#1970s soul

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Throwback: R.I.P. Rudolph Isley

Throwback: R.I.P. Rudolph Isley @isleybrothers

I was working on the previous post when I learned that The Isley Brothers‘ Rudolph Isley died. He was 84. The Isley Brothers were — and are — one of the most important and legendary R&B/soul outfits to ever do it. They’ve gone through several distinct periods: They began as a gospel group before making a name for themselves performing R&B in the mid 50s. By the early 70s, they morphed into a funk…

[courtingwonder]

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine (Old Grey Whistle Test, 1972) --- youtube.com/watch?v=Nuanwn3v-2I

[doculicious]

Donny Hathaway This Christmas

[poetmm]

You will be good enough for someone else

But this time …

It will happen at the right time

Whenever that happens …

In the mean time

Heal your darkest spots

[streetplaya]

Chaka Khan For Black Music & Jazz Review, December 1979.

[anotherdayinbliss]

'Soul Train' dancers during a fashion shoot for 'Right On!' magazine outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, December 1974. 

[weirdtvland]

Al Green singing 'I love you with all my heart' 🎸

[undergroundrockpress]

1972

[garadinervi]

James Baldwin – Nikki Giovanni, A Dialogue, Foreword by Ida Lewis, Afterword by Orde Coombs, J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, and New York, NY, 1973

«In London, England, on November 4, 1971, James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni taped a conversation for the television program "SOUL!". The program was first shown in the United States on WNET in two installments on December 15 and December 22, 1971. This book, A Dialogue, was developed from the transcript of the conversation taped for "SOUL!" and includes slight revisions and corrections made in the transcript by Mr. Baldwin and Ms. Giovanni.» ― Editor's Note, p. 9

Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (pt. 1)

Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in conversation on 'SOUL!' (pt. 2)

[sbrown82]

The Jackson 5 used to cut up on stage!!! 🙌🏿

[haveyouheardthisband]

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Throwback: Happy 83rd Birthday, Ronald Isley!

Throwback: Happy 83rd Birthday, Ron Isley! @isleybrothers @TheRealRonIsley

May is an exceptionally busy month in music history:  The 91st anniversary of the birth of the legendary godfather of soul James Brown was on May 3 The legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter celebrated his 87th birthday on May 4 The 68th anniversary of the birth of the great soul artist Sharon Jones was on May 4 The 82nd anniversary of the birth of one of the most beloved singer/songwriters in…

[courtingwonder]

Os Tincoãs - Deixa A Gira Girá (1973)

[slightlymad]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FREDDIE MERCURY! — september 5, 1946

[60swonderland]

grace jones and the chamber brothers photographed by anthony barboza in new york city, 1971🔮⚡️🌈

[tha-wrecka-stow]