December 14, 2008
December 01, 2008
Linda Carr - Jackie,Bobby,Sonny,Billy_Sar153b '64
Sorry for not having posted for the past 3 weeks but work,household and giving the kids some "quality time" is killing me.Hope you like this one, enjoy!!
November 10, 2008
October 31, 2008
Gospel by Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Let the Lord be seen in me" A 1966 song originally released on the Supreme label in Jamaica
Taken from the
"Destiny: Rare Ska Side From Studio 1"
CD
If you like Bob Marley & The Wailers and there ballads, this CD is a must. Great ballads and ska tunes.
The backing vocals are done by Beverly Kelso, Cherry Green and Constantine "Dream Vision" Walker called The Soulettes.
Taken from the
"Destiny: Rare Ska Side From Studio 1"
CD
If you like Bob Marley & The Wailers and there ballads, this CD is a must. Great ballads and ska tunes.
The backing vocals are done by Beverly Kelso, Cherry Green and Constantine "Dream Vision" Walker called The Soulettes.
October 23, 2008
Combo Five - Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
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October 18, 2008
Brook Benton - Looking Back (Demo'55-'58)Trip_LP-8026(2) '72
As I said before in one of my earlier posts (The God Given Voice) it is estimated that Brook Benton recorded over 500 Demo Discs between 1955 and 1958 before he hit big with "Just A Matter Of Time"I just recently discovered there was a double album released in 1972 on the Trip label produced by Clyde Otis with 28 of these demonstration songs.
Brook Benton – Looking Back (DEMO) released later by Nat King Cole
ENJOY
September 26, 2008
September 23, 2008
Blue Rivers & The Maroons - I've been pushed around_Blue Beat '67
I don't know anything about this group, but this sure is a great Caribbean ballad, just the way I like them.
Blue Rivers & The Maroons – I’ve Been Pushed Around_Columbia-Blue Beat ‘67
September 16, 2008
Bobby Bennett - Show Me Len-1010b
Bobby Bennett recorded on V-Tone, Karl, Len, Loma, Capri, Phil L.A. of Soul & Phil Int'l.
He was part of the Famous Flames that recorded "Bewildered" in 1959 by James Brown & The Famous Flames.
He was part of the Famous Flames that recorded "Bewildered" in 1959 by James Brown & The Famous Flames.
September 01, 2008
August 08, 2008
August 07, 2008
July 25, 2008
Johnny Honeycutt - Advice On Man's Love Life Fury-415'74
My kids are one a 4 week vacation in Suriname and for the first time in 6 years I'm all alone. I was looking forward to it, but now they are gone the house is so empty and I feel lost. So I'm out a lot, working, trying to find some great vinyl and stuff like that. But it looks like the whole of the Netherlands is on vacation and there's not much activity. So in the coming weeks don't expect to much posting, will try to do at least one a week.One of my blog visitors send me an email asking for this song, it was a great hit among Suriname people.
The follow up is more of the same (see scan below)
July 01, 2008
Lattimore Brown with Roscoe Shelton - I Know I'm Gonna Miss You
I read some amazing news today over at Jason Stone's Stepfatherofsoul blog and Red Kelly's A-side & B-side blog.
Lattimore Brown who was believed to be dead since the 80's is still alive and well, read about it over at the above blog's.
^ read more about the "LOST SOUL MAN" ^
Now that's what we call BREAKING NEWS. I can't wait for the follow up on this story. Jason & Red you both did a great job AND it's true we all are tools in GOD'S hands.
Keep up the good work.
Lattimore Brown who was believed to be dead since the 80's is still alive and well, read about it over at the above blog's.
^ read more about the "LOST SOUL MAN" ^Keep up the good work.
Lattimore Brown with Roscoe Shelton – I Know That I’m Gonna Miss You
Don't they sound great !!!!!
June 29, 2008
Bobby Dunn - They've Hardly Been Used At All Logo-500a
Bobby Dunn sang for The Empires in the 50's. The Empires also recorded as the Prestos, The Thrill Tones and The Whirlers.
There's not much info on Bobby Dunn either. I do found he also has releases on the Ordell label and there seems to be a Bobby Dunn singing gospel. But I'm not sure if they're the same person.
I love the mans voice. On the flip side of this 45 (also a ballad) he really goes for it and pours out the emotions in his voice.
There's not much info on Bobby Dunn either. I do found he also has releases on the Ordell label and there seems to be a Bobby Dunn singing gospel. But I'm not sure if they're the same person.
