Vinyl Wednesday: The Brides Of Funkenstein - Never Buy Texas From A Cowboy
This is the second album from 1979. I previously wrote an item on their first album "Funk Or Walk". Further reading on Wikipedia brings to surface that "The Brides" were so succesful in 1979 that they were even beating out The Pointer Sisters, Sister Sledge at the Cashbox Rhythm & Blues award for best new female artist. When you look at the back cover of the album it's not specified per track who plays which instruments. People would think that it's Bootsy on bass and drums. Fact is that Bootsy is a great bass player and drummer. Looking it up on Dscogs also delivers the same result. This happened on many George Clinton records and it's a pity because don't get the credits they deserve. At least on the title track I found the information that it's Bruce Nazarian on bass and Jerry Jones (aka "Le Foot") on drums. More credits on Discogs; including horn arrangements by Fred Wesley. Rather unsatisfying not to know exactly who played what where! The music is so tight and inspiring, contrary to the way it's archived. Hopefully, when the right time comes, people will acknowledge the importance of this music and archive precisely who, when and how..
Happy New Year!Here we go: Jazz Biotic is the opening tune of Dark Horse (to be released on January 30th, 2026). Feel free to like and share! Every digital interaction is most welcome.So here I was, in February 2022, recording with a couple of my very favourite musicians... and what I didn't tell you when releasing Royalty For Real in 2024 that there was another album on its way! Well, here we are! Stay tuned for the newsletter with the official press release, it will be sent tomorrow and is available in Dutch, English and German.The album is available on vinyl and cd: Go to the Venus Tunes Music & Merchandise shop! If you haven't subscribed to the newsletter, you can do so by using the subscribe form on my website. - This is the second album from 1979. I previously wrote an item on their first album Funk Or Walk.Further reading on Wikipedia brings to surface that The Brides were so succesful in 1979 that they were even beating out The Pointer Sisters, Sister Sledge at the Cashbox Rhythm & Blues award for best new female artist.When you look at the back cover of the album it's not specified per track who plays which instruments. People would think that it's Bootsy on bass and drums. Fact is that Bootsy is a great bass player and drummer. Looking it up on Dscogs also delivers the same result. This happened on many George Clinton records and it's a pity because don't get the credits they deserve. At least on the title track I found the information that it's Bruce Nazarian on bass and Jerry Jones (aka Le Foot) on drums. More credits on Discogs; including horn arrangements by Fred Wesley. Rather unsatisfying not to know exactly who played what where! The music is so tight and inspiring, contrary to the way it's archived. Hopefully, when the right time comes, people will acknowledge the importance of this music and archive precisely who, when and how..More Fred Wesley horn arrangements:
