This site is a tribute to Electrifying Mojo who presided over The Midnight Funk Association at 12 a.m.nightly, and could be heard over the airwaves of metropolitan Detroit, and S.E. Michigan, Toledo and Northern Ohio, and Ontario Canada from 1977 to the mid 1980′s at various Detroit radio stations including, WGPR, WJLB, WCHB, WHYT, WMXD, WTWR (Toledo) and WDTR.
Mojo’s style of no formal play list turned a generation of fans on to music and artists that would other wise never been heard or appreciated in the area, if at all. Although employed at mostly urban stations, Mojo didn’t adhere to the notion that music was divided by race and believed that good music is appreciated by everyone.
Without him, many of us growing up in the era would never have heard of artists and musicians like, Peter Frampton, Pink Floyd, J.Giles Band, The B-52′s, Kraftwerk, New Order, and so many others, not to mention a true appreciation for funk artists like Parliament / Funkadelic, Rick James, Prince, Zapp and Roger, and far too many others to name them all.
In early 2008, we found that the domain midnightfunkassociation.com was unregistered, and at first, secured it for fear that it would be used for unrelated purposes and be lost forever. The decision was made later that it should be used as a tribute to the D.J that influenced D.J’s, and the only on air personality that could “Make” an artist, or influence record sales and concert sell outs on a continuous basis, while holding nightly court over an entire area of the country and a generation of loyal fans. Something no other Dj has been able to do since.
Roll Call
Only Mojo himself can call the Midnight Funk Association to order, however, we would greatly appreciate hearing from fans past and present on our roll call, to be posted here on the site. You can get on our roll call by email at rollcall@midnightfunkassociation.com.
Feel Free to Include:
- Your Photo (optional)
- Name (or screen name if you wish)
- Shout out to your old high school, graduating class, college, friends, family, or who ever you wish.
- A testimonial of what Mojo’s radio show and The Midnight Funk Association meant to you, and where you were in life while listening.
- Email, Company, Website Addresses, etc in your signatures are definitely allowed.
Contact Us – Submit Your Articles, Music Promo’s, Promotions, and Events:
Feel free to submit your promotional material, press releases, and articles about Detroit Nightlife, Detroit Entertainment and Music (especially Detroit Dance Music, House and Techno) . Please submit them exactly as you wish them to be posted, and be sure to include photos.
We are always looking for as much material about the Midnight Funk Association and The Electrifying Mojo as we can find to preserve them here in one place for all to see and enjoy. Please feel free to contribute to this site in any way to help us preserve the legacy of The Midnight Funk Association and Electrifying Mojo.
Send them to us at contact@midnightfunkassociation.com, or use our contact form.
This site is dedicated to The Electrifying Mojo, Music Fans everywhere and the great people of Detroit , MI.
May the Funk Be With You,
Harold E Mansfield IV
haroldmansfield@4thinternet.com
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4 Responses
How can we listen to some old Mojo, There are no tapes available anywhere
Posted on February 27th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
The only thing that I have been able to find is a few show openings that are posted on You Tube and Google Video, other than that I have been unsuccessful at finding any.
Posted on February 27th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
It would be fantastic if this site could get an actual audio or video interview with Mojo himself. Also, be wonderful to have him contribute photos and his own take on Detroit’s music scene past and present and where it is headed in the future. I listened to his programme every single time it was on never flipping a station. I love his deep resonant voice. I was rivetted to the radio waiting in high anticipation of the next song he’d play. He turned the music and everything in his world to sheer eloquent poetry. You literally felt as if you were on the Mothership being swept away to other realms, galaxies and stars. And I loved his line, “When you are down and feeling low, don’t say damn, say whammy whoa.”
Posted on January 7th, 2011 at 5:24 am
Funk is its own reward! Cass Tech Class of 1981. I landed the Mothership between 1977 and 1985 religiously at Olympia Stadium and nightly with Mojo. I became a Funkateer at the age of 5 at Olympia Stadium when my father took me to see Funkadelic and Parliment featuring his cousin Eddie Hazel. I was mesmerized and have had the opportunity as an adult to work with Bootsy and George Clinton.
So glad you have this site!
May the Funk B with U!
Posted on January 13th, 2011 at 11:57 am
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