Truth In Rhythm

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 232 (Part 2 of 2): Singer, composer, producer and keyboardist Leroy Burgess, whose 50-year music includes being an original member of the soul-dance trio, Black Ivory.  Beginning with its 1972 debut, the group would go on to release six albums through 1984 plus a comeback LP in 2011. Those yielded seven top 50 U.S. R&B hits and a top 20 dance track. Those hits include "Don't Turn Around," "You and I" and "Mainline." Apart from that, Burgess reinvented and further distinguished himself with dozens of other artists, including Herbie Mann, Eddie Kendricks, Rick James, Aleem, Change, Kashif,

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 232 (Part 1 of 2): Singer, composer, producer and keyboardist Leroy Burgess, whose 50-year music includes being an original member of the soul-dance trio, Black Ivory.  Beginning with its 1972 debut, the group would go on to release six albums through 1984 plus a comeback LP in 2011. Those yielded seven top 50 U.S. R&B hits and a top 20 dance track. Those hits include "Don't Turn Around," "You and I" and "Mainline." Apart from that, Burgess reinvented and further distinguished himself with dozens of other artists, including Herbie Mann, Eddie Kendricks, Rick James, Aleem, Change, Kashif,

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 231 (Part 2 of 2): Singer, bassist and composer Janice Marie Johnson, most famous for being an upfront member of the late 1970s and early 1980s group A Taste of Honey.  Emerging during disco music’s late 1970s peak, A Taste of Honey notched a pair of No. 1 hits, the dance floor-geared “Boogie Oogie Oogie” and the mellow “Sukiyaki,” as well as three other Top 20 R&B singles. Having won the Grammy Award as 1978’s Best New Artist, the group went on to release five albums through 1984.  Johnson also recorded with Lionel Richie, released a solo album in 1999, later worked with Con Funk Shun’s

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 231 (Part 1 of 2): Singer, bassist and composer Janice Marie Johnson, most famous for being an upfront member of the late 1970s and early 1980s group A Taste of Honey.  Emerging during disco music’s late 1970s peak, A Taste of Honey notched a pair of No. 1 hits, the dance floor-geared “Boogie Oogie Oogie” and the mellow “Sukiyaki,” as well as three other Top 20 R&B singles. Having won the Grammy Award as 1978’s Best New Artist, the group went on to release five albums through 1984.  Johnson also recorded with Lionel Richie, released a solo album in 1999, later worked with Con Funk Shun’s

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 230 (Part 2 of 2): Percussionist Oliver C. Brown (not to be confused with Ollie E. Brown), an original member of KC and the Sunshine Band who went on to record and perform with a long list of soul, rock, pop and jazz artists. He performed on all-time funk-dance classics like "Get Down Tonight," "That's the Way (I Like It)" and many others.  Among the other top acts Brown played with are Latimore, George McCrae, Nancy Wilson, the Supremes, Billy Preston, Jermaine Jackson, the Whispers, Betty Wright, Thelma Houston, Taka Boom, Leo Sayer, Natalie Cole, Eloise Laws, Syreeta, the Beach Boys, Cher,

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 230 (Part 1 of 2): Percussionist Oliver C. Brown (not to be confused with Ollie E. Brown), an original member of KC and the Sunshine Band who went on to record and perform with a long list of soul, rock, pop and jazz artists. He performed on all-time funk-dance classics like "Get Down Tonight," "That's the Way (I Like It)" and many others.  Among the other top acts Brown played with are Latimore, George McCrae, Nancy Wilson, the Supremes, Billy Preston, Jermaine Jackson, the Whispers, Betty Wright, Thelma Houston, Taka Boom, Leo Sayer, Natalie Cole, Eloise Laws, Syreeta, the Beach Boys, Cher,

