Episode #241: Tidal Wave

It's a tsunami of soul on this week's episode of Star Time, and clearly time for me to up my metaphor game. "Squall of soul"? "Tempest of soul"? "Nor'easter of soul"? "Lenticular cloud of soul"? We'll put a suggestion box by the water cooler; use it but don't steal it this time. This week we concentrate on the 1970s, and some of the more obscure contributors who gave the decade its subterranean elan. Includes farewells to Sidney Poitier and (unexpectedly) Meat Loaf, and one more distant wave to Ronnie.

 

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Fire	Flight To Cuba	1968	Bay Town
Jimmy Thomas	Say You Love Me (The Attic Song)	1973	Contempo
Universal Jones	We All Know a Lot of Things But It Don't Never Show	1972	MGM_Verve
Sonny Charles	Half as Much	1970	A&M
Jo Ann Garrett	Watcha Been Doing	1970	Duo
Marsh	I Can Love You So Much Better	1970	Decca
Soul Machine	Black Gold	1974	Crazy (France)
The Invaders	Lost Time	1970	Duane
Set 2
Ponderosa Twins Plus One	Touchdown	1971	Horoscope
Don Julian & the Larks	Shorty the Pimp	1974	Money
Cool Heat	Groovin' With Mr. Bloe	1970	Life
Neo Experience	Human	1975	Sahara
Phillip Wright	Keep Her Happy	1976	Dash
The Notations	What More Can I Say	1973	Cash
Quincy Jones	Call Me Mister Tibbs (Main Title)	1970	United Artists
Set 3
The Meters	Stretch Your Rubber Band	1971	Josie
Latinaires Orchestra	Roasted or Fried	1972	Soufrière
Little Royal	Keep On Pushing Your Luck	1973	Tri-Us
Reggie Saddler, Janice & the Jammers	I Can't Account For My Actions	1973	De-Lite
Bottom & Company	Spread the News	1974	Motown
Black Heat	The Jungle	1972	Atlantic
Stoney & Meatloaf	It Takes All Kinds of People	1971	Rare Earth
Set 4/Outro
Little Johnny Taylor	I'll Make It Worth Your While	1973	Ronn
The Vanguards	Gott'a Have Love	1971	Lamp
Afro-National	Mr. Who You Be	1973	HMV
Dickey & the Poseidons	Tidal Wave	1974	Motown
Tribe	Young Warrior	1974	ABC
Hyla Parker	Joe	1974	Soundscape
Ronnie Spector & the E Street Band	Say Goodbye to Hollywood	1977	Epic
Reverend Willingham	Don't Drive Your Children Away	1972	Nashboro