Eddy’s 80s Grooves Part 43 Let’s Mix It Up
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Between the tracks by Michael Jackson and Eddy Grant, I used a snippet from a 1982 mix by legendary house-dj Mickey Oliver on 102.7 WBMX. He predated the house sound of Chicago by mixing electro pop (Human League, Yazoo) and italo disco together with R&B. At WBMX he frequently worked with Farley Jackmaster Funk, Kenny Jammin' Jason, Ralphi Rockin' Rosario, and Scott Smokin' Silz. They named themselves The Hot Mix 5 and set the standard for all others to follow. Their turntablism tactics have influenced the best DJ's even to this day. Mickey Oliver has been named by the London Observer as one of the 10 most influential DJs of all time. The City of Chicago has recently recognized Mickey for his contributions to dance music and has named a street after him called Mickey Mixin’ Oliver Blvd.
In the mid-sixties, at the peak of her career, Mary Wells, then called “the Queen of Motown”, left the record company. They had a disagreement about her contract, which she had signed as a minor. However, her glory days were over, and she could not continue her successful career elsewhere, partly due to struggles in her personal life. Although she did not have big hits anymore, she occasionally recorded some very good songs, like Let’s Mix It Up in 1981. Mary Wells died of lung cancer on July 26, 1992, at the age of only 49.
Tracklist:
Juicy – Sugar Free (1985)
David Joseph – Joys Of Life (1984)
Dennis Edwards Feat. Siedah Garret – Don’t Look Any Further (1984)
Marvin Gaye – Love Party (1981)
Carl Carlton – Sexy Lady (1981)
Waldo – Love I Feel Inside (1981)
Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) (1984)
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Reach High (1981)
Mary Wells – Let’s Mix It Up (1981)
Thelma Houston – If You Feel It (1981)
Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (1982)
Eddy Grant – Electric Avenue (1983)
Richard C. – It's Hard To Make It (1984)
Finis Henderson – Skip To My Lou (1983)
Rick Smith – We Belong In Love (1982)
Jr Tucker – Too Young To Fall In Love (1983)
Kimiko Kasai – I Felt You Glancin' (1982)
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