Found inside – Page 187CONRAD JOHNSON , Director , organized the Kashmere Gardens High School Stage Band . DELORES MARIE JOHNSON of Yates High School won the Julius Levy Award . New Zion Temple Church on Ruthven and Gillette Sts . was rebuilt under the ... After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. An award winning documentary executive produced by Jamie Foxx entitled . Found inside – Page 101In 1972 , we went to Mobile , Alabama , to compete for the best stage band in the nation . They tried to say it was a tie again . ... He became the band director at Booker T. Washington and then at Kashmere High School in 1957 . Kashmere: A High-School Band's Staying Power. Rare, heavy soul, funk and jazz recorded by the high school heavyweights Kashmere Stage Band. Professor Johnson was noted for revolutionizing the High School band experience by challenging his students to perform, record and tour like professional musicians instead of just rehearsing to march f… read more Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2011. Kashmere Lyrics: (Instrumental) Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2015. All Kashmere LPs had 1000 copies or less originally pressed, which were sold both locally and around the world as the band toured. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Plays Originals KASHMERE STAGE BAND. Excellent recording of one of the most exiting stories and to some extent a turning point -Watch the documentary ! Lo compré tras ver el documental. Found inside – Page 166Their coronation as "Best High School Stage Band in the Nation" in 1 972 was well earned — you know, back before children ... ^B DJ KRUSH STEPPING STONES: THE SELF-REMIXED BEST SONY BMG KASHMERE STAGE BAND TEXAS THUNDER SOUL 1968-1974 ... Kashmere Stage Band (KSB) was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School from the late 1960s until 1978. The bass player is a MONSTER! The story of the Kashmere Stage Band and its director, Conrad Johnson, is a heart-warming and inspiring story. It shows what a teacher and students can accomplish if they meet each other half-way. Found inside – Page 53H May The Best Band Win: At the American High School Stage Band Festival, the band of Kashmere High School in Houston, Tex., edged out all other national competition to become the "best band in the country. Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 : Expanded Deluxe Edition (2xCD, Comp, Enh, RM + DVD) Now-Again Records. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2015. Take Five 4. Jarvis "Teddy" Williams' love for basketball started at a very young age from idolizing his older brother, Shannon Williams, Jr. (Kashmere Stage Band-1968). Professor Johnson was noted for revolutionizing the High School band experience by challenging his students to perform, record and tour like professional musicians instead of just rehearsing to march f… read more Awesome recordings! In Brown, Not White Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., astutely traces the evolution of the community's political activism in education during the Chicano Movement era of the early 1970s. Conrad "Prof" Johnson was born November Forget high school bands, we're talking about sixteen year old kids who would give the JBs a run for their money! The Kashmere Stage Band was born. Excellent music, bought after seeing the film. Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974, released 11 November 2011 1. Kashmere Stage Band - Texas Thunder Soul (1968-1974) As a follow up to the last post, here's another great group of student musicians, this time hailing from Kashmere Gardens in North Texas. Found inside – Page 437... ed / AB Wiley Col 1940 ; cp / Plays Alto Sax aphone & Clarinet ; TMEA ; TBA ; ASCAP ; Nat Assn Jazz Edrs ; Band Dir Kashmere HS ; Dir of Kashmere Stage Band ; Pub'd Orig Compositions for Stage Band : " Thunder Soul " " Do You Dig ... '75: Concert Tour Japan / Okinawa, Kashmere "73" Live In Concert, Our Thing, Out Of Gas . Kashmere Stage Band Kashmere Stage Band. Thunder Soul tells the story of the Kashmere Stage Band, and before the film is through this high school band you've never heard of will have earned a top spot on your personal hit parade. Johnny Bush Kashmere Gardens Mud ℗ Icehouse Music Released on: 2007-01-01 Now-Again Records announces an expanded deluxe edition of its Texas Thunder Soul 1968- 1974 anthology, to be released in conjunction with the Jamie Foxx-prod. 2:56 PREVIEW Parkers Mood. This band was as good as any professional big band or funk group of its time. The Kashmere Stage Band must have had