Wednesday Breakfast Blend presents:

Young, Gifted and Black

Lorraine Hansberry was a brilliant playwright, so I’m going to play Nina Simone’s tribute to her this morning.

Playlist:

Time: January 24 - 2:00:00 am

• Dorothy Ashby, “Valley of the Dolls (Theme)”

  from Afro-Harping

  Verve - 1968

Time: January 24 - 2:03:00 am

• Billie Holiday, “Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town (78 RPM Version)”

  from Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia 1933-1944, Vol. 1

Time: January 24 - 2:06:00 am

• Big Mama Thornton, “Hound Dog (Single)”

  from Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings

  1990

Time: January 24 - 2:09:00 am

• Gil Scott-Heron, “The Needle's Eye”

  from Pieces of a Man

  Flying Dutchman - 1971

Time: January 24 - 2:14:00 am

• Nina Simone, “To Be Young, Gifted and Black (Live)”

  from Forever Young, Gifted & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit

Time: January 24 - 2:28:00 am

• Hugh Masekela, “Unhome”

  from Home is Where the Music is

  Blue Thumb Records - 1972

Time: January 24 - 2:34:00 am

• A Tribe Called Quest, “Jazz (We've Got)”

  from The Anthology

  Jive Records - 1991

Time: January 24 - 2:38:00 am

• THEESatisfaction, “Existinct”

  from awE naturalE

  Sub Pop Records - 2012

Time: January 24 - 2:40:00 am

• Q-Tip, “Feelin'”

  from Kamaal the Abstract (Bonus Track Version)

Time: January 24 - 2:46:00 am

• Frank Ocean, “Seigfried”

  from Blonde

  Boys Don't Cry / XL - 2016

Time: January 24 - 2:51:00 am

• D’Angelo and The Vanguard, “Till It's Done (Tutu)”

  from Black Messiah

  RCA - 2014

Time: January 24 - 2:55:00 am

• Erykah Badu, “Amerykahn Promise”

  from New Amerykah, Pt. 1 (4th World War)

  2008

Time: January 24 - 3:02:00 am

• Little Beaver, “Concrete Jungle”

  from When Was the Last Time

Time: January 24 - 3:07:00 am

• Lee Fields & the Expressions, “Magnolia”

  from Emma Jean

  Truth & Soul Records - 2014

Time: January 24 - 3:10:00 am

• James Brown, “You Got to Have a Mother for Me”

  from Motherlode

Time: January 24 - 3:15:00 am

• The Contours, “Just a Little Misunderstanding (Single Version)”

  from The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 6: 1966

  Hip-O Select - 2006

Time: January 24 - 3:18:00 am

• Hugh Masekela, “Grazing in the Grass”

  from Still Grazing

  Blue Thumb Records - 2004

Time: January 24 - 3:26:00 am

• Shuggie Otis, “Aht Uh Mi Hed”

  from Inspiration Information / Wings of Love

  2013

Time: January 24 - 3:30:00 am

• Rotary Connection, “A-Muse”

  from Minnie Riperton: Her Chess Years

Time: January 24 - 3:34:00 am

• Fela Kuti & The Africa '70, “Let's Start (with Ginger Baker) [Live]”

  from Live!

Time: January 24 - 3:41:00 am

• Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, “These Tears (No Longer For You)”

  from Soul of a Woman

  Daptone - 2017

Time: January 24 - 3:47:00 am

• The Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)”

  from Electric Ladyland

  Legacy Recordings - 1968

Time: January 24 - 3:49:00 am

• Larry Graham & Graham Central Station & Larry Graham and Graham Central Station, “It's Alright”

  from The Best of Larry Graham and Graham Central Station... Vol. 1

Time: January 24 - 3:53:00 am

• Cameo, “Funk Funk”

  from Cameo: Anthology

  Island Records - 1993

Time: January 24 - 3:57:00 am

• Witch Queen, “Bang a Gong (Get It On) [Radio Edit]”

  from Bang a Gong

dj ginger    Wednesday Breakfast Blend    January 24th, 2018

Posted In: Music Shows