Category Film & Animation; Song Keep On Movin' Artist Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler; Licensed to YouTube by UMG (on behalf of EMI); Sony ATV Publishing, LatinAutor, ASCAP, SOLAR Music Rights.
Around 1994, urban contemporary DJ Tom Joyner hired Steve 'Silk' Hurley to provide 'old school mixes' for his popular Tom Joyner Morning Show; and by old school, he meant the classic soul, funk, and disco of the late '70s and early '80s. To be sure, Hurley was perfect for the job; he had played an indispensable role in house music, and his credentials as a mixmaster were undeniable. The type of mixing that Hurley has done on his show is what he does for, which spans 1976-1982 and boasts a non-stop mix of 18 major hits from that period. One gem segues right into another; just as 's 'Funky Sensation' is starting to fade out, Hurley comes right in with One Way's 'Cutie Pie.' And just as Peter Brown's 'Dance With Me' is starting to end, 's 'Ring My Bell' makes its presence felt.
The CD is full of gems that defined the disco era, such as 's 'Le Freak,' 's 'He's the Greatest Dancer,' and Foxy's 'Get Off.' But Joyner's mix has as much to do with hardcore funk and soul as it does with disco; 's 'One Nation Under a Groove,' 's 'Slide,' and 's 'More Bounce to the Ounce' soared to number one or two on the R&B charts, but didn't fare nearly as well on the pop charts. In fact, is pretty much the type of soul/funk/disco blend you could have expected to hear on the mix shows that graced black radio in the late '70s and early '80s.
Even if you're not familiar with Joyner's show and Hurley's contributions to it, this is a CD to savor.