Join Mike Canton for an interview with author/historian Dr. Grant Harper Reid, who witnessed and documented Jimi’s complicated 1969 Harlem street concert, immediately after Woodstock and Summer of Soul. (Photo provided by Reid; he is far left). The story is accented with music from Wayne Cochran, Maxine Brown, Bootsy Collins and Big Maybelle, all who played a part. Scroll down for background info.
and…
- on Three Rivers at Three, a first listen to the 2022 Hugo Cruz album “Punto de Partida”
- also on 3R@3, Staciawa Abbott w/Dwayne Dolphin, Anqwenique w/Leaky Faucet, Phat Man Dee w/Tony and Reggie
- a Superfly retrospective at Year 50 – quintessential Curtis Mayfield
- Black generational Roots from Toshi and Bernice Reagon
- a fine new collaboration between Lalah Hathaway and Moonchild
- new music from The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble
- more from the Bill Summers album featured in Soulshowmike’s Album Picks
- BHM consciousness from Richie Havens, Adrian Younge, Soul Rebels, Nina Simone, Funk Apostles
- a celebration of Dionne Warwick’s RRHOF nomination
- birthdays: Dr. Dre, Irma Thomas, James Ingram, Randy Crawford
Background on Hendrix in Harlem:
Grant Harper Reid captured these images and wrote these books. (Permission granted by Reid for use as interview background material.)
