Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Move over Dyke & the Blazers!

I seem to have many "hometowns." Today, we'll consider the hometown where I attended high school, Phoenix, Ariz.
A community that gives the world Alice Cooper, Marty Robbins, Jodie Foster's Army and the Tubes, among others, Phoenix is not well known for its soul scene.
The best-known of the Valley of the Sun's soulsters, Dyke & The Blazers, great as they were, weren't even from Arizona. They were famously stranded in Phoenix during a tour with the O'Jays, and the Blazers, the originators of "Funky Broadway," decided they might as well make the best of a bad situation and settle down.
What is not generally known is that Phoenix had its own, home-grown soul scene, led by bands such as the Soulsations (pictured), Soul Patrol, Lon Rogers and Michael Liggins.
I listened to these bands and more while on the treadmill just now, thanks to the "Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg" compilation from Numero Group records.
Lenaburg was a British-born transplant to the Valley who went to West Phoenix High School on Thomas Road (I went to relatively nearby Phoenix Central, along with the sons and daughters of every doctor and lawyer in town).
Lenaburg dreamed of creating a Phoenix soul scene to match any in the country, but limited funds and relatively poor distribution meant the songs he produced never reached his intended, national audience.
Until now.
If you love soul music (that happens to provide an excellent soundtrack to a 30-mile spell on a treadmill), I IMPLORE YOU to purchase "Eccentric Soul: Mighty Mike Lenaburg."
You will be glad you did, and Lenaburg's dream of a nationally known Phoenix soul scene will come THIS MUCH closer to reality.

2 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

www0725
swarovski outlet
ray ban sunglasses
james harden jerseys
cheap jordans
visvim shoes
cheap jordans
ferragamo outlet
ralph lauren polo shirts
longchamp solde
canada goose outlet





10:53 PM  
Blogger WEIJYE said...

0824jejeIl a acheter nike air max 1 femme produit quelques-uns des meilleurs philosophes et penseurs Jean-Paul Sartre, Ren? basket nike air huarache utility Descartes et Simone de Beauvoir. En ce qui asics gel homme soldes concerne les vêtements de la saison air jordan 1 retro femme estivale des femmes, les filles adorent avoir l'air terrible, nike air jordan 1 pas cher ce qui signifie essentiellement obtenir le plus baskets nike tn tard dans les étiquettes de vêtements chaussure nike air zoom pegasus 32 de la ville. De même, il a vraiment asics chaussures de salle un look propre à l'adresse qui rappelle une lame.

4:16 AM  

Post a Comment

<< Home