#retroview

Every year I put together a Funk Playlsit for #EarthWindAndFireDay but this year I decided what better way to celebrate the day than with some live performances from the godfathers of #funk. You can listen to a MegaMix of the annual playlists here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe3kSl6nSbfs&si=4QLR2xdr0RDXQjuT) #MusComEnt #RetroView

First up, a little ditty from #RetroView mainstays The Surfrajettes (https://youtu.be/TzlkJ7-aCGs?is=gB3r2VkJj5MNBv1O)#TheSurfrajettes

And now the 1966 pilot “On the Run” (https://youtu.be/2PRRV7eDnMU?is=PPSnWWbNh7ZetcB9) featuring Jan and Dean and the quintessential beach party gal: Annette Funicello #RetroView #JanAndDean #OnTheRun

“On the Run” was originally going to be a TV sitcom starring teen beach party icon Annette Funicello and surf rock legends Jan & Dean. Sadly, due to Jan Berry’s catastrophic car accident the project was scrapped. #RetroView #JanAndDean #OnTheRun

Without further ado: The Beach Boys! Live! In Paris! (https://youtu.be/YHdi3zW78pg?is=kkuO3aNQfuPOzEBv) apologies for the existence of Mike Love #RetroView #TheBeachBoys

This originally aired on TV in France (and maybe other places in Western Europe) as part of the show “Musicorama!”. It would later find its way on to the bootleg market. #RetroView #TheBeachBoys

And finally here’s Tokyo, Japan’s The Surf Coasters with the surf rock classic “Bumblebee” (https://youtu.be/c6AbDpKOXig?is=6iYlC4IeubSrCWCa) #RetroView #TheSurfCoasters

Never been to Washington DC. Never been to any of the big cities in the upper midwest or northeast US. #retroview

Never been on a boat with a sail. #retroview

It’s illegal to ignore Latin Jazz icons Tito Puento and The Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz during the summer months. Here they are with the classic “Quimbara” (https://youtu.be/Zm2C5hx4sI0?is=iXnz_MPY08WzgIS8) #RetroView #CeliaCruz #TitoPuente #jazz #LatinJa

Here’s a quick intermission (https://youtu.be/lm6IU6V-dE8?is=6h3vClJhSuuH0LUq) before timely “It’s Too Darn Hot” (https://youtu.be/RhfepE2p470?is=gDdE9RvvaTgbsLKS) from the early 00s Kiss Me Kate revival #RetroView #KissMeKate #jazz

Time to boogie with German #jazz man Luca Sestak (https://youtu.be/vBi9uF-0Qzw?is=fDS3A9VdrL2g2l-U) His most recent album is 2024’s “Lighter Notes” (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kZGVW2w5fhzq_dOTmr6EjBAujadKVHQNw&si=yR68PWh5EbjDNg8q)#RetroView #LucaSestak

You can’t boogie down without some music from Brian Setzer and his Orchestra. “This Cat’s on a Hot Tin Roof” is the opening track for their hit 1998 album “The Dirty Boogie” #RetroView #TheBrianSetzerOrchestra #BrianSetzer

Here’s Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center band with “Kings of Crescent City” (https://youtu.be/7KHKukXaHXc?is=QWqs4-RWoSs1wkRh) which celebrates jazz legends like Louis Armstrong, Jellyroll Morton, Sidney Bechet, etc. #RetroView #JLC #WyntonMarsalis #jazz

From Osaka, Japan it’s the ALS Jazz Orchestra with their take on Glen Miller’s “In the Mood” (https://youtu.be/R6y57zUkerY?is=Ane4jPJDF9KcWSPo)#RetroView #ALSJazzOrchestra

It rarely gets better than a Duke Ellington soundie. This is “C Jam Blues” from the 1942 “Jam Session” soundie (https://youtu.be/gOlpcJhNyDI?is=f-Rrb__3-oFwoCdO) In 2001 it was selected by the United States Library of Congress for the National Film Registry #RetroView #DukeEllington #jazz

The Divine One herself: Miss Sarah Vaughan with the classic “Fever” (https://youtu.be/3P_5KO26eKs?is=dEQ9R29dekGWl-py) #RetroView #SarahVaughan #jazz

Here’s The Count and His Orchestra with their 1937 #jazz standard “One O’Clock Jump” (https://youtu.be/b4G7bJhY6_c?is=kZieYX__RPr7pwn2) #RetroView #CountBasie #TheCountBasieOrchestra

Benny Goodman AKA “The King of Swing” and his Orchestra with Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies” (https://youtu.be/UA_PQ0fFQo4?is=iUVBloUoeIYk5i17) from their 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert (https://youtu.be/Zejfr1H40eA?is=8FCYvIqa0nX3qzpu)#RetroView #BennyGoodman #BennyGoodmanOrchestra #jazz

Memphis, Tennessee born jazz woman Lil Hardin Armstrong is often relegated to being referred to as Louis Armstrong’s “2nd wife” but she was a #Jazz powerhouse in her own right. “Let’s Get Happy Together” (https://youtu.be/kWiLuhmAo0U?is=p-0AWLJ9vKT1N0qc) is a good example of that #RetroView #LilHardinArmstrong