The RARE EARTH story with Gil Bridges Vol. III
From: Howard Burchette
Series: The Funk Show
Length: 01:02:30
They are Rock, Soul, Funk and hit makers. They are Rare Earth. Gil Bridges talks about the history of Rare Earth. The band was created in the early 1960's calling themselves The Sunliners. They recorded their first album on Verve Records with help from Dennis Coffey. By 1969, they were at Motown and worked with Norman Whitfield and help to form the Psychedelic Soul sound. On this show we will listen to the many sounds of Rare Earth, plus the Temptations, Edwin Starr, The Undisputed Truth, Rose Royce and many others.
Now, Let's celebrate with RARE EARTH!
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WAR Stories: The Music of the Lowrider Band Pt. III
(56:29)
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WAR Stories: The Music of the Lowrider Band Pt. II
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The RARE EARTH story with Gil Bridges Vol. II
(56:58)
From: Howard Burchette
This is volume II of the RARE EARTH interview with founder GIL BRIDGES. This is an one hour program divided into three sets leaving room for the news and station IDs. ...
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Piece Description
They are Rock, Soul, Funk and hit makers. They are Rare Earth. Gil Bridges talks about the history of Rare Earth. The band was created in the early 1960's calling themselves The Sunliners. They recorded their first album on Verve Records with help from Dennis Coffey. By 1969, they were at Motown and worked with Norman Whitfield and help to form the Psychedelic Soul sound. On this show we will listen to the many sounds of Rare Earth, plus the Temptations, Edwin Starr, The Undisputed Truth, Rose Royce and many others.
Now, Let's celebrate with RARE EARTH!
Broadcast History
2009
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capricorn's Thing | Dennis Coffey | Big City Funk: Original Old School Breaks & Heavy Guitar Soul . | Vampi Soul | 2007 | 03:00 |
| Pappa Was Rolling Stone | Rare Earth | Brave New World. | Brave New World | 2008 | 04:00 |
| Smiling Faces Sometimes | Rare Earth | MA. | Umvd Special Markets | 2004 | 06:01 |
| I Just Want To Celebrate | Rare Earth | The Best of Rare Earth: 20th Century. | Motown | 2007 | 04:00 |
| Fun House | Rare Earth | Anthology: The Best of Rare Earth. | Motown | 1995 | 03:00 |
| Nothing Really Changed | Rare Earth | Rare Earth. | Brand New World | 2008 | 04:00 |
| WAR | Edwin Starr | Motown Legends. | Mca Special Products | 1995 | 03:26 |
| Tobacco Road | Rare Earth | Get Ready/Ecology. | Motown | 1990 | 05:00 |
| In Bed | Rare Earth | Anthology: The Best of Rare Earth. | Motown | 1995 | 03:00 |
| We're Gonna Have a Good Time | Rare Earth | Anthology: The Best of Rare Earth. | Motown | 1995 | 03:00 |
| I Can Feel My Love Risin' | Rare Earth | Anthology: The Best of Rare Earth. | Motown | 1995 | 03:00 |
| You Got My Love | Rare Earth | Anthology: The Best of Rare Earth. | Motown | 1995 | 03:00 |
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