how long have you been running the deuce? matt: i took over in 1964. half of my life i ve spent here. miami beach has turned over at least six times since i ve been here. all i need is miami vice. they put it in there. this was their favorite bar. anthony: it makes sense too. matt: still, it was very flattering. the same as how flattering it is to have you here. anthony: i love this place. i mean, i love it. it s my favorite bar in miami. to many more. (burke) parking splat. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we ve seen a thing or two. we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum
rocking chair. deep city was miamis answer to motown. anthony: 50 years, 100 years from now, search and punch in the miami sound, your name is going to come up right away as principal creator of the miami sound. what were the distinctive features of the music you were making that separated it from motown, philadelphia, new york? willie: the culture was a mixture of bahamian, jamaican, and people came down from georgia and alabama, but that bahamian influence was dominant. anthony: right. willie: we would have bands who would march from over town all the way to liberty city and back in big parades. this influence, the dancing and the moving and the marching, i would say that was the main difference. anthony: and you were teaching school during a lot of this period? willie: yeah, i was teaching school.
anthony: what the [ muted ] is up with that? women: we re working. anthony: if you weren t working, would you be at the beach more often? women: my dream s to have a house on the beach. i don t know why. i never go, but i love it. and i always say i will never live in south florida if i didn t live near water. i live near water and i leave my breeze, but i don t go to the beach. i barely even go into my swimming pool, but i know it s there. anthony: okay. purina one. natural ingredients, plus vitamins and minerals in powerful combinations. for radiant coats, sparkling eyes, and vibrant energy. purina one. 28 days. one visibly healthy pet.
i would walk in the front door of the school, look around, put my sign in, and walk out the back door and go straight to the studio. but you know, the principal knew what i was doing. anthony: yep. willie: i did most of the deep city music using that technique. if only i could fly i would take to the air anthony: you re still out there so your songs are still being played, still being sampled, which is good, right? that s great. willie: it weren t for the samples, i don t know what i would do. the part of the industry that kept us alive was europe. anthony: the collectors must go crazy. maniac collectors in europe and japan. willie: if i had known back
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