James keeps it funky again in this episode, with funky numbers from the late 1960s and early 1970s from Clarence Reid, Johnny Thunder, Shirley Brown, Della Reese, Etta James, Andre Williams, Swamp Dogg, Candi Staton, and more, including one of the most sampled songs of all time, a funky interpretation of a Roger Miller country classic, a run of fine Memphis and Muscle Shoals productions, and more!

-Originally broadcast October 26, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Fabulous Counts / Get Down People

The South Side Movement / Have a Little Mercy

Oscar Toney, Jr. / Person To Person

Joe Tex / You Better Believe It Baby

Shirley Brown / Yes Sir Brother

Bobby Bland / I'm So Tired

Johnny Thunder / Power To The People

The People's Choice / Cause That's the Way I Know

Johnny Griffith, Inc. / Grand Central Shuttle

Kris Peterson / Mama's Little Baby Is a Big Girl Now

Lily Fields / A Boy In A Man's World

Clarence Reid / Fools Are Not Born (They Are Made)

Jackie Lee / The Chicken

Barbara & The Browns / You Don’t Love Me

Chuck Brooks / Baa Baa Black Sheep

Sam Hutchins / Dang Me

Boogaloo Joe Jones / Inside Job

The Winstons / Amen, Brother

The Free Movement / I Can't Convince My Heart

Lloyd Price / Love Music

Loleatta Holloway / H.E.L.P. M.E. M.Y. L.O.R.D.

Della Reese / Compared to What

Johnnie Taylor / Take Care of Your Homework

The Turnarounds / Somewhere In This World (A Telephone Is Ringing)

Etta James / Tighten Up Your Own Thing

Andre Williams / The Stroke

Swamp Dogg / These Are Not My People

Vin Cardinal / There'll Be No City on the Hill

The Sister and Brothers / Yeah, You Right

Ultra High Frequency / We're On the Right Track

Spencer Wiggins / Love Machine

Candi Staton / Evidence

Gladys Knight & the Pips / If You Gonna Leave (Just Leave)

Marva Whitney / Things Got to Get Better

The South Street Soul Guitars / Poppin' Popcorn

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