Imagine being the daughters of Linda and Cecil Womack, the nieces of Bobby Womack AND the granddaughters of Sam Cooke?!
The Womack Sisters got it honest and they sound amazing ✨
In July 1961, John Lee Hooker arrived in Miami to complete recordings for DON'T TURN ME FROM YOUR DOOR.
Hooker began recording it in Ohio in 1953 and finished eight years later. The album was officially released in 1963 and although the recordings sat in the vault for years before their release, the wait was well worth it.
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This is a collective group of dancers that resurrected the Ghetto funk dances and bring the majesty of it all over the world. It’s a great representation of the style and an overall great experience to witness.
June 28, 1975: David Bowie released “Fame.”
Co-written with John Lennon and guitarist Carlos Alomar, the record became Bowie’s first No. 1 hit in the U.S. But the soul of the song lived in that funky groove, a groove shaped by Alomar and rooted in the Black funk and soul sounds that were influencing mainstream rock throughout the 1970s.
Then years later, Next Friday gave the song another cultural life by using it as Pinky’s intro music.
That’s what made it perfect.
“Fame” already sounded like ego, flash, movement, and attitude. So when Pinky (played by Clifton Powell) stepped in with that song behind him, it wasn’t just background music, it told you everything about the character before he even finished talking.
A 1975 rock-funk record became the walk-in music for one of the loudest, funniest, most self-important characters in hood comedy history.
That’s the power of a real groove.
It can start on the charts, move through Black musical influence, land in a comedy classic, and still make everybody recognize the moment instantly.
The Sto: Great songs don’t just age, they get recast into new memories.
What movie character had the best intro music ever?