Aurra - Are You Single

[@fryelee11]

Dude is thumping the hell out of that bass. Keesler AFB, MS 1981, THE JAM!

[@taylor-bg2fj]

That is Aurra's founder and the brainchild of Slave Steve Fearless lEADER wASHINGTON

[@the_9th_power873]

⁠Gotta correct you on that.The Bass player’s name is Raymond Jackson Jr.,My father.

[@koollee]

Everything about this song, the music and vocals... 1 of the best songs ever made.

[@Gexxon]

The early 80's I was in my early 20's and there were so many funk bands on the radio and so much fantastic funk/soul music being played. WTF Happened? The artists of today sure aren't what they used to be. I couldn't tell who's who today. All i want to hear is 70's, 80's, and early 90's funk/R&B/Soul music 24-7, and it's all i listen to. Screw the rap crap today

[@zdoll12]

Me too! And Soul Train reruns!

[@615capone]

Every generation feels the same. Your kids will say the same thing. Music changes, thank God we can reach back! Happy New Year!

[@lastdays3148]

Another reason why I have rid myself of modern day Radio. My daughter bought me one of those Google Nest Mini device where you can play any songs. I stay listening towards my favorite Generation songs the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s Music. And my favorite Smooth Jazz Music.

[@jonystovall3798]

Yr

[@Elephantnuts]

What happened the kids of the adults that listen to this end up sampling all of it in hip hop then it went for a turn in the worst

[@ericrobinson1789]

Awww, that baseline is just classic.

[@leroyferguson2649]

One of the baddest party jams EVER. Man, those were some fun days and parties. Ladies, Ladies, Ladies.

[@rogeromance]

THIS WAS THE JAM BACK IN THE DAY. I STILL LOVE IT.

[@swisschocolatecake4547]

And it still is a Jam today 2022

[@Tracy_tuber]

That bass never gets old💕💕💕

[@MrTeatreeoil]

sound like slave bass player - Mark Adams

[@MrTeatreeoil]

+Bam Bam thats to funky

[@BamBam-rs8xr]

Just NASTY Bass...

[@DW69]

No doubt!.....Steve washington was a freakin' Genius! Unparallelled!

[@MrTeatreeoil]

Tracy Love it's still a Jam today!!! it's quality funky ass music!!!

[@arthurherrera9880]

ahh yes the early 80's you had to have lived it . to understand what a great time it was.

[@michaelmurdock7621]

Buddy is slapping the BASS

[@alnightlong1966]

Aurra and Skyy had the best funk bass lines in their Music especially early 80"s

[@rachaeldavis6378]

And Slave

[@TooSkinnyKenny]

Aura is an offshoot of the group,Slave

[@megamind1311]

Makes me glad i,m in my 50,s we,ll never get music like this again

[@somethingloose]

I'm working some artist's. We will bring something Funky. Keep an eye out

[@user-ny6jy4ii1j]

My song baby back in 70 s love it

[@demosfo]

​@@somethingloose😂😂😂😂

[@PhuckHue2]

Steve Washington the genius is playing guitar. you'll never hear music this good again

[@shirleyashcraft701]

I remember this when I was about 11 years old...LOL....now 55 years old!! Blessings!! Shirley Ashcraft 💕

[@marcopolo-yw5cr]

Man he is killing that bass guitar somebody don't stop him

[@coreyoliphant3268]

This was the jam in the club...that bass line is the business

[@Ladybug9497]

This was my jam in 81.

[@CityLadyLA]

I loved this song. This reminds me of so many parties at UCLA back in the day. Let's bring back REAL dance music!! 80's party anyone?

[@MrSuckafree247]

Westwood back in the days, right?

[@holyexperience1976]

It must include Encore b Cheryl Lynn!

[@staceyparker3328]

That's my ERA!!!

[@themastere4572]

That FUNKY BASS player's skill set is in full command quite masterfully and certainly has a dominating musical effect through out the entire song: The beat in conjunction is absolutely SOULful and with the surrounding cast you get nothing more than TRUE talent in perfect harmony. Unfortunately this is missing in most of today's so called music. Thus entertainment at its best is really all in your choice of THROW BACK sounds.

