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16/09/2009

With the finest soul music, past and present. Trevor's Album of the Week is by War - Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975).

Trevor's Album Of The Week is War - Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975)

War, originally called Eric Burdon & War and often typeset as WAR, are an American funk band from California, who've sold over 50 million records to date and are known for the hit songs Low Rider, Spill the Wine, The Cisco Kid and Why Can't We Be Friends?. Formed in 1969, they were a musical crossover band fusing elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin music, R&B, and reggae.

The band also transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. Although War's lyrics are often socio-political in nature, their music usually had a laid-back, California funk vibe. The music has been sampled and recorded by many singers and groups, ranging from R&B/pop singers such as Janet Jackson to nu-metal band Korn and hip-hop groups like TLC.

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Wed 16 Sep 2009 22:00
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Music Played

  • Tom Browne

    Thighs High (Grip Your Hips And Move)

  • Bobby Womack

    You're Welcome, Stop On By

  • Beverley Knight

    Every Step

  • Nuyorican Soul - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun

  • Your Jam

    • Gladys Knight & the Pips

      Didn't You Know (You'd Have To Cry Sometime)

  • Session

    • Bluey Robinson

      I Know (Session Track)

  • Hamilton Bohannon

    Let's Start II Dance Again

  • Toni Braxton

    He Wasn't Man Enough

  • Boz Scaggs

    Lowdown

  • Album Of The Week

    • War

      Lowrider

  • RenΓ© & Angela

    Secret Rendezvous

  • Les Nubians

    Makeda

  • Unclubbed

    You Don't Know Me (With Lewis Cutler)

Broadcast

  • Wed 16 Sep 2009 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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