An era of its own. A time when American was in a transition from separatism to civil rights. The 70's was a Golden Age on so many levels and the influence echoes around the world in present day. Blaxploitation is considered in my opinion to be the coolest of cool. Touching on the most sensitive material in America at its time and exploiting them on the big screen or the vinyls in your record player produced for a glorified genre that nobody will ever be able to duplicate. Our mission at Blax-Pride is to educate those who are unfamiliar with this era and combine knowledge with those who are familiar.
Also you will notice Kung Fu movies on this site as well. What does this have to do with Blaxploitation? Well, the more action packed Blaxploitation films did not just street fight. Oh no.....they thought they were Kung Fu Masters. Chinese martial art movies gave a sense of invincibility to these actors. Seeing how cool it was to be a masterful fighter, why not just integrate this with Pimpin', Hustlin', Jive Talkin' and Pam Grier? Blax-Pride!!!
1. Main Title - Charley (Don Costa Orch.)
2. Main Theme To Water Tower (Don Costa Orch.)
3. A Lonely Summer (Love Theme) (Don Costa Orch.)
4. Can You Dig It? (Working Music) (Don Costa Orch.)
5. Sometime Day (Lou Rawls)
6. The Lonely Summer (Don Costa Orch. And Chorus)
7. Train's Comin' (Don Costa Orch.)
8. Lord, It's A Long Time Comin' (Don Costa Orch. And Chorus)
9. Fiesta (Don Costa Orch.)
10. Sandoval (Don Costa Orch.)
11. Morning Comes Around (Lou Rawls)
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This might be expected to be an uninspired easy listening album considering the featured artists. Don't make that mistake. It's a great funk album with a Western feel featuring a superb wah guitar theme and strong performances from Lou Rawls.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Don Costa - The Soul Of Nigger Charley (1973)
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It's a good blaxploitation soundtrack, dude !!!!
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