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6666922 | Play | I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666924 | Play | Memory Band | 00:00 Tools | |
6666957 | Play | Christmas Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666923 | Play | Respect | 00:00 Tools | |
6666925 | Play | Tales Of Brave Ulysses | 04:32 Tools | |
6666926 | Play | Turn Me On | 03:20 Tools | |
6666928 | Play | Amen | 00:00 Tools | |
6666927 | Play | Sunshine Of Your Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666930 | Play | Magical World | 00:00 Tools | |
6666929 | Play | Rapid Transit | 00:00 Tools | |
6666932 | Play | Love Has Fallen On Me | 04:21 Tools | |
6666931 | Play | Didn't Want To Have To Do It | 00:00 Tools | |
6666934 | Play | Sursum Mentes | 00:00 Tools | |
6666936 | Play | If I Sing My Song | 00:00 Tools | |
6666937 | Play | The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp | 00:00 Tools | |
6666938 | Play | Hey, Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666959 | Play | Want You To Know | 00:00 Tools | |
6666933 | Play | Love Is | 00:00 Tools | |
6666945 | Play | We're Going Wrong | 00:00 Tools | |
6666944 | Play | Life Could | 00:00 Tools | |
6666935 | Play | The Weight | 00:00 Tools | |
6666940 | Play | The Salt Of The Earth | 00:00 Tools | |
6666941 | Play | Song For Everyman | 00:00 Tools | |
6666948 | Play | I Got My Mojo Working | 00:00 Tools | |
6666947 | Play | Amuse | 00:00 Tools | |
6666949 | Play | Teach Me How To Fly | 03:16 Tools | |
6666943 | Play | Ruby Tuesday | 00:00 Tools | |
6666942 | Play | Soul Man | 00:00 Tools | |
6666951 | Play | Lady Jane | 00:00 Tools | |
6666950 | Play | This Town | 00:00 Tools | |
6666954 | Play | Like A Rolling Stone | 00:00 Tools | |
6666952 | Play | Let Them Talk | 04:23 Tools | |
6666939 | Play | Stormy Monday Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
6666974 | Play | christmas child | 00:00 Tools | |
6666953 | Play | The Sea & She | 00:00 Tools | |
6666955 | Play | Rotary Connection | 00:00 Tools | |
6666946 | Play | May Our Amens Be True | 00:00 Tools | |
6666956 | Play | Love Me Now | 00:00 Tools | |
6666960 | Play | Living Alone | 00:00 Tools | |
6666962 | Play | Black Gold Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666958 | Play | V.I.P. | 03:08 Tools | |
6666961 | Play | I Took A Ride (Caravan) | 06:03 Tools | |
6666965 | Play | Vine of Happiness | 00:00 Tools | |
6666970 | Play | Hangin' Round the Bee Tree | 00:00 Tools | |
6666963 | Play | Aladdin | 00:00 Tools | |
6666971 | Play | Burning Of The Midnight Lamp | 00:00 Tools | |
6666973 | Play | The Sea and She | 00:00 Tools | |
6666969 | Play | Paper Castle | 00:00 Tools | |
6666968 | Play | I Must Be There | 00:00 Tools | |
6666967 | Play | I Feel Sorry | 00:00 Tools | |
49966701 | Play | Peace At Last | 00:00 Tools | |
6666978 | Play | Silent Night | 00:00 Tools | |
6666979 | Play | Silent Night Chant | 00:00 Tools | |
6666984 | Play | Last Call For Peace | 00:00 Tools | |
6666966 | Play | Like A Rollin' Stone | 00:00 Tools | |
6666964 | Play | Lady Lane | 00:00 Tools | |
6666980 | Play | Opening Round | 00:00 Tools | |
6666988 | Play | Santa's Little Helpers | 00:00 Tools | |
6666994 | Play | If Peace Was All We Had | 04:51 Tools | |
6667005 | Play | Sidewalk Santa | 00:00 Tools | |
6666982 | Play | Shopping Bag Menagerie | 00:00 Tools | |
6666998 | Play | tales of brave ullysess | 00:00 Tools | |
6666997 | Play | Silent Night - Album Version 1 | 00:00 Tools | |
76903046 | Play | i am the blackgold of the sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666989 | Play | memory lane | 00:00 Tools | |
6667004 | Play | Hanging Round the Bee Tree | 00:00 Tools | |
6666995 | Play | Memory Lane (Bonita Applebaum) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666991 | Play | Blackgold Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6667000 | Play | Black Gold Of The Sun By Rotary Connection | 00:00 Tools | |
6666990 | Play | Lektricks #1 | 00:00 Tools | |
6666977 | Play | Quartet | 00:00 Tools | |
6666981 | Play | Lonely Summer | 00:00 Tools | |
6667145 | Play | The Weight (Songs) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966702 | Play | I Am The Black Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666986 | Play | Hey Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6666996 | Play | Country Things | 00:00 Tools | |
6667007 | Play | PIP | 00:00 Tools | |
6667002 | Play | Black Noise ~ Memory Band | 00:00 Tools | |
