It was nice to get some lovely feedback from both old friends and total strangers living or previously resident in the Basildon/East Thurrock areas, so I know the tunes I dug out were appreciated and I know I said this after the July shows, but I really must try and put some more together for the internet service before long – watch this space !!

Anyway, just for completists who may have been wondering all over Xmas what the seventh track I played in hour two was or who sang the third song on show two, here is the fourth playlist:

Gwen McCrae  -  All This Love That I’m Giving

Staple Singers  -  Slippery People

TS Monk  -  Bon Bon Vie

Heatwave  – Gangsters Of The Groove

Young Soul Rebels:

Incognito  -  Who Needs Love

New York Skyy  -  Show Me The Way

Soul Smoothy:

Quincy Jones  -  Secret Garden

Niteflyte  -  If You Want It

Chaka Khan  -  Eye To Eye

Goldie Alexander  -  Show You My Love

Philadelphia All Stars  -  Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto

Johnnie Taylor  -  Disco Lady

KC & The Sunshine Band  -  Shake Your Booty

Barbara Lynn  -  You Make Me So Hot

Reggae Got Soul:

Dennis Brown  -  Money In My Pocket

Gladys Knight & The Pips  -  Save The Overtime

Shalamar  -  Over & Over

Soul Smoothy:

Whitney Houston  -  You Give Good Love

Cameo  -  You’re A Winner

Chic  -  My Forbidden Lover

Tony Rallo  -  Holdin’ On

MFSB  -  Mysteries Of The World 

And of course it was Howard Hewitt who joined Jeffrey Daniels and Jody Watley in Shalamar !

Keep checking back to the Gateway FM website or have a nosey on Facebook to find out what’s next for the show – someway somehow the Old Git will return !

Best wishes for the New Year,

Neil

Sniff !

The fourth and final show of the current series has come around all too quickly, so do tune in this evening between 7 & 9pm if you even only slightly like soul, disco & jazz fuunk from the 70’s & 80’s .

The folks on the left feature in the “Old Gits Soul Quiz” – you’ll hear them perform between 8 & 9pm, Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels are two, but who is the other chap ?

I’m sure you know the group name…

Also due for an outing tonight are :

Heatwave, Chaka Khan, Cameo, Johnnie Taylor, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight, New York Skyy and many more including some “Reggae Got Soul” and a couple of “Soul Smoothies”.

Catch you all later – got a spot of Xmas shopping to finish now !    : -(

If you didn’t tune in, you missed a pretty damn fine impressionof Churchill The Dog (“oh yes!”) and me explaining why I suddenly felt the compulsion to “let one rip” after a brief appearance in the studio by a fellow presenter…

Luckily the music was spot on, so if you promise to listen to the last show in the series this Monday, I’ll try and keep the standard high and get some decent sleep the night before so I don’t talk a load of rambling gibberish…

So here is the latest rather impressive playlist for you to savour:

Jacksons  -  Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)

Linda Clifford  -  Runaway Love

Geraldine Hunt  – Can’t Fake The Feeling

Evelyn King  -   Back To Love

“Music For Young Soul Rebels”…

C & C Music Factory  -  Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me

Stephanie Mills  -  Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin’

“Soul Smoothy” …

Whitney Houston  -  Exhale

Chic  -  Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah)

Candi Staton  -  When You Wake Up Tomorrow

Loose Ends  -  Tell Me What You Want

Conway Brothers  -  Turn It Up

Sister Sledge  -  Smile

Brass Consrtuction  -  Movin’ On

Steve Arrington  -   She Meets My Aproval

“Reggae Got Soul”…

Freddie McGregor  -  Just Don’t Wanna Be Lonely

Keni Burke  -  Rising To The Top

“Soul Smoothy” …

Luther Vandross  -  Your Secret Love

LJ Reynolds  -  Key To The World

Shannon  -  Sweet Somebody

Third World  -  Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love)

People’s Choice  -  Jam Jam Jam

Montana Sextet   -  Heavy Vibes

The “Old Gits Soul Show” broadcasts every Monday from 7-9pm.

Listen at 87.7FM in Basildon and East Thurrock.

Or tune in online via our website – click the “Listen Live” button on the home page.

Contact me by text to 01268 833123 or e-mail to studio@gatewayfm.com

Yowsah! Yowsah! Yowsah!

It’s third time lucky if you missed the first two “Old Gits Soul Shows” in the current series – and it’s not by chance that I’ve saved some extra special tracks for tonight’s programme, when hopefully everybody who’s meant to have listened lately will actually be tuned in !

Coming up between 7 & 8pm this evening are:

 Stephanie Mills, Chic, Evelyn King, Brass Construction, Candi Staton, Loose Ends, Keni Burke & Sister Sledge – and that’s just for starters !

