Soul
Broham – Nothing In Common
18th July 2022 · UncategorisedThis really is a spectacular find for fans of funk and soul. An obscure deep soul nugget, it lures you in with its slow-burning groove. Then, about 30 seconds in, the horns catch fire and the bass player lets loose with the musical equivalent of St Vitus Dance. (more…)
Lack Of Afro – A Time For…
17th July 2022 · UncategorisedWith its smooth groove and sweet vocal, sinuous sax and bubbling bassline, this is just the job for a hot summer day. (more…)
Ernie K-Doe – Here Come The Girls
10th July 2022 · UncategorisedThere have been plenty of crazy characters and egotists in the history of popular music, and Ernie K-Doe was one of them. A bit of a blues and soul legend in his native New Orleans, he performed in a cape and crown and billed himself as “Emperor of the Universe.” (more…)
Lyn Collins – Think (About It)
27th May 2022 · UncategorisedPlenty of soul singers (Aretha, Otis, Whitney) had parents who were church ministers and plenty more began singing in church when they were young. A handful (Al Green, Eddie Holman) even went on to become ministers themselves. Only one earned the title “The Female Preacher” – Lyn Collins. (more…)
The Commodores – Brick House
1st March 2022 · UncategorisedEric Burdon & War – Paint It Black Medley
24th February 2022 · UncategorisedGeordie soul boy Eric Burdon teamed up with California funksters War to make this idiosyncratic cover of a Rolling Stones song. (more…)
The Loading Zone – Can I Dedicate
28th January 2022 · UncategorisedHere’s a lost masterpiece blending jazz, funk, blues and soul – and psychedelia – by The Loading Zone, a long-forgotten late-1960s band from San Francisco. (more…)
Major Lance – Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
23rd November 2021 · UncategorisedIn the pantheon of soul greats, Major Lance never got the name recognition of Curtis Mayfield, his mentor and collaborator on the Chicago soul scene in the Sixties.
The Winstons – Amen, Brother
16th November 2021 · UncategorisedThe Amen Break is the much-sampled drum loop that spawned a thousand tunes and kick-started drum & bass. Here’s the song that started it.
Barbara Acklin – Am I The Same Girl / Young-Holt Unlimited – Soulful Strut
4th November 2021 · UncategorisedThe exuberant brass motif that drives this swinging soul number sounds instantly familiar, perhaps because of the many lives this song has had since it was written by The Chi-Lites’ lead singer Eugene Record and Sonny Sanders.
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