Monthly Archives: April 2025

Cookin’ with Jeff the Chef!

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The first Funky Kingston of the year was a blast. The last Funky Kingston with guest DJ Jeff the Chef was such a gas that he was brought back for more action on March 22 by the host, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omniubs. This was a date change, as the regular date would have been the 29th (the fifth Saturday of the month), but our friends The Zeros were playing that night at TV Eye in Queens and there is no way we are going to miss that!

So Jeff the Chef dropped by and dropped some super boss sounds. The Chef was a key operator during the golden years of the Empire State Soul Club, so you know he understands the funk. The Bat Signal was in full effect and funky grooves were happening all night. Phast mixed in some reggae jams into the mix as he often does for the Funky Kingston.

The Chef was able to stay and play records a little longer than last time, so that was fun. With any luck, we’ll bring him back again real soon. For this event, Miss Nancy made chex mix, vegan brownies and chocolate fudge. Man, if you have a sweet tooth, ya gotta make it out to these events for Miss Nancy’s yummy vittles alone!

Here’s a list of all the records played at the Funky Kingston by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus:

  • Tribe–Funky Kingston (Grenade)
  • African Music Machine–Tropical (Soul Power)
  • The Jives–I Want You (Tear Drop)
  • Mr. Jamo–Shake What You Brought With You – Part I (Perception)
  • McKinley Sandifer–Get Up If You Want to Be Somebody (U.S.A.)
  • Al Green–You Say It (Hi)
  • Azie Mortimer–That’s That (Get Off My Back) (Number One)
  • The Undisputed Truth–What It Is (Gordy)
  • Lee Dorsey–What You Want (Is What You Get) (Bell)
  • Walter Scott–Soul Stew Recipe (Pzazz)
  • Marva Whitney–Daddy Don’t Know About Sugar Bear (Forte)
  • Billy Preston–Outa-Space (A&M)
  • Alton Ellis–It’s Your Thing (Riley Inc/Dub Store.; Japan)
  • Delroy Wilson–Call on Me (Giant; Jamaica)
  • Bunny Brown–Rock You Baby (Parks; Jamaica)
  • The Wild Magnolias–Jumalaka Boom Boom (Barcaly; France)
  • James Brown–Make It Funky (Part 1) (Polydor)
  • Smokey Brooks–Spin-It Jig (Now)
  • Ripple–I Don’t Know What It Is but It Sure Is Funky (GRC)
  • The Dancers–Big Willie’s Drum (Pacific Arts)
  • Joe Bataan–Latin Strut (Super Strut) (RCA Victor; Canada)
  • Mighty Joe Drake–Get Out of My Life Woman (Kapp)
  • Claude & Samuel–Potatoes (DJO)
  • Roy Lee Johnson & the Villagers–The Dryer (Part I) (Stax)
  • Candy Coated People–Time to Love (New York Sound Company)
  • Freda Harris–My Body Wants Your Body (Ace)
  • Edwin Starr–Who Is the Leader of the People (Soul)
  • Johnny Adams–Spunky Onions (Pacemaker)
  • Murray McKay–Don’t Let the Pusher Push You (Message)
  • The Honey Drippers–Impeach the President (Alaga)
  • Maytals–Funky Kingston (Shelter)
  • Steel Pulse–Ku Klux Klan (Island; UK)
  • Dennis Alcapone & the Inversions–Shake Your Body (Swing-a-Ling Now)
  • The Meters–(The World Is a Bit Under the Weather) Doodle-Oop (Josie)
  • James Brown–Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn Part One (Polydor; Germany)
  • David “Baby” Cortez–Inflation (T-Neck)
  • Betty LaVette–Do Your Duty (Silver Fox)
  • Candido–Jump Back (Blue Note)
  • The Mohawks–Ride Your Pony (Pama; UK)
  • Jimmy “Bo” Horne–Clean Up Man (Alston)
  • Charly and the Bourbon Family–Boogachi (Poplandia; Spain)
  • Etta James–Tighten Up Your Own Thing (Cadet)
  • The O’Jays–Put Your Hands Together (Philadelphia International)
  • Tommy Dark–Wobble Legs (Sugar)
  • A.C. Reed–Boogaloo – Tramp (Nike)
  • Marie Franklin–Don’tcha Bet No Money (Maverick)
  • Stevie Wonder–You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (Tamla)
  • The Touch–Pick and Shovel (Lecasver)
  • Ricky Williams–Discotheque Soul Pt. I (Citadelle)
  • Ike & Tina Turner–I Wanna Jump (Minit)
  • Mark V Unlimited–Gone! (Sagport)
  • Preston Epps–Afro Mania (Jo-Jo)
  • Pigmeat Markham–The Hip Judge (Chess)
  • Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings–Got to Be the Way It Is (Daptone)
  • Mickey & the Soul Generation–Football (Maxwell)
  • Chris Jones–I’m the Man (Goodie Train)
  • Bobby Marchan–I’ve Got a Thing Going On (Dial)
  • Buzzie–Stone Soul Booster (Gordy)
  • Donald Bryant–My Baby (Hi)
  • Gilberto Sextet–Jet My Love (Micaela) (Tico)
  • Los Melodicos–Les Cornichon (Tropical Tigers; Europe)
  • The African Brothers–Hold Tight (Impact!/Jammyland )
  • Max Romeo & the Upsetters–War in a Babylon (Island; UK)
  • War–The World Is a Ghetto (United Artists)
  • The Da-Kars–Shot in the Dark (Josie)
  • Ann Winley–Bow Legged Daddy (Paul Winley)
  • B.T. Express–Do It (’til You’re Satisfied) (Scepter/Roadshow)
  • Graham Central Station–Can You Handle It (Warner Bros.)

