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Brandon Ousley

@brandonousley

Music enthusiast. Writer. Creator. Student.

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Album of the day. One of the unheralded bands from Dayton, Ohio's funk scene, Faze-O brought a late-night mellow funk sound to the fore with their 1977 debut album, Riding High. Largely helmed by The Ohio Players, it mostly plays like a lost Ohio Players classic.

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Album of the day. While she is forever known for her classic duet work with Marvin Gaye (and tragic life story), Tammi Terrell (April 29, 1945 - March 16, 1970) was a gifted singer in her own right. Irresistible—her only solo album before her untimely death at 24 years old—is a

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Album of the day. There aren't too many musicians who are criminally undervalued today as Johnny "Guitar" Watson. A pioneering soul blues fusionist whose constant reinvention was extraordinary as his musical legacy at large. This 1977 gem, A Real Mother For Ya was the follow-up

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It's only rivaled by The Delfonics' 1970 self-titled album, which almost plays like a pitch-perfect greatest hits compilation.

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Album of the day. I hate the consensus among music historians and fans that James Brown's catalog is best served with live albums and compilations that collect his seminal singles, as he never made a great studio album. 1972's forgotten There It Is is one of them that's deserving

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Album of the day. Today is Mother's Day, so it feels very appropriate to spin the Curtis Mayfield-penned Claudine soundtrack. A true no-frills mid-'70s soul delight, how can anybody really go wrong with Curtis Mayfield and Gladys Knight?