Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Southern Funkin': Louisiana Funk and Soul 1967-1979



My most recent record purchase is an album called Southern Funkin. I have been on a mission to find a Louisiana funk and soul record for some time now. About a month ago, a guy I know had this album which was called New Orelans Funk and Soul and it blew me away. This guy had a girlfriend who I am friends with and when they broke up recently, I asked her: "Can you steal his New Orleans Funk and Soul record for me?" I told her that I was kidding but I definitely wasn't. All that jealousy that I felt towards this guy owning that record went away when I found Southern Funkin'. It is amazing!!! In fact I have been very interested in rare funk and soul records from different regions of the US ever since I found a record that featured rare funk and soul from Norfolk, Virginia. I bought that particular record for both my interest in the genre of music and the fact that I went to college in Virginia and have a special place in my heart for that state. I was having a conversation with my friend, DJ Partner, fellow record collector and boss, Jeff about these rare records from various places in the country (he just picked up one from Seattle and one from Chicago) and he said that while they are really good records, they all sound the same. He makes a good point because you could play Southern Funkin for me without me knowing it was from Louisiana and tell me that it was rare funk and soul from Myrtle Beach and I'd believe you. But even if this record sounds just like my record from Virginia and probabaly even sounds like Jeffs records from Seattle and Chicago, every song is amazing and I no longer have to worry about planning some sort of record heist from my friends ex-boyfriend although I haven't ruled that out just yet.

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