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Broke as F*** (1978)

In late 1978, "Broke as F***" was recorded after hours in a small 16-track studio on the south side of Chicago. It was never meant to be a single. The track began as a late-night studio joke that got way too funky to stop. The song was led by Calvin “Short Stack” Turner, a longtime session bassist known for rubbery basslines, dry comedic delivery, and songs about everyday struggle. Turner had spent years flying solo, gigging nonstop and living light, but by ’78 he had settled down, started a family, and discovered that responsibility came with a price tag. One night after a show, half-laughing and half-exhausted, he looked at his empty wallet and said, “Man, I ain’t just broke — I’m broke as f***.” Someone hit record. That night’s backing band was the Same Old Groove collective — not a formal group, just the same musicians always crossing paths in the same studios. They joked, “same cats, same funk, different record.” Denise Holloway handled vocal arrangements and turned Calvin’s complaints into sharp call-and-response hooks, laughing between takes. On drums was Marcus Bell Jr., freshly fired from a touring funk band for “playing too greasy,” a label he wore proudly. Leroy “Pocket” Williams locked in a stubborn one-chord guitar groove, while Alvin “Keys” Price leaned hard into the Rhodes and clavinet like the rent was due. The track was cut in one take after a paying session wrapped early. There was no click track, no lyrics sheet — just a groove looped until it felt right. The engineer reportedly shook his head and said, “This’ll never get pressed, but damn it feels good.” They never cleaned it up, softened the lyrics, or sent it to radio. The label passed. Program directors laughed, then said no. Someone suggested changing the hook. Calvin refused. The reel was boxed, labeled “Short Stack – joke track – DO NOT USE,” and forgotten. Years later, the tape was quietly dug up. A rough bootleg began circulating through underground disco DJs, where its raw groove and blunt honesty made it a late-night favorite. Long before its official rediscovery, "Broke as F***" had already lived a second life — passed hand to hand, turntable to turntable, exactly the way funk was meant to travel. ---------- Lyrics written by ChatGPT and Theo Mills Music created using Suno Mastering performed in Audacity Cover art and graphics made using Suno, ChatGPT and Grok Video created in CapCut