Jukebox Grooves From The Crates (1965-1975)
Let’s leave 2016 with sounds from the last years of the jukebox era (1965-1975). Around the mid-seventies disco took over and dance music was played more and more at big, crowdy clubs instead of intimate local bars and cafes. From then the jukebox, an early version of Spotify, slowly disappeared out of sight.
Some of the songs clearly give away that disco was not far away to take over, like the ones from The O’Jays, Billy Paul and Van McCoy, but The Trammps show perhaps best the transition from the soul era to the disco days. Jimmy Ellis did the soulful, gospel influenced vocals and the uptempo music was played by Ronnie Baker (bass), Norman Harris (guitar) and Earl Young (drums), also main members of MFSB, house band of the Philadelphia International label The first recordings of the Trammps were not very successful, except for 'Hold Back The Night', which was a hit in the UK and on the Billboard R&B chart in 1973, before a re-release saw it climb the Billboard Hot 100 two years later. In the Netherlands they had a couple of hits on the pop chart, like ‘Shout’, Love Epidemic’. ‘Hooked For Life’ and ‘Trusting Heart’. In 1977 The Trammps became legendary for 'Disco Inferno' from the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack.
The Trammps |
Taylor LaShae |
Enjoy the Jukebox Grooves From The Crates!
Tracklist:
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – The Hustle (1975)
O'Jays – Back Stabbers (1972)
Billy Paul – The Whole Town's Talking [A Tom Moulton Mix] (1973)
The Trammps – Trusting Heart (1974)
Al Wilson – Touch And Go (1973)
Little Anthony & The Imperials – Better Use Your Head (1966)
Patrice Holloway – Love And Desire (1966)
Isley Brothers – This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) (1969)
Marvin Gaye – Dark Side Of The World (1969)
The Jackson 5 – Whatever You Got, I Want (1974)
Gia Mateo – If You Can't Say Anything Nice (1967)
Gloria Edwards – Lonely Girl (1968)
Lou Courtney – Trying To Find My Woman (1971)
Tom Jones – It’s Not Unusual (1965)
Sharon Scott – I’d Like To Know (1966)
Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (1967)
Edwin Starr – Agent Double-0-Soul (1965)
The Vows – Tell Me (1965)
Brenda Holloway – How Many Times Did You Mean It? (1965)
A Band Of Angels – Invitation (1966)
Carolyn Crawford – Keep Stepping (Never Look Back) (1965)
Chubby Checker – At The Discotheque (1965)
Eddie Kendricks – Shoeshine Boy (1975)
Bruce Cloud – Walk In My Shoes (1969)
Melba Moore – Look What You’re Doing To The Man (1971)
The Staple Singers – I'll Take You There (1972)
Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon (1965)
Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band – Apache (1973)
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