{"product_id":"kashmere-stage-band-texas-thunder-soul-1968-74","title":"Kashmere Stage Band - Texas Thunder Soul, 1968-1974","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGatefold 2LP Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTexas Thunder Soul \u003c\/em\u003eis a compilation of recordings by the extraordinary high-school jazz\/funk ensemble from Houston, Texas, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eunder the tutelage of the great Conrad O. Johnson. It was released by Now-Again Records in 2006 and subsequently expanded\/reissued in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe band came out of Kashmere High School in Houston's Kashmere Gardens neighborhood. Director Conrad O. \"Prof\" Johnson was a jazz musician and educator who combined traditional big-band jazz arrangements with the funk and soul his teenage students were listening to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThey became a competitive band, winning 42 of 46 competitions in 1969–1978, and in 1972 were named \"Most Outstanding Band in the Nation\" at the All-American Stage Band contest in Mobile, Alabama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2\/LP contains 18 tracks, all studio recordings, and is packaged as a gatefold with liner notes and photos on the interior panels. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.nowagainrecords.com\/collections\/the-kashmere-stage-band\"\u003eKashmere Stage Band Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Kashmere High School spawned a sensation that's still drawing listeners some 40 years later. Not only one of the nation's best stage bands, but one of the best funk bands,  period.\" \u003c\/em\u003e- NPR\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Now-Again","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl","offer_id":53721756139814,"sku":"NA5085-1","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD + DVD","offer_id":53740207833382,"sku":"NA5085-2","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1033\/4660\/2278\/files\/kashmere-stage-band-2LP_572882ae-0837-46ad-b47b-8dffb6bff953.jpg?v=1787337926","url":"https:\/\/shop.nowagainrecords.com\/products\/kashmere-stage-band-texas-thunder-soul-1968-74","provider":"Now-Again Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}