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Recherché

Dec 16, 2022 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

With Readie Righteous

Shake off the week, oh Righteous Ones! It's everything from Acid-Folk to Ziglibithy. Light the candles, drape your scarves; this is your time! I bring thee ambient, Afrobeat, international, Tuareg, Tuvan throat singing, queercore, gnawa, pop, disco, post-punk, jazz, soul, R 'n' B, obit-core and more. Opportunistic singing-along with your DJ is de rigeur. Your lagniappe: historical perspective, social consciousness, irreverence.

RIP Jim Stewart of Stax Records

Jim Stewart Makes a Rare Appearance at Stax, With Special Donation in ...

Without his sister, Estelle Axton, Jim Stewart would've still been a banker.

Estelle mortgaged her family home so they could start a record company in a neighber's garage.

Recherché
6:00 PM
Small Faces - Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake
Small Faces Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Marriott, Lane, McLagan, Jones
Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Immediate Records 1968
Small Faces | Small faces, Face, Faces band
6:03 PM
Fievel Is Glauque - My Rebel
Fievel Is Glauque My Rebel N
Flaming Swords 2022

Fievel Is Glauque Lyrics, Songs, and Albums | Genius

6:05 PM
DUCKWRTH - *Belle
DUCKWRTH *Belle N
Chrome Bull 2022

Pin on Duckwrth

6:05 PM
Set Break: Story of Stax

Stax Records - AveniAdventures

Thanks to his sister Estelle mortgaging her family home, Jim bought an Ampex tape mono tape console to start a record company. They co-founded Satellite Records, which became Stax.

6:14 PM
Ray Charles - What I'd Say (Live 1959)
Ray Charles What I'd Say (Live 1959) Ray Charles
What'd I Say 1959

Soul Food for Thought-The History of Stax Records - Streaming thru America

Jim Stewart was raised on country & the Grand Ole Opry, but when he heard "What'd I Say", he decided he wanted to record black music.

6:19 PM
The Veltones - Fool in Love
The Veltones Fool in Love Moman / Arnold
single 1959

Chips Moman, Hit-Making Producer and Songwriter, Dies at 79 - The New ...

Jim met Chris Moman (right), one of Elvis's record producers, and Chris turned him on to R&B music. Chris co-wrote Fool in Love by the Veltones, Satellite's first release.

6:22 PM
Carla & Rufus Thomas - 'Cause I Love You
Carla & Rufus Thomas 'Cause I Love You Carla & Rufus Thomas
single Satellite 1960

Carla & Rufus Thomas - Cause I Love You - 1960 - YouTube

Carla & her dad, Rufus, singer and local radio DJ. Meeting Rufus in the record store, run by Estelle, cemented Jim's love for R&B music. This was the first track recorded at the Capitol Theatre, Stax headquarters.

6:24 PM
Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)
Carla Thomas Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) Carla Thomas
Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) 1961

Carla Thomas - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music

6:29 PM
Otis Redding - Let Me Come On Home
Otis Redding Let Me Come On Home
The Dock of the Bay Elektra Records 1968
6:32 PM
Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff
Jean Knight Mr. Big Stuff
Mr. Big Stuff Stax 1971

Jean Knight's rise to fame with Mr, Big Stuff

Ms. Jean Knight

6:34 PM
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - New Year's Resolution
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas New Year's Resolution
King & Queen Rhino Atlantic 1966

Carla Thomas Otis Redding. | Soul music, Music artists, Otis redding

6:36 PM
Set Break: 26 year-old Otis Redding dies in a plane crash - tragedy at Stax Records

Otis redding plane crash pictures |Daily Pictures

Otis died on 10 December, 1967

6:41 PM
Booker T & The MG's - Green Onions
Booker T & The MG's Green Onions Booker T & The MG's
live session 1962

Booker T. & The MGs: Green Onions (180g) (Limited Edition) (LP) - jpc

With this track, Stax established pre-eminence in the soul music scene - groove, blues, gospel=hybridized funk.

