The Search for Generation X

The "middle child" strikes back

Mixtape

July 15, 2019 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Rotary Connection – Amen
  2. Mighty Ryeders – Evil Vibrations
  3. Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’77 – Love CIty
  4. The Gaylads – Peace, Love and Understanding
  5. Dionne Warwick – What the World Needs Now Is Love
  6. Gil Scott-Heron – The Offering
  7. Little Sister – Stanga
  8. Earth, Wind & Fire – Moment of Truth
  9. Mandrill – Don’t Mess With People
  10. WAR – The World Is A Ghetto
  11. Valencia Robinson – Black Soulsista
  12. Rahsaan Patterson – See Me
  13. India.Arie – Rollercoaster
  14. D’Angelo & the Vanguard – Prayer
  15. Bilal – Open the Door
  16. Sabrina Malheiros – New Morning (Remix)
  17. Michael Kiwanuka – Rule The World
  18. Jarrod Lawson – Sleepwalkers

October 7, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Coultrain- Girl Of My Dreams
  2. D’Influence- Running Away
  3. Diplomats of Soul – Someday We’ll All Be Free
  4. Avery Sunshine- Blessin Me
  5. Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 – Fool on the Hill
  6. Johnny Hammond- Can’t We Smile
  7. Aretha Franklin- I Never Loved A Man (The Way That I loved You)
  8. George Duke- Someday
  9. Nina Simone- My Baby Just Cares For Me
  10. Yusef Lateef- Nubian Lady (REMIX)
  11. India.Arie- Strength, Courage and Wisdom
  12. Dennis Brown- Black Magic Woman
  13. Khari Cabral & Jiva- More To Do
  14. Robert Glasper Experiment – Afro Blue (REMIX)
  15. Brandon Williams- Leave Love Be
  16. Shaun Escoffery –  Days Like This (REMIX)

June 1, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Star Spangled Banner (Live from Woodstock) – Jimi Hendrix
  2. What’s Goin On – Quincy Jones
  3. The Fiddle & The Drum – Joni Mitchell
  4. We Got to Have Peace – Curtis Mayfield
  5. Pain – Ohio Players
  6. No Agreement (pt. 2) – Fela Kuti
  7. Blind Men Can See It – James Brown
  8. 100 Billion Stars – Lux
  9. I Can’t Write Left Handed (Live) – Bill Withers
  10. War/No More Trouble (Live) – Bob Marley
  11. Deep Shit (pt. 1 & 2) – Kruder & Dorfmeister
  12. Work For Peace – Gil Scott Heron

May 21, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Pomp and Circumstance
  2. Movin’ On – Outside
  3. Don’t You Forget About Me – Simple Minds
  4. I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan
  5. Feels Good – Rahsaan Patterson
  6. Person to Person – Average White Band
  7. Blunted Soul – Innereyefull
  8. Be Careful  – Big Youth
  9. Crazy U – Osunlade
  10. Back In The Day – Erykah Badu
  11. Ordinary Day – Omar
  12. The World Is Yours (Remix) – Nas
  13. Jekyll – Hiatus Kaiyote
  14. Believe – Nathan Haines

April 29, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
  2. I Shall Be Released – Nina Simone
  3. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Aretha Franklin
  4. Too High  – Stevie Wonder
  5. Hikky Burr – Quincy Jones
  6. 54-46 Was My Number – Toots and the Maytals
  7. After Laughter (Comes Tears) – Wendy Rene
  8. Flippin Tha Bird – Ruby
  9. Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
  10. Beautiful Flower – India.Arie
  11. You Make Your Own Heaven & Hell Right Here On Earth –  Temptations
  12. God, Fear, Money – Meshell N’DegeOcello
  13. Smiling Faces Sometimes – The Undisputed Truth

April 22, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince
  2. Get it Up – The Time
  3. Shall We Dance – Brownmark
  4. Crazay – Jesse Johnson f/ Sly Stone
  5. 10 – Madhouse
  6. Honeymoon Express – Wendy & Lisa
  7. Screams of Passion – The Family
  8. A Love Bizarre – Sheila E
  9. I Feel 4 U – Chaka Khan
  10. Eye Hate U – Prince
  11. Call My Name – Prince
  12. How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore – Bilal
  13. Purple House – Prince
  14. Nothing Compares 2 U – The Family

April 15, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Taxman – The Beatles
  2. Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong
  3. As Long As I’ve Got You – Charmels
  4. Working Man Blues – Blind Boy Fuller
  5. Keep On Keepin’ On – Rolls Royce
  6. Chump Change – Quincy Jones
  7. You Can Make It If You Try – Sly and the Family Stone
  8. Money Worries  – The Maytones
  9. Be Thankful For What You Got – William Devaughn
  10. See the Light – Earth Wind & Fire
  11. Can’t We Smile – Johnny Hammond
  12. Life’s A Game – Marvin Gaye
  13. Working Woman’s Blues – Valerie June
  14. Sounds of Freedom- Ron Trent
  15. On A Better Day – Colman Brothers
  16. Life Is Just A Ride – Jenova 7
  17. I’ll Get By – Incognito
  18. Hand It Over – Keb Mo

