Burning Spear – “Slavery days”
Burning Spear was the very first Soothing the Beast BFP Jamiol Music Pick. After 89 weeks, I thought it might be nice to revisit his music. Tonight’s piece is Slavery Days by once again… Burning Spear. The sound quality on this clip seems a lot better than most so crank it up and enjoy…DJPJ.
Playing for Change- “Higher Ground”
This week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music pick is Higher Ground by Playing for Change. A multimedia movement, Playing for Change was created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.
BeBe & CeCe Winans – “I’ll Take You There”
Last week it was all about soul on the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick with Aretha doin’ her thing. This week we segue into a little gospel with brother/sister Gospel duo BeBe and CeCe Winans performing their version of the Staple Singers’ 1972 hit song I’ll Take You There. The Winan cover is one of the better covers of this great song…Enjoy…DJPJ.
Aretha Franklin – “I Say a Little Prayer”
I went over the list of music we’ve listened to on the Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick over the past 86 weeks and noticed one glaring omission and tonight we rectify that by featuring the legendary High Priestess of Soul Aretha Franklin singing I Say a Little Prayer. This is a great video too. It has some terrific shots of Aretha…enjoy…DJPJ
This will be the second appearance of Taiwanese underground rapper Soft Lipa on the BFP/Jamiol Soothing the Beast Music Pick. This time around the song is Winter Sweet. I love this Hip Hop with jazz undertones and there is nothing better to “sooth the beast” than the low-key beats of this talented rapper. So kick off the shoes, grab that drink and listen up to the Hip Hop/Jazz of Soft Lipa…Enjoy…DJPJ
Tonight’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick is all about soul with one of the great soul singers Al Green (now known as the Reverend Al Green) singing his 1972 hit Love and Happiness. Green co-wrote the song with Teenie Hodges. It has been covered by Etta James, Al Jarreau, and many other performers but no one does it like the Reverend Al Green. So ease up the sound, sit back and enjoy the most popular and influential soul singer of the 70′s…enjoy…DJPJ
Freedom. Havens was the opening act at the 1969 Woodstock concert and his performance of Freedom was one of the highlights of the event. He passed away this year and his family went back and scattered his ashes across the Woodstock site. So tonight, kick back and listen to a true legend…Richie Havens…enjoy…DJPJ.
This week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol Music Pick is all about the
blues with American blues artist Big Mama Thornton performing Born Under
Bad Sign. The lyrics to “Born Under a Bad Sign” were written by Stax
Records rhythm and blues singer William Bell, with music by Stax
bandleader Booker T. Jones. It was first recorded by blues singer and
guitarist Albert King. Thornton’s cover imho is one of if not the best.
So it’s the blues with tonight with Big Mama…enjoy…DJPJ.
There’s a lot to be said about this week’s Soothing the Beast BFP/Jamiol
pick but I’ll be succinct…Bruce Springsteen – Dancing in the Dark.
Enjoy…DJPJ
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