The Pockets: In The Pocket

From the Pockets' 1977 debut album, produced by E.W.F bass man Verdine White, this is the kind of high-class Funk that makes me feel happy and smile from ear to ear. Gary Grainger's bass is so deliciously infectiously groovy and fonkay! My feet start tapping, my legs start moving and when it gets to the chorus, I can't help but sing along (not pretty!).:) If I knew who the lead vocalist was here, I'd give him a standing ovation, but there's no info on the album cover. If you know, please send me message and I'll add that info.

The Pockets were a eight-men strong funk band who were formed in 1975 in Baltimore, Maryland. Later, they based themselves in Los Angeles. The band consisted of :
Albert McKinney (keyboards / vocals)
Gary Grainger (bass / vocals)
Larry Jacobs (vocals / percussion)
Charles Williams (trumpet / vocals / percussion)
Irving Madison (sax / vocals / percussion)
Kevin Barnes (trombone / vocals / percussion)
Jacob Sheffer (guitar / percussion) and
George Gray (drums / vocals / percussion)

Here's Gary Grainger's MySpace profile:
http://www.myspace.com/garygrainger

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[MrKenndawg]

@MrDavidldent ...tailor mades, with flaps on the pockets-and-playboys from british,london:)

[blaakhawk]

missfunkyflyy you did it again.

[MrDavidldent]

Great memories, I remember my first corner with tailer mades.

[60citation]

What memories. This was one tight album. This group should have done more. Always wondered what happen with them. This is one of my favorite songs. The stayed "in the pocket" on this whole song.

[ROSWEL1957]

where can i buy this tune on the internet to download to my windows 7 media player??

[retawdee]

Gary Grainger's killer bass line is a mean groove.

[hawkhulk]

My favorite Pockets song.

[Nohamah]

Iplayed this song when I was a member of the souulband WILLPOWER!!!

[crobj001]

Love this song! One of the funkiest ever!

[SOULMUSICFX]

ooooh yeaah.... in the pocket  yes ¡¡¡¡