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Indiana Soul/Funk Legend Rodney Stepp

Indiana Soul/Funk Legend Rodney Stepp

FromCultural Manifesto


Indiana Soul/Funk Legend Rodney Stepp

FromCultural Manifesto

ratings:
Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Pictured with Muhammad Ali and Etta James in Kinshasa, Zaire from the time of Ali's Rumble in the Jungle fight with George Foreman. Rodney Stepp played the Zaire '74 concert when he was keyboardist and assistant musical director for The Spinners. On the show are tracks from Rodney's work with The Diplomatics, Jazzie Cazzie and The Seven Sounds, The Spinners - and two never before heard soul ballads from Rodney's Midwest funk supergroup Rapture, who recorded two extraordinary LPs that were never issued.
Released:
Oct 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Each week on Cultural Manifesto, Kyle Long reveals stories and sounds from the creative frontlines of the past and present. Through music, archives and artist interviews, discover how creators shape meaning with sound, in Indianapolis and well beyond. Tune in each week to this WFYI Public Media show for discoveries that will delight your ears and expand your understanding of our shared world.