Star Time #221: Let the Drums Speak


Running a little late on the archival posts due to a deluge of work, which is still better than a rivulet of work. This week's episode -- well, now it's last week's episode, innit -- has songs from the very compressed time frame of 1973 to 1977. It's ballad-free so as not to throw off the rotor blades in the turbine.
ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1   
People's ChoiceJam, Jam, Jam (All Night Long)1976TSOP
Oscar Brown Jr.But I Was Cool1974Atlantic
Jr. Walker & the All StarsIt's Alright, Do What You Gotta Do1973Soul
Teddy PendergrassI Don't Love You Anymore1977Philadelphia Int'l
Luther AllisonThe Bum is Mine1976Gordy
The Fatback BandLet the Drums Speak1975Event
Set 2   
Mother's FinestDontcha Wanna Love Me1976Epic
Leon ThomasLet's Go Down to Lucy's1973Flying Dutchman
Clarence CarterIt Was So Nice While It Lasted1973Fame
Rose RoyceYou Can't Please Everybody1977Whitfield
The PersuadersIs It Too Heavy for You1973Atco
Madeline BellComin' Atcha1973RCA Victor
Donna SummerBack In Love Again1977Casablanca
Set 3   
Chairmen of the BoardSkin I'm In1974Invictus
LatimoreThere's a Red-Neck in the Soul Band1975Glades
HeatwaveSuper Soul Sister1976Epic
BloIt's Gonna Be A Good Day1974Strawberry Rain (US)
The Perfect CircleFor Your Funkification1977Inner City
Love UnlimitedHe's Mine (No, You Can't Have Him)197620th Century
Set 4/Outro   
Maxine NightingaleLove Hit Me1977United Artists
Stephanie MillsLiving On Plastic1975Motown
Asha PuthliSpace Talk1976CBS
Chico HamiltonI Can Hear the Grass Grow1973Enterprise
Jose "Chepito" AreasFunky Folsom1974Columbia
Betty Davis70's Blues1974Just Sunshine

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