The Old Gits Soul Quiz

Quite a few ladeeeez there, but it’s a male singer with a cut from the 80’s who was part of the Dramatics in the 70’s who falls under the spotlight this week – who is he ? You’ll hear  the tune between 8 & 9pm…

Answers please to studio@gatewayfm.com during the show…

Or you can text his name to (01268) 833123 instead…

And there’s always Facebook if you’ve added me recently…

De-stress your Monday with some cool soul here at Gateway FM later today ! ]]> http://gatewayfm.com/blog/2009/12/dont-stop-till-you-git-enough/feed/ 0 http://gatewayfm.com/blog/2009/12/i-git-the-sweetest-feeling/ http://gatewayfm.com/blog/2009/12/i-git-the-sweetest-feeling/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:33:29 +0000 Neil Matthew http://gatewayfm.com/blog/?p=454 It was all going so well this week, a bit of Xmas shopping in the Eastgate Centre on the way in to the studio, no sign of the nasty cough several people around me seemed to have and an awesome playlist of tunes ready to be unleashed onto the airwaves of Basildon & East Thurrock. Then Danny popped in during the show and mentioned food ! The tummy started rumbling, the mind started wandering and the mouth started drooling and talking gibberish. Luckily the music was still cool …

So here’s my list of “tasty tunes” on the “menu” this week, the “Chef’s Specials” including songs by Billy Paul, Al Jarreau, Teddy Pendergrass & Quincy Jones  -  and they were just for starters !

George Benson  – Lady Love Me (One More Time)

Billy Paul  -  Bring The Family Back

Switch  -  Keeping Secrets

Rose Royce  -  It Makes You Feel Like Dancing

Music For “Young Soul Rebels”:

D-Influence  – Phuncky Times

Midnight Star  -  Wet My Whistle

“Soul Smoothy”:

Teddy Pendergrass  -  The Whole Town’s Laughing At Me

Starvue  -  Body Fusion

Jermaine Jackson  -  Let’s Get Serious

Royalle Delite  -  I’ll Be A Freak For You

52^nd Street  -  Tell Me How It Feels

Hamilton Bohannon  -  Disco Stomp

Lew Kirton  -  Heaven In The Afternoon

War  -  Me & Baby Brother

Tom Browne  -  Thighs High (Grip Your Hips & Move)

“Reggae Got Soul”:

Janet Kay  -  Silly Games

Quincy Jones  -  Betcha Wouldn’t Hurt Me

Al Jarreau  -  Morning

“Soul Smoothy” :

Whitney Houston  -  For The Love Of You

Gap Band  -  Yearning For Your Love

MFSB  -  TSOP

Bobby Thurston  -  You Got What It Takes

Rene & Angela  -  I’ll Be Good 

“Old Gits Soul Quiz”

The answer this week was Patti Austin, who sang the vocals on four tracks on Quincy Jones “The Dude” album, including the one I played “Betcha Wouldn’t Hurt Me”. (The others were “Something Special” “Turn On The Action” and his big hit “Razzamatazz”) I’ll post next week’s question here later along with some of the artists I’ll be playing on the third show – once I’ve cooked my dinner !

The “Old Gits Soul Show” broadcasts every Monday from 7-9pm.

Listen at 87.7FM in Basildon and East Thurrock.

Or tune in online via our website – click the “Listen Live” button on the home page.

Contact me by text to 01268 833123 or e-mail to studio@gatewayfm.com

Whitters In The 80’s

Another two-hour feast of soulful selections and monster memories is lined up for you on “The Old Gits Soul Show” this Monday – and of course another brain-stretching question unleashed to test your knowledge of the era I cover:

The Old Gits Soul Quiz

Sometime between 7 & 9pm on the show, I will be playing a track from an album called “The Dude” – you probably know who gets the credit for the LP project, but who is singing vocals on the song I play ?

If you want to impress your fellow soul fans by getting me to “big you up” on the programme, text the right answer after you’ve heard the tune to (01268)833123 or e-mail studio@gatewayfm.com  .

Also included for an airing this week are:

Al Jarreau, War, Billy Paul, The Gap Band, Jermaine Jackson, Rose Royce, Teddy Pendergrass and Midnight Star, to name just a few !

Set an alarm somewhere for 7pm this Monday 7^th December… ]]> http://gatewayfm.com/blog/2009/12/git-up-and-boogie/feed/ 0 http://gatewayfm.com/blog/2009/12/see-you-when-i-git-there/ http://gatewayfm.com/blog/2009/12/see-you-when-i-git-there/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:36:27 +0000 Neil Matthew http://gatewayfm.com/blog/?p=318 The well-worn cliché about “just like riding a bike” was pretty true on Monday. Although it had been nearly six months since the last “Old Gits Soul Show” back in July, I was straight back in the groove as though I’d just had a week’s holiday. Actually, “riding a bike” might have been a better option when it came to getting to the studio, my car coughing and spluttering all the way down Noak Hill from Billericay after going through one too many huge puddles around Ramsden Heath & Downham earlier in the day, finally stalling for the fourth time when nestled in a car park space at the Eastgate Centre. It seems fine now, but …

