http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2017.cfm
More goodies here to check out
― curmudgeon, Friday, 28 April 2017 16:05 (six years ago) link
Heard some great cuts Saturday. Reminded me how great this genre is, and how over-rated "Americana" music is...
― curmudgeon, Monday, 8 May 2017 15:00 (six years ago) link
Saw a photo of Denise Lasalle in Memphis for an awards event. She was in a wheelchair. Folks who spoke to her said she sounded great, and is still scheduled to perform at the Chicago Blues Fest later this summer.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 16 May 2017 15:27 (six years ago) link
Wish I had been down south for this weekend's OB Buchana gig in Mississippi
― curmudgeon, Monday, 14 August 2017 04:38 (six years ago) link
A lot to catch up on
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 August 2017 21:34 (six years ago) link
Alas, couldn't find any live southern soul during my recent quick trip through Muscle Shoals, AL; Clarksdale MS; and Memphis, TN.
OB Buchana was playing the weekend before...
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 17:23 (six years ago) link
https://highway61music.blogspot.com/
http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/calendar_mailbag2008.cfm
southern soul and blues concert calendars
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 05:19 (six years ago) link
Countess Williams song "Kitty Purr" is impressive
― curmudgeon, Monday, 11 September 2017 14:50 (six years ago) link
http://highway61music.blogspot.com/
Mississippi, Memphis area and more concert calendar
― curmudgeon, Monday, 11 September 2017 15:08 (six years ago) link
I just scored a guest list spot to see the Take Me to the River tour: Bobby Rush, William Bell and Charlie Musselwhite. Excited! I haven't seen Bobby since sometime in the early oughts, he doesn't tour here often.
― the young, low level volunteer named (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 31 October 2017 21:47 (six years ago) link
I splurged for the DC show of that tour. We had Bobby Rush, and William Bell but no Musselwhite. We also had a Stax panel with old-school Stax folks, plus an excerpt from the movie and the Stax school kid musicians. Alas, the latter got more time than I wanted. Rush and Bell were great, but just didn't have enough tiume to do a full set.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 2 November 2017 15:43 (six years ago) link
Totally agree about Stax school kids, was it the the young white guy with the pony tail? He did 5 or 6 Al Green and Otis Redding covers, passably but he really overstayed his welcome. Bobby Rush seems to have energy to spare at 84, no need to pad the set to give him a rest.
― the young, low level volunteer named (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 2 November 2017 16:02 (six years ago) link
Yes, that's the one. Bobby Rush is still so impressive. Thinking about what he's been through in life and how he is still at it, giving 110 %.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 2 November 2017 16:49 (six years ago) link
Latest Ms. Jody album has its moments
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 December 2017 16:26 (six years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/07/robert-finley-the-vietnam-and-rb-veteran-coming-to-fame-half-a-century-late
Louisiana singer/guitarist Robert Finley is getting crossover attention thanks to Black Key's Dan Auerbach
― curmudgeon, Monday, 11 December 2017 16:51 (six years ago) link
bittersoutherner.com website top 30 for the year includes indie, rap and "Americana" but no southern soul that would fit on this thread. Ugh. Sorry OB Buchana, Miss Jody et. al.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 14:15 (six years ago) link
Ms. Jody of course not Miss
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 12 December 2017 14:17 (six years ago) link
I am not as crazy about Pokey Bear’s Bear Season album as Daddy B. Nice is. It has its moments but the opening retro-funk song, and the one using a Tom-Tom Club rhythm are just ok. He’s not up there with my fave, the late Mel Waiters.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 22:46 (six years ago) link
The latest issue of Living Blues magazine is their soul-Blues issue with articles on Big G from Richmond, Don Bryant, and Lee Fields.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 19 December 2017 22:48 (six years ago) link
The Trailride Music, vol. 1 comp on Ross Group is a fun collection of mostly Louisiana based southern soul. Pokey Bear sounds better on this, than on his own album. This could be an album of the year.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 23 December 2017 15:39 (six years ago) link
So Nellie Tiger Travis finally put out “Mr. Sexy Man” the album. More straight up soul than current southern soul. It’s Good
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 27 December 2017 03:03 (six years ago) link
Really liking that Trailride music, Vol. 1 comp sampler. Its on Spotify. As is Ms. Jody's fine 2017 album
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 December 2017 17:32 (six years ago) link
The latest Ms. Jody took some time to grow on me. Loving the track with the now late Big Cynthia on that Trailride sampler. She was the daughter of the late Motown saxman Junior Walker and Gloria Adams.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 30 December 2017 00:22 (six years ago) link
http://southernsoulparadise.blogspot.com/?m=1
Pamela Boone from Alabama has a southern soul blog
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 30 December 2017 19:39 (six years ago) link
Liking most of Jeter Jones-Trailride Certified. Raspy soul voice with a Louisiana flavor on some cuts. He calls himself “Da GQ Country Boy”.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 31 December 2017 00:54 (six years ago) link
RIP Denise LaSalle, per Boogie Reports newsletter
She was a great singer
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 14:20 (six years ago) link
Awwww, shit. RIP, Denise. One of my alltime favorite songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7qvvJWkUXk
― Brave Combover (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 19:04 (six years ago) link
Yep, Trapped by a Thing Called Love is a great one and her big US r’n’b hit. Here albums from this century on Malaco and Ecko are great too. Most on Spotify. I like Lasalle ‘s Smoking in Bed, Mississippi Woman and many more.
Apparently in the U.K. she had an 80s hit with a version of “My Toot Toot.”
