Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Love Will Find A Way Hello All Night Long Lionel Richie was the fantastic lead singer in the Motown band The Commodores beginning in 1968. As well as having a talented, smooth, unmistakable voice, he is a very successful songwriter, Easy and Three Times A Lady being among his most well known titles. He wrote … Read more
Soul music is basically an uplifting type of music, like the blues. Blues music although the tone and lyrics are most often about loss, misery, etc., the effect of the music is in fact uplifting. Even more so with Soul. Soul lyrics are mainly about emotions and a lot about love ; falling in and … Read more
Philly Dog Around The World Well there were lots of Philly Dog records in the sixties, this one is somewhat derivative; even in the song Jimmie Raye claims to be “the creator…”. We had Philly Dog from The Mar-Keys (instrumental) another from Herbie Mann (instrumental, Teach Me (the Philly Dog) from The Manhattans, Charles Ables … Read more
When it’s not Soul What is Soul It’s a multiplicity of things, but one thing I can say is what it’s not and also how ersatz soul music sometimes manifests as soul on that Northern scene; as an example see this feature – When You Call Me Baby. It’s a personal view and not meant … Read more
I’ll Take Care Of You A slow Soul ballad by Oscar Perry as much of his material was as well as many blues tracks. I Got What You Need is a dance type track.
I’m Gone A fantastic Soul recording by Eddie Parker. Rare on original vinyl. Gritty groovy Soul. Billy Sha-Rae made a version of this song, that Kev Roberts puts at 485 on his Top 500. LOVE YOU BABY – it’s this one from Eddie Parker that makes it into Kev Roberts Top 500. And a really … Read more
Don’t Take It Out On This World What? play a record by a white pop sounding group? I remember those days in or around 1968/9 when a pal from Stockport brought this record by Adam’s Apples into the Blue Note Club. It got a couple of plays that night, then faded out, but was played … Read more
Put Me Down Easy Sam Cooke’s brother L C Cooke who sounds a lot like the voice of his famous brother on his early recordings.
Otis Williams was The Temptation’s backgound deep tenor. Nothing to do with the Temptations as organised around Dennis Edwards (on the David Gest Shows) – a bit confusing. Otis Williams
Mad Mouth Woman Great old style Hammond on this track by Wayne Carter.