Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
(Do The ) Mashed Potatoes Dish Rag Part 1 and 2 – Top Rank Records This was, in fact, James Brown’s band The JBs under cover. Nat Kendrick And The Swans: Nat Kendrick was the drummer in the JBs and the Swans were the rest of the band. Get the full story from Henry Stone … Read more
Don’t Pass Your Judgement – 1968 / I Wanna Be Your Lover A STAX track and a white band, Memphis Nomads, that got a few plays at the Manchester Blue Note Club in the sixties. Not sure how the copy got there as it was supposed to be a charity only release in the Memphis … 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
COME SEE ABOUT ME Mickey’s Monkey Walter ‘Choker’ Campbell led the tour musicians, The Tamla Motown orchestra when Motown hit the road. He initially played saxophone before leading the Motown backing musicians, He worked with many Mississippi artists in the 40s and early 50s, including Johnny Walker. Mickey’s Monkey was the only UK release on … Read more
Soul Jerk Part 1 and Part 2 – Loma USA 1965 Bobby Bennett and The Dynamics recorded Soul Jerk in 1965. They were JB session musicians and the track sounds very much like Honky Tonk originally by Bill Doggett.
MORE MORE MORE OF YOUR LOVE Everybody’s Goin’ To The Love-in Savin’ All My Love For You Goodbye Baby Bob Brady and The Con Chords released two records which became massive Soul club hits in Manchester – More More More Of Your Love and Everybody’s Goin’ To The Love In. When I first heard the … Read more