Star Time #83: Leave the Driving to Us
This episode features music from a fairly limited timeframe: 1968 to 1973. I'm not sure how it got that way, but it certainly does wonders for this particular show's cohesion. I also fixed a long-standing amplitude issue that's been a thorn in my side for years, so you may find this week's episode hotter than usual. They will be so from here on out. Also, after months of holding out, I finally decided it was time to play the Ohio Players' "Funky Worm." Now we can go on with our lives.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Detroit Emeralds | Show Time | 1968 | Ric-Tic |
| The T.S.U. Toronadoes | Getting the Corners | 1968 | Atlantic |
| Marva Whitney | Things Got to Get Better (Get Together) | 1969 | King |
| Brenda & the Tabulations | Stop Sneaking Around | 1969 | Top & Bottom |
| Clarence Carter | Snatching It Back | 1969 | Atlantic |
| Baby Washington | I Don't Know | 1969 | Cotillion |
| Mavis Staples | The Choking Kind | 1969 | Volt |
| Set 2 | |||
| The Chambers Brothers | Wake Up | 1969 | Columbia |
| The Ethics | Standing in the Darkness | 1969 | Vent |
| Funkadelic | I Got a Thing, You Got a Thing, Everybody's Got a Thing | 1970 | Westbound |
| Dyke & the Blazers | My Sisters' and My Brothers' Day Is Comin' | 1970 | Original Sound |
| Donny Hathaway | The Ghetto | 1970 | ATCO |
| Buddy Miles | Wholesale Love | 1970 | Mercury |
| Smokey Robinson & the Miracles | The Tears of a Clown | 1970 | Tamla |
| Set 3 | |||
| Al Green | Right Now, Right Now | 1971 | Hi |
| The Olympics | There Ain't No Way | 1971 | Songsmith |
| The Electric Express | It's the Real Thing Pt. 1 | 1971 | Linco |
| Bobby Byrd | Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming | 1971 | Polydor |
| Gwen McCrae | Leave the Driving to Us | 1972 | Columbia |
| The Emotions | If You Think It (You May As Well Do It) | 1972 | Volt |
| Henry Shed | Somethings Drastically Wrong | 1972 | Cream |
| Bill Withers | Take It All In and Check It All Out | 1972 | Still Bill |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Smoke | Oh Love (Well We Finally Made It) | 1972 | Mo-Soul |
| The Crusaders | Put It Where You Want It | 1972 | Blue Thumb |
| Ohio Players | Funky Worm | 1972 | Westbound |
| Paul Kelly | Don't Burn Me | 1973 | Warner Bros. |
| Cymande | Genevieve | 1973 | Janus |
| Joe Simon | Theme From Cleopatra Jones | 1973 | Warner Bros. |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | Keep Your Head to the Sky | 1973 | Columbia |
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