Professor Eddy

Tomorrow I'm going to take the train to go on holiday for a few days, That trip and the footage of Mayer Hawthorne on Facebook gave me the inspiration for this mix about trains, a 'soul train', to quote Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman). He is surely one of the original rock & roll greats. In the early 1950s Little Richard merged the fire of gospel with New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, which later would be called rock & roll. While numerous other temporary artists had been moving in the same direction, none of them matched the sheer electricity of Richard's vocals. With his bullet-speed deliveries, ecstatic trills, and the overjoyed force of personality in his singing, he was crucial in upping the voltage from high-powered Rhythm & Blues into the similar, yet different, guise of rock & roll. Although he was only a hitmaker for a couple of years or so, his influence upon both the soul (James Brown) and British Invasion stars of the 1960s (The Beatl...

When I finished this mix I realized there were a lot of trumpet players in it (Herb Alpert, Eddie Henderson, Tom Browne), which makes this 'steamy' mix, even more steamy! One of the most outstanding funky tracks on this second part of 'Steamy Soul Funk & Disco' is ‘Soul train’ from Little Richard. This is what Derek’s Daily 45s has to say about it: "Even though Little Richard's career never recovered commercially after his abrupt departure from the music business in 1957, the man cut some of the hottest wax of his career during the 1966-1968 period (including the incredible "I Need Love")." If you like this 'trumpeters' mix, check out the saxophone part of ' Steamy Soul Funk & Disco ' as well. Enjoy! Tracklist: Herb Alpert – Street Life [Ramsey Hercules Edit] (1980) Brian Bennet – Disco Fever [ADN 12" Edit] (1978) Timmy Thomas – Sexy Woman (1975) Touch Of Class – I Need Action (1979) Patrice Rushen – L...