oliver sain.STLOUIS part 1

i grew up in St.louis. definately not the cultural mecca of the universe, but before nelly and the invasion of STL rappers our town was fucking rich in innovative music. Chuck Berry, Ike and Tina, Miles Davis, and Fontella Bass to name a few. One name that goes under the radar was a main by the name of Oliver Sain. People with funk crates know the st.louis breakdown, but he had a wealth of ..-

Delivering pizzas was my teenage occupation, so naturally i listened to alot of music. A community station in st.louis called KDHX played the most amazing variety of music. Tom Papa Ray, Doug Morgan, and the hip hop show called the science definately shaped me into a more diverse music listener. I can't recall if it was tom or doug that got me hipped to Oliver Sain, but im glad that went down.

Oliver was kind of the guy around town in the day, he was an amazing sax player and discovered and produced alot of local artists at his Archway Studios. Puffy sampled him, and I think Jay-E was working with him before he passed.

Oliver Died in 2003, but before that he did every thursday at a club called BB's downtown. I was fortunate enough to see him about 2-3 times. If you are interested in reading a pretty dope interview with him go HERE

Dropping 2 tracks. from a 45 on Abet records. enjoy!

Feel Like Dancin'-(zshare)

B-oogie-(zshare)