[@trinasaisi6754]

The Master E I think it's Slave

[@t9190kp]

@@trinasaisi6754 it's a group called Aurra. The dude singing lead was formerly in Slave.

[@mallorymcclure9456]

He's killing it on the bass

[@michellemanning597]

40 years ago during the summer of 1981 i was 11 years old. This was the jam. Other top jams that summer were square biz & super freak.

[@feminine4thekingdom]

I was 11 too that yr! Those were the best times!

[@5822huron]

I was 7

[@msbcheet6041]

I was 10. I definitely remember this jam!!

[@DR-wp6gy]

I was 16 and funky fresh dressed ready to party. Our high school band would play "Super freak" during football games

[@marlonfarlough2262]

I had the pleasure of seeing Starleana and Kirt perform live in a club in New Orleans ~1986. The signed photos afterwards. If Starleana looks fine to you fellas on video, you should have seen her close up - Incredible eyecandy, georgeous!

[@Zion-Bear]

Lucky man

[@carloswallace7367]

Was the shit for 80,s BABY 👶 😀

[@ra15899550]

The FUNK in this song was making Rick James jealous for real! Baseline killin' it!!

[@jeffreyrodgers3382]

That is a beautiful thing that jt from the gang. Got married to auur lead singer. Love and respect.

[@randysurratt9919]

December 26th 2019 I'm still digging this one. Plus the bass hook kills

[@kayshawnsimmons6822]

I'm listening in 2021🔊🎶🎼🎵💃😷

[@MtyQuinn69]

The 80's was the SHIT!!! For those who don't know, you better ask somebody!

[@e37a]

For real, for real!!!!

[@Kemet3.0]

OHIO!

[@arienfox]

TRUTH!!!

[@helenbestman5338]

Indeed!

[@wynecrawford9826]

i dig the bass in this tune!!

[@AlainLandeville]

Aurra, mes souvenirs de 1982, en France, c'est exceptionnel. Vive le funk!

[@DR-wp6gy]

My intuition tells me that you're single. I remember taping this off the radio.

[@quagga88]

It takes me an hour to listen to this song, because I'm constantly going back for more of Steve Washington's thick bass. According to the album sleeve, he also played drums on this. Funky guy! His former band, Slave, was kick ass too. This is like a gritty take on their hit "Just A Touch Of Love".

[@Sistadelphia]

Yes that bass makes my mouth water.

[@MrSuckafree247]

LMAO!

[@karameldreem]

quaggaman This bass is stellar! :)

[@Flaytt744]

Short guy with plenty of funk.

[@seanjones559]

4:09 The Fearless leader Steve Washington on lead guitar killin it!

[@CooleyT8TimPrewitt]

Bass too! 🤘🏾

[@the_9th_power873]

@@CooleyT8TimPrewittNope..The man playing Bass on stage is my father Raymond Jackson Jr.

[@karameldreem]

That bass is so sick it's addictive.

[@darthhwang8382]

That funking bass line....

[@mikedominguez6086]

Darth Hwang

[@shirleyashcraft7502]

I really like this song!!

[@kevinsutton1191]

This was the jam , and still is….

[@wynecrawford9826]

this bass is seriously pluckin !!

[@8BEC]

This era is my era. I think the peak of my past life was in this time ❤️

[@Derfunkmeister]

Star's smile was always ever so fantastic, one couldn't help but almost fall in love. James Taylor must be a happy man.

[@ear4funk814]

Nice full bass on this joint ... back in the day songs were sexy and classy at the same time ... can blast jams in car without being embarrassed.

[@annlassiter469]

I will always luv my throwback 70,s 80,s and 90, music it made since...

[@martezhaynes9764]

Vinyl classic. In my collection. The Groove

[@williehenderson6746]

Love watching soultrain every Saturday night

[@martezhaynes9764]

Willie Henderson I loved it, too.

[@chriscanale319]

yes

[@FireitupBedford]

Still do in 2017.....

[@sheevamatimbas4300]

Sisters looked natural and beautiful back then, what happened ?

