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A Taste of The Matty Dread Library

Here's a list which gives an idea of the sort of music I like to play.  As you can see, it is long on old school soul and funk with a smattering from a wide variety of other genres.  You may be interested to see the actual playlists from my radio show.  You can find some here:

Soul Funky Train playlist from 9/11/10

Soul Funky Train playlist from 9/4/10

Soul Funky Train playlist from 8/21/10

Use this as inspiration to make your own request list.  Of course this is just a small part of the more than 30,000 titles I have in stock.  With advance consultation, I am willing and able to get just about any track you might want to hear.

 



Artist   Title
Armstrong, Louis  What A Wonderful World
Armstrong, Louis  A Kiss To Build A Dream On
ABBA  Dancing Queen
Aguilera, Christina  Ain't No Other Man
B-52's, The  Love Shack
Bananarama  I'm Your Venus
Barenaked Ladies  If I Had A Million Dollars
Barretto, Ray  A Deeper Shade of Soul
Bass, Fontella  Rescue Me
Beatles, The  Love Me Do
Beatles, The  Come Together
Beatles, The  I Will
Beatles, The  When I'm Sixty-Four
Bee Gees  Stayin' Alive
Bega, Lou  Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of)
Berry, Chuck  You Never Can Tell
Black Eyed Peas  I Gotta Feeling
Black Eyed Peas  Let's Get It Started
Blue Swede  Hooked On A Feeling
Bon Jovi  Shot Through The Heart
Booker T. & The MG's  Green Onions
Bowie, David  Fashion
Bowie, David  Fame
Bowie, David  Let's Dance
Brooks, Garth  Friends In Low Places
Brown, James  I Got You (I Feel Good)
Brown, James  Try Me!
Burdon & War, Eric  Spill The Wine
Carpenters, The  We've Only Just Begun
Charles, Ray  Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Charles, Ray  (Night Time Is) The Right Time
Charles, Ray  Shake Your Tailfeather
Charles, Ray  This Little Girl Of Mine
Clapton, Eric  After Midnight
Clapton, Eric  Wonderful Tonight
Cline, Patsy Crazy
Cocker, Joe  You Are So Beautiful
Commodores, The  Brick House
Connick, Harry  It Had To Be You
Cooke, Sam  Wonderful World
Cooke, Sam  Cupid
Credence Clearwater Revival  Suzy Q
Cyrus, Billy Ray  Achy Breaky Heart
Cyrus, Miley Party In The USA
Day, Otis & The Knights  Shout 
Deee-Lite  Groove Is In The Heart
Def Leppard  Pour Some Sugar On Me
Dekker, Desmond  You Can Get If You Really Want
Diamond, Neil  Sweet Caroline
Digital Underground  The Humpty Dance
Dixie Cups, The  Chapel Of Love
Drifters, The  Under The Boardwalk
Drifters, The  Save The Last Dance For Me
Duffy Mercy
Earth Wind & Fire  Shining Star
Ellington, Duke  Take The A Train
En Vogue  Free Your Mind
Fat Boy Slim  Praise You
Fergie  Clumsy
Fergie  Glamorous
Flo Rida  Low
Floyd, King  Groove Me
Four Tops, The  Reach Out I'll Be There
Frankie Goes To Hollywood  Relax
Franklin, Aretha  Respect
Franklin, Aretha  Think
Franklin, Aretha  (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Franti, Michael Say Hey (I Love You)
Fugees, The  Killing Me Softly
Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer
Galactic  Start From Scratch
Gaye, Marvin  Got To Give It Up
Gaye, Marvin  Let's Get It On
Gaye, Marvin  How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Gaynor, Gloria  I Will Survive
Gnarls Barkley  Crazy
Gorillaz  Clint Eastwood
Grand Funk Railroad  Some Kind Of Wonderful
Grateful Dead  Franklin's Tower
Grateful Dead  Sugar Magnolia
Green, Al  Love And Happiness
Green, Al  Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
Green, Al  Let's Get Married
Hawkins, Screamin' Jay I Put A Spell On You
Hayes, Isaac  Theme From "Shaft"
Hayes, Isaac  (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
The Heavy How You Like Me Now
Holmes, Rupert  Escape (If You Like Pina Coladas)
Hot Chocolate  You Sexy Thing
House of Pain  Jump Around
Isley Brothers, The  It's Your Thing
Isley Brothers, The  That Lady (Part 1 & 2)
Jackson 5, The  ABC
Jackson, Michael  Billie Jean
Jackson, Michael  Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
James, Rick  Superfreak
Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys Empire State of Mind
Jean, Wyclef & The Fugees  Stayin' Alive
Jimi Hendrix Experience  Fire
Jimi Hendrix Experience  Foxey Lady
Joel, Billy  Piano Man
John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John  You're The One That I Want
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, & Cast  We Go Together
Jones, Sharon & The Dap-Kiings 100 Days, 100 Nights
Kamoze, Ini  Here Comes The Hotstepper
Ke$ha Tik Tok
KC & The Sunshine Band  I'm Your Boogie Man
KC & The Sunshine Band  Shake Your Booty
Knight, Gladys & The Pips Friendship Train
Knight, Gladys & The Pips I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Knight, Jean  Mr. Big Stuff