6667047 | Play | Silence | 00:00 Tools | |
49966703 | Play | 14 - Rotary Connection - Memory Band | 00:00 Tools | |
6667064 | Play | Memory Lane (Bonita Applebum) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966721 | Play | Na jednej z dzikich plaz | 00:00 Tools | |
6667033 | Play | I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (feat. Minnie Riperton) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667032 | Play | V.I.P | 00:00 Tools | |
6667026 | Play | Pump Effect/Want You To Know | 00:00 Tools | |
6666985 | Play | Memory Band (A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666999 | Play | Pointillism/We Will Be Free | 00:00 Tools | |
49966704 | Play | Bonita Applebum - includes 'Can I Kick It' Intro | 00:00 Tools | |
6667055 | Play | Lektricks #2 - Merry Prankster | 00:00 Tools | |
6667131 | Play | I'm The Black Gold Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6667094 | Play | I Am The Black God Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6666992 | Play | Pink Noise | 00:00 Tools | |
6667060 | Play | Stormy Monday | 00:00 Tools | |
6667144 | Play | Tales Of Brave Ulysees | 00:00 Tools | |
6667065 | Play | Memory Band ['Bonita Applebum'] | 00:00 Tools | |
6667038 | Play | Silent Night - Album Version 2 | 00:00 Tools | |
6667003 | Play | 02. Amen | 00:00 Tools | |
6667006 | Play | 04. Turn Me On | 00:00 Tools | |
6667027 | Play | 05. Respect | 00:00 Tools | |
49966705 | Play | Respect (Songs) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667028 | Play | Pump Effect | 00:00 Tools | |
6667012 | Play | 08. A-Muse | 00:00 Tools | |
6667142 | Play | Memory Lane ['Killing Me Softly'] | 00:00 Tools | |
49966706 | Play | Tales Of Brave Ulysses (Songs) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966712 | Play | Song For Everywoman | 00:00 Tools | |
6667138 | Play | Let The People Talk | 00:00 Tools | |
49966707 | Play | Life Could ('Midnight in a Perfect World') | 00:00 Tools | |
49966708 | Play | I Got My Mojo Working (Songs) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667030 | Play | 14. Tales Of Brave Ulysses | 00:00 Tools | |
6667044 | Play | 05. The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp | 00:00 Tools | |
49966709 | Play | The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp (Songs) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667025 | Play | VIP | 00:00 Tools | |
6667021 | Play | Black Noise | 00:00 Tools | |
6667049 | Play | We will be free | 00:00 Tools | |
6667113 | Play | They Call It Stormy Monday | 00:00 Tools | |
6667095 | Play | I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6666972 | Play | Memory Band (Used For "Bonita Applebum") | 00:00 Tools | |
49966710 | Play | This Town (Songs) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966717 | Play | Merry Prankster | 00:00 Tools | |
49966711 | Play | Hey, Love (Hey Love) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667130 | Play | Hay, Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6667046 | Play | Pointillism - We Will be Free | 00:00 Tools | |
49966714 | Play | We're Going Wrong (Songs) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966713 | Play | Hangin' Round The Bee Tree (Hey Love) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966715 | Play | Silent Night (Instrumental) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966716 | Play | Rotary Connection - Like A Rollin' Stone | 00:00 Tools | |
6667132 | Play | Lektricks #2 | 00:00 Tools | |
49966718 | Play | The Sea & She (Hey Love) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966719 | Play | Love Is (Hey Love) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667056 | Play | Black Noise - Memory Band | 00:00 Tools | |
6667075 | Play | Rotary Connection - 1971 - Hey Love - 06 - love has fallen on me | 00:00 Tools | |
49966720 | Play | Burning Midnight Lamp | 00:00 Tools | |
49966724 | Play | I Am the Black Gold of the Sun (feat. Minnie Ripperton) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667016 | Play | 'rotary Connection' LP Ad | 00:00 Tools | |
6667054 | Play | Silent Night (Album Version 1) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966722 | Play | Song For Everyman (Hey Love) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966723 | Play | Vine Of Happiness (Hey Love) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966725 | Play | Memory Band (45 rpm Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966727 | Play | Memory | 00:00 Tools | |
