Local record label Secret Stash is releasing a new compilation: Twin Cities Funk and Soul - Lost R&B Grooves From Minneapolis/St. Paul 1964-1979. Featuring some of the most pivotal musicians of the metroplex, we decided to honor them -- albeit a little late -- and dedicate a whole Local Show to rare funk and soul tunes.


In the first hour, Eric Foss and Will Gilbert of Secret Stash will curate the playlist and tell us about the compilation and how it all got started. In the second hour, the reunited Valdons will be joined by a backing band called the Twin Cities Funk and Soul All-Stars, and they'll perform three tunes in The Current studios for us.


The rest of the show: all funk and soul from the likes of Prophets Of Peace, James Bonner, Wanda Davis, Willie and The Bumblebees, Rufus Lumley and so many others.


The release party for the compilation will be September 22 at the Cedar Cultural Center. Many of the players on the record will be in attendance to perform.

Segments

I Ain't Gonna Cheat On You No More
Wee Willie Walker
Twin Cities Funk and Soul

Pouring Water On A Drowning Man
Maurice McKinnies and The Champions
Pouring Water On A Drowning Man (Single)

Minneap'lis Minnesota
Rufus Lumley
Minneap'lis Minnesota 7

City Slickers
Band Of Thieves
Band Of Thieves

Get On It
Prophets Of Peace
Get On It (Single)

It's You For Me
The Amazers
Without A Warning b/w It's You For Me 7

No Kind Of Man
Jackie Harris
No Kind Of Man 7

Feel Good To Ya
The Lewis Connection
The Lewis Connection

The Stars (Live)
Dave Brady and The Stars

Save Me
Wanda Davis
Twin Cities Funk and Soul

Shoot Straight
Willie and The Bumblebees
Honey From The Bee

Saxophone Disco
Morris Wilson
Morris Wilson!

Ain't No Sunshine
The Emanons
Ain't No Sunshine b/w Don't Leave Me Baby 7

Whispers
Showtime One and Two
Whispers b/w Showtime 7

Stumpin
James Bonner
Don't Rush It b/w Stumpin 7

Rise
The Sounds Of Blackness
The Sounds Of Blackness

Get Funky, Sweat A Little Bit
Jackie Harris and The Exciters
Twin Cities Funk and Soul

I Who Have Nothing (Tom Jones cover) (89.3 In-Studio Performance)
The Valdons with the Twin Cities Funk and Soul All-Stars

All Day Long (89.3 In-Studio Performance)
The Valdons with the Twin Cities Funk and Soul All-Stars

Love Me, Or Leave Me (89.3 In-Studio Performance)
The Valdons with the Twin Cities Funk and Soul All-Stars

Thieves In The Funkhouse
Band Of Thieves
Twin Cities Funk and Soul

Sock-A-Poo-Poo '69 (Part 1)
Maurice McKinnies and The Champions
Twin Cities Funk and Soul

A Lucky Loser
Willie Walker
A Lucky Loser b/w Warm To Cool To Cold 7

The Max
Prophets Of Peace
Twin Cities Funk and Soul

It Means Shadow
Adelyn Rose
Tour EP 2012