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Enois Scroggins - Special EEnois Scroggins' New cd, DOUBLE ALBUM, 40 songs :
"SPECIAL-E" Funkysize Records 2013. It'll be released on June 10th.

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b_275_275_16777215_00_images_stories_wilsonpickett.jpg NEW YORK (AP) - Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack Thursday in a Reston, Va., hospital, according to his management company. He was 64.

Chris Tuthill of the management company Talent Source said Pickett had been suffering from health problems for the past year. Pickett lived in Ashburn, Va.

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Soul Brother Records

Are you visiting London for the Olympic games this July? Then you are probably a huge sports fan and beside that you are also a soul, funk, jazz enthusiast and love to buy vinyl or cd's then you must give Soul Brother Records a visit during your stay in London. Why Not? You are already spending extra money and why not give yourself an extra treat to buy that Record you always want to have. The fact is that your wife or girlfriend also wants to shop in Oxford St and spending your money! While she does her shopping take the nearest tube to East Putney. From their it's only one minute walk to 1 Keswick Road. Soul Brother is happy to refund your ticket cost if you spend more than 15 pounds. Please refer to this article.

Soul Brother Records is specialized in, new, reissues and originals, of soul funk and jazz CD’s and vinyl records. The shop is open 7 days a week, Mondayto Saturday 10am - 7pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm. You can already visit theirwebsite to let reserve your items you want to pick during your stay. Three advantages, you will have the item you want, your visit cost less time and your wife isn't upset about that;-)

Jeffrey Osborne - A Time For Love Former member of LTD, Jeffrey Osborne, just finished recording his new album 'A Time For Love' on Saguaro Road records. This album is released after 8 years from  his latest 2005 album 'From The Soul'. This albums consist of twelve songs. A lot of them are real soul covers. He collaborated on this album with different well known artists like George Duke, Paul Jackson Jr., Chaka Khan, also with other less known artists like Everette Harp, Rick Braun, and Kamasi Washington.

 Meli'sa Morgan has Released a New album I Remember One of my favorite artists, former member of {safm}High Fashion{/safm}  Meli'sa Morgan has released a new album "I Remember". On this 17 track album she song the same duet with Freddie Jackson "Back In Love Again".  For an interview with Meli'sa see http://www.thabiz.com/melisamorganinterview.htm
 b_275_275_16777215_00_images_stories_cubagoodingsrpicture.jpgRobert Oliver, Associate Editor of the San Diego County Times mailed me about Cuba Gooding Jr. See the storie below he wrote for the San Diego County Times.

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Madagascar
Skool Boyz
Wax
Michael Wycoff
Funky Town Grooves The number one website for collectable urban cd's has got some stunning new items on stock. We talk about the reissue CDs of Madagascar: Spirit Of The Street, Wax: Do You Believe In Magic and two on on CD from The Skool Boyz:Skool Boyz / This Is The Real Thing and Michael Wycoff: Come To My World / On the Line. The Audio, from all these CDs, is transferred from the master tapes by Mark Wilder at Sonys Battery Studios in New York. Check Them out on Funkytowngrooves.com Sound Samples are available.

For the latest soul, funk reissues see the advertiser page of funkytowngrooves.com on www.soulandfunkmusic.com

Funk University Bootsie Collins

Funk's most recognizable bassist Bootsy Collins unveils plans for the world's first Funk University where he will serve as Professor Los Angeles, CA -- It began with a simple message on Bootsy Collins' twitter page to his more than 400,000 followers, which simply read "If You Build It, They Will Funk." Fans had no idea he was referring to the upcoming debut of Bootsy's Funk University, an online bass school for players around the planet to study under his direction.

Bootsy’s Funk University begins its first semester on July 1, 2010 with enrollment based on a first come, first serve basis. Currently, interested players are encouraged to sign-up for exclusive information at www.thefunkuniversity.com. Registration for enrollment is set to begin in April for the summer launch.

 

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b_275_275_16777215_00_images_stories_fever.jpg James Brown’s favorite singer and the inspiration for generations of musicians, Little Willie John was the unjustly forgotten singer whose deep blues, rollicking rock ‘n’ roll, and swinging ballads formed the basis for what we know as soul music. Written by esteemed music journalist Susan Whitall and with a foreword by Stevie Wonder, the singer receives his due in the first-ever official biography based on his fast life and strange death, FEVER

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