49966726 | Play | 06 tales of brave ulysses | 00:00 Tools | |
49966731 | Play | Love Ha Fallen On Me | 00:00 Tools | |
49966741 | Play | Christmas Love (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667077 | Play | R.E.S.P.E.C.T | 00:00 Tools | |
6667068 | Play | The Sea She | 00:00 Tools | |
6667096 | Play | Got My Mojo Working | 00:00 Tools | |
49966728 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 07. I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
49966743 | Play | A Muse | 00:00 Tools | |
49966729 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 05. Respect | 00:00 Tools | |
6667062 | Play | Pointillism / We Will Be Free | 00:00 Tools | |
6667122 | Play | Lektricks #2 / Merry Prankster | 00:00 Tools | |
49966730 | Play | BLACK NOISE/MEMORY BAND | 00:00 Tools | |
6667050 | Play | Pump Effect - Want to Know | 00:00 Tools | |
49966736 | Play | Love Has Fallen On Me ['Drivin' Me Wild'] | 00:00 Tools | |
6667045 | Play | Pump Effect / Want You To Know | 00:00 Tools | |
49966734 | Play | Respect (Otis Redding cover) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966732 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 04. Turn Me On | 00:00 Tools | |
49966733 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 03. Rapid Transit | 00:00 Tools | |
6667099 | Play | Memory Band ['Life I Live'] | 00:00 Tools | |
49966745 | Play | Silent Night (Album Version 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667043 | Play | A02 - Teach Me How To Fly | 00:00 Tools | |
6667015 | Play | Lektricks #2/Merry Prankster | 00:00 Tools | |
6667109 | Play | Respect ['A Name I Call Myself'] | 00:00 Tools | |
49966737 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 02. Amen | 00:00 Tools | |
49966738 | Play | Love Has Fallen On Me (Common & Lily Allen - 'Drivin' Me Wild') | 00:00 Tools | |
49966739 | Play | Memory Lane [Bonita Applebum] | 00:00 Tools | |
6667086 | Play | Ruby Tuesday (4 Hero Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966740 | Play | Respect (with Rotary Connection) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966735 | Play | Sea and She | 00:00 Tools | |
49966742 | Play | I am the Black Gold of the Sun (1971) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667135 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 01. Magical World | 00:00 Tools | |
89115436 | Play | Peace, Peace At Last | 00:00 Tools | |
49966744 | Play | Tails Of Brave Ulysses | 00:00 Tools | |
89115437 | Play | I Want You to Know | 00:00 Tools | |
49966766 | Play | Amen (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966757 | Play | Tale of Brave Ulysses | 00:00 Tools | |
49966768 | Play | "I AM THE BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN" (1971) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667127 | Play | Pointillism-We Will be Free | 00:00 Tools | |
6667093 | Play | Lektricks #2-Merry Prankster | 00:00 Tools | |
89115438 | Play | Memory Band - 1967 | 00:00 Tools | |
49966746 | Play | I'Got My Mojo Working | 00:00 Tools | |
6667106 | Play | Turn Me On - Rotary Connection | 00:00 Tools | |
49966747 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 12. Didn't Want To Have To Do It | 00:00 Tools | |
49966748 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 13. May Our Amens Be True | 00:00 Tools | |
49966749 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 08. A-Muse | 00:00 Tools | |
49966750 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 09. Sunshine Of Your Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49966751 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 11. Memory Band | 00:00 Tools | |
49966794 | Play | Memory Band (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966752 | Play | i am the black gold of the su | 00:00 Tools | |
49966753 | Play | I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun - Album Version | 00:00 Tools | |
6667129 | Play | A03 - V.I.P | 00:00 Tools | |
49966754 | Play | Memory Band [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49966755 | Play | Didn't Want To Have To Do It [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
76903047 | Play | Rapid Transit (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966756 | Play | Rotary Connection - Memory Band | 03:22 Tools | |
49966758 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 10. Sursum Mentes | 00:00 Tools | |
