Funky Friday – Shake, Rattle and Soul
Every Friday is Funky Friday on Planet Mondo and to tie in with this week’s theme of hidden nuggets and covers I’ve loaded up a couple of obscure Youtube treats and two Rock ‘n’ Soul covers from Wilson Pickett and Solomon Burke.
Arthur Conley is probably best known for ‘Sweet Soul Music’, but this is Art’s shakedown of ‘Shake Rattle and Roll’.
Arthur Conley Jr – Shake, Rattle, Roll
Who is Roger Martin? Why isn’t he a superstar? Why is ‘They Say’ a secret stomper and not a soul standard? And where can I get hold of this track?
Roger Martin – They Say
I do know the backing musicians are Freddie Kingand his band though.
Finally two funky takes on sixties rebel rock classics
(click on the links to download and divshare to preview)
Mondo Planet 
November 16, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Friday’s wouldn’t be funky without Mondo!
November 16, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Thanks AV there’s a definite spike in the stat’s on Fridays.
I’ve got to find out who in the name of James Jamerson – Roger Martin is.
November 17, 2007 at 1:01 am
They Say was released on the Dot label, current book price for a mint copy is £50. It was credited to Rodge Martin. It looks like it was picked up by Bragg records, and a copy of that will set you back £20. It’s significantly slower but no less soulful than this clip.
Happy hunting!
November 17, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Southern Fried – Thanks for the info.
Explains why I couldn’t find anything under Roger Martin – I googled Rodge Martin
and found this on Funky 16 Corners
http://funky16corners.blogspot.com/
2005/11/rodge-martin-lovin-machine.html
And more here
http://www.soul-source.co.uk/
forum/index.php?showtopic=41323
Apparently he died a year after making this appearance
November 21, 2007 at 10:08 pm
That Rodge Martin is GREAT!! Thanks so much!!
Peace and SOUL,
Dave…
November 25, 2007 at 10:30 am
Hey Dude. It’s taken me a while to get over here for a catch up. Been off the blog boil for a while.
Love that Arthur Conley version of Shake Rattle and Roll.