Iron Leg: A Dedication

4 Generations of my family: Grandpop, Pop Pop, My Father, Myself circa 1973

Now I know for the most part I keep this blog on the serious side of Funk, Soul, Jazz, and Reggae, with the occasional tongue in cheek digging humor. This week was a tough one here at Flea Market Funk, as I lost my grandfather at the age of 88. He was a man who lived a hard life: he lived through the Depression, supported both his parents even as an adult, raised a family as a Bayman (crabber, clammer, lobsterman, fisherman), and taught me a lot about life, music, and what it meant to be a man. Later on in life he’d battle Alzheimer’s, and while he couldn’t remember the present, he could always tell me about his past. I’m gonna reflect today on my Pop Pop, who truly was the Iron Leg of the family. His love of music (At one time he passed on a Jr. Walker record to me), his passion for the water, and devotion to his family will always remain firmly planted in the many memories I have of the man. “There is no young, there is no old: reach out and touch the Soul.”

Please enjoy Mickey and the Soul Generation with “Iron Leg” on Maxwell Records.

Keep Diggin’!