Episode #227: Love, That's America

The man in the photo is the recently departed Melvin Van Peebles, whose seminal movie Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song I only saw for the first time earlier this year. (I'd started watching it before, but never finished it.) I was much more familiar with his more idiosyncratic, occasionally fascinating music career, two pieces of which are on this show. Rest in peace. The show's other highlights include my finally realizing the Mariners were actual late-season contenders and fine R&B selections from 1967 to 1977.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Harry Deal & the Galaxies	Fonky, Fonky	1970	Eclipse
P.P. Arnold	A Likely Piece of Work	1970	Polydor
The Fuzz	I Think I Got The Making of a True Love Affair	1971	Calia
Gin & the Gents	Boy and Girl	1967	El Dorado
General Crook	What Time It Is	1971	Down to Earth
Melvin Van Peebles	Love, That's America	1970	Beverly Hills
Set 2
The State Dept.	Be Yourself	1973	Abbott
Jimmy McCracklin	Stay Away From That Monkey	1972	Stax
Frankie & the Spindles	Count to Ten	1969	Roc-Ker
Leon Ware	Girl, Girl, Girl (Sonny & Virginia)	1974	Paramount
The Topics	If Love Comes Knockin'	1967	Chadwick
Rose Banks	Right's Alright	1976	Motown
Aaron Neville	Speak to Me	1969	Bell
Set 3
Barbara Jean English	Comin' Or Goin'	1973	Alithia
Ted Taylor	Call the House Doctor	1972	Ronn
The Body Motions	Puttin' You On	1967	Harthon
The Soul Believers with the Dapps	I Don't Want Nobody's Troubles	1969	King
Odell Brown & the Organ-Izers	Tough Tip	1967	Cadet
The Mirettes	If Everybody'd Help Somebody	1969	Uni
Windy City	I've Got Mine	1977	Chi Sound
The Intruders	Love Is Like a Baseball Game	1968	Gamble
Set 4/Outro
Betty Wright	He's Bad, Bad, Bad	1968	Alston
Hot Chocolate	Brother Louie	1973	RAK
Gloria Bouschell	Hold On	1970	Mercury
Dennis Coffey	Man and Boy (Main Theme)	1972	Sussex
Kool & The Gang	Life Is What You Make It	1973	De-Lite
Colette Kelly	City of Fools	1969	Volt
Melvin Van Peebles	Heh Heh (Chuckle) Good Morning Sunshine	1970	A&M