Friday, December 5, 2008

Funky Friday - We Three Kings

It's just a touch too early to start dishing out the tinsel tunes (we'll save that for next week), but as a winter warm-up, how about a visit from three six string Kings that put some fatback on the fretboard and bring us Cold, Funking-sense and much, much more*


Albert King - Cold Sweat





Freddie King - Funky



Freddie King - 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag'




B.B King - Long Gone Baby



*Yes I'm aware this is a stretch so tenuous it's almost transparent, but please - take it with a pinch of panto'
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15 comments:

  1. Axe VictimDecember 5, 2008 at 11:02 AM

    Oh noooooooo can't we leave the tinsel tunes off this year? I'm certainly putting a ban on cheesey Christmas music at Axe Towers this year. It's the same thing year in year out. We gotta have change!

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  2. MondoDecember 5, 2008 at 12:06 PM

    Oh yes Col - got to get some Christmas bits on the go - but it won't be any of the usual weary ol' crooner tunes

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  3. KeithDecember 5, 2008 at 2:55 PM

    Hey Dave. I go Christmas at the Dino Lounge next week. This was a really cool post. I love all the tunes. I had an uncle who really listened to a lot of music like this. This reminded me of him. Have a good weekend.

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  4. davyhDecember 5, 2008 at 3:18 PM

    You set me off with this but all I could come up with was the idea for a post featuring (Andrew) Gold, Frankie (and the Four) Seasons and (Johnny) Marr, which is as strained a 'joke' as the musical combo might be I think.

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  5. MondoDecember 5, 2008 at 3:42 PM

    I'll be over for those tunes first thing Monday Keith..

    Frankie Seasons is genius
    You could a Friday night disco version Davey..

    Liquid Gold (Anyway You Do It)

    Dr. Funkenstein (Parliment)

    More, More, More (Andrea's True Connection)

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  6. davyhDecember 5, 2008 at 3:47 PM

    I quit!

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  7. davyhDecember 5, 2008 at 10:28 PM

    Narada Micahel Walden though eh? X

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  8. davyhDecember 5, 2008 at 10:34 PM

    Er, sorry ...Crown Heights Affair!

    FECK! More DRINK!

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  9. MondoDecember 5, 2008 at 10:57 PM

    Yeah that's the one and for the last two it's James Taylor Quartet and Kitty Grant (which was written by Ian Dury /Chaz Jankel)

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  10. ibDecember 6, 2008 at 11:19 AM

    Well. This took the chill out the air, briefly. Especially Freddie King.

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  11. MondoDecember 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM

    There's a couple more Freddie cuts here IB - and how about that Albert's - pipe and flying V combo - fantastic

    You know he was a huge influence on Stevie Ray Vaughn (pipe and a strat)

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  12. lilDecember 7, 2008 at 10:00 AM

    Awesome line-up PM!
    Thoroughly enjoyed listening…

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  13. MondoDecember 8, 2008 at 9:45 AM

    Thanks Lil, can't beat a bit of geetar a-go-go

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  14. IstvanskiDecember 9, 2008 at 12:02 PM

    Blimey, PM! I've just got around to seeing that pic of you in the last post!
    I'm gobsmacked - you would've made someone a nice wife back then.
    Only kidding, like.
    That is an odd looking Flying V, the headstock is all wrong!

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  15. MondoDecember 9, 2008 at 2:43 PM

    Well it was the eighties you know you have to think The Sweet/Hanoi Rocks etc..

    Think Kingy's guitar is a custom job as his name is inlayed on the fret, which would explain the headstock
    - I'll get me anorak

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