Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
King Pleasure – 1952 hit ‘Moody’s Mood for Love,’ tenor sax player James Moody‘s 1949 improvisation on the standard ‘I’m in the Mood for Love. Now there is a new King Pleasure on the current UK Blues Circuit. KING PLEASURE – Clarence Beeks BORN: March 24, 1922, Oakdale, TN DIED: March 21, 1982, Los Angeles, … Read more
Isaac Hayes – Wrote many songs with David Porter for numerous Stax Records artists – died 10th August 2008 at home near his treadmill aged 65. Isaac wrote many songs with David Porter for numerous Stax artists. He often played organ as a stand in for Booker T Jones in recording sessions and some live … Read more
You’re Not The Guy For Me – 1966 Keep An Eye On Love Ernestine Anderson was an American blues and jazz singer with a long and successful career. She was inevitably compared to Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald which no doubt became somewhat annoying. Keep An Eye On Love is more of an R&B track … Read more
Cozy Cole had a long and successful career as a sideman, working with many of the jazz greats BIG NOISE FROM WINETKA (Pt 1) – And a Big 45 played at the Blue Note club in Manchester in the late 1960’s. A recording made also by many others, Gene Kruper another great percussionist. A modern … Read more
Prisoner of Love My Foolish Heart I Apologize Born 8th July 1914 – Pittsburgh, PA Real Name William Clarence Eckstine Cause of Death heart attack. Died 8th March 1993 – Pittsburgh Born in the ‘Steel City’ Pittsburgh Pensilvania but raised in Washington, D.C., Bill began singing at the age of seven, but really wanted to … Read more
Image Alan Haven – a brilliant organist, appeared often at the Twisted Wheel, Brazennose Street, Manchester in the early sixties. The track Image was actually a Cover version, originally released by the Hank Levine Orchestra. As the Wheel crowd favoured originals, cover versions were replaced even if they were the first ones that we heard. … Read more
Grazing In The Grass Born 4 April 1939 Died 23 January 2018 ‘Grazing in the Grass’ – Instrumental from South African band leader Hugh Masekella, reached No 2 in the UK pop charts in 1968 Hugh Masakela A bigger hit for The Fifth Dimension? (Adding UK and USA sales together). The original instrumental from South … Read more