Episode #268: Bingo

Star Time, for whatever reason, has always tiptoed around disco. I sort of introduce it as the awkward second cousin that's lolling around the family reunion, predisposed to believe nobody really wants to get too close to them yet reliably partaking of the potato salad. That said, this episode's 1974-77 focus prevents us from passing over disco, so we've tried really hard to make it feel welcome among the brawnier, more typical R&B that regularly wins critics over and has a decent job at Ernst & Young.
 
ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1   
Rose RoycePut Your Money Where Your Mouth Is1976MCA
David RuffinMe and Rock 'N Roll (Are Here to Stay)1974Motown
Oliver SainApricot Splash1975Abet
ChicEst-Ce Que C'est Chic1977Atlantic
The O'JaysTravelin' at the Speed of Thought1977Philadelphia Int'l
The Salsoul InventionFollow Me Into the Car1976Harmony
The FuturesDon't Close the Book1975Buddah
Set 2   
The WhispersBingo1974Janus
The Love Unlimited OrchestraSatin Soul197420th Century
First ChoiceYes, Maybe No1976Warner Bros.
Jeannie ReynoldsHit and Run1976Casablanca
Jim GilstrapSpecial Occasion1975Roxbury
OdysseyWeekend Lover1977RCA Victor
Tim MaiaNobody Can LIve Forever1976Polydor
Set 3   
Milton WrightFriends and Buddies1975Alston
Sweet SensationsWake Up and Be Somebody1977Pye
Betty PadgettSugar Daddy, Pt. 11975Alwa
The BlackbyrdsThe Baby1974Fantasy
Jimmy James & the VagabondsNever Had This Dream Before1976Pye
HotYou Can Do It1977Big Tree
Jr. Walker & the All StarsDancin' Like They Do On Soul Train1974Soul
Set 4/Outro   
Yvonne FairLet Your Hair Down1974Motown
Gloria Scott(A Case Of) Too Much Lovemakin'1974Casablanca
MandrillYucca Jump1975United Artists
Chocolate MilkChocolate Pleasure1975RCA Victor
The TymesInnerloop!1974RCA Victor
Joel WebsterNo Achievement Showing1974Crossover
Michael HendersonMake Me Feel Better1976Alston

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