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 229 (Part 2 of 2): Alvin Taylor, a renowned drummer who since the 1970s has worked with dozens of top rock, R&B and funk artists. Those collaborations include Eric Burdon, George Harrison, Sly Stone, Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Gil-Scott Heron, Elton John, Natalie Cole and America.  As a teen, he was a member of Little Richard’s band and shared the stage with legends like Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley. He later also worked with Rick James, Stargard and Leo Sayer.  RECORDED JANUARY 2022 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strict

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 229 (Part 1 of 2): Alvin Taylor, a renowned drummer who since the 1970s has worked with dozens of top rock, R&B and funk artists. Those collaborations include Eric Burdon, George Harrison, Sly Stone, Billy Preston, Bill Withers, Gil-Scott Heron, Elton John, Natalie Cole and America.  As a teen, he was a member of Little Richard’s band and shared the stage with legends like Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley. He later also worked with Rick James, Stargard and Leo Sayer.  RECORDED JANUARY 2022 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strict

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 228 (Part 2 of 2): Keyboardist, producer and composer Hubert Eaves III, best known as one-half of the popular 1980s dance-R&B-funk duo D-Train, but who has also collaborated with scores of famous funk, R&B and jazz artists.  He teamed up with singing partner James “D-Train” Williams for five albums that included seven Top 40 R&B hits – among them was the No. 1 dance smash, “You’re the One for Me,” an all-time club classic. Other notables Eaves has worked with include Mtume, Norman Connors, Stephanie Mills, Phyllis Hyman, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Lou Rawls, Andre Cymone,

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 228 (Part 1 of 2): Keyboardist, producer and composer Hubert Eaves III, best known as one-half of the popular 1980s dance-R&B-funk duo D-Train, but who has also collaborated with scores of famous funk, R&B and jazz artists.  He teamed up with singing partner James “D-Train” Williams for five albums that included seven Top 40 R&B hits – among them was the No. 1 dance smash, “You’re the One for Me,” an all-time club classic. Other notables Eaves has worked with include Mtume, Norman Connors, Stephanie Mills, Phyllis Hyman, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Lou Rawls, Andre Cymone,

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 227 (Part 3 of 3):  Guitarist Eddie Martinez, who has spent nearly 50 years elevating scores of rock, funk, hip hop and pop recordings and performances to higher levels of sonic splendor through his articulate and soulful lead and rhythm playing.  Some of the dozens of artists he has worked with include Labelle, Lenny White, Bernard Edwards, Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, David Lee Roth, Don Blackman, Robert Palmer, Mick Jagger, Bootsy Collins, Tina Turner, Steve Winwood and Chaka Khan.  In 2018, he released a solo album called Akosua, which is brimming with first-rate hard & soft rock, with jazz

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 227 (Part 2 of 3):  Guitarist Eddie Martinez, who has spent nearly 50 years elevating scores of rock, funk, hip hop and pop recordings and performances to higher levels of sonic splendor through his articulate and soulful lead and rhythm playing.  Some of the dozens of artists he has worked with include Labelle, Lenny White, Bernard Edwards, Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, David Lee Roth, Don Blackman, Robert Palmer, Mick Jagger, Bootsy Collins, Tina Turner, Steve Winwood and Chaka Khan.  In 2018, he released a solo album called Akosua, which is brimming with first-rate hard & soft rock, with jazz

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 227 (Part 1 of 3):  Guitarist Eddie Martinez, who has spent nearly 50 years elevating scores of rock, funk, hip hop and pop recordings and performances to higher levels of sonic splendor through his articulate and soulful lead and rhythm playing.  Some of the dozens of artists he has worked with include Labelle, Lenny White, Bernard Edwards, Run-DMC, Kurtis Blow, David Lee Roth, Don Blackman, Robert Palmer, Mick Jagger, Bootsy Collins, Tina Turner, Steve Winwood and Chaka Khan.  In 2018, he released a solo album called Akosua, which is brimming with first-rate hard & soft rock, with jazz

