You bet it is, DJ Knitty! So let's cool off a little with these UK hipsters... DAVE CLARK FIVE “Southern Man” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3EGQdt0_bA[/youtube] THE HOLLIES “Tell Me To My Face” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S53aHIm_T5U[/youtube] MANFRED MANN “My Little Red Book”...

I get your drift, DJ Knitty, I really do. THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN “Fire” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIMQ2s_5Mwg[/youtube] FIVE BY FIVE “Fire” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohXIIDWhQkk[/youtube] BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN “Fire” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5PoIrcyd3...

Record-low temps predicted for tonight here in Oakland. Someone wanna start a fire? ETTA JAMES “Pushover” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-w-3hQ-YrU[/youtube] THE BLENDERS “Daughter” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M10Z7YZ7wY[/youtube] NELLA DODDS “Come See About Me” [youtube]http:...

A pair of insanely funny rap parodies from Fog and Smog:
WHOLE FOODS PARKING LOT
[youtube][/youtube]
YOGA GIRL
[youtube][/youtube]

DJ Knitty, that is one beautiful piece of music; thanks! Even though the sun is shining brightly here in Oakland today and the temperature is unseasonably warm, the winds are whipping around with furious abandon. I suppose this calls for a song or five. THE DIABLOS (with Nolan Strong) “The Wind” [yo...

What would Friday at the Record Party be without some of our favorite ladies stopping by for a warble or two… RUTHANN FRIEDMAN “Windy” (she wrote it) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI91IX6lYH8&feature=related[/youtube] JACKIE DESHANNON “Me About You” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Well, alright! Turnin' up the heat at the old Record Party! JACKIE WILSON “Whispers (getting' Louder)” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-TfhT67hiY[/youtube] THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH “Smiling Faces Sometimes” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhmrnYbIVqs&feature=related[/youtube] DETROI...

Hayden was also phenomenal in Robert Altman's THE LONG GOODBYE, as this
scene so ably attests...
[youtube][/youtube]

It might be cold outside, but here at the Record Party things are starting to heat up… BILLY STEWART “I Do Love You” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuY_SB9CbZ4[/youtube] BERTHA TILLMAN “Oh My Angel” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob1KXdEHU10&feature=fvwrel[/youtube] BEN E. KING...

Let's bring it down a notch or two... LOU RAWLS “A Natural Man” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qf3FsGx7b4[/youtube] TERRY CALLIER “Ordinary Joe” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZo4HitDVwQ[/youtube] JOE WILLIAMS “Young Man On The Way Up” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VqQ...

Now we're talkin'! Let's keep the funk wagon rollin' along... JAMES BROWN “Ain't It Funky Now (parts 1 and 2)” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRGj8Nq87b4[/youtube] CHARLES WRIGHT & THE WATTS 103rd STREET RHYTHM BAND “Express Yourself” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXcQicGIRas[...

A Wednesday afternoon Record Party tribute to the heart and soul of Motown— THE FUNK BROTHERS!! You Keep Me Hangin’ On [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohZzANBVNRc&feature=related[/youtube] Can I Get A Witness [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9uM1UQccz0&feature=related[/youtub...

Cover me!! THE BEATLES “Twist & Shout” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_I8RCUpe-c&feature=related[/youtube] TONY JACKSON & THE VIBRATIONS “Fortune Teller” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j8G3GAZ2hw&feature=related[/youtube] DAVE CLARK 5 “I Like It Like That” [youtu...

Let’s go Mod!! FLEUR DE LYS “Circles” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJUoRd0GajE[/youtube] FLEUR DE LYS “So Come On” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDgQ5a2lw_0&feature=related[/youtube] THE EYES “I’m Rowed Out” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxzrjPycTs0[/youtube] THE Y...

Some more tidbits from the 70s pop grab bag… STEELY DAN “Any Major Dude Will Tell You” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kND8TRZap8Y&feature=related[/youtube] BOZ SCAGGS “Lowdown” [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPWJkxk0Ego&feature=related[/youtube] SANFORD TOWNSEND BAND “Smoke...