Sorry to ask this question again but what was the original version of Ton Of Dynamite, was it by Lonnie Youngblood and they adapted it from that? Funky something Corners?

this it pete?

this it pete?

It could well be mate, thanks very much, though I always thought it was Lonnie Youngblood. I can't believe I've never heard "Tighten Up" in "Ton of dynamite" before now.

Pete I think it was Willie & The Mighty Magniificents, Funky 8 Corners on All Platinum?..... (unless there was summat before that?...)

https://youtu.be/WvYJmgO1yi4

Pete, an old thread from when you asked the same question a couple of years ago, maybe summat you forgot in there.

and another

Edited July 25, 201114 yr by Dave Turner

Pete, an old thread from when you asked the same question a couple of years ago, maybe summat you forgot in there.

That's why I said in the first post "sorry to ask this question again"

"Funky 4 Corners" came first, then Funky 8, then Funky 16 etc. It was an early form of line or formation dancing I do believe

Edited July 25, 201114 yr by Steve G

I still think K-JEE is the latest incarnation of the aforementioned tune.

"Funky 4 Corners" came first, then Funky 8, then Funky 16 etc. It was an early form of line or formation dancing I do believe

there must be a few versions of funky 4 corners.

ruchard marks on tuska the only one I have.

I always assumed archie bell "tighten up" was the track that kickstarted all this but reading between thew lines that came later ?

I always assumed archie bell "tighten up" was the track that kickstarted all this but reading between thew lines that came later ?

I'm pretty sure it was the first. I never even realised it came out on Ovide and that the T.S.U. Toranados were the backing band or that Billy Butler co-wrote it! You learn something new everyday......

Ian D

And, it is only very recently that I understood what Arthur Conley was on about in Funky Street,

y'know

" Doing the Funky mmmmph"

ah

Doing the Funky FOUR CORNERS...

Slow or what

Tony

I'm pretty sure it was the first. I never even realised it came out on Ovide and that the T.S.U. Toranados were the backing band or that Billy Butler co-wrote it! You learn something new everyday......

Ian D

No Ian, Tighten up" was something different again. It also spurned a lot of answer and copy records. Did you listen to my interview with Cal Thomas (now passed) of the Toranados? You cannot lump all funky records together as starting from one record.......Tighten Up and Funky corners were dance crazes - different ones....

No Ian, Tighten up" was something different again. It also spurned a lot of answer and copy records. Did you listen to my interview with Cal Thomas (now passed) of the Toranados? You cannot lump all funky records together as starting from one record.......Tighten Up and Funky corners were dance crazes - different ones....

Steve,

Where is your interview with Cal Thomas as I would like to hear that?

Keith

Hi Keith I did it on Soul 24-7 will have to upload the minidisc I have of it.....It's a good listen how they toured round from town to town etc and all about Skipper's Ovide label + their subsequent work.

Hi Keith I did it on Soul 24-7 will have to upload the minidisc I have of it.....It's a good listen how they toured round from town to town etc and all about Skipper's Ovide label + their subsequent work.

Hi Steve,

I would love to hear that as I really like The TSU, Did you take any pictures when you were interiewing him as I am sure a lot of peolpe dont know what he looks like and again a very underrated talented man

Keith

No Ian, Tighten up" was something different again. It also spurned a lot of answer and copy records. Did you listen to my interview with Cal Thomas (now passed) of the Toranados? You cannot lump all funky records together as starting from one record.......Tighten Up and Funky corners were dance crazes - different ones....

Mmm. Weird. I think that's a perspective that comes with deeper knowledge Steve. When "Ton Of Dynamite" first reached our ears the most common description was that it was the "Tighten Up" riff with a Northern beat, which is sure sounded like back then. Still does to me actually. Didn't catch the interview Steve but I'll listen if you can dig it out. Oh, and yes, of course I'm aware that there's different types of funky records LOL.....

Ian D

Hi Steve,

I would love to hear that as I really like The TSU, Did you take any pictures when you were interiewing him as I am sure a lot of peolpe dont know what he looks like and again a very underrated talented man

Keith

Hi Keith, it was a phone interview, will try and find it, although it is on minidisc (another "intermediate" media form for the thread "Will there still be records in 50 years" or whatever it's called ). Cal did send me a copy of "Please heart don't break" which we gave out as a prize on the show..... ATB Steve

Mmm. Weird. I think that's a perspective that comes with deeper knowledge Steve. When "Ton Of Dynamite" first reached our ears the most common description was that it was the "Tighten Up" riff with a Northern beat, which is sure sounded like back then. Still does to me actually. Didn't catch the interview Steve but I'll listen if you can dig it out. Oh, and yes, of course I'm aware that there's different types of funky records LOL.....

Ian D

Ian I know you know there are "different types of funky records LOL". Am talking about a different dance craze, the records aren't a million miles apart so probably can probably be categorised as being from the same "genre". Steve

cant believe how influential some of these 'corners' records are, I was listening to a panamanian track the other day with that 'corners' breakdown on it.