Kool & The Gang  Jungle Boogie
Lady Gaga Bad Romance
Lady Gaga Poker Face
Lauper, Cyndi  Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Lee, Peggy  Fever
Lennon, John  (Just Like) Starting Over
Lennon, John  Imagine
Looking Glass  Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
London, Julie  You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Lonely Boys, Los  Heaven
Lonely Boys, Los  Real Emotions
Lyndell, Linda  What a Man
Madonna  Hey Mr. DJ
Madonna  Like A Virgin
Madonna  Vogue
Mahal, Taj  Chevrolet
Mahal, Taj  That's How Strong My Love Is
Manilow, Barry  Copacabana
Marley & The Wailers, Bob  Stir It Up
Marley & The Wailers, Bob  Could You Be Loved
Marley, Bob  Jammin' (12" Mix)
Marley, Bob  Lively Up Yourself
Marley, Damien  Welcome to Jamrock
MC Hammer  U Can't Touch This
McCall, Toussaint  Nothing Takes The Place Of You
M.I.A. Paper Planes
MIMS  This Is Why I'm Hot
Minelli, Liza  Hey Big Spender
Minogue, Kylie Can't Get You Out of My Head
Moby  Bodyrock
Morrison, Van  Brown-Eyed Girl
Morrison, Van  Moondance
Nelson, Willie  Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Nelson, Willie  If You've Got The Money, I've Got The Time
Ohio Players  Love Rollercoaster
O'Jays, The  Love Train
Outkast  Hey Ya
Partridge Family  I Think I Love You
Paul, Sean  Temperture
Parliament  Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The…)
Petty, Tom I Won't Back Down
Pickett, Wilson  Mustang Sally
Poindexter, Buster  Hot, Hot, Hot
Police, The  Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Pop, Iggy Lust For Life
Presley, Elvis  Can't Help Falling In Love
Prima, Louis  Jump, Jive, An' Wail
Prince  1999
Prince  Kiss
Propellerheads  History Repeating
Queen  Find Me Someone To Love
Redding, Otis  (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
Redding, Otis  I've Been Loving You Too Long
Redding, Otis  Shake
Reeves & The Vandellas, Martha  Dancing In The Street
Right Said Fred  I'm Too Sexy
Roberta Flack  Compared To What
Robinson & The Miracles, Smokey  Shop Around
Rose Royce  Car Wash
Ross, Diana  Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Ross, Diana & The Supremes  Baby Love
Ross, Diana & The Supremes  Love Child
Salt-N-Pepa Shoop
Sam & Dave  Soul Man
Sam & Dave  I Thank You
Sam & Dave  Hold On! I'm A Comin'
Sam & Dave  Wrap It Up
Santana Oye Como Va
Santana Feat. Rob Thomas  Smooth
Shaggy  Boombastic (Album Version)
Shaggy  Oh Carolina
Simone, Nina  I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
Simone, Nina  My Baby Just Cares For Me
Sinatra, Frank  I've Got You Under My Skin
Sinatra, Frank  Love And Marriage
Sinatra, Frank  I Get A Kick Out Of You
Sinatra, Frank  Come Fly With Me
Sinatra, Nancy  These Boots Are Made For Walking
Sir Mix-A-Lot  Baby Got Back
Sister Sledge  We Are Family
Sledge, Percy  When A Man Loves A Woman
Sly & The Family Stone  Dance To The Music
Sly & The Family Stone  Family Affair
Sly & The Family Stone  I Want To Take You Higher
Sly & The Family Stone  Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Small, Heather Proud
Smith, Will  Getting Jiggy With It
Smith, Will  Switch
Snoop Dogg  Drop It Like It's Hot
Soul Brother Six  Some Kind Of Wonderful
Spencer Davis Group, The  I'm A Man
Spencer Davis Group, The  Gimme Some Lovin'
Staple Singers, The  If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
Staple Singers, The  Respect Yourself
Staple Singers, The  I'll Take You There
Stefani, Gwen  Hollaback Girl
Sting  (If You Love Somebody) Set Them Free
Temptations, The  Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Temptations, The  My Girl
Three Dog Night   Summer In The City
Timbelake, Justin  SexyBack
Tone-Loc  Wild Thing
Vanilla Ice  Ice Ice Baby
Violent Femmes  Blister In The Sun
War  Low Rider
West, Kanye  Gold Digger
West, Kanye  Good Life
White, Barry  Never Gonna Give You Up
White, Barry  You're The First, The Last, My Everything
Wild Cherry  Play That Funky Music
Wilder, Matthew  Break My Stride
Withers, Bill  Just The Two Of Us
Withers, Bill  Use Me
Withers, Bill  Ain't No Sunshine
Wonder, Stevie  I Wish
Wonder, Stevie  Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours
Wonder, Stevie  You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Wright, Charles  Express Yourself
Young MC  Bust A Move

When choosing songs for your event, you shouldn't feel like you need to script the entire evening.  After all, that's why you hire a DJ.  The more guidance you give me, the more pieces I will have at my disposal to assemble a winning soundtrack.  You will probably want to pick a few specific songs to be played at particular times during the event, and I can construct a setlist aound these points of reference.