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Happy Born Day Nina
Today would have marked the 80th birthday of one Eunice Kathleen Waymon aka Nina Simone. If there is one singer that has struck a chord here at Flea Market Funk throughout the years, it has been Nina....
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R.I.P. George Duke
Woke up this morning to the sad news that George Duke had passed. The keyboard virtuoso and pioneer of Jazz and Jazz Fusion was associated with musicians ranging from Jean Luc-Ponty to Frank Zappa to...
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R.I.P. Chico Hamilton, He Was Just Passin’ Thru
It’s with sadness that I heard the great Chico Hamilton passed away yesterday. I’ve always had a fond memory of Chico Hamilton, and it’s connected with a guy I call the Old Man. The Old Man, or...
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Police And Thieves In The Street
As a younger music lover, I heard a version of Junior Murvin’s “Police and Theives” by The Clash. Reading the liner notes after hearing Strummer’s voice, I immediately went out to search for the...
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Thank You Nelson Mandela
“ As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.” ― Nelson Mandela Let’s take time to reflect on one of the most important humanitarian leaders of our...
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If Otis Were Still Alive
As today, December 10th marks the anniversary of the untimely death of the greatest Soul singer of all time, I wanted to reflect a bit on what it would be like if Otis were still alive. Would his...
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Idris Muhammad Rest In Power
I was first introduced to Idris Muhammad initially by his imagery, not his music. This was through the cover of Power of Soul on a tee shirt Mike D was wearing on a bootleg video of the Beastie Boys...
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Good Night Lucille
“You only live but once, and when you’re died, you’re done, so let the good times roll”-BB King In memory of BB King who just passed away at age 89. King was a guitarist who brought the Blues to so...
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Rest In Peace Skatemaster Tate
Photo by Jim Gray Imagine being a teen and skateboarding and music were all you knew. Ok, throw in some 80’s basketball as well. You went everywhere on your Varifelx El Gato board, complete with rails...
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508 Hours Of Rudy Van Gelder Engineered Tracks
Photo Francis Wolff When Rudy Van Gelder died, he left a legacy of music. Some of that music we have listened to over and over, but like many, we haven’t heard all of the great recordings RVG has been...
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