Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Gerry Bledsoe introduces program from audience of Club Soul. Excerpt of The Spinners performing "I'll Be Around" in Club Soul.
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Gerry Bledsoe introduces The Jimmy Castor Bunch. The Jimmy Castor Bunch perform "It's Just Begun." Groovy, soulful funk. Jimmy Castor solos on tenor saxophone. Breakdown on percussion (drums, congas, timbales) that segues into guitar solo.
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Jimmy Castor Bunch performs their 1966 hit "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin You" (latin-flavored pop) that segues into their 1970s hit "Say Leroy (The Creature from the Black Lagoon is Your Father)." Jimmy Castor plays timbales. Somewhat of a novelty song but there's some great soul moments. Rock guitar solo.
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Jimmy Castor Bunch perform an instrumental cover version of the soft rock hit "The First Time Ever I Say You Face." Jimmy Castor plays lead, solos on saxophone.
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Jimmy Castor Bunch perform the R n B novelty hit "Troglodyte (Cave Man)."
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Jimmy Castor Bunch perform "I'm Not A Child Anymore." Soul ballad.
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Jimmy Castor introduces the Jimmy Castor Bunch: Gerry Thomas (trumpet/keyboard); "Big Daddy" Doug Gibson (bass guitar); Richie Daughtry (guitar); Lenny Fridle, Jr. (congas); Bobby Manigault (drums). Jimmy Castor Bunch perform "Tribute to Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze / Foxey Lady." The editors have a field day with the trippy, psychedelic graphic effects.
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Gerry Bledsoe, sitting at table in studio audience, mentions that Jimmy Castor was recently released from the hospital, the doctors having informed him that he may never play the sax again-- alas, Jimmy beat the odds. Gerry B reads viewer mail: WLBT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi, says "Soul" will finally air there; letter from black men incarcerated in Las Lunas Correctional Center, New Mexico; Beverly J. Rhodes of Houston says she was impressed by Louis Farrakhan, and is saddened ot hear that "Soul" may be cancelled-- "So long as the CBS Evening News is aired, Soul must be too!"
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Gerry Bledsoe continues reading viewer mail. Pat Abram of Milwaukee says he enjoys the show, especially the Wonderlove episode-- "We need Soul!" Linda Lewis of New Jersey says that she was "spiritually with the audience" while watching the Wonderlove episode, even though she is white. Marcellus C. Barksdale of Clark College in Atlanta praises the show & the talent appearing on the show. Gerry Bledsoe asks the viewers to write to Soul.
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
FOR FULL PERFORMANCE WITH AUDIO, PLEASE CONTACT WPA. Gerry Bledsoe introduces The Spinners. The Spinners perform the 1970 R&B hit "It's A Shame" (live).
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
The Spinners perform their 1961 R&B hit "That's What Girls Are Made For."
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
The Spinners perform their R&B hit "I'll Be Around."
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
The Spinners perform the R&B hit "How Could I Let You Get Away."
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
The Spinners continue performing "How Could I Let You Get Away." Phillippe Wynne introduces his fellow Spinners: Henry Fambrough; Bobbie Smith; Billy Henderson; Pervis Jackson. Phil Wynne imitates the Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, & Billy Stewart approach to "How Could I Let You Get Away."
Soul! # 316 "In A New Way"
Phil Wynne of The Spinners thanks Thom Bell, Atlantic Records and the audience. The Spinners perform the 1972 R&B hit "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love."