Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
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JIGSAW (2009) Shawn Lee released Jigsaw in 2009. Very modern and very reminiscent of the sixties Soul sound. A really great recording by instrumentalist Shawn Lee and on this song from the really great album: SOUL IN THE HOLE featuring Nicole Willis.
The Disco Duck A sort of Duck craze in Soul music was stated off by Jackie Lee. The Hit Co released this travesty of a record and others followed… And another by Rick Dees. Also bumped up, housed up and slam dunked or ducked by The Bonecrushers – awful.
More Love, That’s What We Need – The Gospel Classics In fact a Blue Note gospel classic by The Gospel Classics! This song became a worldwide hit, with a title no one could really disagree with… Actually, it’s more of a soul song in a Tymes kind of way. A nice positive sound with a … Read more
Call On Me A spelling mistake on the Barbara Mercer Golden World release – her name appears as Barbra Mercer. Does this increase the value? Well it certainly would if it was a postage stamp, so probably! Barbara Mercer recorded for the Golden World Records label. Other titles can be seen in the discography link. … Read more
I’ve Only Got Myself To Blame Baby I Need Your Love by Bobby Williams on the UK Action label was often played at the Blue Note club in Manchester in the late 60’s. I’ve Only Got Myself To Blame was later ‘discovered’ on the Northern Soul scene.
I’m Like A Fish (1966 SHOUT USA) – George Freeman
THEM CHANGES Drummer Buddy Miles made the original of this great track which was also done by Doris Duke and Big John Hamilton and it was their version of the song that made it on the UK Soul scene. He was a one time member of Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gypsys. He also had his own band, … Read more
The Shell Of A Woman Doris Allen also duets with Big John Hamilton on the FANTASTIC – THEM CHANGES which exhibits an underlying beat rather like that of a Native American ritual dance.
There’s Got To Be A Loser FINE LITTLE GIRL RUBY LEE MY LOVE The Arcades take of from the rhythm of I’m The One Who Loves You by the Impressions, very Impressions’ orientated too. But as they say; not bad – not bad at all.
The Frankenstein Walk Gene “Bowlegs” Miller? Well, in them thaar now distant 1960’s every Soul singer thought it a good idea to do a song about a dance, even if they hadn’t invented it. The song basically is Frankenstein the monster telling us how to do his dance. We had the Shimmy, The Boo-galoo, The … Read more