Episode #20: Pay to the Piper
I'd call this a "pot-pourri" if that didn't make me think of inedible flowers and quiz-show categories. All four of our professed decades get at least some coverage in #20. Highlights include mellow saxophones, love-pugilism metaphors, the Boogaloo, a vulture, a penguin, P-Funk once removed, and Harold Alexander's amazing attempt to sing along to his own flute solo. The goods, brought.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Roy Montrell | (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone | 1956 | Specialty |
| Charles "Mad Dog" Sheffield | I Got Fever | unknown | Goldband |
| Mike Pedicin | Burnt Toast and Black Coffee | 1961 | Federal |
| Marie Knight | Make Yourself at Home | 1964 | Diamond |
| Theresa Lindsey | I'll Bet You | 1966 | Golden World |
| Billie Poole | Them Blues | 1963 | Riverside |
| Carl Hall | Mean It Baby | 1967 | Loma |
| Roman Carter | Queen Bee | 1968 | Jewel |
| Jimmey "Soul" Clark | (I'll Be Your Champion) I'll Be Your Winner | 1967 | Soulhawk |
| Set 2 | |||
| The Adorables | Deep Freeze | 1964 | Golden World |
| Nola & the Soul Rockers | Reach Down and Get It | unknown | Goldleaf |
| Delegates of Soul | I'll Come Running Back | 1970 | Uplook |
| Don Gardner | My Baby Likes to Boogaloo | 1966 | Tru-Glo-Town |
| Betty Lloyd | I'm Catching On | 1965 | BSC |
| Irene & the Scotts | I'm Stuck On My Baby | 1967 | Smash |
| Little Johnny Hamilton & the Soul Pack | The Git Down (Part 1) | unknown | Ace |
| Harold Alexander | Mama Soul | 1971 | Flying Dutchman |
| Set 3 | |||
| Chairmen of the Board | Pay to the Piper | 1970 | Invictus |
| Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | I Got Love | 1970 | Warner Bros. |
| Lunar Funk | Mr. Penguin (Part 1) | 1972 | Bell |
| Zulema | Telling the World Good-Bye | 1973 | Sussex |
| Labi Siffre | The Vulture | 1974 | EMI (UK) |
| Al Green | Tired of Being Alone | 1971 | Hi |
| Gladys Knight & the Pips | No One Could Love You More | 1975 | Soul |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Cameo | Stand Up | 1977 | Chocolate City |
| Bernie Worrell | Much Thrust | 1978 | Arista |
| Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | Hollywood | 1977 | ABC Dunhill |
| Linda Clifford | Runaway Love | 1978 | Curtom |
| Kid Creole & the Coconuts | Going Places | 1981 | Sire/ZE |
| Teddy Pendergrass | Close the Door | 1978 | Philadelphia Int'l |
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