Boogaloo, R&B, Hammond Grooves, we are talking about the mid-sxities, it wasn't strictly funk, these were the formative years, tracks such as "JB's Latin" Spitting Image, "Soul Brothers Testify" Chester Randle's Soul Sender's, "Soul City" Ray Johnson, "The Wig" Lorenzo Holden," Crabcakes" Gunga Din,"The Champ" The Mahawks, "Harlem Train" Dick Leslie, "Soulful" The Apostles, "Silly Savage" The Golden Toadstools, "Out of Sight" The Hot Tamales,"Soul Power" L'IL Ray and the more soulful "Papas Got A Brand New Bag" James Brown, can all be heard at Coast to Coast.

In February 1965, James Brown's "Papas Got A Brand New Bag" was recorded in less than hour on the way to a gig.The single was massive hit and just the beginning for JB.This single was soon followed by a freshly minted version of "I got You" now subtitled "(I Feel Good)."JB went on a roll, at that time, appearing on pop TV programs that had previously shunned him. He built up his "Orchestra." a combination of jazz and blues players that included Waymond Reed, Levi Rasbury, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, Clyde Stubblefield, and John "Jabo" Starks. He was also winning awards - and striding into a suddenly open-ended future.

In the late 60s & early 70s the beat started to get heavier progressing to a fully-blown Funk. James Brown by this time was real star with hit singles such as "Sex Machine", "Super Bad", "Give it up or turn it loose","Soul Power" etc. James was not just a singer, he was producer and run the record label "King". He produced singles for Lyn Collins, Vicky Anderson, Bobby Byrd, Marva Whitney, Beau Dollar and amongst others. But there was much more to funk than just James Brown. The lesser known artists, rarities, on the more obscure labels such as, "Let's Work a While" Bobby Williams, "Burning Spear" Soul, Sweet Thing" Milton Cambell & The R-D-M Band, "Baby Don't Cry" Third Guitar, "Everything's Gonna' Be All Right" Robert Moore, "Kickin" The Kickin Mustangs, "I'm a Carpenter" David Robinson, "I Who Had Nothing" Ray Fraizer, "Hot Pants Breakdown" The Soul Tornadoes, "Dap Walk" Ernie & the Topnotes," Kick the Habit" Prophet Soul and last of all but not least "Cissy Popcorn" Preston Love, are all tracks you can expect to hear at Coast to Coast.

Coast to Coast is presented by DJ Cello