a lot of fun recording and performing, because I had a lot of fun listening to them. Unable to add item to List. ℗ 2009 Now Again Records. The story of the Kashmere Stage Band and its director, Conrad Johnson, is a heart-warming and inspiring story. Genres: Funk. 3:54 PREVIEW Thunder Soul. He wanted to lead not only the best high school stage band in Texas, but the best high school stage band in . The book spans from the early work of James Brown (the Godfather of Funk) through today, covering funky soul (Stevie Wonder, the Temptations), so-called "black rock" (Jimi Hendrix, Sly and the Family Stone, the Isley Brothers), jazz-funk ... KSB recorded eight albums during its life. Download Kashmere Stage Band songs, singles and albums on MP3. Discover releases, reviews, track listings, recommendations, and more about Kashmere Stage Band - Kashmere "73" Live In Concert at Discogs. Kashmere Stage Band was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School from the late 1960s until 1978. A. Kashmere / B. Scorpio Kashmere / Scorpio by Kashmere Stage Band Tasty limited re-issue on Athens Of The North of two amazing rare funk joints by the Kashmere Stage Band. Kashmere Stage Band (KSB), founded by music teacher Conrad O. Johnson was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School, Houston, Texas, from the late 1960s until 1978. I always wished to hear and see them. 5. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Like a number of her band alum, she remained in music, eventually becoming a high school band director herself. Although it concentrates on Chicano soul music in San Antonio and the Los Angeles area, this book also covers the music scene in Albuquerque, Phoenix, Dallas, El Paso, and other locations. Nigerian rock ultimately helped heal the country by propagating the world-wide idea of the Modern Nigerian, making Nigeria relatable to the rockers of the West. This is its story. Found inside – Page 28Affectionately known to several generations of musicians as “Prof,” Johnson directed the multiple-award-winning Kashmere High School Stage Band, among other achievements during his thirty-seven years in public education. Kashmere Stage Band went on to become an influential powerhouse funk band at a time when the colour of their skin was enough to subjugate their musical aspirations. They are known for the vocal ensemble under the direction of Joan E. Hubert, a member of Houston Ebony Opera Guild. Kashmere High School was home of the Kashmere Stage Band, a nationally renowned band that released several jazz/funk albums in the 1960s and idk 1970s. Past or present! CD: $57.29 MP3: $6.93. All Kashmere LPs had 1000 copies or less originally pressed, which were sold both locally and around the world as the band toured. Found inside – Page 101kasHMere sTage Band Kashmere High school performing band, led by Prof joHnson from the late 1960s and nationally recognized for innovative contemporary funk and soul arrangements. Featured in the 2011 documentary film Thunder soul. In Whiskey River (Take My Mind), Johnny Bush tells the twin stories of his life and of Texas honky-tonk music. Kashmere Stage Band. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Found inside – Page 88We did some when you have that beat , all seems shows with them in Portugal , and it KASHMERE STAGE BAND , " I Wish " : fine with the world . Some dark shit comforted me to see a group that Recently unearthed 70s funk from a done light ... The teenagers in the Kashmere Stage Band produced a sound equal to that of the contemporary funk bands The J.B.'s and the Bar-Kays. The Kashmere Stage Band was a very successful high school jazz-funk band that existed from 1967 to 1978 in the North Houston area of Kashmere Gardens. Kashmere Stage Band (KSB) was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School from the late 1960s until 1978. Boss City 2. Burning Spear 3. This was the school band for Kashmere High School in Houston Texas. The Kashmere Reunion Stage Band was appearing at an early screening of Thunder Soul, a movie documentary about its glory days in the late '60s and early '70s - the days when teenagers in the stage . Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 is a two-disc compilation album of recordings by the Kashmere Stage Band, released on Now-Again Records in 2006. [3][4], "Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974 - Kashmere Stage Band - Songs, Reviews, Credits", "Various - Baby Driver (Music From The Motion Picture)", David Brown of Austin's KUT interviews Conrad Johnson, Midheaven Mailorder re-issues and remixes, The Conrad O. Johnson Music & Fine Arts Foundation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kashmere_Stage_Band&oldid=1036595521, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 1 August 2021, at 14:59. The set goes even deeper than any of the previous vinyl reissues of work by the group - and features some previously unreleased tracks, and alternate takes on their funkiest numbers! To recap the film's focus, the Kashmere Stage Band was the brain child of Mr. Conrad O. Johnson, Sr. or known to most as "Prof." He was solely responsible for the band's success during 1969 - 1977 at KashmereSenior High Schoollocated in Houston, Texas. 2011. 4:29 PREVIEW The Zero Point. 1. In this fast unfolding tale of mystery and political intrigue, the historical complexities of the black experience and racial alienation are candidly revealed. Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018. What a fascinating story! The affluent, African-American LeVay family is gathering at their Martha’s Vineyard home for the weekend, and brothers Kent and Flip have each brought their respective ladies home to meet the parents for the first time. The story gets interesting when a music teacher suddenly decides to whip the floundering student jazz band into a fiery, 30-plus funk combo called the Kashmere Stage Band. Kashmere Stage BandTexas Thunder Soul 1968-1974℗ ℗ 2011 Now-Again RecordsReleased on: 2011-09-27Composer, Writer: . To compete against the Kashmere Stage Band in the '60s and '70s was to settle for second place. 4.0 out of 5 stars. The Book That Gives the Inside Story on Hundreds of Secrets of American Life --Big Secrets. Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2018. Found inside – Page 53May The Best Band Win : At the American High School Stage Band Festival , the band of Kashmere High School in Houston , Tex . , edged out all other national competition to become the “ best band in the country . Found insideDocumentary chronicles the story of the Kashmere High School Stage Band, a ragtag Houston jazz ensemble that turned into a powerhouse group of musicians in the '70s, winning major nationwide competitions and even spawning their own hit, ... Now-Again Records announces an expanded deluxe edition of its Texas Thunder Soul 1968- 1974 anthology, to be released in conjunction with the Jamie Foxx-produced, award-winning documentary Thunder Soul: The True Story of Conrad Johnson and the Kashmere Stage Band After capturing audience awards festivals like SXSW and the Los Angeles Film Festival, the word is out that Kashmere was the greatest high school band - ever. Found insideDocumentary chronicles the story of the Kashmere High School Stage Band, a ragtag Houston jazz ensemble that turned into a powerhouse group of musicians in the '70s, winning major nationwide competitions and even spawning their own hit, ... Found inside – Page 20Stage Bands featuring these outstanding series : SILLY PUTTY EASY STAGE BANDS EASY STAGE BAND SERIES features ... THE – McCoy / Slater ( optional SATB Chorus available ) KASHMERE - Johnson WARNERS JAZZROCK CHICK COREA No Mystery THE ... Stones Throw Records imprint label Now-Again Records released a compilation of KSB material in 2006, Texas Thunder Soul 1968–1974.[1]. Songs Sort by: Bestselling. Buy now from Mr Bongo, shipping worldwide. For example, one of the groups featured on this disc is The Kashmere Stage band. He started playing organized basketball and football at Francis Scott Key Junior High School in the 7 th grade. It ranks 609 out of 2064 schools in the state of TX, with enrollment of 593 students. The live recordings explode with enthusiasm and excitement. US. Now-Again Records announces an expanded deluxe edition of its Texas Thunder Soul 1968- 1974 anthology, to be released in conjunction with the Jamie Foxx-produced, award-winning documentary Thunder Soul: The True Story of Conrad Johnson and the Kashmere Stage Band After capturing audience awards festivals like SXSW and the Los Angeles Film Festival, the word is out that Kashmere was the greatest high school band - ever. A goldmine of samples and breaks that you have heard from DJ shadow to the Herbaliser. Scorpio Another sure shot double sider out the Now-Again catalogue, until now both tracks were album only and both pure club killers. Kashmere Stage Band (KSB), founded by music teacher Conrad O. Johnson was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School, Houston, Texas, from the late 1960s until 1978. Released in 1972 on KRAM (catalog no. An introduction to jazz which focuses on its historical development.