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Cruise Night

Lowrider oldies, slow and low down the boulevard.

Low Rider by War — cover art

Hydraulics down, windows open, the soul and funk that ruled the boulevard on a Saturday night. The lowrider-oldies canon — sweet harmonies, slow grooves, and the dedications called in to the late-night request line. From Brenton Wood to War to Zapp.

On the playlist

Low Rider
War
1975
Oogum Boogum Song
Brenton Wood
1967
Gimme Little Sign
Brenton Wood
1967
La-La (Means I Love You)
The Delfonics
1968
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
The Delfonics
1970
My Guy
Mary Wells
1964
Natural High
Bloodstone
1973
Wishing on a Star
Rose Royce
1977
And the Beat Goes On
The Whispers
1980
Together
Tierra
1980

Did you know

  • War's 'Low Rider' (1975) became the unofficial anthem of lowrider car culture.
  • Lowrider compilations kept '60s soul B-sides alive for decades after the radio forgot them.

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