The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show

“Craig’s guests form a band that’s spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, jazz, rock, Latin, African and gospel. They are one of the most successful and critically acclaimed bands of the twentieth century. Welcome to Earth, Wind & Fire. We’ll celebrate Melba Moore in The History of Women In Funk & Soul. A 6 Music listener will share with us their love of Northern Soul in Talcum Time. At 8pm expect 30 minutes of back to back party starters in The Trunk of Funk.”
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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2014-11-22 Earth, Wind & Fire [Uploaded.net download]

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“There’s some wonderful funk & soul coming out of Australia at the moment so Craig will be taking a look at what’s hot down under. A man at the top of his game in Australia is The Bamboo’s Lance Fergurson and we’ve given him the task of mixing up the Ozzie’s funk and soul movers and shakers. Expect music from, The Putbacks, Ms Murphy, Cookin’ On 3 Burners and Zillanova.
A Northern Soul fan will talk Craig through their favourite Northern foot stompers in Talcum Time. Throughout 2014 we’ve celebrating successful Women In Funk & Soul. Tonight we shine our funky spotlight on Gloria Gaynor best known for her disco era hits, ‘I Will Survive’, ‘Never Can Say Goodbye’, ‘Let Me Know (I Have The Right)’ and ‘I Am What I Am’.”
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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2014-11-15 Australian Special [Uploaded.net download]

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“As BBC Radio 6 Music Celebrates Libraries, The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show Celebrates Library Music. There’s something a bit dusty and mysterious about Library Music that Craig’s going to delve into with the help of the production duo Skeewiff. Library music is usually recorded by very talented session musicians, who write and play for music-library-labels. There compositions are then used on commercial enterprises in TV, radio and film. Sometimes they’re revived as a period-piece like the soundtrack to the blaxploitation spoof Black Dynamite. We’ve asked Skeewiff to give us the lowdown on the scene and create a Library Music masterpiece. We’ll be celebrating the Beverley Knight MBE in The History of Women In Funk & Soul. And Craig will hand over 15 minutes to a 6 Music listener so they can spin their favourite Northern Soul in Talcum Time.”
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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2014-11-08 Library Music Special [Uploaded.net download]

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“The 6 Music listeners will set Craig Charles and his house band ‘The History Teachers’ to a musical challenge. In the past they’ve been asked to chart the history of the ‘Stax Record Label’ and chart ‘The History of Black American Music from 1945 through to the present day’. The History Teachers is up made from a legendry line up including, Angelo Starr (vocals), Mick Talbot (keyboard), Ernie McKone (base guitar), Crispin Taylor (drums) and Julian Burdock (electric guitar). In The History of Women in Funk & Soul we shine the spotlight on a living legend, Sharon Jones. At 8pm Craig takes to the decks to bring us 30 minutes of back-to-back dance floor friendly funk. And a 6 Music listener will take of the decks for 15 minutes as they create their very own Spinage au Trois.”
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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2014-11-01 The House Band [Uploaded.net download]

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“The French producer and DJ, The Reflex who’s been supported by Gilles Peterson and Craig Charles is this weeks guest. The Reflex came to prominence in underground dance circles via his ‘Reflex Revisions’, which are basically remixes as they used to be back in the day. He’s uses the original parts of huge tracks by Michael Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder and gives them a strong make over. The Reflex has promised to bring in a bag of exclusives just for the 6 Music listeners. In this weeks, History of Women In Funk & Soul we shine our funky spotlight on the singer, songwriter pianist, arranger and civil rights activist, Nina Simone. At 8pm Craig gives you 30 minutes of dance floor filler in The Trunk of Funk.”
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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2014-10-18 The Reflex’s Bag of Exclusives [Uploaded.net download]

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“Tonight’s guest has dedicated his life to the dancefloor for the past 4 decades; it’s the legendry John Morales. John was the first producer to create the ‘extended mix’ in the mid 70’s. He’s worked with Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye and Miami Sound Machine. As always, Craig will set our guest a musical challenge. We celebrate Lyn Collins in the History of Women In Funk & Soul. Lyn was an African-American soul singer best known for working with James Brown in the 1970s and for the influential 1972 funk single ‘Think (About It’). We hand over the playlist to you the trusted 6 Music listeners in the section of the show we call ‘The Spinage au Trois’. What would you like to hear? Email us at craig@bbc.co.uk. At 8pm we’ll have 30 minutes of back-to-back records in the ‘Trunk of Funk’ section of the show. Expect to hear Northern Soul, rhythm and blues, jazz, blues, gospel or hip hop, Motown hits…….”
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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2014-10-04 with John Morales [Uploaded.net download]

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“The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show will be channel hopping from BBC Radio 6 Music to BBC Radio 2 at 9pm for 1 hour. Craig will be opening up his trunk of funk to give you classic Motown, Northern Soul, R&B, gospel and contemporary remixes that will form an hour of party tunes.
We’ll also be hearing from a Secret Soul Girl / Boy, who’ll be picking their favourite funk or soul tracks. It could be from an actor, comedian or even sports folk. Mr Charles will also be bringing you a funk or soul track that’s never had a spin on Radio 2 in ‘New to 2’. We need you to let us know what track you’d like to hear and who we need to be playing it for.”
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Craig Charles on Radio 2 2014-09-06 [Uploaded.net download] [Oboom.com download]

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“In session we have the legendary Nolan Porter and Stone Foundation. Nolan’s songs became must have’s for any northern soul connoisseur, and once again made their way into the limelight, famed for his hit’s “Keep On Keepin’ On” and “If I Could Only Be Sure” later released by Paul Weller. Stone Foundation’s brand of British soul has gained them many admirers over the last 18 months with the release of their album ‘The Three Shades of Stone Foundation’ which features the US soul singer Nolan Porter. Expect a hit packed session from this seriously soulful collaboration.
We hand over the playlist to you the trusted 6 Music listener for the section of the show we call ‘The Spinage au Trois’. Email Craig your 3 favourite funk and soul tunes and you could be on the air talking us through your selections: craig@bbc.co.uk.
Throughout 2014 we’ve been dedicating each show to a legendry lady in ‘The History of Women in Funk & Soul’. On this show we’ll be celebrating an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress and civil rights activist who recorded with The Staple Singers, her family band, it’s Mavis Staples.”
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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2014-08-09 with Nolan Porter and Stone Foundation in session [Oboom.com download] [Uploaded.net download]

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“The vocal duo is something of a rarity. There have been countless solo stars, trios, quartets and quintets, but the pairing of equally talented singers isn’t nearly as common. Sam and Dave, Ashford and Simpson, the Righteous Brothers and the Everly Brothers comprise a short list of standouts. Craig’s guests tonight are another pair to have emerged from the soul scene in recent years, Myron & E., who released a string of excellent funk 45s on the Timmion label-starting with 2008’s “Cold Game”/”I Can’t Let You Get Away”-before signing with Stones Throw last year. At 8pm Craig goes into the mix for 30 minutes of dance floor friendly funk. And we continue to chart The History of Women in Funk & Soul focusing on Donna Summer. Craig will be speaking to a 6 Music listener about their top 3 favourite funk and soul tunes in Spinage au Trois.”
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Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show 2014-08-02 Myron & E [Oboom.com download] [Uploaded.net download]

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