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Bernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie (born June 11, 1939) is an American drummer, and an influential R&B, soul and funk musician. [1] He is known for his precise musical time-keeping [2] and his signature use of triplets against a half-time backbeat: the "Purdie Shuffle."
Soul Cal: Funky Disco & Modern Soul, 1971–82 is a compilation album featuring various disco, Soul, and funk artists. Released on May 1, 2012, on Now-Again Records , a subsidiary of Stones Throw Records , the collection contains 15 songs and an 80-page book which summarizes the artists' backstories and recording processes.
Aurra was an American 1980s soul group, which, at the time of its biggest success on Salsoul Records, featured Curt Jones (guitar/vocals) and Starleana Young (vocals) and included Steve Washington (bass/guitar/drums), Philip Field (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals) and Tom Lockett (saxophone/percussion).
Rich Man (Concord Records, 2016) With Dianne Brooks. Back Stairs in My Life (Reprise Records, 1976) With Elkie Brooks. Live and Learn (A&M Records, 1979) With Peabo Bryson and Natalie Cole. We're the Best of Friends (Capitol Records, 1979) With Solomon Burke. Make Do with What You Got (Shout! Factory, 2005) With Jerry Butler. Power Of Love ...
Mtume (pronounced em-tu-may) was an American funk and soul group that rose to prominence during the early 1980s and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume, previously played and toured with Miles Davis in the early 1970s. [1]
The "Color Him Father" record sold over one million copies, and received a gold record awarded by the Recording Industry Association of America on 24 July 1969. It also won a Grammy Award for the Best Rhythm and Blues Song . [4] The Winstons struggled to secure gigs in the South with their multiracial composition and disbanded in 1970. [1]
Shortchanged by Westbound Records in favor of The Ohio Players and Funkadelic, many of the band's original members left, and the band moved to Atlanta, Georgia, signing with Michael Thevis' Aware Records, where they released their final LPs Love Sign and Funk Pump before the group called it quits in 1976. All three of the funk albums they ...
SAR Records; Severn Records; Shanachie Records; Shout Records; Shrine Records; SM Entertainment; So Fierce Music; SOLAR Records; Soul City Records (American label) Soul City Records (British label) Sound Stage 7; Spring Records; Stax Records