tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397435.post794091625935359433..comments2024-03-07T00:00:13.142-05:00Comments on Get On Down With The Stepfather Of Soul!: He Said, She Said!The Stepfather of Soulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14012795861121326506noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397435.post-1722960048826705162007-06-09T20:41:00.000-04:002007-06-09T20:41:00.000-04:00this 45 label bears a subtle but significant chang...this 45 label bears a subtle but significant change-- the brown snapping fingers. African-American marketing guru Larry Shaw had joined Stax about a year prior to this release. He'd become skilled at marketing black products for black consumers. I think he was also crucial to the Wattstax festival in LA in summer '72. <BR/>Shaw died in Memphis in 2003. Blackfoot still lives in the area and performs here pretty regularly. West is the music director for the Rev. Al Green. I don't think the gals fared so well, tho-- they have straight jobs!<BR/>Nice article and good point about Stewart's production.Preston Lauterbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938244795503492557noreply@blogger.com