History Of Popcorn

[Mike]

on travels recently found an interesting article on uppers site called Popcorn -has it always been like this

as term often gets a namecheck on here thought maybe of interest

visit article

in 70s all knew about this scene was those badges you used to see with the belgian flag, so found the playlists from that era below very interesting

Playlist 1972

Blues In the Night - Johnnie Taylor - Stax

You Ain't Too Cool - Cash McCall - Thomas

Stereo Freeze - The Stereo's - Cadet

Two In The Morning - Spooner's Crowd - Cadet

Everyday I Have The Blues - Howard Tate - Verve

Devil's Gonna Get You - Buddy Lamp - Duke

Let's Go Baby - Robert Parker - Nola

Ain't Nothing You Can Do - Bobby Bland - Duke

Cadillac Jack - Andre Williams - Checker

Make Me Yours - Z.Z. Hill - Action

Mr. Soul - Bud Harper - Peacock

It's a Funky Thing - Herbie Mann - Atlantic

Thread The Needle - Clarence Carter - Fame

Spead - The Soul Partners - Bell

Funky '69 - Alvin Cash - Toddlin' Town

Dance Cleoptra - Prince Buster - Blue Beat

Jericho Chain - Roland Alphonso - Blue Beat

Twine Time - Alvin Cash - MarVLus

Afro-Twist Time - Jerry O - Shout

Hole In the Wall - The Packers - Pure Soul

Soul Cargo - Leon Haywood - Fat Fish

Dead End Street - Lou Rawls - Capitol

Sideman - Lonnie Smith - Columbia

Playlist 1975

I'd Think It Over - Sam Fletcher - Tollie

Whirlwind - Corki Ray - Brent

Chills And Fever - Freddie Houston - Old Town

You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby - Ray Terrace - Tower

Boston Monkey - The Hustlers - Musicor

Heartless Lover - Dick Baker - Kit Kat

La Tanya - Jay Abbott - Bombay

Jazz Ska - Roland Alphonso - Rio

The Toughest - The Vietnam All Stars - Rio

Let My Heart And Soul Be Free - Tan Geers - Okeh

Come On Baby - Marie Knight - Okeh

Bonita - Illinois Jacquet - Argo

Nursery Rhymes - Deon Jackson - Atlantic

Speak Up - Sammy Lowe - Newport

She'll Be Gone - Betty O'Brien - Liberty

The Tingle - Jackie Weaver - Chess

The Chiller - Googie Rene' Combo - Class

Bossa Baby - Googie Rene' Combo - Class

Nobody But You - Little Bob - La Louisianne

Gotta Right To Cry - Otis Leavill - Lucky

East Side - Hank Jacobs - Call Me