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So When My Kids Ask Me…

By Mitch Berg

…”What do you mean, Dad, about R and B having been better a long time ago?”

And I reply “dang skippy”.

And they say “Do you mean Motown?”

And I say “Motown Schmotown. Stax/Volt, baby”

“Huh?”

“I said Stax/Volt“.

This entry was posted by by Mitch Berg on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 at 5:41 am and is filed under Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

8 Responses to “So When My Kids Ask Me…”

  1. Fulcrum Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 9:44 am

    Stax 50th anniversary double disc collection is simply amazing, and your first link may be my favorite track.

    Can’t wait to see Booker T & the MGs at the Zoo in August….

  2. Mitch Berg Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 9:53 am

    OMG.

    I have to get that/be there.

  3. aclark Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    The 50th Anniversary Stax Double CD is a thing of beauty. Otis, the Bar-Keys, Eddie Floyd, Sam and Dave…the list goes on. Simply must have. The amount of musical talent that flowed through Atlantic/Volt – Stax was extraordinary

  4. Paul Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 8:08 pm

    Fulcrum, ever see The Bues Brothers?

    That tune is prominently featured in that film.

  5. Mitch Berg Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 9:07 pm

    The Blues Bros mined the Stax Volt catalogue pretty heavily – in fact, Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn – the guitar and bass player for most of the great S/V music – were in the band.

    And Cropper produced one of my ten favorite albums ever – Blood On The Bricks by the Iron City Houserockers.

  6. Fulcrum Says:
    June 17th, 2008 at 9:30 pm

    Paul..one of my all time favorite movies. when i was younger i was always confused why that song wasn’t on the soundtrack.

    pbs also did a documentary on Stax…pretty interesting.

  7. shawnr Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    I highly recommend getting to the show early and seeing Ruthie Foster that gal is 5 feet of dreadlock dynomite. I saw her at the Dakota a few months ago and was just amazed at the range and power she displayed. We’re talking Etta James, Aletha Franklin and Martha Reeves all rolled into one. She mines the vein that Scott over at Powerline calls the “Great American Music” R&B, Blues, Jazz, Soul, County&Wester she does it all. You will not be disaponinted

  8. Fulcrum Says:
    June 18th, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    thanks for the heads up, i am usually late for openers, but will make this one for sure

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