We had a ball last night having Funk legend Sir Joe Quarterman on Midnight Soulstice - and so did he. We hope that you will, too! Get the download for this show right here:

http://wrir.org/x/modules...oryid=9964

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There are so many forgotten Funk legends. Sir Joe Quarterman is definitely one of those artists.

Some info from Wiki:

Joe Quarterman, aka Sir Joe Quarterman, is an American funk and soul singer. Quarterman earned the title "Sir" in high school. His single, (I Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind, was also his biggest, reaching the R&B Top 30 in 1973, and was featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. After leaving the music industry, Quarterman earned a degree in architecture. His song I'm Gonna Get You was later featured on the breakbeat compilation Ultimate Breaks and Beats.
Sir Joe is from the then funk land before later being renamed (Go-Go) land of Washington D.C. where the hit maker Chuck Brown and the Soul Searcher were amongst the rival bands that played alongside Sir Joe Quarterman and the free soul. During the 70's there were countless bands in the D.C. metro area; no other areas in the country excepted New York, Philly, Througout Ohio and Chi-town had as many bands.
One note to share was the remarkable talent of his then 5 year old son who played drums for Sir Joe's band when the regular drummer would not show up for a show. His son once during about 1971 or 1972 play during at a concert on the mall outer grounds in D.C. where the monument stands in front of thousands of people. Sir Joe now resides in the D.C. metro area of Prince Georges co. Maryland.

Joe's most known work is his 1973 album Sir Joe Quarterman and Free Soul. As a DJ and collector, I got much vinyl in my shelves, but this one's of the absolute best Funk albums of the 1970s!! Every song on this record is a winner.



The original pressing is hard to find (if it pops on Ebay, bidding usually starts at about $100). But it has been re-issued on vinyl, and there's a CD with his greatest material.



And of course ... Sir Joe Quarterman will be guesting on our radio show Midnight Soulstice next Friday, May 29th, from 11 pm - 1 am Eastern. Listen live at www.wrir.org We'll play all of his old material, and as a special bonus will kick in some unreleased tracks from his vaults and a brand new song that's never been played on radio and that has not been released yet!



Here some of my favorite tracks - you'll be the judge!








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This is gonna be some Super bad shit here. I am a Sir Joe fan. I have the Original pressing.

IAintTheOne said:

Yeah it's gonna be baaaaad. There is little known about the man, and this is the first time that he comes on radio and tells his entire story. Shows like this are the reason why I am doing it. This really makes it worth it.

MrSoulpower said:

I cant wait. Im diggin the other side of Jazz now. Im glad you do this man because it educates these cats on what real music is about.

IAintTheOne said:

Shoot, I've been educating myself on this show.

MrSoulpower said:

It happens i'll play something and be like "where did this shit come from and How did I get it" blows my mind sometimes. It's a good thang man

Sounds very interesting. I haven't got the original vinyl pressing, but I have the reissued vinyl and CD.

I will definitely download the show and check it out

FuNkeNsteiN said:

It'll be the only intervew with him available on the net.

Some more heavy, heavy tracks by Sir Joe ...





Show airs tomorrow ...

And now the big surprise ... Sir Joe gave us a brand new track to play - a song recorded just recently, backed by no one else but the mighty Dap-Kings! The song has not been released yet and this is the first time it'll be played in radio!

Tonight from 11 pm - 1 am EST on www.wrir.org

Done! Download will be up Sunday!

We had a ball last night having Funk legend Sir Joe Quarterman on Midnight Soulstice - and so did he. We hope that you will, too! Get the download for this show right here:

http://wrir.org/x/modules...oryid=9964

- Sir Joe Quarterman: Thanks Dad
- Sir Joe Quarterman: The Way they do my Life
- Sir Joe Quarterman: How High
- Sir Joe Quarterman: Let me be what I am
- Sir Joe Quarterman: I feel like this
- Sir Joe Quarterman: (I got) So much Trouble on my Mind
- Sir Joe Quarterman: Trouble with Trouble
- Sir Joe Quarterman: Give me back my Freedom
- Sir Joe Quarterman: I'm gonna get you
- Sir Joe Quarterman: This Girl of Mine (she is good to me)
- Sir Joe Quarterman: Get down Baby
- Sir Joe Quarterman: I'm trying Love again
- Charles Bradley: No Time for Dreaming
- Sir Joe Quarterman: Sexy Woman (Demo)
- Sir Joe Quarterman: I'm a Young Man
- Sir Joe Quarterman: I made a Promise
- Sir Joe Quarterman: Seems to me
- Sir Joe Quarterman: Find yourself
- Sir Joe Quarterman: You're driving me
- Sir Joe Quarterman: Live now Brothers

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