Marcus Casey

Associate Prof @ UIC | Nonresident Fellow @BrookingsEcon | @HowardU alum | Retweets are not endorsements

[Brandon Ousley @brandonousley]

Album of the day. It's a huge mystery as to why Leroy Hutson isn't more heralded as a soul giant. I myself could never put a finger on why that's the case as his '70s hot streak epitomizes elite '70s Black music: lush 8-track-in-the-drop top soul that was so intricately arranged and expansive as it was accessible. Plus, he was Donny Hathaway's friend and roommate at Howard University as well as Curtis Mayfield's right hand man. Other than his undeniable gifts as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger, if those God-level associations aren't enough to convince you of the badass he is, I don't know what else will. One of two albums Hutson put out in 1976 during his prime, Feel the Spirit is a bit of a sleeper gem in his '70s catalog, but it's also the funkiest. The only album where he shares the bill with his band of brothers, the Free Spirit Symphony, this whole shebang is nothing but one pure funk heater after another, highlighted by the scorcher "Let's Be Lonely Together," the rare groove favorite "Lover's Holiday," the inspirational "Never Know What You Can Do (Give it a Try)," and the backbeat headbuster, "Butterfat." Even the album's lone dancefloor filler, "Feel the Spirit (in '76)" swings with a funk pulse.

[Marcus Casey @MarcDCase]

@NTamm1215 My condolences to you and your family.

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@Chicago_History Army and Lou’s

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@instrumenthull Yep. Back in the day, Roger Koenker used to call this mistake one of the key “fiascos of econometrics” that you would often see.

[Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson]

There’s never been anybody better. Period.

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@uscfan981 Mitch Richmond.

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@uscfan981 He could ball.

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@bomani_jones Indeed.

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@toddrjones Congrats!

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@VinnysCorner1 I had two: Frank Thomas and Rickey Henderson.

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@mioana Congrats!

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@tiffani Indeed.

[DJ Premier @REALDJPREMIER]

R.I.P. to one of the iLLest Engineers of all time...
Mr. BOB POWER.
Thank you for your various pointers in recording from D'angelo to ATCQ'S Low End Theory, Erykah Badu's Baduizm and so on! 🫡🙏🏾🕊️

[Marcus Casey @MarcDCase]

@EastonMajor Lord Finesse is nice. I bump Funky Technician all the time.

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@meazy_soilderz This one and Empire …

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Wes Montgomery’s touch on the guitar is pure elegance

[SportsStatsFan @SportsStatsFan]

Still one of the best postseason dunks ever. Michael Jordan beats a double team then dunks on Patrick Ewing.

1991 1R Game 3

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Remembering the great Burt Bacharach, who passed away on this day in 2023.

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

Before the icons, there was Jackie Wilson setting the standard.