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Episode 017 - From Project Soul to Wattstax - The Felton Pilate Story

Episode 017 - From Project Soul to Wattstax - The Felton Pilate Story

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Friends & Legends with Skip Martin Host: Skip Martin Summary: Con Funk Shun's Felton Pilate joins Skip for the backstory most fans never hear. Felton starts his own band at 16, folds it when the drummer gets pulled for bad grades, then Michael Cooper turns up at his door to bring him into Project Soul. Soul Children frontman Norman West catches the band, fires his own band on the spot and hires them instead, sending a group of teenagers from California to Memphis on $65 a week. Three weeks later they are on the LA Coliseum stage behind Rufus Thomas, playing what became the Wattstax film. Skip and Felton relive United We Funk, where five legendary groups shared one stage and one setlist, trade their definitions of what music actually is, and Felton closes with a message to old school artists about selling direct to their own fan base. Main Topics: ● Starting his own band at 16, and folding it when the drummer got pulled out over bad grades ● Michael Cooper knocking on his door and asking him to join Project Soul ● Norman West firing his band on the spot, and the move to Memphis at $65 a week ● Playing the LA Coliseum behind Rufus Thomas, filmed for the Wattstax documentary ● United We Funk: five legendary groups on one stage, no separate sets, dance steps made up on the fly ● The audience that danced three hours straight and had nothing left to clap with ● Legacy: “Straight From The Heart” as a wedding song, and the fan who had it engraved inside a ring ● Skip's gratitude to the Midwest fans, and the tree metaphor: they see the top, never the roots ● Selling direct to fans: a dollar a song, and owning the relationship instead of the platform Intriguing Quotes: ● “He fired his band that night. Hired us on the spot.” — Felton Pilate [04:44] ● “If you're 20 minutes late, you've already missed four great songs.” — Felton Pilate [09:26] ● “They've seen the top of the tree, and for them, I owe them my gratitude.” — Skip Martin [16:48] ● “My definition of music is it's the sound of a soul singing.” — Skip Martin [21:51] Key Moments: [00:06] Skip welcomes Felton Pilate of Con Funk Shun [00:54] Felton starts his own band at 16, and why it folded [02:48] Michael Cooper turns up at his door and asks him to join Project Soul [03:55] 1972: Norman West catches the band in Oregon and fires his own band on the spot [05:29] Three weeks later: the LA Coliseum, Rufus Thomas, and the Wattstax film [06:52] United We Funk: the concept of five legendary groups sharing one stage [11:12] Three hours of dancing, and the silence when it finally ended [13:37] What Felton wants to be remembered for, and “Straight From The Heart” as a wedding song [14:50] Skip on Cleveland, 50 years of the Dazz Band, and the fans who put them on the map [16:48] The tree metaphor: fans see the top, never the roots [17:53] Skip's Emmy-winning “People Get Ready” project, and the new song he's invited Felton onto [21:14] Felton and Skip trade definitions of music [23:41] Felton's message to old school artists: sell direct to your own fan base Notable Resources: ● Con Funk Shun official site: https://www.confunkshunusa.com/ ● Wattstax — the 1973 documentary filmed at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on 20 August 1972 ● “Straight From The Heart” — Con Funk Shun, from the album 7 (1981) ● “Ffun” — Con Funk Shun's No. 1 R&B single, the song that opened the United We Funk show ● “People Get Ready” — Skip Martin and David L. Cook's Emmy-winning project for St. Jude Connect with Felton Pilate: Website: https://www.confunkshunusa.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/feltonpilate/ Connect with Skip Martin: Website: https://www.skipmartinmusic.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/skipmartinmusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skipmartinmusic/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/skipmartinmusic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/skipmartinmusic Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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