BG Laxell‘Elvis was as pilled up as me!’ Dan Penn on writing hits for Aretha, Otis, Dolly and moreverified_publisherThe Guardian - Garth CartwrightHe was the boy from Alabama who wrote a hit while still at school. And the classics just kept coming – from I’m Your Puppet to Do Right Woman. The great songwriter relives his days with the stars
BG Laxell‘Mothership Connection’: Parliament’s Stratospheric Funk Masterpieceudiscovermusic.com - Rashad GroveThe first album to introduce the P-Funk universe, ‘Mothership Connection’ is a full-on funk assault by Parliament at their creative zenith. By 1975, …
BG Laxell‘Trombipulation’: How Parliament Retooled Funk For The 80sudiscovermusic.com - Rashad GroveFollowing an unprecedented reign, Parliament signed off, leaving ‘Trombipulation’ behind as the template for 80s electro-funk. In 1980, tastes began …
BG LaxellHow Soul Children’s Debut Album Birthed A New Era For Staxudiscovermusic.com - Ian McCannUnafraid to live up to their name, Soul Children placed emotion at the top of their agenda with a Stax Records debut album helmed by Isaac Hayes. Stax …
BG Laxell'Motor Booty Affair': Parliament's Aquatic-Themed Classicudiscovermusic.com - Jeff Chairman MaoLooking to the sea for inspiration, this is yet another Parliament classic (in a career full of them). As Parliament progressed through the 70s, its …
BG Laxell'Gloryhallastoopid': Parliament's Big Bang At The End Of The 70sudiscovermusic.com - Jeff Chairman MaoAn album in which the funk legends explored the inception of the cosmos as an allegory for its own beginnings and the roots of funk. “There are eight …
