5:06am Watermelon Man by Jimmy Smith from Damn!
#JimmySmith #WatermelonMan #JazzNetwork #KUVO

Wanted: One Soul Singer Review by Alex Henderson

Johnnie Taylor set the tone for his recording career at Stax with Wanted: One Soul Singer, a consistently gritty collection of blues and raw, hard-hitting Memphis soul. In addition to his appealing medium-sized hits "Just the One I've Been Lookin' For" and "I Had a Dream," Wanted boasts pleasant surprises ranging from the addictive "Toe-Hold" to gutsy versions of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons" and the standard "Blues in the Night." Adding lyrics to Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man," Taylor removes the song's jazz elements and turns it into pure Southern R&B. When Wanted was released, Taylor (who has occasionally been confused with bluesman Little Johnny Taylor) had yet to become the soul-radio fixture that "Who's Making Love" would make him, but these solid performances show that he was definitely on the right track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blyGhORVgiE

#johnnietaylor #southernsoul '#stax #watermelonman

Johnnie Taylor -Wanted One Soul Singer -1967 (FULL ALBUM)

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Watermelon hydrates the body due to its high water content, aids digestion, and supports heart health with its lycopene and antioxidants. It's low in calories, helps reduce inflammation, boosts immune function, and promotes healthy skin due to vitamin C.

#watermelon #watermelonman
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#music #GloriaLynne #WatermelonMan #c1965 #1960s

Gloria Lynne "Watermelon Man" (1965)

Gloria was an American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007.

This is a rip from 45rpm vinyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz4CUMlVFQE

Gloria Lynne "Watermelon Man"

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It's not often a jazz legend makes it into the #threeForFriday #music #quiz - @herbiehancock might actually be the first.

How did you get on with the #melon music trivia on last weeks #threeForFriday #music #quiz?

#musicquiz #trivia #musictrivia #questions #musicquestions #popmaster #musicfans #musicgame #musicchallenge #quiztime #instaquiz #norain #watermelonman #jazz #happymondays @happymondaysofficial #melon #melons #melonday #Turkmenistan

This weekend is Melon day in Turkmenistan so why not a #threeForFriday #music #quiz themed around Melons!
Answers in the comments if you know them.

#musicquiz #trivia #musictrivia #questions #musicquestions #popmaster #musicfans #musicgame #musicchallenge #quiztime #instaquiz #norain #watermelonman #jazz #happymondays @happymondaysofficial #melon #melons #melonday #Turkmenistan

Part of the Music Grooves exchange came from Feld talking with #HerbieHancock about the fact that the famed pianist had emulated an excerpt #Mbuti (“Pygmy”) music in #WatermelonMan. Hancock, then in something of an #Afrocentrist phase, told Feld that his use was “a brothers’ kind of thing”.

Sadly, Feld’s article about #SchizophonicMimesis is *not* in #OpenAccess though the conversation about it is available more openly.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/yearbook-for-traditional-music/article/abs/pygmy-pop-a-genealogy-of-schizophonic-mimesis/734F752B28775C4DEE2073F7FA97B7DB

pygmy POP A Genealogy of Schizophonic Mimesis | Yearbook for Traditional Music | Cambridge Core

pygmy POP A Genealogy of Schizophonic Mimesis - Volume 28

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THE JB's Funky Stuff

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From China's Underground Comics Scene: “Watermelon Man”

When the sun sets, things get interesting.

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