Many people ask where we took the name Sweetback! from for our events. There is the obvious possiblity; the Melvin Van Peebles motion picture entitled “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song”. Or the less obvious choice; Roosevelt Sykes classic “Papa Sweetback Blues”. But the real answer comes in the form of a hot little “groove jazz” number from 1975.
Here’s a 3 minute clip of that tune for your aural pleasure:
