back in 1963 it was the home of deep city records. willie clark and his business partner johnny peersol started deep city, recording and promoting local talent. the label became a showcase for artists like betty wright, frank williams and the rocketeers. anthony: everything you ve ever been credited for either producing or writing, it is a very, very long list, quite an amazing list. willie: it is about 1200. anthony: 1200 songs. willie: it just flows. i m like a song mechanic. you bring it to me. i ll help you fix it. anthony: william and his writing partner clarence clascs as lean up woman and rockinghair. deep city was miamis answer to motown. anthony: 50 years, 100 years from now, search and punch in the miami sound, your name is
but i do consider the sound of miami, the beginning of really great dance music. anthony: what s called 77 elvis pancakes? chocolate chip pancakes, bourbon peanut butter. even if you re not the king, you ll want to die on the toilet like her did after this carbo load. anthony: if we re doing the elvis experience right, i should be eating a fist full of anthony: yard bird s signature fried chicken comes with chilled spiced watermelon and cheddar cheese waffles. they brine the chicken 17 hours to be exact. and spicy bath that includes cayenne, and black pepper, and garlic and onion. tender inside and perfectly crispy on the outside. anthony: to me, i like waffles and i like chicken, but i don t understand waffles and chicken together. questlove: you still don t understand? anthony: i understand people deeply love them and i do like waffles and i do love fried chicken. put them on separate plates and i m okay. questlove: you don t want
early development of south florida, which began in earnest with the construction of railroads in the late 19th and 20th centuries by this guy. henry morrison flagger, the tycoon largely credited with big the father of modern florida. his dream was the florida east coast railway, which would run from jacksonville to key west connecting the ports of miami to along its route new towns, new cities, new edens where america s rising middle class could frolic and play. he also agreed to lay a foundation for the city on both sides of the miami river. as more and more whites moved in, segregation took hold and much of the bahamian community was forced into the black neighborhoods like overtown and liberty city. if you re looking for old miami, miami.
classics to people like us. anthony: the old joke was james brown was the hardest working man in show business. you make him look lazy. let s review, okay? band leader, producer, a teacher questlove: yep. anthony: a d.j. questlove: technically, i have 16 jobs right now. anthony: deviled eggs with fresh dill and trout roll will be so over next year, but right now i want like ten more. delicious. fried green tomatoes with pork belly. this is the perfect thing for a guy looking to squeeze into a size 28 speedo tomorrow and hit the beach. anthony: how often are you in miami? questlove: three to five times a year. questlove: what makes the miami sound different from the detroit sound, the philadelphia sound, the new york sound, whatever? questlove: you can t say something specif like philadelphia had strings in their arraement whereas stats records had organ in theirs.
anthony: this is really good. anthony: back inland, another world of little haiti. just in case miami didn t have enough tasty stuff from elsewhere. the b&m market is tucked away in that make me happiest. jerk chicken, who doesn t love that? curried goat, roti, and this. cow-foot soup. flavors, textures, some next level stuff. anthony: that looks, by the way, unbelievable. that s so good. what s the best thing about miami? women: the mix of cultures that we ve got. anthony: what s the worst thing? women: you know what really pisses me off? i walk down the street and i say hi to people, because that s how i am. anthony: right. women: and i don t get a hi back a lot here anthony: to what do you contribute this? women: the transient part of it.