You know this joyful sound! I’ve posted his music before. He was a member of what I think of as the original Reggae crew—those musicians who were played in my house for years as I grew up and who first imprinted on me what “Reggae” was. It’s branched out a lot since, but in my world it was revolutionary music. A joyful revolution of spirit, as well as a liberation of the mind, as well as a call to justice in the streets and for the people who are taken advantage of on the regular. That was and is still Reggae to me, and that sort of music will always be needed. These days, especially, it seems.

Enjoy your day. Remember to dance!

GOIN OUT to…the man. On his born day. I have to tell you right now, the hardest part of this was not singing along to the song while I recorded it! I almost don’t know how to do listen to his stuff silently…ah, but it’s so very good. And his music has been with me since the early days, This is one of the first songs that moved me deeply inside the way his music so often does. And got me thinking, at about eight, of the things he does with language.

Get up and move around to this one!

OKAY! So it’s been a while. But it’s still your weekly vinyl reminda! Sometimes I need one, too.

The answer to last week’s Vinyl Reminda was High Flying Bird by Richie Havens! Here’s a treat, Richie  singing that jammie in his first UK TV appearance:

For this weeks’ Vinyl Reminda, I’m going back to the tried and true classics. So forget your troubles and name this tune, which contains completely free of charge, one recipe for both joy and social change! No Googling! If you don’t know this one right off the bat, you better get on the stick, kid! Deeeamn.

PS: The answer to last week‘s Vinyl Reminda: King Curtis, covering I’ve Got A Woman