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Funk & Soul Classics Show

Craig’s rolling out the all-time Funk and Soul Classics, the tunes that never fade, the floor-fillers that always deliver, and the soul anthems that bring people together.

Craig’s rolling out the all-time Funk and Soul Classics, the tunes that never fade, the floor-fillers that always deliver, and the soul anthems that bring people together. Expect legends like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Parliament, and Curtis Mayfield alongside a few forgotten gems from deep in the crates.
Three hours of pure funk-fuelled music to lift your spirits and move your feet as the year winds down.

Produced by Audio Always in Salford for BBC Radio 6 Music

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Sat 27 Dec 202518:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Sivuca

    Ain’t No Sunshine

    • Soul Jazz Records.

  • The Coalminers

    Mean Man

    • Self Released.

  • Sam Redmore

    Just Be Good To Me (feat. Andrea Brown)

    • Jalapeno.

  • Brick

    Dazz (Sam Shelley Funky Breaks Edit)

    • Self Released.

  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

    • The Best Of Chaka Khan.
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • The Staple Singers

    Respect Yourself (Live At Wattstax)

    • Stax.

  • Jungle Fire

    Firewalker (Grant Phaboa Mix)

    • Paris DJs.

  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music (Dimitri from Paris Remix)

    • Glitterbox.

  • Bohannon

    Let's Start The Dance

    • (Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Al Green

    L-O-V-E

    • The Best of Al Green.
    • Music Club.
    • 003.

  • The O’Jays

    I Love Music

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Jalen Ngonda

    If You Don't Want My Love

    • Daptone.

  • Mo’ Horizons

    Hit The Road Jack (Pe Na Estrada) (Skeewiff Mix)

    • Stereo Deluxe.

  • Aretha Franklin with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Respect

    • Rhino Records.

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • Sugarhill Records.

  • Grandmaster Flash

    The Message

    • The Message.
    • Sugarhill Records.
    • A.

  • The Sequence

    Funk You Up

    • Sugar Hill Rap Classics - The Pioneers of Hip-Hop.
    • Sugarhill Records.
    • 9.

  • Mongo Santamaría

    Sunshine Of Your Love (DJP Edit)

    • Self Released.

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Bourgie Bourgie

    • Soulmusic.

  • Ronny Jordan

    The Jackal (feat. Dana Bryant)

    • 4th & Broadway.

  • The Flirtations

    Nothing But A Heartache

    • Deram.

  • Fontella Bass

    Rescue Me

    • Chess.

  • Gloria Jones

    Tainted Love

    • EMI.

  • Adrian Dell & The D-Lites

    Miss Aranivah

    • Original Gravity.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    54-46 That's My Number

    • Island Jamaica.

  • The O’Jays

    Livin' for the Weekend

    • Philadelphia International.

  • Eboni Band

    Sing A Happy Song (Shake It Down)

    • Eboni Records.

  • Dope Lemon

    Home Soon

    • EMI.

  • Isaac Hayes

    Hung Up On My Baby

    • Enterprise.

  • Mary Jane Girls

    All Night Long

    • Gordy.

  • Barry White

    Playing Your Game, Baby (Smoove Multi Track Mix)

    • Multitrack Reworks.

  • The Vast Majority

    Aquarius Let The Sunshine In

    • D & M Sound.

  • Jackson Sisters

    I Believe In Miracles

    • Spectrum.

  • The O’Jays

    Stairway To Heaven

    • Philadelphia International Records.

  • Bobby Womack

    California Dreamin'

    • Stateside.

  • Jimmy “Bo” Horne

    Dance Across The Floor

    • Dance Across The Floor.
    • T.K Records.

  • Blue Mode

    Smell Like Teen Spirit

    • Jazz Room Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Dec 202518:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music