Chicago soul music is one of the many regional variations that proved nationally popular during the 1960s and this unique collection celebrates the career of one of the city's many stars.......... Alvin Cash. An often overlooked sub-genre of 60s soul music is the almost never-ending stream of dance craze records which caught the national imagination, and Alvin Cash was among the leading exponents. Windy City Workout is the first ever legitimate CD release devoted entirely to Cash's recordings. Disc 1 begins with his only LP release named after his biggest hit, 'Twine Time' and continues into Disc 2 with all of his single releases in chronological order. This deluxe memorabilia-laden package features notes from the eminent Chicago blues and soul expert Robert Pruter, and the track listing denotes all the chart placings he secured on America's pop and R&B charts. Cash's recordings for Mar-V-Lus, Toddlin' Town, Seventy-Seven and Sound Stage Seven are all included. Also featured are three tracks, all cover versions, which only ever appeared on a now ultra-rare Toddlin' Town LP, Wilson Picket's 'Funky Broadway' and two Arthur Conley hits, 'Funky Street' and 'People Sure Act Funny'. Dances with instructions include The Twine, The Boo Ga Loo, The Bump, The Barracuda, The Boston Monkey, The Penguin, The Freeze, The Charge, The Popcorn and second only to The Twine, and The Ali Shuffle, a dance which Alvin dedicated to Mohammed Ali. Alvin Cash passed away in 1999 but his music still resonates on today's soul scene, as a quick visit to YouTube will attest. This carefully compiled 2CD set is the first comprehensive retrospective of his work and is testimony to the power of dance music; get up and get down is all you can really do to this collection...............................
