Rise and shine soul-Candi Staton

ahead of the big gig at the The Pavilion Cork on Sunday i'm gonna be rolling out Candi Staton classics all week

Rise and shine soul-The Stylistics part 2

If Prince covers your music-you know you have done something right!

Rise and shine soul-Amy Winehouse 2

"When you walk in a bar, dressed like a star, rockin' your Fuck Me Pumps"

One for the late night crew-Syleena Johnson

Syl's daughter in good form

One for the late night crew-Bobby Womack

And he is still making soul classics after over 6 decades in the game!

rise and Shine soul-Erykah Badu part 2

Erykah Badu week continues with part 2

another big Back Bar track

Rise and Shine soul-Erykah Badu

This week we celebrate Erykah Badu who has another great album out!

This track struck a big chord here in about 98 used use the accapella a lot like in the first track on this mix free download here



"Don't know about the Internet
Don't know about the radio
Don't know about the television
All I know is 'bout my flow"

Rise and Shine soul-Aretha Franklin 5

They didn't know what do do with her back then in the earlier days, but sometimes the jazzier stuff hit the nail on the head and this one deserves a wider audience

Rise and Shine soul! Minnie Riperton part 2

People don't realise how important she was not just in soul music. She was also one of the first public figures to spread awareness of Breast Cancer, which took her at a ridiculous young age of 31

What a woman, and what a voice!

Rise and shine soul! Minnie Riperton

It's Minnie Riperton all week; from her best album, a track that rarely receives credit-wise words too

Rise and shine soul! Sam Cooke 4

(It's sunday i gave y'all a lie-in)

Rise and shine soul! Sam Cooke 3

Rise and Shine Soul

Sam Cooke part 3

Noone can phrase tunes like Sam!

Rise and shine soul! Sam Cooke 2

Teddy Pendergrass RIP

One of my favourite soul singers died yesterday

I'll have a full tribute on Black on Red on Saturday

Rest in Peace Teddy

Here's ten of his best, starting off with the track that defined 10 years of my DJing in Sir Henrys Back Bar in the 90's

Some classic mixes for fans of hip-hop, soul and disco!

FREE MIXES!








Back Bar Classics Volume 1

The infamous Sweat at Sir Henrys is widely regarded as being a pioneering night for clubbing in Cork. I was resident there for many years and for my 5th anniversary in 1998 i put together a couple of mix-tapes-here is part one; and here is my account of Sir Henrys

http://steviegblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/gonna-make-you-sweat.html



Sir Henrys Back Bar Classics Volume 2

The infamous Sweat at Sir Henrys is widely regarded as being a pioneering night for clubbing in Cork. I was resident there for many years and for my 5th anniversary in 1998 i put together a couple of mix-tapes-here is part one; and here is my account of Sir Henrys

Footsteps Volume 1

Footsteps is a brand new disco night i'm launching soon in The Pavilion-here is a preview mix of mainly classics, heavy on the Nile Rodgers vibes as I had just seen him at the Electric Picnic with Chic and they are one of my all time favourites! Some Philly styled soul and disco in there too aswell as one or two early 80's bit don't forget to check out the club night coming soon! We are gonna party like it's 1979!

Thinking Of You Sister Sledge
My Forbidden Lover Chic
I'm Coming Out Diana Ross
Change Of Heart Change
Music Is My Way Of Life Patti LaBelle
High Society Norma Jean
Soup For One Chic
K-Jee M.F.S.B.
Movin' Brass Construction
I'll Always Love My Mama The Intruders
The More I Get, the More I Want Teddy Pendergrass
Strut Your Funky Stuff Frantique
Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long) People's Choice
Me and the Gang Bohannon
Don't Stop K.I.D.
All About the Paper Loleatta Holloway
Ain't No Stopping Us Now McFadden & Whitehead
Was That All It Was Jean Carn


Footsteps Volume 2

Footsteps is a brand new disco night i'm launching next Sunday The Pavilion-here is another preview mix of mainly classics with some Philly styled soul and disco in there too aswell as one or two early 80's bits-don't forget to check out the club night coming soon! We are gonna party like it's 1979!

Message In Our Music The O'Jays
Don't Take Away The Music Tavares
Blow Your Whistle The Soul Searchers
Hang On In There (Stovall Sisters) The Stovall Sisters
Love Is You Carol Williams
Only You Teddy Pendergrass
Conscience Re Edit Womack & Womack
The Groove Line Heatwave
Family Affair MFSB
I'll Do Anything For You (Red Astaire - Philly Mix) Lee McDonald
I Can't Stop John Davis and the Monster Orchestra
Take That to the Bank Shalamar
Keep on D Train
A Lover's Holiday (A Jim Burgess Mix) Change
Number One Patrice Rushen
Nu Kicks Motion
Clouds Chaka Khan
You Fooled Around Sister Sledge
Strike Up The Band Chic
Are You My Woman D. Krivit Edit Chi-Lites
All This Love That I'm Giving Gwen McCrae
Do Your Dance Rose Royce
Seconds [Shep Pettibone 12"Mix Edit] Loleatta Holloway
Encore Cheryl Lynn
Do It (Out In The Sticks Edit) Game
Goin’ to See My Baby Fatback Band
Good Times Charanga '79
Native New Yorker Odyssey
Show You the Way to Go The Jacksons
Love & Happiness First Choice

Tune of the day! Angie Stone

One of my favourite tunes of the decade a proper soul classic



amazing footage of the original sample by The O'Jays



Old skool Angie Stone with Sequence

500th post-and tune of the day! Erykah Badu

Gonna dedicate this to all the good people at Fat City records in Manchester. Thanks for all the great memories and thanks for a promo copy of this back in the day!

Tune of the day-Alicia Keys

One for the late night crew! Isaac Hayes

Ready to drop after another long days work

Here is one for the late night crew by the mighty Isaac Hayes

Redman and of course Michael Jacksons "Butterflies" remix used it

Download the mix free at http://djstevieg.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2009-08-16T16_30_44-07_00

The next few nights will be even later so i'm off to bed soon!

One for the late night crew! The Originals

One for the late night crew!

a killer soul monster from my mix here

Beautiful!