Another live mix from the vaults. Recorded on Feb. 26th, 2005 at The Cellar in Youngstown, OH, straight from the sound board, this was a short set I did before the band I was involved in played that night. It’s an all vinyl set from my record boxes I always kept on the tour bus. The radio station manager, Clyde Bass, had set it up because he liked what I spun. The funny thing is that this kind of music (funk/ soul/ hip hop) wasn’t really popular in Youngstown. They were a rock town. But we did it anyway. There is a lot of quick mixing going on throughout, and if I remember correctly I was messing with guitar pedals connected to my turntables at the time. I may or may not have been dodging cups of beer during the set as well. By this time, Youngstown, a once thriving steel city, had fallen into disrepair, gone corrupt, and was a shell of its former self. The project I was involved in became popular there, and we played the city several times a year, often getting a reception as if we’d invented rock. Kind of weird, but the set I put down that night was a reflection of what I saw around me (and what I was into at the time). I was also able to get into an abandoned radio station and dig for as much vinyl as I could carry back on the bus with me. That was a good deal. I think the unknown rock track in this set was from the stash I pulled earlier that day. I want to shout out Wes Styles (then of Rock 104) now from 97.7 WQLZ for ripping this mix and bringing it back to life again. I haven’t heard this thing in more than a decade. Another set to add from the archives, so please enjoy.

Set List from The Cellar Youngstown, OH 02.26.05

William DeVaughn – Be Thankful
24 Carat Black – Ghetto Misfortune’s Wealth
Joyce Williams – The First Thing I Do In The Morning
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Band – Express Yourself
Jean Knight – Mr. Big Stuff
Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day
The JB’s – Damn Right I’m Somebody
Kool and The Gang – N.T. Part 1
Bobby Caldwell – Open Your Eyes
Common – The Light
ATCQ – Check The Rhyme
ATCQ – I Left MY Wallet In El Segundo (Vampire Mix)
Rufus Thomas – The Breakdown
Booker T. and The MG’s – Melting Pot
Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady
Marvin Gaye – T Plays It Cool
Mohawks – The Champ
Arthur Monday – What Goes Around Comes Around
We The People – Cramp Your Style
The Co-Real Artists – What About You
Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul
Rufus Thomas – Itch and Scratch
Funkadelic – (Not Just) Knee Deep
The Vibrettes – Humpty Dump
Exit 9 – Miss Funky Fox
Mighty Ryders – Evil Vibrations
Unknown Rock Track
Beastie Boys – 33%
Slave – Just A Touch
Bill Withers – Use Me
Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By
Roy Ayers – Everybody Loves The Sunshine

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