I love the mans voice. On the flip side of this 45 (also a ballad) he really goes for it and pours out the emotions in his voice.June 23, 2008
Delroy Wilson & ????? - It's A Sin
Young Delroy WilsonHe also teamed up with Jennifer Lara & Hortense Ellis.
I could not find any information on who the lady is singing this song with Delroy, but comparing the voice with other songs I have I'm almost sure it must be Paulette Williams.
Delroy recorded his first song "If I had a beautiful day" at the age of thirteen for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd.
June 21, 2008
Blood Sweat & Tears - Love You More Then You'll Ever Know '68
ALBUM REVIEWS
CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN
CHILD IS FATHER TO THE MAN
Year Of Release: 1968
Overall rating = 12
Perhaps "this album's influence is greater than the sum of its parts", but it's still among the better jazz-rock offerings out there.
Best song: I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOWTrack listing: 1) Overture; 2) I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know; 3) Morning Glory; 4) My Days Are Numbered; 5) Without Her; 6) Just One Smile; 7) I Can't Quit Her; 8) Meagan's Gypsy Eyes; 9) Something's Goin' On; 10) House In The Country; 11) The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud; 12) So Much Love/Underture; [BONUS TRACKS:] 13) Refugee From Yuhupitz; 14) I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know; 15) The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud.
You know what's the goddamn coolest moment of this album? You probably don't, no way you could guess. You just read it in the 'best song' line. Yeah, yeah, it's when Al Kooper shouts out 'I LOVE you baby, LOVE you baby' and then, in a breathy high tone, adds 'more than you'll ever kno- oh- ohww'. In that way, blam, he triggers the John Lennon association, and that's godly. It's one of the most intense, breathtaking, simply gorgeous "white soul" offerings of the epoch, and almost earns the record an extra point in my little red book. Dude, we all know that Al Kooper can play (especially those of us who revere Highway 61 Revisited), but he can sing as well, oh yes he can.
Oh. Sorry. I forgot to mention that I've actually just started reviewing Child Is Father To The Man, the first and - arguably, but almost certainly - the best album of Blood, Sweat, & Tears. Why best? Because it's the only one that has Al Kooper on it, of course. It's also revolutionary, because most reverend rock historians will be telling you that this is the origin of the mighty movement known as 'jazz-rock' from then on. Of course, it's blatantly incorrect, because that leaves out Traffic, and, uh, the Graham Bond Organization, and, er, well, I guess Frank Zappa could be called one of the forefathers of jazz-rock as well, not to mention the works of real former jazz dudes like Miles Davis and all, but I guess this album just did to the jazz-rock movement more or less the same that Never Mind The Bollocks did for punk rock nine years later: widely popularized it. Indeed, this isn't your average elitist non-accessible jazzy record where the elitist sits and shed tears over the tenth minute of a convoluted sax solo while the average guy has long since slipped into his headphones to put on some Led Zep. The songs are mostly short, with just a couple six/eight minutes exceptions, and very much oriented for the pop single market. The presence of strings (the so-called 'Blood Sweat & Tears Ensemble') needn't surprise anyone, so probably the only unstandard element here is the regular three-man brass section of the band. Well, I guess we could call it a first of sorts. The basic problem is that the songwriting on the album just isn't that consistent. The songs may be single-oriented, but they're not too keen on inserting actual hooks, and getting on on the strength of groove alone doesn't always help, because as the album progresses parts of it become monotonous. That said, Al Kooper really really saves the day. He contributes three things - his voice, his playing, and his composition, and these are just about the best things on the record. The guy has always had marvelous taste, and his organ riffs and piano improvs are fresh and sharp, his voice straight and hard-hitting, and his songs actually the best of the bunch... scary, isn't it, that it was him, the band's organizer and main creative soul, to leave it first? The only analogy I can remember is Roy Wood leaving the Electric Light Orchestra after their debut record, but at least he left Jeff Lynne behind him, while Kooper simply didn't have anyone else in the band to match his talent. Imagine Ian Anderson leaving Jethro Tull after Stand Up and leaving the rest of the band to carry on, and you get my idea. Anyway, as I already pointed out, 'I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know' is the definite highlight on here, just slicing through your soul with its sharp blasts of brass and heavy bluesy guitar accompanying Al's soulful wailing, but it's not the only gem. 