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US late 60s/early 70s funk group from San Antonio, Texas, USA. Previously Mickey And The Fabulous Five
Bass player Gilbert Rivera worked as a studio engineer for Manny "Mr G" Guerra, and used the studio at weekends to record with his band, Mickey & The Soul Generation. They released some singles between late 60s and early 70s. Best known for their 1969 paper hit “Iron Leg,” the mixed instrumental combo Mickey & the Soul Generation came to semi-national attention following Nipsey Russell’s performance of the Iron Leg dance on Johnny Carson. Though they shared a label with Ben E. King, they lacked access to the same promotion and marketing resources. A tour with Sam & Dave and opening slots for James Brown, Kool & the Gang, and The Supremes found them performing for thousands nightly, but still sleeping on floors. By the mid-’70s the group had fractured, with members joining the army, bottling Coke, and starting families. In 1977 two members, Mickey Foster and George Salas, recorded and issued under the old name a single, that however went completely unnoticed. At the dawn of the 2000s, Josh Davis (AKA DJ Shadow) tracked Mickey and his Soul Generation down for the reissue their recordings on his upstart Cali-Tex label.
Gilbert Rivera (bass).
Andrew Gordon (drums).
George Salas (guitar).
Mickey Foster (organ, keyboards).
Johnny Hooks (tenor saxophone).
Emil Carter (vocals, saxophone).
Harvey Edmerson (drums).
Charles Johnson (vocals).
Chris Urrutia (drums).
NOTE: not to be confused with the soul group Soul Generation from Newark, New Jersey, USA.
2002
2002
1977
Omega Records (10)
7"
1973
1972
1969
1969
Alatac
7", Promo
2002
2020
2017
JET SET (3)
CD, Mixed, Promo
2016
2013
Wenod Records
CD, Mixed, Promo
2009
Pardon My Hindi
CDr, Album, Ltd, Mixed, Num
2009
Blue Cafe
CD, Comp, P/Mixed
2007
Not On Label
CD, Mixed
2007
2006
Beat Junkie Sound
CDr, Comp, Mixed
2004
Names You Can Trust
CDr, Comp, Mixed, Promo
2003
Grand Slam Magazine
CD, Comp, Promo
2003
2002
King Of Diggin', Savage!, Ebony Sounds
Cass, Mixed
2001
2001
2000
Sonodisc
4xCD, Comp
1999
1995
Sweetback Recordings
LP, Comp
1995
Bar Records (2)
CD, Comp, RM
1994
1992
1991
Rough Trade
CDr, Mixed, Promo
Not On Label (Soulman Self-Released)
CDr, Comp
2007
Funky Forty Fives
10", Unofficial
2000
F.P.D (2), Electra, Barracuda Records (2)
CD, Comp, M/Print, Unofficial
1998
Not On Label
LP, Comp, Unofficial
Not On Label
LP, Comp, Ltd, Unofficial, W/Lbl
Small Potato Records
CDr, Comp, Unofficial
Soul Jazz Records
LP, Comp, Unofficial
Small Potato Records
CD, Comp, Promo, Unofficial
Small Potato Records
CD, Comp, Promo, Unofficial
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