Twin Cities Funk & Soul
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 I VOLUME 1 I ISSUE 1 DEDICATED TO UNCOVERING MUSIC HISTORY WILLIE & THE PROPHETS BAND OF KUXL JACKIE BUMBLEBEES OF PEACE THIEVES RADIO HARRIS 99 SECRET STASH ISSUE 1: TWIN CITIES FUNK & ANDSOUL MUCH SEPTEMBER MORE 25, 2012 The Philadelphia Story (AKA Valdons) mid 70s courtesy Minnesota Historical Society. Photo by Charles Chamblis. Left to right: Maurice Young, Clifton Curtis, Monroe Wright, Bill Clark Maurice McKinnies circa 1972 courtesy Minnesota Historical Society. Photo by Charles Dance contest at The Taste Show Lounge, Minneapolis late 70s courtesy Minnesota Historical Chamblis. Society. Photo by Charles Chamblis. 02 SECRET STASH VOLUME 1 - ISSUE 1: TWIN CITIES FUNK & SOUL SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 INTRODUCTION It was three years ago that we launched Secret Stash Records. About a year and a half lat- er, we started working on what would eventually become our biggest release, Twin Cities Funk & Soul: Lost R&B Grooves From Minneapolis/St. Paul 1964-1979. What follows is our attempt to share with you some of the amazing stories, history, and photos that have been so gracious- ly shared with us during the course of producing a compilation of soulful tunes from our hometown. ..... R&B, soul, and funk music in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota went through dra- matic changes during the 1960s and 1970s. Predating these changes, a vibrant jazz scene beginning in the 1920s laid the groundwork with several players being instrumental in helping teach young local R&B mu- sicians how to play. However, many of the early R&B pioneers, including Mojo Buford, Maurice McKin- nies, and Willie Walker, came to Minnesota from other states and brought the music with them.
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