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#128: Songs From A North Portland Armoire

6:00pm, 12-16-2016
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Last summer, an elder in my neighborhood passed away, leaving behind a lifetime’s worth of soul, jazz, gospel and r&b records. Her son was settling her affairs and made it clear that the records, like everything else, had to go. As we looked through the stacks together, he began to talk about the old days in North Portland. It turned out he was one of the original trumpet players from Shock!


The only thing was that he had never heard the LP he played on. I immediately went back to my house and scanned the liner notes of all my Shock records and found his credit. When I presented him the record, he lit up like you wouldn’t believe. His wife said, “You played in a band? You know, he just never tells me anything!!” It was a moment. And we both came away with music we’d come to cherish.


It’s now three months later and I’ve finally had the chance to go through all the records from the collection. There are some incredible local pieces in here…very enlightening. The process of sorting through it has granted me a rare look into the listening habits of someone who came of age in the Boise-Eliot neighborhood in North Portland. I’ve since assembled an episode to showcase this music. Tune in here for a glimpse into this soon to be forgotten era in our city’s music. RIP Joyce Johnson.

  • 6:00pm Inner City Blues by Grover Washington, Jr. on - (-)
  • 6:04pm I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) by Rhythm Heritage on - (-)
  • 6:06pm Yearnin' Burnin' by Pleasure on - (-)
  • 6:11pm Love Formula 69 by Randy Brown on - (-)
  • 6:14pm All Of Your Life by Shirley Nanette on - (-)
  • 6:16pm The Ghetto (Part 2) by Donny Hathaway on - (-)
  • 6:19pm Hustlin' by The Players Association on - (-)
  • 6:22pm Always There by Side Effect on - (-)
  • 6:26pm Cosmic Reign by Wayne Henderson on - (-)
  • 6:28pm Flight-Time by Donald Byrd on - (-)
  • 6:31pm River WInds by Jeff Lorber Fusion on - (-)
  • 6:35pm On The Rocks by Black Velvet on - (-)
  • 6:38pm Rated "X" by Rated "X" on - (-)
  • 6:41pm Dance And Have Some Fun by Shock on - (-)
  • 6:44pm Push-Em Up by The Monterays on - (-)
  • 6:48pm Rise Again by The Ever-Popular Staple Brothers on - (-)
  • 6:50pm Traveling by The Sensational Portlandaires on - (-)
  • 6:54pm I Wanna Be Ready by Sounds Of Blackness on - (-)
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