We'll celebrate Pride Month with out and proud dance classics from Sylvester, Big Freedia, Frenchie Davis and, of course RuPaul, plus we'll hear keyboard classics from Billy Strayhorn and Billy Preston, and sample some sweet Brazilian soul from Liniker e os Caramelows.
UpFront Soul #2019.23 Playlist PLEASE NOTE: Due to the vagaries of Spinitron, these songs are listed in reverse order. (i.e., Joan Armatrading Back to the Night is song 1, hour 1.
Sam Cooke "Havin' a Party" from Live at the Harlem Square Club 1963 on RCA
Village People "Just a Gigolo" from Macho Man
Janelle Monae "Hum Along and Dance (Gotta Get Down)" from The Get Down: Original Soundtrack
Frankie Knuckles "Children of the Night" from Best of Frankie Knuckles
The Soul Rebels "Get Lucky feat. Big Freedia (Gypsyphonic bounce mix)" from Power = Power Mixtape
Gladys Bentley "Wild Geese Blues" from Ground Hog Blues
Wayman "Sloppy" Henry "Say I Do It" from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLyjHKvZwxE
Ethel Waters "Dinah" from The Very Best of 1921-1947
Lucille Bogan "B.D. Woman's Blues" from Shave 'Em Dry: The Best of Lucille Bogan
Ma Rainey "Prove It On Me Blues" from The Very Best of Ma Rainey
Bessie Smith "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" from The Essential Bessie Smith
Billy Strayhorn "Lush Life" from Piano Passion
Bayard Rustin "You Don't Have to Ride Jim Crow"
Bayard Rustin "Bayard Rustin at the 1963 March on Washington"
Billy Porter "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair" from Billy Porter Presents: The Soul of Richard Rodgers
Carl Bean "I Was Born This Way" from Keep On Dancin': A Tribute to the Godfather of Disco Mel Cheren (Part 2)
Jackie Shane "Any Other Way" from Any Other Way
RuPaul "Coming Out of Hiding" from Red Hot
Sylvester "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real" from Young Soul Rebels
Frenchie Davis "Hot Stuff" from Dance Hits
Nona Hendryx "Winning" from Nona Hendryx
Rahsaan Patterson "I Always Find Myself" from After Hours
Billy Preston "I Am Coming Through" from Don't Let Me Catch You Crying
Meshell Ndegeocello "Don't Take My Kindness for Weakness" from Weather
Labi Siffre "Watch Me" from The Best of Labi Siffre
Joan Armatrading "Rosie" from Track Record
Liniker e os Caramelows "Boca" from Goela Abaixo
Isis "Bobby and Maria" from Ain't No Backin' Up Now
AB Soto "Hope" from Visibility Pt 1
Harvey Milk "Hope Speech"
Village People "I Am What I Am" from Macho Man
Joan Armatrading "Back to the Night" from Back to the Night on A&M