[@615capone]

Sheeva Matimbas Instagram

[@rozozzy]

weave and no exercise....back then everyone exercised. danced and didn't eat junk food!!lol

[@martinfrye6527]

True dat !

[@ralstonmathews3543]

Sure do bro...

[@kayshawnsimmons6822]

White people's input 👹🤛

[@alvingray-el8527]

Back in the day, before Slave broke up I had an Album with this song on it, it was a bonus track, hell I knew a few people back then!!!!

[@marcluckett2024]

I think the Bass player is Buddy Hankerson. He played with Slave, Young and Company, and Aurra. KZbin is name and look at some of his vids. Very good funk bassist.

[@sergiomurashima]

Bass player was Steve Washington

[@PhuckHue2]

Steve is on guitar

[@Funkbassist7]

In the video it's Steve, on the album Steve played all the bass

[@lawrencebyrdsong7570]

Steve played bass on this song . not on video

[@the_9th_power873]

@@Funkbassist7The man playing Bass on stage is Raymond Jackson Jr.

[@meganrobinson1707]

The bass on this song. I could listen to this all day. Music will never be this light and carefree ever again. I felt like a kid again.

[@slimdudeDJC]

Starleana was real fine!

[@kurtadams3021]

slimdudeDJC Yessssssss

[@fryelee11]

Yes Lord!

[@mom2bbygkaterad379]

Still is. Look her up.💗💗🌹🌹

[@kevinsutton1191]

Yes indeed.

[@bnsgr1]

Wow!!!! Thanks for the memories on this one. GMDO!!!! :O)

[@FireitupBedford]

This was my jam back in the day still listening to it in 2017......

[@speeders274]

Flashback wow!

[@Nina513]

Starleana was pretty as hell, such a FOX! Dayton, what up?!

[@Neosoulgroovydude]

Nina513 a female singing funk! We know her.

[@Neosoulgroovydude]

Nina513 starlena maried jt taylor of koll and the gang. I think they still married

[@karameldreem]

Neosoulgroovydude yes they have been together since the late 1970s.

[@karameldreem]

Neosoulgroovydude they're on Instagram.

[@gerryglenn9206]

Starleana was so Gorgeous and super sexy, damn!!

[@Mynamesalexa]

STARLEENA !

[@mallorymcclure9456]

What? What a band!! They did this and "You And Me Tonight." Unreal. Dance music unparalleled!

[@joib830]

One of favorite old school songs

[@gtaylair]

Old Skool jam thanks for the post

[@Sistadelphia]

That bass MEAN!! MEAN!!

[@creeewing6700]

Love The Message In The Music

[@X_octavian]

Fantastic bass 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@bornnation29]

This song/video is a whole vibe!!!!

[@catboyzee]

This groove is truly the lick. The 'ONE' is strong on this track. Ohio Funk is in the house!

[@MB3Productions]

That bass line smokes! Baddass. One of, if not THE, best bass lines ever. So funky, slappin' that thang. :-)

[@fryelee11]

I have no ideal who has new music out nowadays. I have all old school music downloaded on my phone and I watch youtube at work. Some how I feel like i'm the big winner.

[@hazynupe87]

In 1981 "The Miller Players" won a dance contest off this song at Screamin' Wheels roller rink in Gary, Indiana !!! Will always love this song...!! Yeeeah !!

[@itskibreezy5600]

Oh how I miss this music!

[@teeman4713]

This one of them sleepers like underground songs still being played today

[@MelodyMaker151]

The chicks dancing in the background look so random LOL. These old school videos crack me up. Those were the days.

[@socky245]

one of the best jams of the 80's and still banging today.....

[@sherloncloud6816]

You hear that entire Slave bass in the background...remember this well💘

[@jancw]

That hellish situation formerly known as "junior high" had finally ended and the joys of high school had begun! This song helped usher in that era!

[@anyhu4u]

remember dancing to this in studio 67...dallas tx back in the day

[@morriselliott7004]

Let's see if I remember this correctly; Aurra spun out of the group Change and then their lead singer ended up in Slave where she anchored 2 of their greatest albums. If I'm wrong let me know.

