Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Wish I Didn’t Miss You (2002) JJ remix When I first heard this song by Angie Stone I thought ‘what a rip-off’ and sort of dismissed it. A few years passed and hearing it again I became a fan of it; even if its origination owes so much to the Back Stabbers by The O Jays.(1972) … Read more
Fever (1970) Soul Fever. Mary Queenie Lyons’ LP was released in 1970 on James Brown’s King label, upon which she did a fantastic version of Mr Browns “TRY ME” but strangely she disappeared soon after its release.
MONEY’S TOO TIGHT (TO MENTION) (1982) The Valentine Brothers released the above which was later recorded by Mick Hucknall as Simply Red. The Valentine Brothers – Wikipedia
Feeling Free SOUL is alive and well and still kicking in 2014 with several emerging and established artists and groups and Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators are one of the best. This one from 2008 is really great. From the album “Keep Reachin’ Up“ and the entire CD and all its tracks are really good. … Read more
Time Has Come Today – Colombia USA, 1968, UK DIRECTION Records Are You Ready The Chambers Brothers released a record in 1968 which can only recently be described as psychedelic soul. Time was quite popular, mainly at the Blue Note Club Manchester. The group started way back in 1954 when psychedelia was what you tended to get if you went … Read more
If You Let Me Stay Sign Your Name (across My Heart) Terence Trent D’arby served in the USA Army in Germany in the early and after leaving he moved to London, was signed to CBS and made an album. His singles from it made him an 80’s Soul Star in the UK. 1988 and ‘Wishing … Read more
Money Doesn’t Matter Tonight This track by Prince would certainly have got into a sixties Soul DJ’s play list if a time machine could have taken it back there! But I wonder if it was played at its time of release on the ‘Northern Soul Scene’ in modern times, or was it excluded due to … Read more