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[Patriarch]

The Secrets of Bobby Womack

Sam Cooke was first to create the template for the soul man. His good looks and virile masculinity helped him become gospel music’s first sex symbol. While Cooke clearly sang of the Lord—often in that fluttering, feathery riff that became his signature—he clearly desired the flesh as evidenced by the philandering that purportedly instigated his murder in 1964.

Though Cooke’s posthumously released “A Change is Gonna Come” became a civil rights era anthem, some “true believers” thought his death was punishment for the sin of breaking ranks from the gospel world and opening up the floodgates for many others—most famously Aretha Franklin.

One of those who came through was Bobby Womack. Recording with the Valentinos in the early 1960s, Womack and his brothers were tutored by Cooke on the professional aspects of the recording industry.

Shortly after Cooke’s death, Womack offered counsel and comfort to Cooke’s widow Barbara. But three months after Cooke’s death and just as Womack turned 21 years old, he went a step further, marrying Cooke’s still-grieving wife. “They didn’t let his body get cold in the ground,” family members sniffed in the Pittsburgh Courier.
The Secrets of Bobby Womack

Great article.

 

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[Captain Crunch]

This is a bit unrelated, but damn Pam Grier was fine. She was prob top-5 all time.

 

[Brooklynzson]

Crazy this thread was upped, been listenin to baby huey all day

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

"Let's take it back to seventy niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine" - ODB

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR-pUdZnro8]Natalie Cole - Good Morning Heartache [1976] - YouTube[/ame]

 

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[Obtain Knowledge]

(this one right here is one of my dad's favorites):




[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ20yRnhejQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ20yRnhejQ[/ame]

 

[Patriarch]

Crazy this thread was upped, been listenin to baby huey all day

That's dope.. one of my favorite albums.

 

[Binary]

The 70's, the greatest decade for black excellence (musically wise)

 

[Obtain Knowledge]

This is my favorite Blaxploitation movie of all time:

 

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[klientel]

Man the 70's sucked....

so glad I didn't have to grow up during that period

 

[KeysT]

70's imma let you shine but the 90's was the greatest decade of ALL TIME

 

[Patriarch]

@Obtain Knowledge

Coming with that heat..

70's imma let you shine but the 90's was the greatest decade of ALL TIME

Get a 90's thread poppin and lets go to war. I know the 90's was special , because that's the decade I grew up in. If you wanna talk about innovation , timeless music , cinema , cultural trends , look no further than the 70's. Quite possibly the greatest era for black musicians. Most of that 90's hiphop you're about to mention was inspired by 70's greatness.

Man the 70's sucked....

so glad I didn't have to grow up during that period

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAv_P2Z-5LU"]william bell - I Forgot to be Your Lover - YouTube[/ame]

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IpoTKnDPw"]Al Green - For The Good Times - YouTube[/ame]

You dont feel this in your soul ? This dont plague your mind ?

 

[KeysT]

@Obtain Knowledge

Coming with that heat..



Get a 90's thread poppin and lets go to war. I know the 90's was special , because that's the decade I grew up in. If you wanna talk about innovation , timeless music , cinema , cultural trends , look no further than the 70's. Quite possibly the greatest era for black musicians. Most of that 90's hiphop you're about to mention was inspired by 70's greatness.

I was just messing around. I understand the significance of the 70's. The music of that era. . I might take you up on the 90's thread though. Someone should also start an 80's thread. Learning all around.