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Craig Charles goes back to 1981 in the Funk and Soul Years.

Tonight we'll be taking you back to 1981 for the Funk & Soul Years. We'll be sharing your memories of the year and playing you tracks from Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five, Grace Jones, The Night, Treacherous Three, Donald Byrd, Rock James.....
We'll be stopping off in Tasmania for 'Around The World In 80 Tunes'. We need you to get in touch with your top 3 tunes for The Spinage au Trois. Craig@bbc.co.uk.

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Sat 23 May 2015 18:00
91热爆 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Grandmaster Flash

    Adventures Of Flash On The Wheels Of Steel

    • Sugar Hill Records.

  • Maceo Parker

    91热爆 Boy

    • ESC Records.

  • Men of North Country

    I聮m Coming 91热爆 (In The Morn聮un) (Smoove Remix)

    • Acid Jazz.

  • Rick James

    Super Freak

    • Motown.

  • LaVern Baker

    Voodoo Voodoo

    • Combo Record.

  • The Mighty Show-Stoppers

    Hippy Skippy Moon Strut

    • Freestyle.

  • Al Green

    Love And Happiness

    • Edsel.

  • The Treacherous Three

    Feel The Heartbeat

    • Enjoy Records.

  • Georgie Fame

    Last Night

    • UMC.

  • Gil Scott鈥怘eron

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    • Bluebird.

  • Funk & Soul Years - 1981

    • Central Line

      Walking Into Sunshine

      • Mercury.

    • Grace Jones

      Pull Up To The Bumper

      • Island.

    • Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

      Running Away

      • Capitol.

  • Cymande

    Brothers On The Slide

    • Janus.

  • Night Trains

    Black Whip

    • Back Burna Records.

  • Gregory Porter

    Liquid Spirit

    • Blue Note Records.

  • Spinage au Trois

    • Barbara Mason

      Don't I Ever Cross Your Mind

      • Streetwave.

    • Gwen McCrae

      Keep The Fire Burning

      • Atlantic.

    • Linda Clifford

      Runaway Love

      • Curtom.

  • Donald Byrd and the 125th St Band N.Y.C

    Love Has Come Around

    • Elektra.

  • The Brothers Johnson

    Strawberry Letter 23

    • Pump.

  • Jackie Wilson

    Because Of You

    • Kent.

  • Saun & Starr

    Big Wheel

    • Daptone Records.

  • Around The World In 80 Tunes - Tasmania

    • KashKin

      Do You Get It

      • Unreleased.

  • Trunk of Funk

    • Fantasy Funk Band featuring Lisa Stansfield

      Season Of The Witch

      • White.

    • Billy Paul

      Magic Carpet Ride

      • Philadelphia International.

    • Brian Auger

      Black Cat

      • ATCO.

    • Clarence Carter

      Snatching It Back

      • Atlantic.

    • Dave Pike Set

      Mathar

      • Verve.

    • Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band

      Scorpio

      • A&M.

    • Dyke & the Blazers

      Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man

      • BGP.

    • Fatback

      Party Time

      • Polydor.

    • Helen Reddy

      Hit The Road Jack

      • Jazz Classics.

  • Bob & Marcia

    Young Gifted & Black

    • Island/Mango.

  • Leon Bridges

    Better Man

    • Columbia.

  • Mop Mop feat Sara Sayed

    A Chance For Peace (DJ Smash remix)

    • INFRACom!.

  • Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers

    Lord Morocco

    • Freestyle Recordings.

  • Fort Knox Five

    Fire In My Belly聮 feat. Ashley Slater (Original Mix)

    • Fort Knox Recordings.

  • Sandie Shaw

    Sympathy For The Devil

    • EMI.

  • Timo Lassy

    Hip Or Not

    • Must Have Jazz.

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  • Sat 23 May 2015 18:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music