Jeff Weiss
@passionweiss
it’s regular but it’s not normal | EIC: POW Mag | Founder: P.O.W. Recordings | "Waiting For Britney Spears" out now on MCD/FSG | Long Live Drakeo
Poppin Taco & Boogaloo Shrimp popping to "Breaking & Entering" by The Radio Crew (1983)
Prince performing a guitar solo during a cover of "Play That Funky Music," live at The Forum in 2011.
Ron Carter & Herbie Hancock performing "Blue Monk" by Thelonious Monk at "A Tribute To Thelonious Monk" (1986)
While primarily known as a singer, Chaka Khan is also an expert drummer, who regularly stepped behind the kit to supply percussion during live sessions with her band Rufus, solos at concerts, and on TV. A few videos of the Queen of Funk in action.
A message from Nujabes to J Dilla, published in the 2008 Spring / Summer edition of Champion Magazine, 2 years after Dilla's death.
I wrote about "Volume 2," which was once regarded as a classic that solified Jay's stature as arguably the "Best Rapper Alive," but feels like it's become underrated in recent years.
Wah Wah Watson performing "Spider" alongside Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, and James Levi on a 1976 Danish television special.
Dinah Washington playing vibraphone with Terry Gibbs at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1958, backed by Max Roach, Urbie Green, and Paul West
Karen Carpenter performing a drum solo on "Your All American College Show" (1968)
Jimi Hendrix covering "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" at the Saville Theatre in London – with Paul McCartney and George Harrison in the audience (1967).
Sly Stone and Richard Pryor performing "If You Want Me To Stay" on the Mike Douglas Show (1974)