6:44 PM
The Mar-Keys - Last Night
The Mar-Keys Last Night
Last Night! 1961

Mar-Keys* - Last Night / Night Before (1960, Vinyl) | Discogs

The first studio session band at Stax, with Steve Cropper & Duck Dunn. Tenor sax-man Packy Axton, was Jim Stewart's nephew. (Estelle's son).

6:50 PM
Sam & Dave - Soul Man (Live version)
Sam & Dave Soul Man (Live version) Isaac Hayes/ D. Porter
live recording on German public TV 1967

1000+ images about Sam and Dave on Pinterest | Beats, Hold on and Soul ...

"Double Dynamite" Sam Moore & Dave Prater

6:55 PM
Sam & Dave - Hold On (I'm Comin') (Live)
Sam & Dave Hold On (I'm Comin') (Live) Isaac Hayes / David Porter
live on German TV show Beat-Beat-Beat 1967

1000+ images about Sam and Dave on Pinterest | Beats, Hold on and Soul ...

6:58 PM
Linda Lyndell - What a Man
Linda Lyndell What a Man Dave Crawford
The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971 1968

Whatta Woman - Linda Lyndell - Voices of East Anglia

7:02 PM
Otis Redding - Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
Otis Redding Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) Otis Redding /Steve Cropper
Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul 1966

Otis Redding, Johnny Daye and Steve Cropper in the studio, 1967 | Steve ...

Otis, Johnny Daye, and Steve Cropper in the studio

7:04 PM
Isaac Hayes - Walk On By
Isaac Hayes Walk On By Bacharach/ David
Stax 50th Anniversary 1969

Walk On By - Isaac Hayes (1969) - YouTube

7:09 PM
Set Break: Stax Recording Artists Extraordinaire
7:13 PM
The Dramatics - In the Rain
The Dramatics In the Rain
Stax 50th Anniversary DVD 1972

The Dramatics - In The Rain (1972, Vinyl) - Discogs

7:16 PM
Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine
Otis Redding These Arms of Mine Otis Redding
Pain In My Heart Rhino Atlantic 1965

On the strength of this sone, Jim Stewart signed Otis to Stax - this was his 1st Stax/Volt release.

7:18 PM
Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign
Albert King Born Under a Bad Sign Booker T. Jones / William Bell
Born Under A Bad Sign 1967
Friday Blues Fix: Blues Legends - Albert King
7:22 PM
Kim Weston - You Just Don't Know
Kim Weston You Just Don't Know
Kim Kim Kim Volt 1971

Kim Weston - Kim Kim Kim (1970, Vinyl) | Discogs

Kim also recorded for Motown doing duets with Marvin Gaye, but this is a banger on Stax/Volt - her solo voice is a revelation.

7:25 PM
Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood
Eddie Floyd Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd/Steve Cropper
Knock On Wood - Single 1966

Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper at a Stax recording session [1968 ...

Eddie Floyd & Steve Cropper wrote this one in a Memphis hotel room duringan intense thunderstorm.

7:28 PM
William Bell - You Don't Miss Your Water
William Bell You Don't Miss Your Water William Bell
You Don't Miss Your Water - Single 1962

William Bell - "You Don't Miss Your Water" - Mental Itch

William Bell, singer and songwriter for Stax artists.

7:31 PM
Staple Singers - The Weight
Staple Singers The Weight Robbie Robertson
Soul Folk in Action 1968

the Staple Singers | Members, Songs, Albums, & Facts | Britannica.com

Robbie R. said he loved the Staples' version of his song "The Weight".

7:35 PM
Set Break: Soulsville USA!

Soulsville USA | neverlessthanwill | Flickr

7:38 PM
Shirley Brown - Woman to Woman
Shirley Brown Woman to Woman
single 1974

Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman (2001, CD) | Discogs

7:42 PM
The Dramatics - Whatcha See is Whatcha Get
The Dramatics Whatcha See is Whatcha Get
single 1971

Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics | Songs, Reviews, Credits ...