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 226 (Part 2 of 2):  R&B vocalist and composer Lynn Davis. Since joining the George Duke Band in 1977, she has distinguished herself as a top lead and background singer in studio and on stage for dozens of high profile recording artists.  The amazing artists she has distinguished herself with include Patrice Rushen, Lenny White, Stevie Wonder, Jeffrey Osborne, The Brothers Johnson, Con Funk Shun, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind and Fire, Phyllis Hyman, Aretha Franklin, Sheila E, Luther Vandross, Mick Jagger, Barbra Streisand and Mariah Carey. You don't want to miss hearing about her f

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 226 (Part 1 of 2):  R&B vocalist and composer Lynn Davis. Since joining the George Duke Band in 1977, she has distinguished herself as a top lead and background singer in studio and on stage for dozens of high profile recording artists.  The amazing artists she has distinguished herself with include Patrice Rushen, Lenny White, Stevie Wonder, Jeffrey Osborne, The Brothers Johnson, Con Funk Shun, Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, Earth, Wind and Fire, Phyllis Hyman, Aretha Franklin, Sheila E, Luther Vandross, Mick Jagger, Barbra Streisand and Mariah Carey. You don't want to miss hearing about her f

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 225 (Part 2 of 2):  Joseph Bowie, a trailblazing trombonist and vocalist who since the early 1970s has pushed boundaries and challenged himself and listeners alike with bold, thrilling musical explorations and discoveries. Among his notable achievements was founding the avant-garde punk-funk-jazz collective known as Defunkt, which since 1980 has released eight studio albums along with several live recordings.  Springing forth from St. Louis with a father who was a music teacher and two older, successful horn-playing brothers, during his multifaceted career Joseph has played with dozens of hig

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 225 (Part 1 of 2):  Joseph Bowie, a trailblazing trombonist and vocalist who since the early 1970s has pushed boundaries and challenged himself and listeners alike with bold, thrilling musical explorations and discoveries. Among his notable achievements was founding the avant-garde punk-funk-jazz collective known as Defunkt, which since 1980 has released eight studio albums along with several live recordings.  Springing forth from St. Louis with a father who was a music teacher and two older, successful horn-playing brothers, during his multifaceted career Joseph has played with dozens of hig

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 224: Original Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander! For more than 50 years he has held down the bedrock bottom for one of the greatest funk and R&B bands of all-time and his deep pocket rhythms have set the foundation for dozens of classic songs and 18 Top 20 R&B singles.  Alexander helped reform the group after most original members perished in the 1967 plane crash that claimed Otis Redding's life. From 1976 onward, the Bar-Kays’ funk jams included “Shake Your Rump to the Funk,” “Too Hot to Stop,” “Let’s Have Some Fun,” “Holy Ghost,” “I’ll Dance,” “Move Your Boogie Body,” “Hit and Run,”

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 223: Guitarist Fred Jenkins, a longtime member of the Gap Band as well as Rick James’ 1980s musical family. That included Gap’s III through V albums that contained funk jams like “Burn Rubber,” “Humpin’,” “Early in the Morning,” “You Dropped a Bomb on Me,” “Talkin’ Back” and “Party Train,” along with mellow classics like “Yearning for Your Love” and “Outstanding.”  Jenkins continued recording for the Gap Band into the 21st century. His other recording credits include Tyrone Davis, Janet Jackson and Pebbles, as well as his own smooth jazz album. He has also performed in recent reconfigurations

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music’s foremost masters of the groove.  Become an official TRUTH IN RHYTHM member at htts://www.patreon/truthinrhythm. In this special compilation pulled from TRUTH IN RHYTHM's new 2021 TIR Year in Review Holidays Special, nearly 30 stars from the funk, soul and jazz music world spread some holiday cheer. Those featured include Marva King (Prince), James Alexander (Bar-Kays), Evelyn "Champagne" King, Garrett Shider (Funkadelic), Bernadette Cooper (Klymaxx), Bowlegged Lou (Full Force) and dozens more.  See the complete 2021 TIR YIR here: https://youtu.be/wa54dXt-f6I Happy 2022 everyone! Thank you for being part of the TRUTH IN RHYTHM family. LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content is protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strict