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The History of Women in Funk and Soul

Craig looks back on his History of Women in Funk and Soul with plays three hours of hits from Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Jill Scott, Angie Stone, Candi Staton and Erykah Badu.

Throughout 2014 Craig has been charting The History of Women In Funk & Soul. Starting way back from Mahala Jackson's era through to the up and coming artists of today Craig will be looking at successful women in funk & Soul. You'll be hearing when Craig had the late Amy Winehouse in Session and conversation and when Beverly Knight and Lisa Stansfield joined his Fantasy Funk Band. Expect 3 hours of packed hits from The Women in Funk & Soul. They'll be disco hits from Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor. R&B-soul from Jill Scott & Angie Stone. Country soul from Candi Staton and neo-soul from Erykah Badu.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 27 Dec 2014 18:00

Music Played

  • Sharon Jones and the Dap鈥怟ings

    Stranger To My Happiness

    • Daptone Records.
  • Jill Scott

    Still Lovely (Nirobi edit)

    • Square Records.
  • Beverley Knight

    Fairplay

    • Hurricane Records.
  • Amy Winehouse

    Rehab

    • Universal Records.
  • Angie Stone

    Wish I Didn't Miss You

    • Arista.
  • Macy Gray

    Why Didn't You Call Me

    • Epic.
  • Lauryn Hill

    Doo Wop (That Thing)

    • Ruffhouse Records.
  • Erykah Badu

    On And On

    • Motown.
  • Nicole Willis and The Soul Investigators

    Feeling Free

    • Timmion Records.
  • Carleen Anderson

    Mama Said

    • Circa.
  • Massive Attack

    Unfinished Sympathy

    • Wild Bunch Records.
  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • Ten Records.
  • Melba Moore

    Magic Touch

    • Kent.
  • Jocelyn Brown

    Somebody Else's Guy

    • Union Square.
  • Rufus & Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • Warner Bros Records.
  • Evelyn 鈥淐hampagne鈥 King

    Love Come Down

    • RCA.
  • Loleatta Holloway

    Love Sensation

    • 厂耻蝉蝉鈥檇.
  • The Crusaders feat. Randy Crawford

    Street

    • MCA Records.
  • Gloria Gaynor

    This Love Affair

    • Polydor.
  • The Pointer Sisters

    Pinball Number Count

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Diana Ross

    Love Hangover

    • Motown.
  • Donna Summer

    Love to Love You Baby

    • Mercury.
  • Betty Wright

    Where Is The Love

    • Alston.
  • Margie Joseph

    Let's Stay Together

    • Atlantic.
  • Roberta Flack

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

    • Atlantic.
  • Ann Peebles

    I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

    • Kent.
  • Esther Phillips

    Home Is Where The Hatred Is

    • Soul Brother Records.
  • Lyn Collins

    Think (About It)

    • People.
  • Minnie Riperton

    Les Fleurs

    • OST Recordings.
  • The Staple Singers

    Respect Yourself

    • Stax.
  • Candi Staton

    Heart On A String

    • Fame.
  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Harmless.
  • Millie Jackson

    My Heart Took A Licking (But It Kept On Ticking)

    • Kent.
  • Marva Whitney

    Unwind Yourself

    • Kent Dance.
  • Etta James

    Tell Mama

    • Universal.
  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • Spectrum.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Respect

    • Ace.
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • Pickwick International.
  • Carla Thomas

    B-A-B-Y

    • Atlantic.
  • Nina Simone

    I Put A Spell On You

    • Phillips.
  • Irma Thomas

    Time Is On My Side

    • Imperial.
  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Heat Wave

    • Universal.
  • Sugar Pie DeSanto

    A Little Taste Of Soul

    • Outta Sight.
  • Ike & Tina Turner

    A Fool In Love

    • United Artists.
  • Mable John

    You Made A Fool Out Of Me

    • Mojo.
  • Big Maybelle

    I've Got A Feeling

    • Outta Sight.
  • Ruth Brown

    (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean

    • Atlantic.
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    Down By The Riverside

    • Fr茅meaux & Associ茅s.
  • Billie Holiday

    God Bless The Child

    • Columbia.
  • Mahalia Jackson

    Summertime/Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

    • Legacy.

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Chloe Straw

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Dec 2014 18:00