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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

JOE HICKS - HOME SWEET HOME part 2


It's no surprise when hearing this track that Sly & The Family Stone are the backing group! All of the signs of their greatness are in the grooves- funky as hell, tight as a well tuned snare drum and rhythmically popping in a way that drove all of the great Sly hits into immortality.

As for Joe Hicks himself? I'm afraid to say I don't really know much about him; he puts on a great performance in this record, though. He cut an LP a few years later for Stax offshoot Enterprise records.

Also notice how 'We Got To Live Together" on the Hendrix Band Of Gypsies record cops the hook from this song, released just a few months before the Gypsies recording on new year's eve 1969.

from 1969...

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you have Gloria Ann Taylors song "music"?

Anonymous said...

I've had a copy of this for some time and have to confess to never really paying enough attention to it. Thanks for steering me back to a great little groove! W.

Holly said...

This is great - thanks!
How's pt 1?

Derek See said...

Anonymous, I don't have that one but I'll keep an eye/ ear out. Holly, pt 1 is OK but kinda boring (especially when compared to side 2)

Anonymous said...

I have long noticed HSH-pt-2's appearance on that Hendrix LP (uncredited too). I had the single a long time ago (I bought a bunch of jukebox pull-outs which included it). This is the first time I've ever seen anyone else on the web discuss this fact. That Hendrix jam also included another Sly Stone riff.

Anonymous said...

JOE IS MY DAD.THANKS 4 THE NICE WORDS.THE FIRST SIDE IS CALLED I'M COMMIMG HOME.LOVE,PEACE AND HAIR GREASE.