In celebration of the born day of our departed Soul Sister, Teena Marie, DJ Polished Solid has put together this fantastic mix that celebrates her vast catalog. Make sure you keep this tab open on your browser today and press play and join us in this fitting tribute.
Checkout the playlist after the jump.
You know if your going to build a Mothership, somebody has to pilot it… Our Artist of the Month has been taking us an intergalactic, funky, doin it to ya in your ear hole, habit forming trip for well over four decades and it doesn’t look like he’s looking to merge into the slow lane anytime soon.
The month of March is going to be on the one, partying with the one and only George Clinton. We know that a P-Funk Party don’t stop and we hope that you will join GFM in making this month a non-stop party as we celebrate the funk the whole funk and nothing but the FUNK!!!
Originally posted 11/12/2010
This is a must hear interview for any fan of great music. GFM is proud to bring you Pt.1 of our two-part interview with JoJo McDuffie the former lead singer of The Mary Jane Girls. In Pt. 1 we discuss JoJo’s new album Slightly Dangerous her beginnings in Buffalo, the fateful meeting with Rick James, the real deal behind The Mary Jane Girls and more!
Special thank you to Robert Funderburg for putting this interview together.
JoJo McDuffie Interview by GrownFolksMusic
Our song today comes from 1963 and was definitely an attempt to crossover Etta to a wider Pop audience. Written by Billy Davis(who was very important in the formation of Motown) and Tony Clarke the song reached #7 on the R&B and #25 on the Pop chart respectively.
From his work with Motown’s the corporation to productions with his brothers Larry and Rod, Fonce Mizell was a musical force to be reckoned with. Much more than any words that I could write, please set aside some time to view this video shot a few years ago at The Red Bull Music Academy in Melbourne, Australia. There is a historical context contained in this video that can only be gleaned from listening to the first hand accounts of the persons who were there. On a personal note, I would like to say how much I have been inspired by Mr. Mizell’s contributions to the world of music. May he rest in peace.
Great documentary released last year by the BBC on the cultural influences and forces that gave rise to the undisputed “King of Pop” Michael Jackson. Lots of great candid interviews are contained in this program and I feel that the producers did an excellent job in connecting the dots so that we could understand how this cultural phenomenon came to be. Enjoy! (more…)
From the 1976 Album I Want You a classic song from a classic album in the lexicon of GFM.
Part two of our three part in-depth interview with JoJo McDuffie former lead singer of The Mary Jane Girls. In this episode JoJo talks about the breakup of the group, what it felt like to have the #2 song in the country and no furniture in her apartment… driving a rental car, dealing with Rick James and his drug addictions, the return to her teaching career, brief reunion in the mid-90′s with The Mary Jane Girls and much more!
JoJo McDuffie(The Mary Jane Girls) Interview Pt.2 by GrownFolksMusic
