Reggae, Ska, Northern Soul for tonight

[funkymook]

Got a nice gig tonight - been given a pretty free hand with my music choices along the reggae, ska, soul, 60's vibe (had about four suggestions from the client) - no chart or cheese required!

Here's what I've put in a playlist for convenience and memory jogging (it's not in any order) will dip in and out of it depending on what's working.


Watermelon Man The Baba Brooks Band
Be My Baby The Ronettes
Money In My Pocket - Dennis Brown Dennis Brown
It's Your Voodoo Working Charles Sheffield
Tender Love Tommy Jay
Tequila Ska Cubano
Girl Don't Make Me Wait Bunny Sigler
Blazing Fire Derrick Morgan
Fine As Wine Willie Kendrick
A Fool in Love Ike & Tina Turner
Pneumonia Joe Tex
Lonely Feeling (AKA Here Comes That Feeling) The Gaylets
Nevada Joe Johnny Lover & The Destroyers
Just Tell Me Toots & The Maytals
Lonely Days Owen Gray
Nuclear Weapon Ansel Collins, Dave & Ansel Collins & Dave Barker
Green Onions Byron Lee, Byron Lee & The Dragonaires & The Dragonaires
This Is Thunder Baba Brooks' Band, The Dingle Brothers & The Dingle Brothers & Baba Brooks' Band
You Too Bad Jackie Opel
There's a Chance for Me Jerry Jones
Sing Jah Stylee Johnny Osbourne
A Quitter Never Wins [7" Version] Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
You're Gonna Make Me Love You [7" Version] Sandi Shelton
Uptight (Everythings Alright) Jackie Wilson & Count Basie
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy The Tams
Stop Her On Sight (SOS) Edwin Starr
Shake Your Tailfeather James & Bobby Purify
I'm Gonna Run Away From You Tami Lynn
Tainted Love Gloria Jones
The In Crowd Dobie Gray
Out On The Floor Dobie Gray
Under My Thumb Wayne Gibson
Two Can Have A Party Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Blowin' Up My MInd The Exciters
Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon
Change Your Ways Willie Kendrick
Earthquake Bobbi Lynn
Hold Back the Night The Trammps
Hold On to My Baby The Cavaliers
I Don't Want to Discuss It Little Richard
Right Track (Single Version) Billy Butler
Trying to Find My Woman Lou Courtney
54-46 Was My Number Toots & The Maytals
Watch Your Step Bobby Parker
Sunshine Of Your Love Long John Baldry
Too Much Too Young Special AKA
Soul Sauce The Timebox
Soul Finger Roland Alphonso & The Beverley's All Stars
Skylarking Horace Andy
Shook, Shimmy & Shake Owen Gray
Rock Steady Party Glenn Miller
Rock Steady The Marvels
Real Rock Sound Dimension
Pressure Drop The Maytals
Our Love Will Grow The Showmen
My Boy Lollipop Millie
Monkey Man The Maytalls
Make It Reggae Shark Wilson & The Basement Heaters
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart Diana Ross & The Supremes
(Love Is Like A) Heatwave Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Long Shot Kick De Bucket The Pioneers
Liquidator Harry J Allstars
Last Night Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
Kansas City Joya Landis
Jerk Time Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
Jamaica Ska Keith & Ken
(I Can't Get Enough of That) Reggae Stuff Matumbi
I'm In The Mood For Ska Lord Tanamo
Help Me Owen Gray
Gangsters Special AKA
Feel Like Jumping Marcia Griffiths
Reggae Feet Lloyd Williams
Funky Broadway Delroy Wilson
No, No, No Dawn Penn
Play de Music Tinga Stewart
Stop That Train Clint Eastwood & General Saint
Another One Bites the Dust Clint Eastwood & General Saint
Night Nurse Gregory Isaacs
It Mek Desmond Dekker
All Night Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley & Stephen Marley
Queen Majesty The Techniques
Funky Kingston Toots & The Maytals
I'll Take You There Pioneers
I Chase the Devil Max Romeo
Bobby Babylon Freddie Mcgregor
Roots Train Dillinger & Junior Murvin
Here I Am Baby Al Brown

[Corabar Steve]

If you're going to play a version of Green Onions other than Booker T & the MGs, I'd say it has to be Georgie Fame's version.

That minor nit pick aside, great set list.

[Excalibur]

Got a nice gig tonight - been given a pretty free hand with my music choices along the reggae, ska, soul, 60's vibe (had about four suggestions from the client) - no chart or cheese required!

Git! :p Mine tonight was booked as mainly Tamla and Northern. Fantastic. :D :D Latest alteration now has it listed as 80's and Chart. Whoopy doo. :( :( :( :( :( :(


If you're going to play a version of Green Onions other than Booker T & the MGs, I'd say it has to be Georgie Fame's version.

That minor nit pick aside, great set list.
And I'd just stick with Mr T. Jones anyway.

[Charlie Brown]

I will save this list as a word document.

I don't know hardly any of those tunes. :o

[Excalibur]

I will save this list as a word document.

I don't know hardly any of those tunes. :o

Don't sweat it Charlie. I'm only truly familiar with one in three of those. Without wishing to get at Martin in any way, that's not a truly "Mainstream " list ( excellent though the ones I recognise are )

Have a good 'un Martin.

[Nexus]

Have a great one Martin. Very jealous of that playlist.

[djtrev]

I would have to pass on that.Just a quick look at the list and I might know/have 7 of them.The vast majority I have never heard of.

[Corabar Steve]

I would have to pass on that.Just a quick look at the list and I might know/have 7 of them.The vast majority I have never heard of.You do realise it's Martin's own list?


Here's what I've put in a playlist for convenience and memory jogging (it's not in any order) will dip in and out of it depending on what's working.
Looks like the client has given him free reign.

There are many are more mainstream tracks in the genres concerned that could be used.

[DAVESOUNDS SERVICES]

Great playlist!
i love and regularly get asked for ( and play )
That Charles Sheffield classic
Have a great night
Also love the Showmen and Millie!

DAVESOUNDS

[Digital Jack]

Playing reggae with no John Holt tracks :eek:
John Holt is a firm favourite anytime of the year.

[funkymook]

Great night, pretty much all the above list got played plus loads more Motown/Soul. Massive reaction to Baba Brooks -This Is Thunder. Last hour or so played dub.

Venue was a large barn type building (with a stage one end). Lighting was five Solar 250's with various effects (for the solar 250 fans - used some of the dynagraph wheels individually rather than doubling them up, very effective if you have the distance, and a gives a brighter image).