Anyway, as for the music, I think I’ve set the bar pretty high for the next three weeks, with a good mix of famous names and forgotten favourites, with the likes of George Benson, Shalamar and Anita Baker sitting alongside Brandi Wells, Stargard and Mike & Brenda Sutton – some of these tunes you might not have enjoyed on our airwaves since the golden days of Robbie Vincent & Greg Edwards ! Here’s the full tracklisting for the first show:

Barry White  -  You See The Trouble With Me

Luther Vandross  -  I Wanted Your Love

Jones Girls  -  You Can’t Have My Love

Eugene Wilde  -  Personality

Music For “Young Soul Rebels” :

Faith Evans  -  Love Like This

George Benson  -  Inside Love

“Soul Smoothy” :

Whitney Houston  -  I Believe In You & Me

Atlantic Starr  -  Touch A Four Leaf Clover

Shalamar  -  Make That Move

Brandi Wells  -  Watch Out

Funk Deluxe  -  Tender Lovin’

Raydio  –  Is This A Love Thing

Dexter Wansel  -  Life On Mars

T Connection  –  Do What You Wanna Do

Mike & Brenda Sutton  -  Don’t Let Go Of Me

“Reggae Got Soul” :

Sugar Minott  -  Good Thing Going

Zapp  -  It Doesn’t Really Matter

Shakatak  -  Streetwalking

“Soul Smoothy” :

Anita Baker  -  Body & Soul

Isaac Hayes  -  Theme From Shaft

Stargard  -  Wear It Out

Odyssey  -  Follow Me (Play Follow The Leader)

Hot Streak  -  Body Work 

“Old Gits Soul Quiz”

The answer this week was Shakatak  -  Jackie Rawe sand vocals for them in the early 80s and you heard her on “Streetwalking”. I’ll post next week’s question here later along with some of the artists I’ll be playing on the second show – once I’ve phoned the garage for some advice !

The “Old Gits Soul Show” broadcasts every Monday from 7-9pm.

Listen at 87.7FM in Basildon and East Thurrock.

Or tune in online via our website – click the “Listen Live” button on the home page.

Contact me by text to 01268 833123 or e-mail to studio@gatewayfm.com

I have decided to “rest” the “House Full Of Soul” feature for now and trim back the number of 90’s & 00’s tunes a little, so we can really indulge in the classic era of soul, disco & jazz-funk of the late 70’s & early 80’s, with possibly a little more emphasis on the 70’s than in previous shows. Should bring back some smashing memories for the “Soulful Old Gits” living in our area (like me!) …

As ever, there will be a couple of “Soul Smoothies” to savour each hour and though I’ve cut back, there’s still some very tasty music for “Young Soul Rebels” from the last ten or fifteen years to enjoy. The brand new feature is “Reggae Got Soul” – one track selected each week that always went down well with the soul crowd, but with that unmistakable reggae-reggae flavour in the grooves…

With my current reputation as something of a “quiz-king” (see my website for details!) it would seem rude not to have an “Old Gits Soul Quiz” each week and this is the first question:

Some time between 7 & 9pm on Monday, I will be playing a track featuring vocals by Jackie Rawe – which group was she the singer with ?

I very much doubt in the current economic climate I will be able to run to a prize (cop out!!) but do get in touch and let me blow your trumpet for you on air ! To point you in the right direction, the group she was with may or may not be in the list of fabulous artists lined up for the shows below:

George Benson, Shalamar, Whitney Houston, Atlantic Starr, Isaac Hayes, Odyssey, Anita Baker, Rose Royce, Billy Paul, Incognito, Evelyn King, Chic, Teddy Pendergrass, Loose Ends, Candi Staton, Brass Construction, Quincy Jones, Cameo, Stephanie Mills, Heatwave, Barry White, Sister Sledge, Gladys Knight, Gap Band & …guess who ? Luther Vandross !!!

Make sure you tune in Monday Evenings 7-9pm online here or on 87.7FM in Basildon, East Thurrock and surrounding areas.

Speak soon !

Neil

www.djneilmatthew.co.uk

The Walrus Of Love!

Each week from November 30th at 7pm, you will be able to sit back and enjoy a couple of hours of the good stuff from the 70s 80s & 90s including features like “The Soul Smoothy” “Young Soul Rebels” “House Full Of Soul” and a new spot called “Reggae Got Soul”.

There will also be another “Old Gits Soul Quiz” during the shows to see if the old brain cells are still functioning after all this time and plenty of chance for you to add your input whether you are listening in Basildon, East Thurrock or across the other side of the world online !

I will add more details of the show in the near future, but for now, just to whet your appetite, here are some of the fab names I played tracks by back in July:

Luther Vandross, Shalamar, Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, Incognito, Will Downing, Stephanie Mills, Change, Anita Baker, Teddy Pendergrass, Cameo, Chaka Khan, George Benson, Level 42, Stevie Wonder, Phylis Hyman, Brand New Heavies, Bobby Womack, Gladys Knight, Loose Ends, Al Jarreau, Evelyn King, Chic, James Brown, Gwen McCrae and The Whispers.

Phew ! Cool soul or what ?!

Catchya soon,

Neil (Senior Old Git)