Shady Train - Ep. 16: Atomic NRG!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

Shady Train...

the hippest trip in America!

60 nonstop minutes across the

tracks of your mind into the

exciting world of Soul!

And now, here's your host...

Don Cornelius!

Hi there and

welcome aboard.

You're right on time for another slick trip

on the Shady Train. If the sight and sound

of soul is your pleasure and what you

treasure, and if you need some funk

to put some junk in your trunk,

then you can bet your bottom

we got 'em, baby.

And we are excited and delighted to have with us to start the show

the mighty Temptations, the Motown super group that recently

returned to the label that made them famous and embarked on

a reunion tour. As they join us to do the hot single from their

new album appropriately entitled Reunion, a song written,

produced and featuring the great Rick James, let's put some

hands together for The Temps featuring badboy Rick and

a biggin everybody's diggin'-- "Standing On The Top!"

"Standing On The Top Part 1" - The Temptations Ft. Rick James
(May/June 1982, highest chart pos. #6 R&B/#66 Hot 100)

And these three extraordinary canaries

are the talk of the town and the buzz of

the business thanks to a string of hits

that spans more than a decade. As

they join us to do their latest hit

single on the Planet/RCA label

entitled "Neutron Dance" from

the soundtrack of the new Eddie

Murphy movie Beverly Hills Cop,

a rousing welcome please, gang,

for the fabulous-- Pointer Sisters!

"Neutron Dance" - The Pointer Sisters

(Jan./Feb. 1985, highest chart pos. #6 Hot 100/#13 R&B,

from OST of Dec. 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop)

And the Godfather of Soul is rackin'

'em back and that's no fiction, baby,

it's a natural fact. We are extremely

pleased to have him aboard the train

to do his latest single on the Polydor

label entitled "The Payback," a funky

number that is currently perched atop

the R&B chart. Let's do it real good,

gang, for Mr. Dynamite, Soul Brother

Number One-- Mr. James Brown!

"The Payback" - James Brown

(Apr./May 1974, highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#26 Hot 100)

And let's welcome aboard the Shady

Train a lovely and talented lady who

will long be remembered as one of

the most important artists of 1976,

primarily as a result of a sensa-

tional album and single on the

Casablanca label entitled

"Love To Love You Baby."

Her name is-- Donna Summer!

"Love To Love You Baby"
 - Donna Summer (Jan./Feb. 1976,
h.c.p. #2 Hot 100/#3 R&B)

There are many stars in the sky, but this

man is the moon. His charisma, we feel,

is unmatched by any other performer in

the business. As he joins us to lay his

soul on the line doing his smash hit

single for Hi Records entitled "I'm

So Tired Of Being Alone," a great

big Shady Train welcome, please,

gang for the fantastic-- Al Green!

"Tired Of Being Alone" - Al Green

(Aug./Sept. 1971, highest chart
pos. #7 R&B/#11 Hot 100)

As a teenager in the 50s our next

guest formed The Parliaments,

a doo-wop group that went on

to success in the 60s as a soul

R&B act. In the 70s the group

evolved into the funk bands

Parliament and Funkadelic.

Now in the 80s, as a solo artist,

he continues to preside over his

P-Funk collective and build upon

his reputation as one of the most

influential singers, songwriters

and producers in the business.

His latest release on the Capitol label spent half a year on the R&B

chart and four weeks at #1. It's a lowdown ditty called "Atomic Dog"

and this crazy cat's name is-- George Clinton!

"Atomic Dog" - George Clinton

(Mar. - May 1983, highest chart pos.
#1 R&B, #101 Bubbling Under)

And look out now, don't hurt yourself.

It's the Shady Train gang, and they're

workin' it out to the latest single by

those brothers from Dayton, Ohio,

The Zapp Band. This one's funkier

than a mosquito's tweeter, a chart-

topper that's one of the baddest

sounds around, a little thing

called-- Dance Floor!

"Dance Floor (Part 1)" - Zapp

(July/Aug. 1982, highest cht. pos.
#1 R&B/#101 Bubbling Under)

And if that doesn't do it for you nothing

ever will. We invite you to hustle back

and get into it with us again next time

when we pop open a six pack and toss

in another cool one for good measure.

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!