Christgau used to write about her but none of the other big name critics or current hip websites care about her. Ann Powers and NPR have not weighed in, nor The NY Times . Since she lived in Chicago for awhile and recorded for Chess for a bit, she got an obit there.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 19:50 (six years ago) link
I love the "My Groove" medley where she stretches out "Make Me Yours," "Precious Precious" and "Trapped..." I first heard her do that at a pretty sketchy nightclub (first one I ever attended with a metal detector) and thought I died and went to soul heaven.
― Brave Combover (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 22:34 (six years ago) link
Jon Pareles of NY Times just did a Denise Lasalle obit.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 12 January 2018 15:34 (six years ago) link
Washington Post (with encouragement from me) did a Lasalle obit too
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/randb-singer-songwriter-denise-lasalle-dies-in-tennessee/2018/01/09/6283083c-f592-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html?utm_term=.09699b872a45
― curmudgeon, Friday, 19 January 2018 14:39 (six years ago) link
I mentioned Ms. Jody in the Village Voice Oazz & Jop comments.
Soulbluesmusic.com poll is ending today I think
― curmudgeon, Friday, 26 January 2018 21:13 (six years ago) link
Pazz & Jop
― curmudgeon, Friday, 26 January 2018 21:14 (six years ago) link
Big Daddy Nice’s fave 2017 albums. Pokey Bear is his fave
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 27 January 2018 16:02 (six years ago) link
I like Jeter Jones, Nelly Tiger Travis and Ms. Jody more than Pokey Bear.
Pokey Bear -Bear SeasonO.B. Buchana --- Swing On With O.B. Miss Portia --- All In My Feelings Uncle Wayne --- The Birth Of Hithm And Bluez Ms. Jody --- Thunder Under Yonder Jeter Jones --- Trailride Certified Sharnette Hyter --- Grown Folks Talkin' Lady Di --- Three Way Love Affair Angel Faye Russell --- A Taste Of Angel Mo B --- Toast It Up Joe "Blues" Butler --- Full Figured Woman David Brinston --- Sidepiece Motel Mr. Sam --- Make Time (For Her) Stevie J. Blues --- Back 2 Blues Big G --- Darkest Hour Sweet Angel --- Can't Walk Away El' Willie --- The Game Changer Rashad --- Country Soul Stan Butler --- The Blues In Me Nellie "Tiger" Travis --- Mr. Sexy Man: The Album Jaye Hammer --- Last Man Standing Bigg Robb --- Born 2 Do This Latimore --- A Taste Of Me: Great American Songs Tre' Williams --- Chocolate Soul Lacee --- Mind Gone Lomax --- Is This What You Want Tyree Neal --- Still Called The Blues Simone De --- Unbelievable J. Red --- J. Red The Nephew And Friends Beat Flippa producer, Various Artists --- Trailride Music Vol. 1
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 January 2018 15:34 (six years ago) link
With the right marketing, the Nellie Tiger Travis album should have gotten more crossover attention. She's got well crafted ballads, retro soul and blues, in addition to southern soul. Alas too many critics just like pretty folk music from onetime popsters like Aimee Mann, or various others but don't give the likes of Nellie (or even contemporary r'n'b) a chance. Maybe if her album had come out on the late Sharon Jones' label Daptone, she'd get more attention.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:29 (six years ago) link
Nellie Tiger Travis won the Soulbluesmusic.com "Best southern soul/r'n'b album" category
Willie Clayton won their best soul blues album for "Crossroads of the Blues"
A bunch of other awards on their site too
― curmudgeon, Monday, 5 February 2018 17:05 (six years ago) link
Willie Clayton album is nice
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 05:45 (six years ago) link
The Clayton album is blues but soulful and largely without the annoying bar band clichés that most identify now with the genre.
As I once said years back, if I had used a different name for this thread, more people might post here (Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley fans and old soul record collector types on ilx)...But whatever...Arab Music thread and many others don't have many people posting either.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 19:20 (six years ago) link
Still liking this genre niche more than other genre niches on this forum.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 16 February 2018 18:56 (six years ago) link
Vickie Baker “Honey Hole” is soulful & catchy with kinda obvious lyrics rhyming with fishing pole
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 3 March 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
Karen Wolfe ain’t bad either
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 3 March 2018 21:00 (six years ago) link
Oh, I have so much catching up to do with this genre. Sadly these creative age 40 and up African-American acts based mainly in the US south get ignored by nearly everyone.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 19 April 2018 14:11 (six years ago) link
1. "Black Horse"---Jeter Jones 2. "Ain't No Fun"---Dolla Bill Dodson 3. "Put It On Me"---Krishunda Echols 4. "Pokey At The Trailride"---Pokey Bear & The Deaconaires 5. "Give It All You Got"---L.J. Echols
Some of Big Daddy Nice's current faves
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 19 April 2018 14:15 (six years ago) link
OB Buchana's "Teach Me How to Swing" remix on Ecko is contemporary but not contrived, soulful but not too overtly retro
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 April 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
L.J. Echols may not have the most soulful voice, but he cleverly slurs and stretches words, and uses some fun downhome lyrics
― curmudgeon, Friday, 27 April 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
Omar Cunningham "Boots On" is an awesome jam and should crossover.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:20 (five years ago) link
OB Buchana's new album Parking Lot Love Affair is a Big Daddy Nice fave. I haven't heard it yet
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 24 May 2018 04:10 (five years ago) link
Willie Clayton's "Sidepiece on the Side" is about his uh "sidepiece" leaving him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq8C9dR3H44
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 24 May 2018 04:21 (five years ago) link
Another fun night seeing Hardway Connection do their mix of southern soul originals and old-school soul covers at Lamont's, down in Pomonkey, MD. They have a new album coming out in mid-June
― curmudgeon, Monday, 28 May 2018 05:18 (five years ago) link