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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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Favoriting August 21, 2019: The 11th Annual Evan "Funk" Davies Show Summertime Disco/Dance Party!

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Summertime always reminds me of listening to Ken "Spider" Webb and Ricky Ricardo and, of course the Chief Rocker Frankie Crocker on WBLS. So when summer rolls around I start itching to play my favorite records from that era (give or take a few years) -- favorites I loved back then, and new favorites that I never heard back in the day.

In that spirit, I'm excited to bring you the 11th (!!) annual Evan "Funk" Davies Show Disco and/or Dance Party! It's three hours of classic dance and disco jams from the '70s and early '80s, plus some lost shoulda-been-hits that just might become your new faves. Hook up the disco ball, pull the rug back, and tell the downstairs neighbors to go out to the movies (or just invite them up!) and get ready to get up and boogie. That's right!

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Disco/dance disclaimer! I'm keeping the lines blurry and using "disco" and "dance" as catch-all terms for my own take on fun dance music from the mid-70s to the early '80s, expanding the boundaries (and sound) of the traditional disco era. Don't @ me!

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Approx. start time
mfsb  summertime and i'm feelin' mellow   Favoriting summertime  phila int'l  1976     
george mcrae  honey i   Favoriting 7"  tk  1975    0:03:30 (Pop-up)
gino soccio  dancer   Favoriting outline  warner bros  1979    0:07:15 (Pop-up)
the futures  party time man   Favoriting 12"  phila int'l  1978    0:13:43 (Pop-up)
sister power  gimme back my love affair (short version)   Favoriting 12"  ocean/ariola  1979    0:19:13 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
space project 

conquest of the stars   Favoriting

disco from another galaxy 

rca 

1978 

 

0:22:52 (Pop-up)
the ritchie family  american generation   Favoriting american generation  marlin  1978  RIP Henri Belolo  0:26:46 (Pop-up)
bionic boogie  dance little dreamer   Favoriting s/t  polydor  1977    0:31:38 (Pop-up)
chantal curtis  hey taxi driver   Favoriting 12"  key records  1979    0:35:18 (Pop-up)
patrick hernandez  born to be alive   Favoriting 12"  aquarius  1979    0:39:26 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
silvetti 

spring rain   Favoriting

7" 

salsoul 

1977 

 

0:45:11 (Pop-up)
southroad connection  just laying it down   Favoriting 12"  mahogany  1977    0:49:08 (Pop-up)
gary toms empire  7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (blow your whistle)   Favoriting 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 blow your whistle  pickwick international  1975    0:55:07 (Pop-up)
the players association  goin' to the disco   Favoriting born to dance  vanguard  1977    1:00:36 (Pop-up)
mcfadden & whitehead  ain't no stopping us now   Favoriting 7"  phila int'l  1979    1:04:28 (Pop-up)
rendez-vous  rock'n' roll boogie   Favoriting 12"  tropique  1982    1:07:56 (Pop-up)
al downing  i'll be holding on   Favoriting 7"  chess  1974    1:14:46 (Pop-up)
b. baker chocolate co.  higher and higher / the high and the mighty   Favoriting 12"  tk  1979    1:19:53 (Pop-up)
rosebud  have a cigar   Favoriting 12"  warner bros.  1977    1:29:09 (Pop-up)
gonzalez  haven't stopped dancing yet   Favoriting haven't stopped dancin'  capitol  1978    1:29:52 (Pop-up)
jimmy "bo" horne  i wanna go home with you   Favoriting dance across the floor  sunshine sound  1978    1:39:05 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
kat mandu 

the break   Favoriting

12" 

tk 

1979 

 

1:42:51 (Pop-up)
pamela neal  charlie hustle   Favoriting 12"  rca  1979    1:48:42 (Pop-up)
lamont dozier  boogie business   Favoriting 7"  warner bros.  1979    1:55:03 (Pop-up)
executive  you got the stuff   Favoriting 12"  20th century  1981    1:58:44 (Pop-up)
teddy pendergrass  i don't love you anymore   Favoriting 7"  phila int'l  1977    2:03:19 (Pop-up)
the jacksons  shake your body (down to the ground)   Favoriting 12"  epic  1978    2:06:35 (Pop-up)
first choice  armed and dangerous   Favoriting armed and dangerous  philly groove  1973    2:13:57 (Pop-up)
denroy morgan  i'll do anything for you   Favoriting i'll do anything for you  becket  1981    2:16:26 (Pop-up)
s.o.s. band  just be good to me   Favoriting 7"  tabu  1983    2:21:32 (Pop-up)
freddie james  get up and boogie   Favoriting 12"  warner bros.  1979  (not the Silver Convention song)  2:27:04 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
disc-o-tech 

control tower   Favoriting

the magic disco machine 

motown 

1975 

 

