in Blues/Disco. Because it was Dave Crawford producing, it was southern horn based funk with a Philly twist. No strings on either LP, if I recall correctly.
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I was wondering if you'd know of this one DF ..... should've known....
Yes .... this 6:03 song ... a sparse instrumental low-end groove driven by high hat , horns , and guitar .... sparse .... and yet it somehow continues to build ever so slightly, drops out, rebuilds , drops out, rebuilds ... ....B.B. King's guitar work is perfect (big surprise :roll: ) and a most unique feature for a disco song .......
Anyone that likes the Philly Sound ....that MFSB sound ...the Harris Machine .... ....oughta get this one ....the ABC album called " FRIENDS" recorded at Sigma Sounds , Philadelphia in 1974 .
Here's the disco who's who that's on it :
Background vocals: Dave Crawford and Charles Mann
Drums : Earl Young
Bass: Ronnie Baker
Guitars: B B King , Norman Harris , and others
Keyboards: Ron "Have Mercy " Kersey , Dave Crawford
Tonga : Larry Washington
Strings : Don Reynaldo, Philadelphia Strings
Horns : Memphis Horns
Vibes: Vince Montana
one other disco connection ...his redo of the song "BABY I'M YOURS" ...... & who wrote that ol' classic ? ..... Van McCoy ....
The album basically could be an O'Jays or a Teddy Pendergrass release .... but I very much like B.B. King's vocal work here .... and I admire his interest in exploring this "new" sound coming out of Philly . 8)
Didn't know he did two such albums Disco Funk .... if you'd said the other was even better yet ..... I'd have been hunting it down tomorrow :P !! ... .....
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Yeah, I'm a huge Philly disco fan, so I got this record as soon as I found out who the players were. I think I discovered via allmusicguide, looking for records that Ronald Baker played on. Philadelphia has a nice drum break in the intro, if you like that sort of thing. I'd also recommend the Mighty Clouds of Joy LPs 'It's Time' and 'Kickin' if you like that Dave Crawford South meets Philly sound. The Atlanta Disco Band was another Dave Crawford project with Philly artists, and he even did a record under his own name, but it's not so good...*****
I was wondering if you'd know of this one DF ..... should've known
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:D :D :D I LOVE the Mighty Clouds of Joy 's "KICKIN' " album ....see this connecting the dots is a lot of fun .... thanks for liinking these two DF!! 8) I'd say it was "MIGHTY HIGH " that convinced me that disco at that point was indeed heading in a direction that was right for me ..... uplifting & high- spirited with full-tilt energy .... I knew the Dave Crawford name was somehow familiar .....I'd also recommend the Mighty Clouds of Joy LPs 'It's Time' and 'Kickin' if you like that Dave Crawford South meets Philly sound.*****
I was wondering if you'd know of this one DF ..... should've known
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And now I'm understanding your point about the Memphis meets Philly sound that's merged here on B.B. King's album ... a little less sweet than pure Philly, more brassy ... less strings ( none at all on the Philadelphia track ) more horns ... and thank -god ---no female back-ups ( is there anyone else that has grown weary from the over abundance of female choruses included on sooo many disco tunes ?)
Anyway now I understand more about TMCOJ .... thanks ..... I'm still hunting for The Atlanta Disco Band ...... other Dave Crawford (disco) projects DF ??
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The 'It's Time' album, which was the one right before Kickin is doesn't have as many funky tracks, and I think at least one track has strings - 'Might Cloud of Joy', but it does have the awesome cut 'Time', in vocal and instrumental versions. Very southern grit sounding.
I think the Sweethearts of Sigma, who were the main female background singers in Philly, were still used sparingly at this time. I can't say they would have been absent had the record been made 2 years later.And now I'm understanding your point about the Memphis meets Philly sound that's merged here on B.B. King's album ... a little less sweet than pure Philly, more brassy ... less strings ( none at all on the Philadelphia track ) more horns ... and thank -god ---no female back-ups ( is there anyone else that has grown weary from the over abundance of female choruses included on sooo many disco tunes ?)
I think I've pretty much mentioned all of the Dave Crawford Philly projects that I'm aware of. I forgot the Jackie Moore 1973 'Sweet Charlie Babe' record, which has her version of 'Time'. I don't own it, so I'm not sure how much of it DC produced, as it was produced by various people including Bunny Sigler. I do know that 'Time' was written and produced by Dave Crawford, as that was the credit when it was remixed and included by Tom Moulton on the Disco Trek LP.Anyway now I understand more about TMCOJ .... thanks ..... I'm still hunting for The Atlanta Disco Band ...... other Dave Crawford (disco) projects DF ??
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HOLY S#@T !!! :o 8) :P
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/2588_0_2_0_C/
This is too much all at once !!
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Jackie Moore's 73Lp was just reissued by Collectables. It has fewer tracks than the compilation that included the entire Sweet CharlieLp that Ichiban issued in the mid 1990's.
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I was shopping around for some records the other day and came across a couple of early 70s Dave Crawford 45s. There was a track called 'Law and the Lady' I recall, but I didn't buy it, but I did buy the 'Bad Bad Leroy Brown' 45. Both sounded Philly, with the latter's B side having been produced by Norman Harris. Too bad no Dave Crawford album from that time. Leroy Brown is a great uptempo dance track, with a funky twist, kind of like Philadelphia by BB King. They were both released in '73.
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