Guy speaks to Saundra Williams, backing singer for Sharon Jones and one half of Saun & Starr, about starting out with Sharon and Starr in wedding bands, joining the Dap-Kings and becoming part of the Daptone family. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD Track Listing: Introduction by Binky Griptite (Live at the Apollo); The Dap-Kings Confess It (Live at the Apollo); Saun & Starr Gotta Be Free; Roxanne Shanté I Learned the Hard Way; Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Hot Shot; Saun & Starr In the Night (Live at the Apollo); Saun & Starr Get your vinyl fix here: https://shopdaptonerecords.com…

Guy speaks to Amayo from Antibalas about his love of martial arts, how he shifted from percussionist to frontman in Antibalas, and more! Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD Track Listing: Introduction by Binky Griptite (Live at the Apollo); The Dap-Kings Sare Kon Kon (Live at the Apollo); Antibalas Dirty Money; Antibalas World War IV; Antibalas Him Belly No Go Sweet; Antibalas Get your vinyl fix here: https://shopdaptonerecords.com…

Guy speaks to trumpet player Billy Aukstik about his early musical inspirations, how he joined Charles Bradley's backing band, and how he ended up playing in every band bar one at The Daptone Super Soul Revue shows in New York. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD Track Listing: Introduction by Binky Griptite (Live at the Apollo); The Dap-Kings Right Off; Miles Davis The World (Is Going Up In Flames) (Live at the Apollo); Charles Bradley (featuring The Extraordinaires) Love Went Away (Live at the Apollo); The Sugarman 3 Heartaches & Pain (Live at the Apollo); Charles Bradley (featuring The Extraordinaires) Get your vinyl fix here: https://shopdaptonerecords.com…

Ed chats to Antibalas founder Martin Perna about the early days of the band, recording with Lee Fields and Sharon Jones, and his memories of playing in the Daptone Super Soul Revue at the Apollo Theatre. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD Get your vinyl fix here: https://shopdaptonerecords.com Track listing: Family Affair/Outro - The Daptone Family Sare Kon Kon Pt.2 - Antibalas Ari Degbe - Antibalas…

Guy speaks to Dap-Kings conga player, Fernando 'Bugaloo' Velez, about how he got started in the music business, how he got involved with Gabe Roth, Neal Sugarman and the rest at Daptone, and his recollections of the Daptone Super Soul Revue tour. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD Track Listing: Introduction by Binky Griptite (Live at the Apollo); The Dap-Kings Got a Thing on My Mind; Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Don't Drop Your Pants; King Changó Guayaquil City; Mano Negra Without a Heart; Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Making Up and Breaking Up (and Making Up and Breaking Up Over Again) (Live at the Apollo); Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Get your vinyl fix here: https://shopdaptonerecords.com…

Ed talks to Daptone Records co-founder and tenor saxophone player for The Dap Kings and The Sugarman 3, Neal Sugarman. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD Track Listing: Introduction by Binky Griptite; The Dap-Kings Witch's Boogaloo; The Sugarman 3 Suzie Q; The Sugarman 3 Get Up and Get Out; Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings So Long Donkey; The Sugarman 3 Love Went Away; The Sugarman 3 Get your vinyl fix here: https://shopdaptonerecords.com…

Guy and Ed discuss The Daptone Super Soul Revue: Live! At the Apollo and how and why they fell in love with it. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD Track listing: Introduction by Binky Griptite; The Dap-Kings Don't Look Back Behind the Shack; The Other Side How Long Do I Have to Wait for You?; Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Pick It up, Lay It in the Cut; Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 100 Day, 100 Nights; Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Soul Donkey; The Sugarman 3 I'm Not Gonna Cry; Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Lovin' You, Baby (feat. The Extraordinaires); Charles Bradley You Make Lovin' Real Easy (feat. Roxie Ray); Dojo Cuts Introduction by Binky Griptite; The Dap-Kings Out of the Wilderness; The Como Mamas Sare Kon Kon; Antibalas There Was a Time; Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Got a Thing on My Mind; Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Stranded in Your Love (feat. Lee Fields); Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Get your vinyl fix here: https://shopdaptonerecords.com Listen to the Roadhouse show here: https://soundcloud.com/christian-wood/sharon-jones-the-dap-kings-live-friends-family-the-roadhouse-mcr-2005…

Season two of A Lifetime on Planet Groove is coming soon and this time Guy and Ed are taking a deep dive into the amazing live album, The Daptone Super Soul Revue LIVE at the Apollo, which was released in 2021. Recorded in 2014 as part of the Daptone Super Soul Revue tour, it features explosive live performances from Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Charles Bradley, Antibalas, Saun and Starr, The Sugarman 3, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Menahan Street Band, The Como Mamas, and The Budos Band. In each episode, Guy and Ed talk to the people who made it. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD…

Guy and Ed reflect on the Life on Planet Groove interviews so far, and discuss who they might try and speak to next. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD

Ed enjoys a freewheeling conversation with the one and only Kenwood Dennard about playing with legends like Jaco Pastorius and Dizzy Gillespie, how he fell in love with funk and Maceo Parker, and why the Cologne gig that became Life on Planet Groove wasn't even the best show on the tour! Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD…

Guy talks to legendary guitarist Rodney Jones about his incredible music career, how playing with Maceo was the realisation of a childhood dream, and his memories of the gigs at Cologne's Stadtgarten in 1992, which became Life on Planet Groove. Check out Rodney's website: https://rodneyjones.com/ Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD…

Guy speaks to multi-instrumentalist Vincent Henry, who played bass and alto saxophone on Life on Planet Groove, about his fabulous career as a session musician, how he got involved with Maceo, and the huge impact that working with Maceo has had on his life. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD…

Ed talks to Natasha Maddison about how she became Maceo Parker's manager and her memories of working alongside him and his band for over three decades. Check out Natasha's weekly show here: https://thetashtalk.com/ Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD…

Guy talks to legendary singer Kym Mazelle about her early days building her reputation as the The First Lady of House Music, how she started recording and touring with Maceo, Fred and Pee Wee, and her memories of the Life on Planet Groove concerts in Cologne. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD…

Guy talks to Stephan Meyner, founder of Minor Music, the label that recorded and released Life on Planet Groove. Stephan explains how he fell in love with funk, how he met Maceo Parker and how he assembled the band that would play at Stadtgarten in March 1992. Contact Guy and Ed: alifetimeonplanetgroove@gmail.com Follow A Lifetime on Planet Groove on X: @ALOPG_POD…