2:30:36 (Pop-up)
dorothy moore  let the music play   Favoriting 12"  tk  1977    2:33:34 (Pop-up)
donald byrd & 125th st nyc  love has come around   Favoriting love byrd  elektra  1981    2:38:16 (Pop-up)
south shore commission  handle with care   Favoriting s/t  wand  1975    2:44:49 (Pop-up)
yarbrough & peoples  don't stop the music   Favoriting 7"  mercury  1980    2:50:27 (Pop-up)
the evasions  wikka wrap   Favoriting 12"  sam  1981    2:54:30 (Pop-up)
steve bender  the final thing   Favoriting 12"  london  1977    3:01:41 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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queems:

party time!!!!
  9:01pm
The Butterman:

I’ve been looking forward to this all day.
  9:01pm
The Butterman:

Hey Queems.
  9:02pm
Weems:

Mother Father Sister Brother!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
Yes:

yay!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
queems:

@the butterman hey!!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:02pm
Ciggy:

Spin that Disco Ball EFD !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03pm
Figgsrock:

Ooh, nice wallpaper!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03pm
Aitch:

Disco, eek. Hope there's some Sylvester.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:03pm
listener 126464:

turn it up!
  9:04pm
P-90:

Well, this transports me directly to junior high school. A good/bad sensation.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:04pm
Mark Hurst:

This party goes to 11!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:06pm
Fuzzy:

Insert more cowbell joke here
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
melinda:

hi everyone! boogie time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:07pm
melinda:

I just cleaned and packed my disco ball a few days ago, too bad.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
efd:

hey everyone!! Thanks for tuning in tonight - this is one of the most fun shows of the year for me, hope you enjoy it too!
  9:08pm
SeanG:

oh yeah
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:08pm
efd:

nice to see Weems and queems on the same playlist!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
melinda:

@Mark haha
Avatar 9:09pm
RobinSays:

I'm not sure if the leopard-print Kmart sleepshirt I'm currently wearing would impress the door guys at Studio 54 or Regine's. Nonetheless I'm riding on the groove line of your show Evan:)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
queems:

@efd LOLOL
  9:10pm
Alex d'Chicago:

dancin... dancin... dancin...
  9:11pm
taryninstereo:

One of the best nights of the year!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:13pm
loveless:

My unabashed love of disco thanks you, EFD for this magical evening.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:16pm
Ciggy:

I need Granny Spice Tuna's Avatar to slide to!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17pm
Yes:

i am very happy. thank you efd and friends
  9:23pm
Polly Onymous:

yay disco party!! - so happy to find it!! maybe some wang chung and rosebud! but if not, it's all good. thank you EFD!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:28pm
loveless:

Paco of WKTU passed away last week. He was the king. I spent many hours listening to NYC’s 24/7 disco station.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:31pm
efd:

yes, loveless, I was sad to hear that news.
  9:31pm
Polly Onymous:

@loveless - Paco - an all time great! sorry to hear this
  9:32pm
DJ Sunny Bitch:

Ur on fire EFD!! Trough some Garage classics. Perfect music for a perfect summer night !! MWAH !! - DJ Sunny Bitch
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:37pm
efd:

thanks DJ SB!

