The Best Songs From 1970s Blaxploitation Films

In which The Curmudgeons stand up to the man and deliver the best of the best of a special era for both cinema and music, when African-Americans anti-heroes lit up the screens and imaginations of a generation of young Black people. And also young Black artists, who cranked out stunning funk, soul and disco anthems to accompany these films. Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and The Staple Singers were among the legends who contributed to this electrifying canon. We enter our wayback machine and revisit some of the best Black music of its time.   

 

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(00:52 - 04:56) - Arturo Andrade sets the parameters for our discussion

 

(05:49 - 16:23) - The Parallel Universe, feauturing reviews of new albums from King Hannah and Wand

 

(17:08 - 45:11) - We discuss 13 great songs from blaxploitation films from artists including Earth, Wind & Fire, James Brown, Solomon Burke, Bobby Womack and Donny Hathaway

 

(46:29 - 1:09:08) - We discuss 13 additional songs from blaxploitation films from artists including Gladys Knight & the Pips, Don Julian, Willie Hutch, Isaac Hayes and The Staple Singers

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Co-written and co-produced by Arturo Andrade and Christopher O'Connor - The Curmudgeons