'My Days Are Numbered' is another one, wittily alternating mid-tempo bluesy verses with the gospelish slow chorus and Al turning in yet another performance of a lifetime. The brass parts are particularly tight on here, with magnificent trumpet riffs, but the backwards guitar solo by Ztak Evets (Ztak Evets, get it?) is clever as well. And that's only the first in a series of three tight jazz-poppy numbers contributed by Al: 'I Can't Quit Her' is a wonderful love song with some more Beatles influences in the singing, and some more unpredictable chord modulations in between the verses and choruses. Finally, there's 'House In The Country', about which the liner notes actually warn us that 'all the animal sounds are not played by animals', which is, uh, funny, I guess. I kinda like the Kinks' song of the same name more, but this one has got a cute nursery beat anyway. Kooper's two other contributions are a bit more debatable - I have to say that the pretentiously-titled 'Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud' to me sounds like a pretty tuneless bore, pretty much like that clock on the wall that Al keeps lamenting about. It's just an atmospheric string-quartet based chant that seems to provide the platform for Al to unravel some of his metaphysic visions (funny thing, I didn't even consult the actual lyrics sheet before I wrote that line and now that I do I find the word 'metaphysic' directly mentioned in the lyrics! Ha!), and the bonus version on the CD release that substitutes the strings for a simple piano background hardly saves things. However, the eight-minute rave-up 'Somethin' Goin' On' is an entirely different thing already, because that's truly one solid groove, with excellent guitar and piano solos and a classy 'brass battle' at the end of the track with the bnd really getting it on. Too bad I can't really say anything about the non-Kooper tracks because to do that, I need to put 'em back on and my CD tracklist is written in tiny letters, I'm too lazy to select the right number on the player. You can already tell they're absolutely unmemorable, however, repeated listens at least confirm the fact that they all have something going for them. Like Steve Katz's vocal, for instance, which predates Bryan Ferry's bleating by a good four years. Or Kooper's soothing Dylanish organ on 'Morning Glory' (see, I remembered one! Ha! I'm Albert Einstein!). Or the mysterious "ondioline" on 'Meagan's Gypsy Eyes' (see, I remember another one! Ha! I'm Julius Caesar!) Or the really pretty vocal harmonies on the Goffin & King cover 'So Much Love' (see, I remember a THIRD one! Ha! Had I been in Moses' place, I wouldn't have to waste forty years in the friggin' desert!). In all, the only thing I find vaguely offensive is the silly 'Overture' - blame it on typical Sixties' excesses that an album should be beginning with one and a half minutes of bland symphonic intro and some jerk ridiculously laughing into the microphone. No wonder 'the laugher wishes to remain anonymous', as the liner notes say; probably afraid of getting a black eye for that. But never mind the excesses, just keep in mind that this is the beginning of jazz-rock as a popular movement and a solid beginning at that. And don't blame it for all those late-period Chicago records. Al Kooper might have been a giant of art, but he sure wasn't muscular enough to prevent that from happening.found above @ http://starling.rinet.ru/music/bst.htm#Man
The song was a huge hit back home for many months and it was still frequently played on late night shows at local radio stations years later.June 14, 2008
Wayne Cochran - When My Baby Cries Chess-2020b'67
Wayne Cochran and his CC Riders in the 1970's film
"CC and Company"
"CC and Company"
June 07, 2008
Eddie Floyd - Will I Be The One Lupine_115a_'62
Eddie Floyd has always been one of my favorite soul singers. I saw him performing live back in Suriname in 1970, it was a real thrill. Especially when he sang "Girl I Love You" because at that time I was head over heals in love with a girl I had met at a family birthday party almost a year before. A few months after that concert I danced the song with her on my sixteenth birthday. I begged my parents to have the party just to be able to dance with her and be close to her, because all previous attempts to get close to her had failed. So from the beginning it was never meant to be, but I still cherish those days.
Todays song is one of his earlier songs. Eddie started singing with the "Falcons" somewhere in 1956.
June 04, 2008
May 31, 2008
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires ft Ken Lazarus - Hanging Up My Heart KentoneLP106 '64
Byron LeeJamaica's # 1 Band supporting Ken Lazarus in a classic deep soul ballad.
Ken Lazarus
Ken Lazarus with Byron Lee &… - Hanging Up My Heart
Ken LazarusMay 30, 2008
Brother Jones - Peace In My Soul Johnson-J-742a
Another obscure 45 I could not find any information on. If you can help out with any additional info on this one and the previous I would appreciate it.