@Polly I've actually got a Rosebud record with me, will try to work it in in a bit!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:39pm
melinda:

Digging the selections
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:41pm
Bootsie:

OH yeah!!
  9:41pm
Life2Short:

I remember this on the tilt-o-wheel, circa 1979!
  9:42pm
HowcomeJosh:

Love this one! Haven’t heard it in ages!
Avatar 9:44pm
RobinSays:

Fun fact--Madonna was a Patrick Hernandez backup singer/dancer.
  9:44pm
taryninstereo:

Can this song please go on forever and ever?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:46pm
brycepunk1:

Helter Stupid!.... I know it's not, but I can't hear this track without thinking Negativland
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:50pm
efd:

@taryn I do have a longer version of "Born To Be Alive"... not with me, though
  9:55pm
JakeGould:

Woo!
  9:58pm
Weems:

Gary Tom. EFD top track over the years!
Up there with the Dorothy Moore and Jimmy Bo Horne cuts.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:59pm
efd:

you know it, Weems!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:59pm
efd:

mixing it up a bit by playing the LP version this year!
  9:59pm
P-90:

The coach’s whistle had become a largely neglected instrument in popular music of the last few decades
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00pm
Mark Hurst:

on fire tonight, efd
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00pm
PigeonsAndRust:

Ahh..now that we have heard something from the K-Tel 'Disco Hustle' set things can really hit high gear!
  10:00pm
JakeGould:

I remember riding my bike on the boardwalk in the 1980s with a whistle because I was too cool to use a bell… But I also wore pooka beads so hey. What do I know?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:00pm
efd:

I really should have brought a Social Media Whistle for tonight's show!
  10:01pm
P-90:

efd: Ha!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:02pm
efd:

thanks Mark! Must be the Techtonic shirt I'm wearing!
  10:03pm
P-90:

I just got my Techtonic shirt, it is a thing of beauty
Avatar 10:04pm
Dave in SoDak:

At 6'1" 135lbs and 14 yrs old, with no self-esteem whatsoever, I broke off of the wall of flowers and started gettin' busy on the dance floor. Didn't care what people thought - I was inspired and wanted to f'ing DANCE! A few months later word on the street was that I was "a good dancer - no, a really good dancer." Thank you, Santa Esmerelda "Disco Inferno" and pretty much the entire Chic album, for bringing me from total geek to respected musician and actor. And as a guy who ended up going Punk to Power-Pop over the years, I still think it was horrible what happened at that football stadium - burning all that product that so many people worked so hard to make. Dumb-asses.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:05pm
Mark Hurst:

Thanks! Credit goes to Greg Harrison, who's done so much great design for WFMU.
  10:08pm
seedfriend:

Happy Wednesday y’all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:08pm
efd:

Dave, I love that story! Thanks so much for sharing it.
Avatar 10:09pm
Dave in SoDak:

Happy to share. EFD. Even more happy to listen to this fantastic show! Cheers.
Avatar 10:14pm
northguineahills:

Awesome, efd!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:18pm
Wendy del Formaggio:

Hey efd! Hey Mark Hurst! See you on the dance floor.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:19pm
adampsyche:

wwoooooo thanks efd for the show!
Avatar 10:21pm
Dave in SoDak:

Sorry, Comiskey - baseball, not football. Whatevs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:22pm
efd:

I knew what you meant. :)
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Mark Hurst from the Discothequetonics program!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
efd:

Polly Onymous. if you're still out there: your request is coming up next!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:24pm
brycepunk1:

EFD, this show is off the charts tonight! Love it! And hate that I have to go to bed. Looking forward to the archive listen. You're killing it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:25pm
efd:

thanks brycepunk!
  10:28pm
devlawn:

enjoying this
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:28pm
Ciggy:

40th anniversary of burning disco records - July, 1979. Remember, just like the burning of the Beatles records, people had to buy the vinyl 1st.
  10:28pm
john:

I hate to admit, I didn't remember there was a disco version of this. What's next, Karn Evil 9? Please say yes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29pm
Figgsrock:

So it's a cover that doesn't even mention "Have a Cigar" in the title? Bold.
Avatar 10:29pm
Dave in SoDak:

higher and mightier and funky as hell. with chocolate. love.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29pm
efd:

whoops my bad, I forgot to hit 'enter' on the playlist!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:30pm
efd:

I was so mesmerized........
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:32pm
Figgsrock:

Ah, okay, that makes more sense!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:32pm
efd:

that might be the only song that ends cold the whole night!
  10:32pm
Polly Onymous:

ahh thank you EFD - first heard this in my 1974 zambesi green 914, havent forgotten either of them. sometimes you just get lucky.
Avatar 10:32pm
redkayak:

