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This Will Lee and Binky Griptite interview will be referenced in decades to come. It's a conversation between two ”low-end” visionaries that have been championed and celebrated in small pockets of praise over the years by those that are hip enough to be “in the know”. Luckily we are sharing the magic with you all today for this special edition of “The Groove Within” we present to you the legendary Will Lee and Binky Griptite!The Will Lee and Binky Griptite Interview First Appeared in the April 2023 Issue of Bass Musician MagazineGo to jazzguitartoday.com and bassmusicianmagazine.com more interviews and lessons.
For two decades, Binky Griptite was the guitarist, emcee and hype man for the Dap-Kings, backing the mighty Sharon Jones. These days he's leading his own band. The Binky Griptite Orchestra is an old school rhythm and blues outfit in the vein of T-Bone Walker and Louis Jordan. Their album “Got Up and Walked” will be out soon. So will another album Binky produced, by singer-songwriter Brendan O'Hara. He'll also be at SXSW this month, performing in a tribute concert to Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Today he joins us to talk about his current projects, the story behind the Dap-Kings, working with Sharon Jones and the singer Lee Fields, recording with Janet Jackson, growing up in Milwaukee, deejaying and more. Brooklyn news and views you can use: bkmag.com Email: hello@bkmag.com Follow along on Facebook: Brooklyn Magazine Twitter: @brooklynmag Instagram: @brooklynmagazine Follow Brian Braiker on Twitter: @slarkpope
THE “YOU GOT YOUR $600 STIMULUS CHECK COMING, SO SHUT UP AND HAVE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A MERRY NEW YEAR!” EPISODE EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul (INTRO) by James Brown 2. My Favorite Things by The Supremes 3. Soul Santa by Funk Machine 4. Stone Soul Christmas by Binky Griptite & The Sugarman 5. Merry Christmas All by Salsoul Orchestra 6. Disco Christmas by Universal Robot Band 7. Funky Christmas by The Whispers 8. Getting Down for Xmas by Milly & Silly 9. A Funky Xmas To You by J. Hines & The Boys 10. Funky, Funky Christmas by Electric Jungle 11. Xmas Done Got Funky (f. Jackie Spencer) by Jimmy Jules & The Nuclear Soul System 12. Christmas Won't Be The Same by Jackson 5 13. Christmas Groove (f. Sir Stan & The Counts) by Vernon Garrett 14. Santa, Baby (Alternate Version) (f. Henri René and His Orchestra) by Eartha Kitt 15. It May Be Winter Outside (But In My Heart It's Spring) by Love Unlimited 16. Winterfunkyland by Bootsy Collins 17. Theme to the Motion Picture “Cleopatra Jones” (OUTRO) by Joe Simon & Mainstreeters --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jadestonevintagesoul/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jadestonevintagesoul/support
We're back this week with Canadian-born, Florida-raised, Atlanta residing Soul Singer, Ruby Velle who has been the front woman for Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics since 2005. Ruby has performed alongside some legendary musicians such as Corey Glover, Bernard Purdie, Lee Fields, Gary Clark Jr., Fred Wesley, and Binky Griptite. We talk with Ruby about her history with music, the importance of empowerment through music and we discuss our first cassette and vinyl purchases.
When we did our Rock-and-Roll Christmas "rabbit hole" episode last year we realized that there are just too many Rocking Christmas songs to be held in a single podcast. So we're coming back to you this year with another selection of Christmas songs that rock!“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” by- Ronnie James Dio This selection from the former Rainbow and Black Sabbath front man puts a metal twist on a 16th century carol.“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” by The Barenaked Ladies A more mellow take on the same song features stripped down acoustics and harmonies. Sarah McLachlan is featured in this cover.“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon Brian features the well-known original piece from John Lennon and Yoko Ono from 1971. They are joined by the Harlem Community Choir“Christmas” by The Who, from “Tommy”Rob brings us a deep cut from the rock opera Tommy. In this vignette, Tommy's father questions how Tommy can be saved given his inability to see, hear, or speak.“Do They Know It's Christmas?” by Band Aid This 1984 compilation was created as a means of providing support to famine victims in Ethiopia. Bob Geldof and an all-star cast of singers was assembled including Sting, Bono, Bananarama, Boy George, and Simon Le Bon.“Stone Soul Christmas” by Binky Griptite Wayne puts the soul in Christmas with this 2011 effort. Binky Griptite is a DJ in New York and was the guitarist for the Dap-Kings.“Christmas Presents Blues” by Jimmy Reed Wayne keeps the funk going with this rousing bass line and double entendre laden tune from 1971.“I'm Your Santa” by Lil' Ed and the Imperials We drift into the blues with this New Orleans-style cut from Alligator Records.“Celebrate Me Home” by Kenny Loggins Bruce features one from Loggins' debut solo album in 1977. While this has now become a Christmas standard, it was not released as a single at the time, and was not intended to become a standard.“Baby It's Cold Outside” by Frank Loesser Brian's pick is the Dean Martin 1959 cover of this classic. Loesser originally wrote this as a housewarming song. When MGM bought the song, Frank's wife was furious that he had sold it.“All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey Bruce took a little heat from the boys when he brings us this original piece from 1994 that has become a best-selling modern day Christmas song. Its Carey's biggest international hit, and the best selling Christmas single by a female artist overall.“Oh Tannenbaum” by Vince Guaraldi Christmas wouldn't be the same without “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” This piano jazz cover of the classic Christmas carol takes you to that show, and a rather dinky tree.“Come Home for Christmas” by the Eagles This 1978 cover is the first Eagles song to feature Timothy B. Schmit on bass after Randy Meisner left. The original version was released in 1960 by pianist Charles Brown.“Same Auld Lang Syne” by Dan FogelbergBrian features an autobiographical story from Fogelberg. This happened when he was returning home to Peoria when Jill went out for Egg Nog and Dan went out for whipping cream. Fogelberg did not reveal the name of he old flame, but she came forward after his death.LAUGH TRACK:“Walking Round in Women's Underwear” by Bob Rivers Wayne brings us into our "Laugh Track" part of the podcast with this comical take on Christmas and cross-dressing.“Hanukkah Song” by Adam SandlerWe finish off with this comical take on the Jewish holiday from Adam Sandler, where we find out that David Lee Roth, Henry Winkler, William Shattner, and Leonard Nimoy are all jewish. But OJ Simpson is NOT!
