It is with great sadness that I learned yesterday of the passing of Junie Morrison. First I didn't believe it, there were some messages on social media, because he wasn't old at all. Only 62 years old, way too soon.. Finally, I saw a message of hs daughter Akasha Morrison on Junie's Facebook Page confirming the news, and a press release on Okayplayer. Below I collected some songs of his to create a little tribute to him, ending with the remix he did for me last year.
This is the first song which bcame famous when he was only 18 years old; later sampled by many hiphop artists.
Walter "Junie" Morrison was a musician and producer born in Dayton, Ohio. Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he wrote and produced their first major hits, "Pain", "Pleasure", "Ecstasy" and "Funky Worm". In 1977 Morrison joined George Clinton's P-Funk (Parliament-Funkadelic) where he became musical director. In particular, he made prominent contributions to the platinum-selling Funkadelic album "One Nation Under a Groove", the single "(Not Just) Knee Deep", the gold-selling Parliament albums "Motor Booty Affair" and "Gloryhallastoopid". Morrison is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In total he recorded six solo albums so far and is also known for his recent collaboration with Dam-Funk ("Invite The Light"). Solange dedicated a song to him, "Junie". May he rest in peace and once he rested enough, join the great jam session in music heaven.. Go to Junie's website
Junie throughout the years: 1974:
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I had some nice e-mail conversations with him throughout the last years. He was very kind, supportive and encouraging. It resulted in a remix he did for me: The Harder We Fight (The Sweeter The Love)" just has been released in october 2016. I am proud to have worked with this legendary musician.
My latest mix is now online. Venus Tunes Sessions is a monthly mix by Susanne Alt on Freak31, aired every first Sunday of the month at 19:00h. In addition, earlier Venus Tunes Sessions shows are repeated every Friday between 20:00-21:00 and Tuesday 21:00-22:00.Freak 31 has around 250 daily listeners (less during the week, more in the weekend) and a total of +10.000 listeners every month. In addition to Mixcloud and Hearthis, all mixes are also available as podcasts on Deezer and iTunes.It was in 2015 when I had my first official dj gig and since 2016 I started to perform regularly. This took place in Amsterdam's Skyybar, Floor17 and The Harbourclub Zuid... bit by bit, other places like Momo and W Amsterdam followed, leading to club bookings as a dj and festival bookings with Venus Tunes Live in the Netherlands and abroad. All of this in addition to my normal life as a musician. I love dj'ing as it adds another facet to my musicianship.Listen to all editions of the Venus Tunes Sessions where you like; choose your platform: Venus Tunes Sessions is a monthly guest mix by Susanne Alt on Freak31, aired every first Sunday of the month at 1900h. Streaming Dance, straight from Amsterdam. - It is with great sadness that I learned yesterday of the passing of Junie Morrison. First I didn't believe it, there were some messages on social media, because he wasn't old at all. Only 62 years old, way too soon.. Finally, I saw a message of hs daughter Akasha Morrison on Junie's Facebook Page confirming the news, and a press release on Okayplayer.Below I collected some songs of his to create a little tribute to him, ending with the remix he did for me last year.This is the first song which bcame famous when he was only 18 years old; later sampled by many hiphop artists.Walter Junie Morrison was a musician and producer born in Dayton, Ohio. Morrison was a producer, writer, keyboardist and vocalist for the funk band Ohio Players in the early 1970s, where he wrote and produced their first major hits, Pain, Pleasure, Ecstasy and Funky Worm.In 1977 Morrison joined George Clinton's P-Funk (Parliament-Funkadelic) where he became musical director. In particular, he made prominent contributions to the platinum-selling Funkadelic album One Nation Under a Groove, the single (Not Just) Knee Deep, the gold-selling Parliament albums Motor Booty Affair and Gloryhallastoopid. Morrison is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In total he recorded six solo albums so far and is also known for his recent collaboration with Dam-Funk (Invite The Light). Solange dedicated a song to him, Junie.May he rest in peace and once he rested enough, join the great jam session in music heaven..Go to Junie's websiteJunie throughout the years:1974:1979:19841996:2004:I had some nice e-mail conversations with him throughout the last years. He was very kind, supportive and encouraging. It resulted in a remix he did for me: The Harder We Fight (The Sweeter The Love) just has been released in october 2016. I am proud to have worked with this legendary musician.
