Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Soul! Episode # 45 (403). Guests Georgia Jackson, LaBelle (Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx), Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson). Hosted by Ellis Haizlip, with announcer Joe Dennis.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Funky opening credits with audio layover of "Soul!" theme by King Curtis.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Ellis Haizlip opens program, introduces Georgia Jackson, who is sitting beside him. Mrs. Jackson was the mother of Jonathan Jackson and Black Panther Party Field Marshal George Jackson, who was killed at San Quentin Penitentiary on Aug 21, 1971. "We say only the body of George Jackson is gone b/c the spirit of George Jackson, like that of his brother John Jackson, lives on. It lives on in the George L. Jackson Brigade, the San Quentin 27, and it lives on in the George L. Jackson prison movement." Ellis Haizlip introduces members of Mandrill: organist & percussionist Claude Coffee Cave, guitarist Omar Mesa, drummer Charles Padro, bass player Fudgie Solomon, flutist & horn player Carlos Wilson, horn player & percussionist Lou Wilson, horn player & percussionist Ric Wilson.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson) perform "Mandrill." Instrumental funk rock with a smattering of Latin jazz. Note the silly, wacked-out rock star faces made by organist Claude Cave. Flute solo by Carlos Wilson. Vibraphone solo by Claude Cave.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson) continue to perform "Mandrill." Instrumental funk rock w/ a smattering of Latin jazz. Conga & timbale solo by the Wilson brothers. Charles Padro solos on drum set.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson) perform "Symphonic Revolution." Midtempo Latin rock w/ vocal. Note the trippy water-rippling effect over images of vibes being struck, flute being played, etc, being used occasionally during performance. Flute & vibraphone solo. At outset, panning TLS studio audience comprised almost exclusively of African-Americans applauding.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Ellis Haizlip thanks Mandrill, introduces LaBelle, formerly known as Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells, who performed fairly regularly on "Soul!" during its infancy. Panning MS Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx; CU Patti LaBelle. LaBelle perform "Brand New Day." R 'n' B w/ a tinge of gospel. Patti LaBelle hits an amazing, sustained note before the bridge.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Panning TLS seated audience comprised mostly of African-Americans applauding. LaBelle (Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Patti Labelle) perform a R 'n' B soul cover of the Rolling Stones hit "Wild Horses." At outset, panning TLS Caucasian & African-American audience applauding. Ellis Haizlip thanks LaBelle, says they sound just as good as Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Ellis Haizlip says the spirit of George L. Jackson is the same spirit that "has guided black people past the madness of Jamestown America & Scotsboro America, past Attica America." Ellis Haizlip interviews Georgia Jackson, mother of John Jackson & Black Panther Party Field Marshal George Jackson, who was killed at San Quentin Penitentiary on Aug 21, 1971. Mrs. Jackson says she doesn't consider herself radical or militant or revolutionary b/c they are terms "put on all people in America who speak up for their own rights & who try to point out the injustices that go on in this country," instead considering herself a "black American mother fighting for justice for all black Americans & all oppressed people all over the world." TLS seated audience applauding. Mrs. Jackson says it's difficult to talk about her deceased boys, but says they were "happy as anyone could be in the situation we lived in." Mrs. Jackson says she taught her boys to love, not to rob or murder or hate the U.S. She says John Jackson was a good student & athlete.
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Ellis Haizlip continues to interview Georgia Jackson, mother of John Jackson & Black Panther Party Field Marshal George Jackson, who was killed at San Quentin Penitentiary on Aug 21, 1971. Mrs. Jackson says she lives in California, but hails originally from Illinois, where her five children were also born. Mrs. Jackson says her entire family was flabbergasted w/ the incarceration of George Jackson, but they made the trip to visit him regularly. Georgia Jacksons says she was grieved by the death of her son, George, but wasn't shocked mostly b/c he had made it known for years that persons were after him. "Black people don't have a voice in this country. Although we are a part of this country-- we've worked & we've ded for this country-- we don't have a voice." "For evey black man who dies, for every oppressed person who dies, it should mean something to us in a way where we are going to make the fight harder so it will be harder for them to kill another black man or oppressed person the next time."
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Ellis Haizlip continues to interview Georgia Jackson, mother of John Jackson & Black Panther Party Field Marshal George Jackson, who was killed at San Quentin Penitentiary on Aug 21, 1971. Mrs. Jackson says "We have to do something more concrete. We have to get everybody interested in changing things. Situations can be changed if there are enough people willing to change them. We have to stop sitting at home waiting for the next man to do something that we should be doing ourselves." Mrs. Jackson discusses the George L. Jackson Prison movement whose agenda she will be taking to the United Nations. "I am George's mother. I am his next of kin. I would like to know what happened to my son. I don't believe the lies that have been printed in the paper b/c everyday the story changes. If they had one lie that they could stick to for a week then maybe I might believe it." Mrs. Jackson says Gov. Ronald Reagan of California called her son George a "mad dog" which infuriated her.
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Ellis Haizlip continues ot interview Georgia Jackson, mother of John Jackson & Black Panther Party Field Marshal George Jackson, who was killed at San Quentin Penitentiary on Aug 21, 1971. Mrs. Jackson says black people aren't making necessary progress. "If we had progress I wouldn't need to be sitting here talking to you now. I think black people & all oppressed people, no matter how hard we try to hide it, we've got to stand up & do something about what's happening to us. We are not in the minority, you know. The people who are doing these things to us are in the minority." TLS seated audience applauding. Ellis Haizlip thanks Georgia Jackson, closes segment.
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
Ellis Haizlip introduces LaBelle. LaBelle (Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle) perform a soulful gospel version of the James Taylor hit "You've Got A Friend."
Soul! Ep 45 (403)
LaBelle (Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle) perform "Morning Much Better." Tight R 'n' B soul with gospel feel, Patti LaBelle singing like the end days are near. At outset, Ellis Haizlip thanks Patti LaBelle for being a loyal supporter of "Soul!" Mr. Haizlip thanks Labelle, Georgia Jackson, Mandrill, then re-introduces Mandrill.
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Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson) perform "Git It All." Deep, dirty funk rock (with cowbell breakdown) that inspires some members of the studio audience to dance in the aisles. Fantastic! Groovy pandemonium in the "Soul" studio! "Shake some booty/Get up, Lord have mercy." Great MSs Ellis Haizlip grooving in chair, dancers in BG. Harmonica solo.
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Mandrill (Claude Coffee Cave, Omar Mesa, Charles Padro, Fudgie Solomon, Carlos Wilson, Lou Wilson, Ric Wilson) perform "Rollin On." Soulful funk rock that gets everybody clapping. Ellis Haizlip rocks in his chair (chair grooving, chair dancing). TLSs audience clapping, dancing, digging the groove. Credits roll while Mandrill continues to perform.