None of these records are for sale.

Jumpin’ at Do The 45!

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Mikey Post, Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and Pete Pop swing at Do The 45!

Another fabulous Do The 45 took place on March 14. For this event, host Pete Pop roped in our pal Mikey Post to be the special guest DJ. Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was also in the house, and Go-Go dancer Bella Bombora did her thing. As usual, Miss Nancy brought some yummy vittles and the whole thing went off with a bang-o-roonie!!

Regular Boogaloo Bag readers know that Mikey Post is a key player at our favorite record company, Daptone Records. He is also a fine drummer and we dug him behind the tubs with The Jay Vons, Reigning Sound and Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens. Mr. Post has some fantastic records and he brought a bunch of them to play at Do The 45.

Pete Pop opened the night playing some tuff stuff. Then Phast played a set. Mikey was brought in to do about 45 minutes. Then Pete, Mikey and Phast traded three-song sets for the rest of the night (or something like that!). It was a total gas.

Here’s a list of records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Do The 45:

None of these records are for sale.

Subway Soul Club with Fine Wine and Peanut Butter!

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On March 15, Subway Soul Club returned to action at the Francis Kite Room in the East Village of Manhattan. Hostess with the mostest Lady Dawn was in the house, greeting folks and flitting around on the dance floor. Resident DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus rounded up two suburb DJs to help him swing the event: Mr. Fine Wine and Peanut Butter Brown.

Mr. Fine Wine digs for another boss jam as Peanut Butter Brown goofs!

Mr. Fine Wine is a popular veteran of the soul music DJ wars. He’s been around since the waning days of the Empire State Soul Club (currently being resurrected by The Empress) and during Subway Soul Club’s golden years (the many fine events at Rififi, the loft above Assembly, etc.) he was a guest DJ at least once a year. Plus, his fabulous radio show on WFMU is a must to listen to. In fact, he is known nationally and internationally as one of the world’s finest soul music DJs. So having him play his records definitely enhanced the groovy content of the evening.

