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And now the host of
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Shady Train...
Don Cornelius!
Hi there, you're right on time.
Welcome aboard for another
raucous ride on the Shady Train.
You know the drill. Only the
cool kids get in and every
tune's a bad mamma jamma.
And joining us for the first time
is a funky band from California,
a group of young men who are
responsible for the smash
recording on the Mercury
label entitled "Ffun."
Formerly known as Project Soul,
they now call themselves--
Con Funk Shun!
"Ffun" - Con Funk Shun
(Dec. '77/Jan. '78, highest cht. pos. #23 Hot 100/#1 R&B)
Now meet the dynamic trio responsible for one of the
biggest breakthroughs ever in black music. They
ushered in the 80s by introducing the nation and
the world to the art of rapping. With a song called
"Rapper's Delight" they launched their own careers
and probably helped the careers of many others who
have since emulated their style. As they join us to do
their latest single on the Sugar Hill label entitled
"8th Wonder," get some hands together for--
The Sugarhill Gang!
"8th Wonder" - The Sugarhill Gang
(Jan./Feb. '81, highest chart pos. #15 R&B/#82 Hot 100)
And we are excited to welcome back aboard the big train
one of the greatest and most successful soul groups of all
time, and they're runnin' down a ditty we think is doggone
pretty. It's their latest single on the Philadelphia Inter-
national label entitled "Use Ta Be My Girl." A big
Shady Train welcome, gang, for our good friends--
the mighty O'Jays!
"Use Ta Be My Girl" - The O'Jays
(June/July 1978, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#1 R&B)
And let's welcome a delightful and talented young man
who visits us, believe it or not, from London, England,
and, believe it or not, is responsible for one of the
funkiest records we've heard in some time. It's
his latest single on the Mercury label entitled
"Mama Used To Say" and his name is-- Junior!
"Mama Used To Say" - Junior
(Mar./Apr. 1982, highest chart pos. #30 Hot 100,
#2 R&B/#7 UK, from Feb. 1982 album Ji)
#2 R&B/#7 UK, from Feb. 1982 album Ji)
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And that's only half the trip. You hang onto
the spot you got for much more fun and
much more soul right after this
message from Ultra Sheen!
A guitarist in the original lineup of The Time, this
gentleman's name was called out by Morris Day
in the song "Jungle Love": "Hey Jesse! N-N-Now
Jerome!" Now a solo artist, he has a hit on his
hands with a little thing called "She (I Can't
Resist)." The Shady Train gang's lookin' fine
and layin' it on the line for-- Jesse Johnson!
"She (I Can't Resist)" - Jesse Johnson
(Feb. '87, highest chart pos. #28 R&B/#18 U.S. Club Play)
"Give Me Tonight" - Shannon
(Mar./Apr./May 1984, highest chart pos. #1 Dance, #6 R&B,
#46 Hot 100, live perf. on June 29, 1984 ep. of Graffiti Rock)
And making their debut aboard the big train is another
great funk band, this one from Dayton, Ohio, a city
that in recent years has become a funk mecca.
As they join us to do "The Sound Of Music,"
the lead song from their new Capitol album
eel The Music, give it up please,
gang, for-- Dayton!
"The Sound of Music" - Dayton
(Apr. 1984, highest chart pos. #69 R&B)
That oughta hold you for a while. We hope you'll
come back and get into it with us again next time,
and you can bet your last money, it's all gonna
be a stone gas, honey. I'm Don Cornelius,
and as always in parting, we wish you
love... peace... and soul!
