Log in to add to your wishlist
Hip Hop Blues
Genre:
Blues: Funky Blues
Release Date:
2006
Albums you will love
SIR MACK RICE
JUSTICE
Urban/R&B: Rhythm & Blues
Get That Money
Sir Mack Rice
© Copyright-Bonny Rice
(837101160216)
Record Label: Joy Road Production
WE'LL SHIP WHEN IT'S BACK IN STOCK
No items available in your wishlist
When you think about Detroit, think about The “O.G.” (Ol’ Gangsta’) of Music, Sir Mack Rice, “Yesterday’s Hero”. Sir Mack Rice was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, the official birthplace of the blues in 1933, the same place Ike Turner was from.
“I grew up loving the music of Ray Charles, Amos Milburn, Charles Brown, Sonny Boy Williamson, Percy Mayfield and Louis Jordan just to name a few and I have always loved funky music. In 1950 my family moved to Detroit, MI. In the mid 1950’s I joined the Falcons singing group with the late great Joe Stubbs, the late great (Wicked) Wilson Pickett, Willie Schofield, Lance Finney and the enormously successful Eddie Floyd (of “Knock On Wood” fame). Out of that fantastic group came two smash hits on The Falcons, “You’re So Fine” and “I Found a Love”. This was the first group out of Detroit to appear on the Dick Clark Show. But, for my “claim to fame”, “Mustang Sally” was the one song that really started the ball to rolling. I was blessed to join the STAX Record Company in Memphis, Tennessee and out of that mixture, I wrote “Respect Yourself” recorded by The Staple Singers and later by Bruce Willis and others, “Cheaper To Keep Her” recorded by the late Johnny Taylor, “Do The Breakdown” recorded by my main man, the late great Rufus Thomas and last but not least, “Cadillac Assembly Line” recorded by the late Mr. Albert King. There have been hundreds of throwaways written. I have given you “Mustang Sally”, encouraged you to “Respect Yourself” and let you men know that it’s “Cheaper To Keep Her”, sometimes you have to “Do The Breakdown’, but keep working on the “Cadillac Assembly Line”, and now I am out to “Get That Money” though before it runs out. Our music is Hip Hop Blues as only (The O.G.) an Ol’ Gangsta’ can do it!”
Read more...
Thanks for your review
Thanks for reviewing this album! You should see it show up on the album page in a few days.
[CLOSE]
Tina - the end of the story
author: Patrick
In fact, "Tina The Go Go Queen" is from a Stax demo tape by Mac Rice.
Mack Rice later revamped the song as "Tina The Disco Queen".
Read more...
Tina again
author: Patrick
Thanx "mtwallet". I know and own this maxi single called "Tina the Disco Queen" but I've also heart that there was an acetate 7" by Sir MC called "Tna The Go Go Queen". Anyone can confirm?
Read more...
tina
author: mtwallet
actually Paul, "Tina" was released in '77 under the name "Tina the Disco Queen" by the Fiestas, a disco tune released on TK Disco Rds ; Tav Falco changed the name into "Tina the Go Go Queen"...
Read more...
Funky and chic not jazzy
author: Patrick
This Sir Mack Rice brand new CD is awsome.
I was afraid it could sound a little too jazzy (for me) but in fact it's brilliant, in two words : FUNKY and CHIC.
More stuff please, Sir,new songs and also revisiting of oldies, sometimes never issued like ..."Tina The Go Go Queen", here's hoping.
Patrick
Read more...