Mr. Fine Wine
Peanut Butter Brown
Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus

Peanut Butter Brown, on the other hand, got his start on the Subway Soul Club dance floor. He was so inspired by the boss music heard at these events, that he went out and bought the records, then taught himself how to work the turntables. He has since hosted events in Harlem and San Francisco, where he lived for a while. Now back in New York City, he’s got several regular DJ nights and keeps the crowds moving. For her part, Miss Nancy supplied pecan tassies, vegan brownies and a chex mix for snacking purposes—all of it gone by the end of the night.

Meanwhile, back at Subway Soul Club, an unfortunate thing happened. Lady Dawn, while spinning around on the dance floor early in the evening, fell and sprained her wrist! She spent most of the night holding a towel of ice on her arm. Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus was completely wowed by the tunes played by DJs Wine and Peanut. It turned out to be another fantastic event. With any luck we’ll be able to sneak in one or two more SSC events before the end of the year.

Here’s a list of all the records played by Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus at the Subway Soul Club:

  • The Holidays–Makin’ Up Time (Golden World)
  • Roy Ward–Horse With a Freeze Part 1 (Seven B)
  • Brother Jack McDuff–Can’t Get Satisfied – Part I (Atlantic)
  • The Blues Groove–Makin’ It (Verve)
  • The Hustlers–That’s What Makes Her Boss (Fascination)
  • The Vontastics–I Will Always Love You (Chess)
  • Marvin Gaye–Little Darling I Need You (Tamla)
  • Jerry Butler–Just for You (Vee Jay)
  • Jackie Ross–Dynamite Lovin’ (Chess)
  • The Tymes–What Would I Do (M-G-M)
  • The Vibrations–Gonna Get Along Without You Now (OKeh)
  • Carla Thomas–A Dime a Dozen (Stax)
  • Major Lance–Investigate (OKeh)
  • Sound Dimension–Time Is Tight (Studio One/Soul Jazz; UK)
  • Otis Redding–I Can’t Turn You Loose (Volt)
  • The Impressions–Can’t Satisfy (ABC)
  • Claudine Clark–Buttered Popcorn (Jamie)
  • The Four Larks–Groovin’ at the Go-Go (Tower)
  • Tommy Neal–Going to a Happening (Vault)
  • Sidney Barnes–You’ll Always Be in Style (Red Bird)
  • Maurice McCallister (formerly of The Radiants)–Baby Hang On (Chess)
  • Jimmy Mack–My World Is on Fire (Soul Galore)
  • The Wailers–Simmer Down (CoxSone; Jamaica)
  • Dave and Ansil Collins–Double Barrel (Big Tree)
  • The Aces–Reggae Motion (The Loco-Motion) (Sire)
  • Symarip–These Boots Are Made for Walking (Harlem Shuffle; UK)
  • Pete Rodriguez–I Like It Like That (Alegre)
  • Harvey (formerly of The Moonglows)–Any Way You Wanta (Tri-Phi)
  • The Satelites–We Like Birdland (Palace)
  • The Valentinos–Sweeter Than the Day Before (Chess)
  • The Mighty Marvelows–Talkin’ Bout Ya Baby (ABC)
  • Bobby Hebb–Love Love Love (Philips)
  • The Commands–Around the Go-Go (Dynamic)
  • The Otis and Carla Band–Tramp (BGP; UK)
  • Count Basie and Orchestra–Green Onions (Brunswick)
  • Jimmy Hanna with the Dynamics–Leavin’ Here (Bolo)
  • The Vibrations–‘Cause You’re Mine (Epic)
  • The Apollas–Sorry Mama (Loma)
  • Brenda Holloway–Just Look What You’ve Done (Tamla)
  • Ellie Greenwich–Niki Hoeky (United Artists; Philippines)
  • The Ikettes–What’cha Gonna Do (When I Leave You) (Phi-Dan)
  • Lovemasters–Pushin’ and Pullin’ (Jacklyn)
  • The Intertains–Need Your Love (Right Now) (Uptown)
  • Ike & Tina Turner–Tina’s Dilemma (Sue)
  • Candace Love–Wonderful Night (Aquarius)

None of these records are for sale.