7:46 PM
Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour
Wilson Pickett In the Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett/ Steve Cropper
In the Midnight Hour / I'm Not Tired - Single 1965

Wilson Pickett | Discography | Discogs

Wilson Pickett signed to Atlantic; recorded at Stax

7:48 PM
The Emotions - Heart Association
The Emotions Heart Association
single 1970

The Emotions - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music

7:51 PM
Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again
Mel & Tim Starting All Over Again
Starting All Over Again Stax 1972

Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again (1972, Vinyl) | Discogs

7:54 PM
The Staple Singers - Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)
The Staple Singers Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom)
single Stax 1970

The Staple Singers - Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) / This Is ...

7:59 PM
Isaac Hayes - Theme from "Shaft"
Isaac Hayes Theme from "Shaft" Isaac Hayes
Shaft (Music From the Soundtrack) Stax 2016

Isaac Hayes | Black music, Music legends, Soul music

Chat is archived.
Readie Righteous (host) 5:59:49 PM
Allo, Righteous friends! Welcome! Chat is open!
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 6:02:38 PM
Readie! Good evening!
Ambrose Hughes 6:03:50 PM
Evenin' Readie!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:03:54 PM
Hi Addie! Solidarity FOREVER!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:04:02 PM
Howdy Bo!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:04:12 PM
Nice to see ya!
Ambrose Hughes 6:04:17 PM
Hi Addie!
Ambrose Hughes 6:05:38 PM
Rest in power Jim Stewart, to borrow your quote.
Balancin' Bird 6:09:05 PM
Oh I'll never forget the year I had a fight with my girlfriend because I flipped off Santa Claus on the fire truck
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 6:11:09 PM
Big union news Read, we’re filing for our election on Monday! I’ll be part of the delegation going to the COO’s office to notify him.
Balancin' Bird 6:12:00 PM
Planned a big date and neither of us could get over the sound of this screaming firetruck doing laps around the place. Wound up leaving and on the way out we passed the very fire truck. I flipped it off at the same moment that she realized it was Santa on the truck. I got in big trouble for that one
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 6:14:53 PM
Hi Ambrose!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:15:33 PM
@Balancin' Bird- wow! I bet you got a bag of coal for Christmas that year LOL!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:16:14 PM
@Addie- BIG news and GREAT NEWS - exciting holiday goft for the COO, eh?!?!?!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:16:38 PM
*gift*
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 6:20:21 PM
The gift that keeps giving!
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 6:20:44 PM
That song is a heck of a bop.
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 6:30:10 PM
We got the most lackluster winter “storm” here in VT today. Was supposed to be a foot, but we only got a couple inches. Total rip-off!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:30:53 PM
Oh wow, Addie, how could they be so off!?!?
Readie Righteous (host) 6:31:23 PM
It's been raining for a whole day and a night and a day... whew
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 6:35:23 PM
These meteorologists, just pulling forecasts out of thin air!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:36:25 PM
Yep, Addie, are you looking forward to the first big snowstorm?!
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 6:51:24 PM