May 28, 2008
Art Benton - Get Up Off Your Um Hum_Chris 002
Could not find any info on this song except there is at least one other 45 on this label by A.Benton.May 24, 2008
Prince Buster - Don't Make Me To Cry Buster 102b
Cecil Bustamente Campbell aka Prince Buster
original release on the "Wild Bells" label 1964Prince Buster Info @ GeorgwaDemonCoUk
Don’t Make Me To Cry – Prince Buster May 20, 2008
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May 01, 2008
April 21, 2008
Little Johnny Jones - Just One Step
Ever since I heard Johnny Jones his voice for the first time, singing Tennessee Waltz, I was captured by it.
I just recently purchased the CD with todays gospel ballad. The CD is his second Creed 3018 LP ('72) with the Johnny Jones singers (who are the Mimms Brothers). It has two bonus tracks.
CD inlay with info on Johnny Jones
What a voice !!!!
Since then I've been looking for other songs by him, but I could never find one. Then I heard a gospel song by the Swanee Quintet and there was that wonderful voice again.
I just recently purchased the CD with todays gospel ballad. The CD is his second Creed 3018 LP ('72) with the Johnny Jones singers (who are the Mimms Brothers). It has two bonus tracks.
CD inlay with info on Johnny JonesMarch 24, 2008
March 21, 2008
The Twentie Grans - Guilty_Columbia 44239
I've had a lot on my mind the past week and a half so I neglected you a bit, sorry I'm guilty.But I'm back with a great deepie.
Not much info on the group. The song can be found on a cd I mentioned earlier.
March 11, 2008
Every Night (Joe White & Chuck) and Todos Las Noches (Carlos Cortez)
2 superb Caribbean ballads
The Joe White & Chuck version can be found on the 3 cd Box set by Trojan.
The song was a hit in many Caribbean countries.
The Joe White & Chuck version can be found on the 3 cd Box set by Trojan.
The song was a hit in many Caribbean countries.
Check Out What They Say About The Box
The song was such a hit that Carlos Cortez did a slower Spanish version of the song.
March 08, 2008
Roy Arlington - Everybody Makes A Mistake Sometimes Safice-337 '61
This Eddie Floyd penned great ballad has also been released by Otis Redding (Volt '66) and Mitty Collier (Chess '67).
All these versions are great and it's hard to choose which one is the best. I played all 3 before posting and I can't decide even though I'm an Otis man. They all got something special.
I'll post all 3 versions for you to make up your mind yourself. Let me know your findings.
I'm wondering: Are there more deep soul versions out there ????
All these versions are great and it's hard to choose which one is the best. I played all 3 before posting and I can't decide even though I'm an Otis man. They all got something special.
I'll post all 3 versions for you to make up your mind yourself. Let me know your findings.
I'm wondering: Are there more deep soul versions out there ????
March 02, 2008
The Enchanters - God Bless The Girl And Me Loma 2035a '66
Without Garnet Mimms the Enchanters did not have any real hits, but this song really does it form me.
The Enchanters information, click on there name in the song listing
The Enchanters information, click on there name in the song listingDon't you just love Samuel Bell's lead.
This song and many other great ballads can be found on Vol 1 and 2 of:
February 28, 2008
Buddy Miles - Down By The River
I just read that Buddy Miles passed away.Buddy Miles.com
The song was an enormous hit back in Suriname. It was number 1 for a very long time. The best memories I have regarding this song was during my school vacation in september 1971, peddling down the Suriname river in a korjaal ( see picture below) to visit an old plantation called Rorac, and stay for a few days . My best friends family owned the place, right in the middle of nowhere.
boot used by runaway slaves to travel the rivers
Rest In Peace
The song was an enormous hit back in Suriname. It was number 1 for a very long time. The best memories I have regarding this song was during my school vacation in september 1971, peddling down the Suriname river in a korjaal ( see picture below) to visit an old plantation called Rorac, and stay for a few days . My best friends family owned the place, right in the middle of nowhere.
boot used by runaway slaves to travel the riversImagine two 17 years old teenagers crossing a tropical river in this korjaal and a battery-radio somewhere in the front, with the volume on max and Buddy Miles singing "Down By The River".
Rest In Peace
February 27, 2008
The Vonns - Leave Us Alone King 5793b '63
This great ballad can be found on the Ace CD Queens of King, the Cd is loaded with great deep ballads, so if you like this one, get it.
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