Recently, I asked friends and my soul music family a question. Here are some of the answers that you may find interesting. I would also love to hear your answers, please feel free to share!
The Question:
”What was the first album/cassette/cd/45/8-track or whatever that you paid for with your own money?”
PJ Morton (singer/songwriter): Brandy’s I Wanna Be Down”
Jodine Dorce (www.JodinesCorner.com): Crystal Waters “Gypsy Woman”
DJ Frances Jaye (www.neosoulcafe.com): WAR “Why Can’t We Be Friends” and I bought Natalie Cole’s “Inseparable” at the same time.
Travis Wright (singer/songwriter): Debarge “I Like” (on 45) but I can’t remember what was on the flip side!
Al Ross (producer/sound engineer): Vaughn Mason’s “Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll”…1980, baby!
Vinx (singer/songwriter/percussionist): Sly Stone’s “Family Affair”
Jesse Boykins (singer/songwriter): Musiq Soulchild “Ijuswannaseeng”
DJ Dave Soul (deejay): The Beastie Boys’ “Brass Monkey” on 45
RAHBI (singer/CRAZY performer): Xscape “Hummin Comin At Cha”
Marc Powers (live music promoter): Hall and Oates “Voices” and Steve Arrington “Hall of Fame”
Avery Sunshine (singer/songwriter/my partner on “Just Us”): Donny Hathaway’s Greatest Hits and it was a cd.
Jomo Davis (BET television producer): Newcleus’ “Jam On It”
DJ Rev Lee (deejay/promoter/& my favorite soundman): Heatwave “Central Heating” and I still have that copy.
Jesse Bond (guitarist): Don’t laugh but the honest answer is The Wilson Phillips album for my 5th grade girlfriend.
Brandon Thomas (guitarist): Metallica’s “Black Album”
N’dambi (singer/songwriter): Sade’s first one. Everyone kept talking about great she was, so I finally went and bought it…no regrets.
Rick Cook (live music promoter): Curtis Mayfield “If There’s Hell Below” and I’ve still got it.
Duane Covert (songwriter/producer): Elvis and KC and The Sunshine Band – both circa 1978
DJ Tabone (radio and club deejay): Sheila E’s “The Glamorous Life” (12-inch remix) We rearranged it for our high school marching band.
Jason Orr (Funk Jazz Kafe): Jackson Five’s “ABC”
James Bing (soul music critic): Biggie’s “Ready to Die”
Jalila Williams (Internship Coordinator for HNL Records): Brandy’s “I Wanna Be Down”
Sy Smith (singer/songwriter): Earth Wind & Fire’s “Gotta Getcha Into My Life” flipside “Serpentine Fire”
James Collins (from ‘Fertile Ground’): Hmmm. This is sad. It was “Crush On You” by The Jets but my second was “Raisin’ Hell” by Run-DMC.
DJ Cha Cha Jones (radio and club deejay): Prince’s “Sign of the Times” on cassette
Ken Rye (live music promoter): Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love”
Carmen Rodgers (singer/songwriter): Prince’s “Under the Cherry Moon”
Jon Goode (spoken word artist/deejay): The first cassette I bought was Cameo’s “Word Up”. The first 12″ wax single I bought was “Bring The Noise” by Public Enemy.
Yahzarah (singer/songwriter): GOD forgive me. It was a bootleg tape of Mary J. Blige’s “What’s The 411”.
Mike Kitchen (live music promoter): My first cd was Mint Condition’s “Meant to be Mint” Cassettes/Albums? I have no idea.
Nicole Gibbs (www.musicaddikts.com): The Boys’ “Dial My Heart”
Sid Washington (graphic design artist): Rick James’ “Glow”
Heston (singer/songwriter): Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”
Ron Smith (live music promoter/record producer): Kool & the Gang’s “Ladies Night” May record stores like Peaches Records & Tapes rest in peace. We miss you!!!
How about you?
Peaceful Blessings,
Rhonda Thomas (singer with a new album coming out on September 21st): Oh yeah. My answer is Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five’s “Freedom”. DJ Dave Soul told me that it was sampled from the group Freedom’s “Get Up and Dance”.
Thanks Rhonda for reaching out…I gladly accept your friendship and I hope you will join us on Thursday nights from 9-11 EST. at the Underground Cafe, with Jim Black and friends at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/jimblackandfriends, as we introduce, interview, and play the music of “awesome” unknown artist/poets from around the world and our listeners are in the US and 40 other countries. If you are an artist/you have friends that you think have the stuff, just have them send two or three MP3s, radio clean and a short Bio to undergroundcafe2010@gmail.com and you may listen by phone or register with a Username and Password and come into the “Chat Room” where it is off da’ chazzisal and we have a ball. Hope to see you there. OK, stay safe and stay intouch. Much love, BWhite
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