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School Me On Lonnie Polk

RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
edited April 2011 in Strut Central
Is this 45 the only thing this guy did?

Who is he?



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  • beatstew72beatstew72 314 Posts
    i haven't heard that before...haven't heard of him...i'm glad you posted that though cause i liked it!
    :feelin_it:
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    I dug this 45 so much that I contacted Lonnie last night to let him know....apparently this is his only release although he's done back up vocals for a few artists.

    If there was a full unreleased LP of stuff like this is there a label out there that might be interested??
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    Rockadelic said:
    I dug this 45 so much that I contacted Lonnie last night to let him know....apparently this is his only release although he's done back up vocals for a few artists.

    If there was a full unreleased LP of stuff like this is there a label out there that might be interested??

    Classic Rock, one day he's wondering who a dude is and the next day he's in touch with him.

    I could see Daptone being interested, for one, but I'm not sure how heavy into the reissue game they want to be.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Horseleech said:
    Rockadelic said:
    I dug this 45 so much that I contacted Lonnie last night to let him know....apparently this is his only release although he's done back up vocals for a few artists.

    If there was a full unreleased LP of stuff like this is there a label out there that might be interested??

    Classic Rock, one day he's wondering who a dude is and the next day he's in touch with him.

    I could see Daptone being interested, for one, but I'm not sure how heavy into the reissue game they want to be.

    It just blew my mind that there was virtually no info on this guy other than this 45 release,,,,just wanted him to know someone was still digging it 37 years later.

    He was easy to find......really not much effort on my part.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Nice.
    Major label release.
    Willie Mitchel in full effect.
    Denise La Salle who is/was very successful as a songwriter and talent scout.
    I have an early 80s independent rap 12" that she was involved in.
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    Willie Mitchel in full effect.

    James Mitchell = Willie Mitchell?
  • JATXJATX 258 Posts
    Dope song, Rock. Somebody(me)needs to loop that intro.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    Horseleech said:
    LaserWolf said:
    Willie Mitchel in full effect.

    James Mitchell = Willie Mitchell?


    I think he means the sound. It sounds like an Al Green outtake.
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    funky16corners said:
    Horseleech said:
    LaserWolf said:
    Willie Mitchel in full effect.

    James Mitchell = Willie Mitchell?


    I think he means the sound. It sounds like an Al Green outtake.

    It does, it must be the Hodges brothers.

    I see that James is Willie's brother.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Horseleech said:
    LaserWolf said:
    Willie Mitchel in full effect.

    James Mitchell = Willie Mitchell?

    HAha. I heard it. I saw LaSalle, I saw Mitchell, I made the connection and failed to see it was James.
    Willie did 2 lps with Denise LaSalle.

    James is Willie's brother?
    Perhaps Willie used James as a front for contract reasons? Or James was a great producer too?
  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    Horseleech said:
    LaserWolf said:
    Willie Mitchel in full effect.

    James Mitchell = Willie Mitchell?

    HAha. I heard it. I saw LaSalle, I saw Mitchell, I made the connection and failed to see it was James.
    Willie did 2 lps with Denise LaSalle.

    James is Willie's brother?
    Perhaps Willie used James as a front for contract reasons? Or James was a great producer too?

    According to some googling I just did, he was an arranger/saxophonist. He worked on a ton of Hi stuff, among other things.
  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    LaserWolf said:
    Horseleech said:
    LaserWolf said:
    Willie Mitchel in full effect.

    James Mitchell = Willie Mitchell?

    HAha. I heard it. I saw LaSalle, I saw Mitchell, I made the connection and failed to see it was James.
    Willie did 2 lps with Denise LaSalle.

    James is Willie's brother?
    Perhaps Willie used James as a front for contract reasons? Or James was a great producer too?

    Perhaps they were the same person?
  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    stratasphere said:
    LaserWolf said:
    Horseleech said:
    LaserWolf said:
    Willie Mitchel in full effect.

    James Mitchell = Willie Mitchell?

    HAha. I heard it. I saw LaSalle, I saw Mitchell, I made the connection and failed to see it was James.
    Willie did 2 lps with Denise LaSalle.

    James is Willie's brother?
    Perhaps Willie used James as a front for contract reasons? Or James was a great producer too?

    Perhaps they were the same person?
    *Edit: Didn't see the posts above. My bad.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    James was indeed Willie's brother...played sax inthe 70s edittion of the Memphis Horns and on a ton of Hi releases.
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