Show 555

March 13, 2009

Presenting the "Paisley Park" story: Duke Eatmon & Ron Maskell select the funkiest tracks & tales from Prince protégés The Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E, The Family, Mazarati and Tony Lemans as we take a ride through the infamous "Minneapolis sound."

DJs & GUESTS

Professor Groove, DJ Static, Duke Eatmon, Ron Maskell

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PLAYLIST

  • intro
  • time - the stick
  • talk: intro, the time, vanity 6, counting breasts, appolonia 6
  • vanity 6 - nasty girl
  • appolonia 6 - sex shooter
  • talk: "girlfriend groups", prince & the drum machine, discovering sheila e.
  • sheila e. - oliver's house
  • sheila e. - holly rock
  • talk: putting together the family
  • family - high fashion
  • talk: paisley park studios open up, moonlighting with mazarati, the story behind "kiss", fictional album credits
  • mazarati - stroke
  • talk: a band that didn't exist
  • madhouse - 6
  • tony lemans - higher than high (tribute to sylvester stewart)
  • talk: tony lemans' tragic end, p-funk meets paisley, sexual and sacred
  • mavis staples - melody cool
  • george clinton - airbound
  • talk: public enemy and george clinton
  • george clinton - tweakin'
  • george clinton feat. dr. dre, flavor flav, ice cube, yo-yo & m.c. breed - paint the white house black
  • prince & george clinton - we can funk
  • talk: putting together the time, food fight at the cincinnatee colliseum, jesse johnson hancuffed to a radiator
  • time - the walk
  • time - 777-9311
  • talk: rhyming phone numbers, the tightest stage show since j.b., outro
  • time - chocolate
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