Street Sounds From The Bay Area / Various Street Sounds From The Bay Area / Various CD

2011 collection of tracks from vaults of '70s Funk/Soul label Music City. Ray Dobard's Music City operation was at the heart of the Bay Area's black music scene from the '50s onwards. By the 1970s, his shop and studio were places where aspiring Funk, Soul and Jazz groups would go to attempt to find fame and fortune. Few did, but some great music was laid down, the best of which is here. The CD contains 17 tracks, 15 of which are previously unissued, and are a great view into a lost era of Bay Area music. Beat Goes On.

1. Snag Nasty - Two Things in One 2. Stop Tellin Me - Two Things in One 3. Is It Right - Kevin Burton 4. Wouldn't It Be a Shame - the Soul Messengers 5. Giant Hamburger - Victor Green 6. Lonely Place - Bob Carson 7. Give Me Some - Dorando 8. Sixth Sense - the Soul Messengers 9. Rock That Killed Goliath - Al Tanner 10. Eddie Boogaloo - Love Uprisers 11. Time Flies - Benida Madison 12. Bumpin on Sunset - Charles Doc Williams 13. Just a Man - Chuck Thurman 14. Ruby Dee - the Cookin Bag 15. Everything's Alright - Dry Ice 16. Got to Keep Loving - Houston Outlaws 17. TP Papers - Soul Sensations