6667126 | Play | let me hide in your sunshine | 00:00 Tools | |
49966793 | Play | Sunshine Of Your Love (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966799 | Play | Life Could... | 00:00 Tools | |
49966790 | Play | 'Christmas Child' | 00:00 Tools | |
49966772 | Play | What The People Think | 00:00 Tools | |
49966759 | Play | Memoryband | 00:00 Tools | |
49966760 | Play | Rotary Connection - Respect | 00:00 Tools | |
49966779 | Play | Respect (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
87046423 | Play | Tales Of Brave Ulysses (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966780 | Play | I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun Feat. Minnie Ripperton | 00:00 Tools | |
49966761 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 2) - 02. Love Has Fallen On Me | 00:00 Tools | |
49966762 | Play | I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
6667051 | Play | Sunshine of Your Love dL edit | 00:00 Tools | |
49966789 | Play | Stormy Monday - The Whole Creation - Stormy Monday | 00:00 Tools | |
49966763 | Play | Pump Effect-Want to Know | 00:00 Tools | |
49966764 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 16. Hey, Love | 00:00 Tools | |
49966765 | Play | Sursum Mentes [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49966767 | Play | Bonita Applebum | 00:00 Tools | |
49966769 | Play | Sunshine Of Your Love [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
87046427 | Play | Sursum Mentes (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966770 | Play | Pink Noise / Lady Jane | 00:00 Tools | |
89115439 | Play | I Am The Black Hole Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
49966771 | Play | Black Gold | 00:00 Tools | |
49966773 | Play | If I Sing My Song (with Rotary Connection) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966774 | Play | Rapid Transit / Turn Me On / Pink Noise / Lady Jane | 00:00 Tools | |
6667057 | Play | I Took A Ride | 00:00 Tools | |
49966775 | Play | The Burining of The Midnight Lamp ['Hova Song (Intro-Outro)'] | 00:00 Tools | |
49966776 | Play | I'M The Blackgold Of The Sun | 00:00 Tools | |
6667067 | Play | A05 - I Took A Ride (Caravan) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966777 | Play | Rotary Connection / Ruby Tuesday | 00:00 Tools | |
49966778 | Play | Silent Night (with Rotary Connection) | 00:00 Tools | |
89115440 | Play | Silent Night (2) | 00:00 Tools | |
87046424 | Play | Black Noiseå`memory Band | 00:00 Tools | |
49966782 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 2) - 15. Let Them Talk | 00:00 Tools | |
6667146 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 2) - 04. The Weight | 00:00 Tools | |
49966783 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 2) - 05. The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp | 00:00 Tools | |
87046425 | Play | The Salt Of The Earth (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966784 | Play | Amen [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49966785 | Play | May Our Amens Be True [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49966786 | Play | The Sea & She [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
6667090 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 17. Song For Everyman | 00:00 Tools | |
89115441 | Play | Rotary Connection - Black Gold- The Very Best Of [Disc 1) - 14. Tales Of Brave Ulysses | 00:00 Tools | |
6667133 | Play | Love Is [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
89115442 | Play | 'Santa's Little Helper' | 00:00 Tools | |
49966787 | Play | I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun - Rotary Connection | 00:00 Tools | |
87046426 | Play | Christmas Child -ROTARY CONNECTION | 00:00 Tools | |
49966788 | Play | Song For Everyman [Album Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
6667149 | Play | Rotary Connection (incl. Ruby Tuesday) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966791 | Play | Christmas Love (with Rotary Connection) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966792 | Play | The Burning Of The Midnight La | 00:00 Tools | |
6667148 | Play | Stormy Monday/The Whole Creation/Stormy Monday | 00:00 Tools | |
49966795 | Play | Hanging around the Bee Tree | 00:00 Tools | |
49966796 | Play | Tales of Brave Ullysses | 00:00 Tools | |
49966797 | Play | Tales Of Brave Ulysses (with Rotary Connection) | 00:00 Tools | |
49966798 | Play | The Weight** | 00:00 Tools | |
