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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Entries in Throwback Thursdays (206)

Throwback Thursdays: Teddy Pendergrass

Sorry y'all. I've been ill this week. But I'm back! And for this Thursday I'm giving you the panty-droppin' Teddy Pendergrass. Tell 'em, Teddy.

Throwback Thursdays: Aretha Franklin

Aretha is the queen. We all know that. But she's also the owner of one of my favorite ad-libs in music history. Her 'Yeah" at the :49 mark causes me to lean and grimace along with it everytime. 

Throwback Thursdays: Devastatin' Dave

I'm back!

For Throwback Thursday I'm giving you the under-celebrated anti-drug tune, "Zip Zap Rap". It's 1986 all up in hrrr.

Throwback Thursdays: Bob Marley

Over the years, Bob Marley recorded several versions of his hit "Mellow Mood" but the original take from 1966 has a little more spring in it's step. Dig this - it'll put a smile on your face.

Throwback Thursdays: Spoonie Gee

From 1980, it's self-proclaimed Godfather of Rap, Spoonie Gee featuring The Sequence. Funky fresh vibes, y'all.