Eddy's Eighties Grooves Part 30: Electro Jams To Remember

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Let’s paraphrase Syreeta: move it & groove it 😊 Most of these grooves are lesser known electro jams from the 1980s. They stayed relatively unknown for years, but were discovered by musicians and dj’s many years later. Enjoy!

In 1970 Syreeta (or Rita) Wright and Stevie Wonder got married and although they were divorced just 18 months later, they continued to work together for several years. Born in Pittsburgh in 1946, Syreeta originally joined Motown Records as a receptionist. Brian Holland discovered her musical talents and she then became a performer and songwriter. Big successes after her work with Stevie Wonder were her duets with Billy Preston at the end of the 1970s. The following years she slowly moved out of sight, appearing one more time in the charts with Can’t Shake Your Love with Move It, Do It on the flipside. She sadly passed away on the 6th of July 2004 of heart failure, due to cancer treatment.

Don Laka's masterful electro funk album I Wanna Be Myself was recently reissued by Cultures of Soul.

Enjoy part 30 of Eddy's Eighties Grooves!

Tracklist:

Don Laka – I Wanna Be Myself (1984)
The Cool Notes – I Forgot (1984)
Syreeta – Move It, Do It (1981)
T-Ski Valley – Never Let Go (1982)
Spyder D – Smerphies Dance (1982)
Les Femmes – Yes, You Thrill Me (1984)
Fonda Rae – Over Like a Fat Rat (1982)
Just Four – Jam to Remember (1982)
Rock Master Scott And The Dynamic Three – Request Line (1984)
Videeo – Closet Freak (1982)
Tashan – Read My Mind (1987)
Millie Scott – Can’t Stand The Heat (1987)
Twilight 22 – Mysterious (1984)
52nd Street – Tell Me (How It Feels) (1985)