Daptone Records is a funk and soul indie record label based in Brooklyn, New York, most well known for their work with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley. The label was founded in 2001 by Bosco Mann and Neal Sugarman, who built their studio called Daptone's House of Soul in a converted two-family home in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. They decided not to use any digital programming and instead relied on old fashioned analog recording methods, including good old studio acoustics, which thus created the very distinctive sound of Daptone Records. Enjoy! The DMZ can be heard live Tuesday's @ 5pm EST only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com 1. Bosco's Blues - The Sugarman 3 ft. Large Professor 2. Stand Up - The Sugarman 3 ft. Lee Fields 3. The World (Is Going Up In Flames) - Charles Bradley 4. The Traitor - Menahan Street Band 5. Chicago Falcon - The Budos Band 6. Money - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 7. Nervous Like Me - The Dap-Kings 8. What Have You Done? - Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens 9. The Stroll pt. 2 - Binky Griptite & The Mellomatics 10. Protect Ya Neck - El Michel's Affair 11. Look Out - The James Hunter Six 12. The Life of a Scholar - 3 Titans 13. Smilin' (While You're Crying) - The Poets Of Rhythm 14. Che Che Cole - Antibalas 15. La Culebra - Sugarman 3 & Co. 16. Trouble In Here - The Frightnrs 17. Good To Be Back Home - Charles Bradley 18. The Reason - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Binky Griptite is best known for being the guitarist for the legendary Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. Having taken a break from music after the passing of Jones, Binky is back with his new band, The Binky Griptite Orchestra. •••• The B-Side Podcast is produced by Charlie Hoxie, Kecia Cole, Ro Johnson and Sachar Mathias; recorded by Onel Mulet and Steve de Seve; and edited by Emily Boghossian and Khyriel Palmer. For more information on B-Side and all BRIC RADIO podcasts, visit www.bricartsmedia.org/radio
On a jam-packed episode of _ Sharp & Hot _ Emily Peterson is first joined by the legendary Sam Sifton, national editor of The New York Times, that newspaper’s former restaurant critic, and a food columnist for the Sunday Times Magazine. Later in the show, Ida Blue & Binky Griptite perform some live songs in anticipation of their upcoming gig at The Bitter End. “Let’s be straight. The New York Times has made a serious commitment to food journalism as a service to its readers and users and we’re well aware that this service will be used on phones. I want to make it really simple for people to access our journalism and recipes […] when they want them on the devices they use.” [12:30] — Sam Sifton on Sharp & Hot
While at Columbia, Nigerian born and New York raised Inyang Bassey was giving her first concert. Well, she was singing in her shower and her roommate suggested, they get a bigger shower. Actually, her roommate advised her to audition for one their university's productions. She did and decided to giving a singing career a real go. A couple years later when Moby was looking for a back up. An extraordinary singer Jenny Wasserman recommended Inyang. Before she knew what had happened, Inyang found herself singing on tours and albums with Moby. When not working with Moby, her unique ability to deliver soul to funk to blues to pop enabled Inyang to then team up with a range of artists, including neo-soul singer Binky Griptite, cellist Yair Evnine, and cabaret sensation Lady Rizo. Now, she is striking out on her own and working on her own album. You can catch Inyang perform solo and with some of her contemporaries at the Mckittrick Hotel, where she performs weekly. To find out more about Inyang, go to...
**PLEASE NOTE this is the COMPLETE reposted version INCLUDING Sharon - 42 mins approx** Daptone is Soul Excitement! Agent J shoots the 45 ish with Neil Sugarman, Binky Griptite, Tommy TNT Brenneck and Gabe Roth aka Daptone producer supremo Bosco Mann - chattin about vinyl, Jay Z and Rocawear watches... then Ms Sharon Jones herself drops in. Feel the funk. Recorded at the Mint Lounge, Manchester at Friends and Family, 11 April 2008. Originally broadcast 13 April 2008 on Unity Radio (www.unityradio.fm)