Tuesday, December 8, 2009

THURSDAY'S SOUL MUSIC SHINE(EXHIBIT 4):ROTARY CONNECTION

THURSDAY'S SOUL MUSIC SHINE(EXHIBIT 4):ROTARY CONNECTION



AHHHHHH!(EXHALE)THE 1970'S,WOODSTOCK,POT,NIXON,VIETNAM,MONTGOMERY WARD,AND PSYCHEDELIC SOUL?WHAT?COULD SUCH A THING EXIST?

YES AND ROTARY CONNECTION WAS THE ANSWER.

THE MEMBERS OF ROTARY CONNECTION WERE:
Minnie Riperton
Phil Upchurch
Mitch Aliotta
Sidney Barnes
Bobby Simms
Charles Stepney
Kenny Venegas
Tom Donlinger
Jim Donlinger
Jim Nyeholt
Judy Hauff
Shirley Wahls
Jon Stocklin

THE BAND WAS FORMED IN CHICAGO IN 1966 UNDER CHESS RECORDS MUSIC LABEL(SEE:ETTA JAMES,MUDDY WATERS,MOMS MABELY,KOKO TAYLOR,JOHNNY GUITAR WATSON) TO TAP INTO A MORE PROGRESSIVE VEIN OF MUSIC.THE BAND FUSED ROCK,POP,AND SOUL AND ALLOWED PEOPLE TO USE THEIR IMAGINE.

AND ALSO SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING IS THAT MINNIE RIPPERTON WAS THE RECEPTIONIST FOR CHESS RECORDS BEFORE SHE BECAME A SINGER.

DO THE KNOWLEDGE.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_Connection

http://www.amazon.com/Rotary-Connection/e/B000APZX52

http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/norway/119/rotaryconnection.html

http://www.discogs.com/release/389896











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