Rotary Connection "Memory Band" (1967)

"Rotary Connection" is the eponymous 1967 debut album by the American psychedelic soul music group of the same name. The album includes several cover songs by The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and Sam & Dave.

Band Members
Mitch Aliotta - vocals
Minnie Riperton - Vocals
Phil Upchurch - Bass
Sidney Barnes - Vocals
Bobby Simms - Vocals
Charles Stepney - keyboards, Vocals
Kenny Venegas - Vocals


Rotary Connection was a psychedelic soul band formed in Chicago in 1966. The highly experimental band was the idea of Marshall Chess, son of Chess Records 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. Marshall then recruited members of a little-known white rock band, The Proper Strangers: Bobby Simms, Mitch Aliotta, and 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.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rotary
• Connection
• Memory Band
• psychedelic
• soul

[jarbon5]

I had always wanted to hear the song that "Bonita Applebum" came from, and now, here it is. Groovy song, too. Thanks:)

[Nina513]

This song is SO genius.....

It is so perfect and NO WORDS WERE EVEN SANG.....Can't believe I am just coming across this song and the genius that is Rotary Connection now...LONG LIVE PURE MUSIC...this is excellent!

[DeeDeeKhan]

@andresegooner and pete rock too with INI and pete Rock

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[TheDominiq1012]

@SilkySkillsUnited i always get that confused lol



[SilkySkillsUnited]

@TheDominiq1012 RAMP

[TheDominiq1012]

I thought tribe sampled from VAMP but nope it was Rotary connection

[GblasterY]

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[EmekaOTV]

@Funkehed and Pete Rock

[kinstube]

TRULY , GROOVY !!!

[andresegooner]

Now I know why the Fugees and A Tribe Called Quest used as this song as a sample, great song

[CalvinCrack]

this song is transcendent

[Funkehed]

Did not know Phil Upchurch played with Rotary Connection. That guy is dope , supa funky dope. The whole Rotary Connection is phenomenon. They sounded more like 1975 not 1967.