I can’t wait. Got the tires on the car, got some new boots, got my long-ass winter coat. I look like a Nordic explorer 😂
Alan Pasnyk 6:51:41 PM
Heyyyyyy Readie! I'm late to the chat but been listening to the whole show so far on the FM Barreling thru to the boombox in Doylestown...
Alan Pasnyk 6:52:31 PM
Hi Addie! Don't forget the attire for the snakes!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:52:44 PM
All right, Addie! You are READY! I'm honestly looking forward to some of the white stuff, too!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:53:46 PM
Hey Alan!! great to see you! I trust last week's event was a great success!
Ossy Hyouka 6:55:20 PM
The beauty of Wide Wonderful World of Righteous Recherche Butter!
Alan Pasnyk 6:55:27 PM
@ Readie: It was! the Moon Mars Jupiter Saturn and about 250 or more peeps, cold but "scary clear" as Derrick would say..
Readie Righteous (host) 6:56:03 PM
HEYYYYYYYY OSSYYYYY! yeah!
Alan Pasnyk 6:56:04 PM
Hey Ossy! Hi!
Tyler B 6:56:13 PM
OH YEAH
Readie Righteous (host) 6:56:38 PM
Tyler B- long time!!! YEAHHHHHH welcome to the Stax-attacks!
Readie Righteous (host) 6:57:21 PM
@Alan, yeah, we were talking about how nice and clear it was last week for your thing!
Alan Pasnyk 6:57:43 PM
This is def one case where the video of "Soul Man" would add to the music..
Tyler B 6:57:48 PM
Ahh I've been here. Just not here, but I was there
Ossy Hyouka 6:58:06 PM
Hi Alan and YEAH Readie Ms Magic School Bus Frizzle!!
Alan Pasnyk 6:58:57 PM
@ Readie: Yep, always a line of people 10 or more all night..730 to 11..
Alan Pasnyk 6:59:26 PM
.... PM that is...
Readie Righteous (host) 6:59:42 PM
@Tyler B...love it.....an existential phenom you are!!!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:00:09 PM
@Ossy - yay-eee-yay!!!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:00:24 PM
@Alan - you were the MAN!
Ossy Hyouka 7:01:39 PM
Feels like Sunday night already for me and I think of En Vogue of their modern cover!!
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 7:02:19 PM
Hiya Alan & Ossy!
Alan Pasnyk 7:02:34 PM
We used to hear these "numbers" on short wave years ago...
Alan Pasnyk 7:02:53 PM
spy stuff I guess...
Readie Righteous (host) 7:03:13 PM
@Ossy - which one did En Vogue cover?
Alan Pasnyk 7:04:05 PM
@ Addie: we're all waitin' to see those S&S dressed up in Santa hats!
Ossy Hyouka 7:04:10 PM
What A Man
Ossy Hyouka 7:04:28 PM
And hi Addie!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:05:30 PM
Cool - I will check that out!...I actually think I remember it now...
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 7:05:34 PM
@alan I’ll have to get the kiddo to do some photo editing! They’re a lil shy of having stuff on/near their heads.
Ossy Hyouka 7:06:40 PM
There was a play of Beauty and The Beast on ABC last night and learned its 30th anniversary
Readie Righteous (host) 7:07:40 PM
Wow, that's amazing, Ossy - 30 years! Time flies...
Ossy Hyouka 7:07:57 PM
Readie - Last Sunday's Patty Butter, she played Wild Flower by New Birth (fave song)
Ossy Hyouka 7:09:01 PM
I know, scary right!? Saw Paige O'Hara's cameo and the tribute of Angela Mrs Potts Lansbury
Readie Righteous (host) 7:09:05 PM
@ Ossy - that is one of my ALLTIME faves too!!!
Ossy Hyouka 7:09:37 PM
OMG WOW, YOU TWO!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEEE
Ossy Hyouka 7:10:33 PM
Fave song Patty played also, Peaceful Living by cute Natalie Cole!
Ossy Hyouka 7:14:34 PM
OMG, Patty literally played that song of The Dramatics last Sunday!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:14:53 PM
All great tunes, Ossy! Viva Patty!!
Li Maria 7:18:17 PM
Aw, Otis. Imagine how many more songs we coulda had...