89115443 | Play | Les Fleurs | 00:00 Tools | |
6667037 | Play | Rapid Transit / Turn Me On | 00:00 Tools | |
49966800 | Play | We're Going Wrong (with Rotary Connection) | 00:00 Tools | |
6667147 | Play | B01 - Aladdin | 00:00 Tools | |
6667104 | Play | B04 - I Feel Sorry | 00:00 Tools | |
49966801 | Play | Song for everyone | 00:00 Tools |
Rotary Connection was a psychedelic soul band formed in Chicago in 1966 that lasted until 1971, and are possibly most notable for launching the formal singing career of a Chess Records' receptionist named Minnie Riperton. The highly experimental band was formed under artistic direction of Charles Stepney, at the behest of Marshall Chess, the then 25 year old son of Chess Records co-founder Leonard Chess. Marshall was the director behind a start-up label, Cadet Concept Records, and wanted to focus on music outside of the blues and rock genres, which had made the Chess label popular. This led Marshall to turn his attention to the burgeoning psychedelic movement. He recruited Charles Stepney, a vibraphonist and classically-trained arranger and producer for sonic wizardry. Marshall then recruited members of a little-known white rock band, The Proper Strangers (Bobby Simms, Mitch Aliotta & Ken Venegas). Sidney Barnes, a songwriter within the Chess organization, also joined, as did Judy Hauff and a Chess receptionist named Minnie Riperton, who would later be successful in her own solo career. Marshall also called up prominent session musicians associated with the Chess label, including guitarist Phil Upchurch and drummer Morris Jennings. The band released their self-titled debut album in late 1967. It plays like a melange of styles, borrowing heavily from pop, rock, and soul, but in a way that isn't entirely radio-friendly. The album also boasts an Eastern influence through its use of the sitar on Turn Me On and Memory Band. Stepney's arrangements, brought to life by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, imbue the album with a certain dreamlike quality; this would become a trademark of both the arranger and the mouthpiece. The album proved to be a modest success within the Midwest, but failed to make an impact nationally -- this was to be the Rotary's ultimate fate. The band returned in 1968 with a pair of albums, Aladdin and Peace. The former was the group's proper sophomore effort, and it found Riperton assuming a more prominent vocal role than the "background instrument" status she had on the debut. The latter was a Christmas release, with strong pervasive messages of love and understanding for a nation in the grips of Vietnam. The album's cover art of a hippie Santa Claus more than makes its intentions known. Peace is notable for being involved in controversy: an anti-war cartoon in a December 1968 edition of Billboard magazine featured a graphic image of a bruised and bloodied Santa on a Vietnam battlefield. Mistaking this cartoon for the album's cover art, Montgomery Ward cancelled all shipments of the album. Rotary Connection would release three more albums: Songs, in 1969, a collection of drastic reworkings of other artist's songs, including Otis Redding's Respect and The Band's The Weight and Cream's Sunshine Of Your Love. Dinner Music followed in 1970, in which they added elements of folk and country into the mix along with some electronic experimentation, and; Hey Love in 1971, where the band, oddly credited as the New Rotary Connection, ended its career with a jazz-oriented affair. From this particular album came the uplifting I am the Black Gold of the Sun, which was famously covered in 1997 by underground dance outfit Nuyorican Soul. After the break-up of the band, Stepney served as a producer and arranger for other artists, most notably the soul outfit Earth, Wind, & Fire. He died in 1976 of a heart attack. Minnie Riperton enjoyed the fruits of a successful solo career until breast cancer ended her life in 1979. Sidney Barnes continues to work a singer and songwriter, and in recent years has gained a following in the U.K.. The other remaining members of the band either attempted other, lower-profile, musical endeavours or divorced themselves entirely of the business. Thanks to reissues of their catalog in the late 1990s and the appropriation of material through sampling within the hip-hop community, Rotary Connection has been formally introduced to a new generation. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.