Excellent
  10:33pm
devlawn:

its a lot of work spinnning 45's
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33pm
patrick321:

EFD turning it out, as we used to say. Great fcking show.
Avatar 10:33pm
Dave in SoDak:

i give up. whatEVER that was, was tight and super-great.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:33pm
melinda:

I love that there is so much disco-dance music to be discovered, still (by me anyway).
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:34pm
Figgsrock:

Whoa, Rosebud did a whole album of disco covers of Pink Floyd songs? My mind is blown.
Avatar 10:35pm
northguineahills:

Gonzalez is still dancing in 19777! (I did a similar typo on my resume for my interview tomorrow, at least they overlooked it)
Avatar 10:35pm
Dave in SoDak:

WHAT?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:35pm
efd:

i've got a Pete Rose disco song coming up in a few minutes, nobody go anywhere!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:36pm
efd:

*about* Pete Rose, not sung by him.
Avatar 10:36pm
Dave in SoDak:

Sorry, Figgsrock- WHAT?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:36pm
efd:

whoops, thanks ngh!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:36pm
Figgsrock:

Here is said Rosebud album:
www.discogs.com...
Avatar 10:37pm
Dave in SoDak:

Figgs, you just made my day. :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39pm
melinda:

@efd I was concerned for a second there
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:39pm
Figgsrock:

Glad to help. And this album was reissued on CD in 2008. I'm just stunned.
  10:40pm
taryninstereo:

I know this. From a WFMU premium?
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:41pm
Ciggy:

Disco, Dance & The Mets JD Davis defeat the Cleveland Indians in the 10th inning 4 -3.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:42pm
efd:

@taryn yes, one of mine!
Avatar 10:42pm
Dave in SoDak:

Ciggy - sweet - go Twins!
  10:43pm
taryninstereo:

@efd I have it!!!!
  10:45pm
Weems:

One of these years you could play Spsnk or Dance Across the Floor by JBH
Awaiting Boogie Business and CJ and Co
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:49pm
efd:

duly noted and coming up, Weems!
  10:52pm
BH:

Pamela picked Pete Rose over Steve Carlton for the topic of this disco song.
  10:54pm
taryninstereo:

Appreciating this show to work on our wedding dancing. Take me out to the ballgame!
Avatar 10:56pm
northguineahills:

Thanks, efd, this is where I shimmy off the floor.....
  10:57pm
taryninstereo:

Best premium ever!
  10:57pm
yippie:

lets boogie
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:57pm
medson:

Couldn't comment while I was driving. But I just did head first slide into my living room to Charlie Hustle
Avatar 10:59pm
Dave in SoDak:

"boogie business" by lamont dozier HOT - 7" really? sounds fantastic.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:08pm
Ciggy:

Turn it up!
  11:12pm
Weems:

Kudos again Funk, always good. I’ll catch the rest on rewind!
  11:14pm
Steve Dahl:

This is the greatest radio show I’ve ever listened to!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:14pm
efd:

thanks Weems! Sleep well.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:20pm
Bootsie:

Oh yeah, another fave!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:22pm
Bootsie:

Loving this show, as always! Tryna hang but know full well I'm not gonna make it... :-(
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:22pm
Bootsie:

SOS Band tho!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:24pm
efd:

HANG IN THERE BOOTSIE!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:25pm
Fuzzy:

Navy days! Maybe Shannon is up next!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:32pm
melinda:

Thanks efd! Going to sign off.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:34pm
efd:

thanks for listening Melinda!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:34pm
medson:

@efd Thanks for the disco ball and spinning the disco tunes.
Off to dreamland
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:34pm
efd:

always my pleasure, Medson!
  11:50pm
PJ:

Thanks for the grooves, EFD - it takes me back to elementary school, listening to the Top 40 AM radio (not even aware FM existed).
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:52pm
efd:

happy to have the opportunity to do this, PJ!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:56pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Doctor Disco. Looking forward to next year's party.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Hellraiser 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:58pm
Ciggy:

Thanks Evan for another blast from the past. Disco, Fusion, Rock & Roll, Reggae, Punk, Power Pop, New Wave... Such a powerful mixture of music that I enjoyed during the mid 70's through the 80's. And you were a big part of my musical life!
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