[@Zion-Bear]

Slave existed before Aurra from what I know. Maybe I’m wrong

[@kurtadams3021]

Classic funk

[@americanpatriot2777]

Where was I. Damn this was and isss good! Love it!!!

[@MrBod69]

Blessings to my boy STEVE WASHINGTON. Starlina is FINE!

[@eball5ooo]

1981... I was in the 8th grade Big Gina "Moms" had 1979 Monte Carlo Landau...Brandy Wine Red with white interior and white 1/4 vinyl top. Playing this with her arm out the window...the day you realize your Mom is cool...lol

[@ceeceetracey9839]

Love how her voice has that little rasp to it

[@martyemmons3100]

When I was at The Club w/dance floor, and I saw what was going on at 1:34 and then again at 2:51 of the video; the beautiful women dancing to the super-smooth music, it was irresistible. And what made it difficult to sit through "Are You Single" is those beautiful women would come and pull me on to the dance floor!

[@djpioneer937]

Another Dayton classic

[@paulcernuto7848]

The bass intro is genius. Just when you think you've found 'the one' it turns out it's really a three.

[@seanjones559]

Starlena is truly a STAR!. The DANCE MOVES... THE DANCE MOVES... AWESOME OMG

[@wilsonocasio9950]

Sexy Starleana & the band are doin' the damn thing!

[@DwellersoftheUnsafe]

Coldest joints ever. Real Funk.

[@198303221]

This song was originally recorded on Slave's album as a bonus hit, right before Slave broke up, thereby creating the other band Aurra ... which helped Steve Arrington to go solo as an artist. And that's a guaranteed BET.

[@taylor-bg2fj]

Aurra was created to give shine to Slave's growing musical organization

[@jeandeaux7624]

man, this just bring back good times. Skate parties @ school. Pop Warner football with somebody blasting this in the parking lot.

[@ddemonjjv]

The jam!👍

[@mmt123mimi3]

Alaska - Field Engineer - Shemya - good times at the Base NCO Club - Bendix Aerospace :)

[@dolphus32]

I know good music when i hear it. And I knew this was that, back then and today as well!

[@steviesly7908]

This will always be one of the coolest jams two come out😂

[@hansalor5787]

little steve you is just as funky on that bass as my idle mark adams slave and aurra will always be my favorite groups miss them days RIP mark adams

[@williamjenningssr918]

Thats not Stevie on bass!! hes playing lead, buddy hankerson is on bass! stevie is the short guy

[@vonnea6117]

Starlena, the female lead singer, met and married JT Taylor (lead singer) of Kool & the Gang shortly after the release of this song. They've been married probably 20 yrs now and they have a teenage son. Starleana uploaded a couple videos on KZbin showing the son playing the acoustic guitar I believe.

[@KAN1911]

This will always be one of my jams!

[@jefferyjunious5582]

USED TO POPLOCK OFF THIS ONE.STILL CAN AT 46!!!BETTER ASK!!!

[@jamarholmes9442]

this song is very good. killer bass line-jamar holmes

[@garyjones7378]

oh yes bring back memories I love this song thanks DJkrushinphx I remember when this first came out. this was back in the day when everybody was cool nobody mean mugg'n noone just have'n fun and just kick n it. man he is kill'n that baseline.

[@SuperMaccy75]

Listening in my 81’s Fiat 132 2.0

[@ceeceetracey9839]

THIS WAS SO AHEAD OF IT'S TIME !!!!!!

[@SOULANAUT500]

This jam still sound as good today as it did back in 1979. Slave/Aurra/Steve Arrington was vastly underrated. I love those guys! Too bad Drac and Mark Adams had to die too soon.

[@darnezlevy5118]

This song came out in 1981.

[@anyhu4u]

remember being on the floor to this

[@umbertogiannini]

Probably their defining moment. A year after the original line up of Slave effectively broke up. All their Salsoul Albums are worth getting.

[@s.e.thompson]

Takes me back...

[@dewaynealison4259]

Dayton Ohio sound FOREVER!!!! 🙌🏿🤘🏿

[@ingridlanders5736]

Still my favorite song

[@musikfanat]

The bass line is pumpin'!

[@jorotaful]

That bass is terminally ill.