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give it up for the 2 greatest men in soul that rarely get love Mr.Tom dowd and Jerry wexler
these men were the sound of Atlantic records in the 50s through the 70s small list Aretha franklin Otis Redding the Clovers The drifters Charles Mingus Ornette Coleman Rufus Thomas Iron Butterfly Derek and the Dominoes Sam n Dave Booker T and the mg's John Coltrane Ray Charles so lets show some love and appreciation for the 2 men that brought Atlantic and Stax to the ears of our parents who taught this soul to us. | |
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And I love the list as well. I've been on a big Drifters kick for the past two weeks. 
edit because I inserted the wrong emoticon  [Edited 5/12/05 13:55pm] "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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 I thought this thread was gonna be about Tito and Marlon.I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: shit Tom was/is genius... he was the 1st well besides Les paul to develop 8 track recording. when most if not all labels were doing one track Monophonic mixdowns, he was mixing down to 2 track stereo.when they went to 2 track he was doin 4,than 6, than 8. by the time he was doing 8 track stereo mix.most companies were still.. lol using 4 track. and "Omlete" Ertegun still wanted acetate backups lol cus he didnt know if tape would surive 
this is the mingus album ya gotta check out... recorded in 1956 in a small building at midnight on 56th.street. 
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There's a documentary called Tom Dowd and the Language of Music I think. WONDERFUL. Un-be-fucking-leivable. It's a wonderful story...plus at the end, he sits at the soundboard and deconstructs Layla. INCREDIBLE> I heard stuff I NEVER knew was there. | |
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BobGeorge909 said: There's a documentary called Tom Dowd and the Language of Music I think. WONDERFUL. Un-be-fucking-leivable. It's a wonderful story...plus at the end, he sits at the soundboard and deconstructs Layla. INCREDIBLE> I heard stuff I NEVER knew was there.
wow i gotta check that out thanks for hippin' me | |
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Nothing but props here. Check out... 
...Tom Dowd & The Language of Music at your earliest opportunity. Not only was he the "bomb" musically and technically, he helped design and test the atomic bomb. (The Manhattan Project) tA  Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said:
Nothing but props here. Check out...
...Tom Dowd & The Language of Music at your earliest opportunity. Not only was he the "bomb" musically and technically, he helped design and test the atomic bomb. (The Manhattan Project) tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm WOW! I was right on with the title. I rented it from netflix...they didn't get it back till I canceled my membership. | |
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BobGeorge909 said: theAudience said:
Nothing but props here. Check out...
...Tom Dowd & The Language of Music at your earliest opportunity. Not only was he the "bomb" musically and technically, he helped design and test the atomic bomb. (The Manhattan Project) tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm WOW! I was right on with the title. I rented it from netflix...they didn't get it back till I canceled my membership. Whoops, didn't see you'd already posted the info. Amazing DVD! tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: BobGeorge909 said: WOW! I was right on with the title. I rented it from netflix...they didn't get it back till I canceled my membership. Whoops, didn't see you'd already posted the info. Amazing DVD! tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm whos turn is it to call LOL | |
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TheRealFiness said: whos turn is it to call LOL Yours but i'm about to run out for lunch...finally.
tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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