Function At The Junction by Shorty Long
“On June 29, 1969, Shorty Long and a friend drowned when their boat capsized on the Detroit River in Michigan. Stevie Wonder played the harmonica at his burial, and placed it on his casket afterwards. Writer Roger Green's epitaph stated: "So there endeth the career of a man who sang what he wanted to sing - everything from the blues to romantic ballads, from wild and crazy numbers to a utopian vision of Heaven on Earth. Short in stature but big in talent, he entertained and amazed us, and finally he inspired us. That says it all really. #hopeyoulikeit”
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On June 29, 1969, Shorty Long and a friend drowned when their boat capsized on the Detroit River in Michigan. Stevie Wonder played the harmonica at his burial, and placed it on his casket afterwards. Writer Roger Green's epitaph stated: "So there endeth the career of a man who sang what he wanted to sing - everything from the blues to romantic ballads, from wild and crazy numbers to a utopian vision of Heaven on Earth. Short in stature but big in talent, he entertained and amazed us, and finally he inspired us. That says it all really. #hopeyoulikeit
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Come one, come all, we're gonna have a ball!
Just a little reminder that "Disco" started in the 1960's!
#AWeekofDisco #FunkyFriday
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Shorty Long's should-have-been hit from '66. Get the whole story here: http://popdose.com/soul-serenade-shorty-long-function-at-the-junction/
Soul, 1966