Li Maria 7:19:32 PM
Hello Readie, Ossy, Addie, and Alan!
Ossy Hyouka 7:19:36 PM
Midday weekday and Sunday Viva Diva Patty, absolutely!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:20:24 PM
@Li Maria- hiya! Yes, we can only imagine - he was only 26 -Gone too soon for sure!
Ossy Hyouka 7:21:23 PM
Hi Li!
Alan Pasnyk 7:21:54 PM
Hey Li! Hi!
Addie 🐍 🐍 Plum 7:22:31 PM
Hi Li!
Ossy Hyouka 7:23:12 PM
Love Kim Weston and her "Take Me In Your Arms"
Readie Righteous (host) 7:23:27 PM
❤️‍🔥 ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
Readie Righteous (host) 7:23:44 PM
Amazing vocal range!!
Alan Pasnyk 7:27:55 PM
Strong beat this Floyd...If this don't make ya wanna move, you Dead!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:29:50 PM
@Alan - yep - on that Sam & Dave footage there were people in the audience stone still....I can't understand it!!!
Alan Pasnyk 7:30:45 PM
@ Readie": 'cause they was waitin to be cremated! :)
Readie Righteous (host) 7:33:55 PM
If you can't feel the soul in your whole being....well - I pity ya!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:34:39 PM
Don't know where I'd be without music... grateful!!!!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:34:49 PM
I am grateful to have it!
Alan Pasnyk 7:35:51 PM
@ Readie: Some of us are just more fortunate to feel that way......Same here!
Ossy Hyouka 7:36:22 PM
Staple Singers, please "Do It Again"
TAndy 7:39:25 PM
😶‍🌫️🎶
Readie Righteous (host) 7:39:42 PM
EH, TAndy!!hiya!
Ossy Hyouka 7:40:56 PM
Hi Tandy, you checked in the Wonderful World of Recherche Butter!
Alan Pasnyk 7:41:07 PM
Hi Tandy! Man of a million faces!
Ossy Hyouka 7:42:52 PM
Feeling to hear Betty Wright's "Tonight's The Night"
TAndy 7:45:06 PM
I nearly slept past my alarms through this last hour :x good evening all
Readie Righteous (host) 7:46:15 PM
@Ossy- oh, u KNOW I will be giving Betty her due on a future show!! She's a GEM!!
Ossy Hyouka 7:47:30 PM
OH SO THE YEAH, like Betty Davis and Betty White! The trio Bettys!!
Alan Pasnyk 7:48:09 PM
This Midnight Hour one of my fave tracks for obvious reasons...
Ossy Hyouka 7:48:27 PM
I think she had an Unsung series like Patrice Rushen!
Ossy Hyouka 7:48:59 PM
Alan - Woman to Woman is a song for Sunday night and Hypnotized by Linda Hamilton
Ossy Hyouka 7:49:40 PM
Linda Jones I mean, lol
Alan Pasnyk 7:51:04 PM
@ Ossy: Why a song for Sunday night?
Ossy Hyouka 7:53:59 PM
Alan - There's this Sunday night show called Wide Wonderful World of Butter on another radio station called wdas that plays oldie songs from 7pm to 12am nearly like what Readie played such as Woman to Woman
Li Maria 7:54:46 PM
Thanks for this beautiful Stax tribute, Readie! Peace everyone <3 <3 <3
Ossy Hyouka 7:54:50 PM
Said it because I usually hear those kinds of oldies on Sunday night, but never meant it can't fit for any night in general, lol
Alan Pasnyk 7:55:14 PM
@ Ossy: Thanks! I did try looking it though :)
Readie Righteous (host) 7:55:23 PM
Thx to you for bein' here, Li Maria!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:56:07 PM
Thx everybody for coming tonight!
Ambrose Hughes 7:56:30 PM
😍this tribute Readie, thank you!
Alan Pasnyk 7:56:35 PM
Readie: Hey over already! Thanks, Peace and take care...bcnu next week you on????
Readie Righteous (host) 7:56:55 PM
Yep! I'll be here Christmas eve eve lol!
Readie Righteous (host) 7:57:12 PM
My pleasure, Bo, thx!
Alan Pasnyk 7:58:15 PM
☮️
Ossy Hyouka 7:58:49 PM
Wonderful Butter Righteous oldies night! Stay classic belle butter like Patty, Mrs Potts and Ms Frizzle!
TAndy 7:59:05 PM
Thanks for the music :) 💙
Readie Righteous (host) 8:00:49 PM
Thx TAndy!
Readie Righteous (host) 8:00:59 PM
See you Ossy!