April 8, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Is it Because I’m Black – Syl Johnson
  2. Keep on Movin’ – Soul II Soul
  3. Pride (In the Name of Love) – U2
  4. Wake Up Everybody – Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes F/ Teddy Pendergrass
  5. That’s the Way of the World – Earth, Wind & Fire
  6. Blackbird – The Beatles
  7. Jesus Children of America – Stevie WOnder
  8. Winter In America – Gil Scott-Heron
  9. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) – Bob Marley
  10. 4 The Tears In Your Eyes – Prince & the Revolution
  11. People Make The World Go Round – Stylistics
  12. Give Peace a Chance – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
  13. God Is Love – Marvin Gaye

 April 1, 2018   (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Peace Go With You Brother – Gil Scott Heron
  2. People in Search of a Life – Marc Dorsey
  3. Freedom Song – Matthew Halsall
  4. Everything Must Change – U.T.E.
  5. Babies Making Babies – Sly and the Family Stone
  6. Stakes is High – De La Soul
  7. The Epic Lie – Diggs Duke
  8. Friends Will Be (Remix) – United Future Organization
  9. Why Can’t We Live Together – Sade
  10. Life Moves On – Rodney Franklin
  11. Highways of my Life – Zo!
  12. Inner City Life – Re-Jazz
  13. Raised by Wolves – Odessa X
  14. Respect – Rotary Connection
  15. Attica Blues – Archie Shipp
  16. Fellowship – MeShell N’DegeOcello
  17. That’s How Life Goes – Janita

March 24, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Raise Your Hand – Janis Joplin
  2. What Can You Do For Me – LaBelle
  3. The Boss – Diana Ross
  4. Living in the Light – Caron Wheeler
  5. Hold On – Ann Nesby
  6. State of the World – Janet Jackson
  7. Message from the Soul Sisters – Soulfinger f/ Teedra Moses
  8. Optimistic – Sounds of Blackness
  9. Dreamland – Marcia Griffiths
  10. Bandy Bandy – Zap Mama f/ Erykah Badu
  11. Black Butterfly – Deniece Williams
  12. Strength, Courage & Wisdom – India.Arie
  13. Time – 4 Hero f/ Ursula Rucker
  14. The Space Between – Zero &
  15. A.D. 2000 -Erykah Badu
  16. My Petition – Jill Scott

March 18, 2018 (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
  2. I’m Not Your Superwoman – Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, Dionne Warwick
  3. Beautiful – Carole King
  4. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
  5. And When I Die – Laura Nyro
  6. State Of Independence – Donna Summer
  7. Four Women – Nina Simone
  8. Freedom – Various Artists (Theme from Panther)
  9. U.N.I.T.Y. – Queen Latifah
  10. Lost Ones – Lauryn Hill
  11. Many Are Called – The I-Threes
  12. Why – Annie Lennox
  13. All Woman – Lisa Stansfield
  14. Both Sides Now – Joni Mitchell
  15. Beautiful Day – Mary J. Blige

March 11, 2018   (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Aretha Franklin – People Get Ready
  2. Roberta Flack – Conversation Love
  3. LaBelle – Messin’ With My Mind
  4. Rufus f/ Chaka Khan – Little Boy Blue
  5. Syreeta – I Love Every Little Thing About You
  6. Diana Ross – Brown Baby
  7. Quincy Jones f/ Patti Austin – Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You)
  8. Natalie Cole – La Costa
  9. Nina Simone – Funkier than a Mosquitos Tweeter
  10. Patrice Rushen – Keeping Faith in Love
  11. Lyn Collins – Think
  12. Alicia Myers – I Want to Thank You
  13. Minnie Riperton – Only When I’m Dreaming

March 4, 2018  (Click the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Impressions – Choice of Colors
  2. M.F.S.B – Love is the Message
  3. Kool & the Gang – Ancestral Ceremony
  4. A.M.P – Everybody Loves the Sunshine
  5. Oscar Brown, Jr. – Brother, Where are you
  6. Skull Snaps – It’s a New Day
  7. The Winstons – Amen Brother
  8. Tito Puente – Oye Como Va
  9. Charles Mingus – Moves (Featuring Doug Hammond and Honi Gordon
  10. Roy Ayers – Ain’t Got Time
  11. Gil Scott Heron – A Sign of the Ages
  12. Jamiroquai – Too Young to Die
  13. Donny Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy
  14. Aretha Franklin – Young, Gifted & Black

February 24, 2018  (Click on the date to listen to the podcast)

  1. Jimmy Mack – Martha and the Vandellas
  2. Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud) _ James Brown
  3. Hit it and Quit It – Funkadelic
  4. Stand – Sly and the Family Stone
  5. Apache – Incredible Bongo Band
  6. Thin Ice – Pink Floyd
  7. I Feel For You – Prince
  8. Hungry Heart – Bruce Springsteen
  9. I Wish – Stevie Wonder
  10. My Love – Earth Wind and Fire
  11. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me – Culture Club
  12. Private Life – Grace Jones
  13. Valentine Love – Michael Henderson

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