The Emotions

So I Can Love You The Emotions were three sisters with a gospel background and hailed from Chicago. They consisted of lead singer Sheila Hutchinson and her sisters Wanda and Jeanette. The Stax single So I Can Love You on Volt USA, and Yellow Stax in the UK was a minor hit at the Blue Note … Read more

Eddie Floyd

Knock On Wood – 1966 STAX Raise Your Hand – 1967 Big Bird On A Saturday Night Bring It on Home to Me – (Orig Sam Cooke) I Never Found Me A Girl (1968) What You Gonna Do (With My Heart) 1969 LP track. Knock on Wood was Eddie Floyd’s greatest achievement. Knock on Wood was … Read more

Donny Hathaway

I Thank You Baby – Curtom Records 1969 Donny Hathaway was a vocalist and a songwriter. He had an influence on Stevie Wonder and George Benson, his songs have been recorded Jerry Butler, the Staple Singers, Carla Thomas, and Aretha Franklin. He was born in Chicago, but grew up in St. Louis, he was born … Read more

Kent Records

Kent Records was started by the Bihari Brothers started Kent in the USA in 1958. The record label is a great source of Soul, R&B and Blues CD collections. Kent Records – Wikipedia Some of the artists who can be found on Kent include: Maxine Brown James Carr The Chi-Lites Tyrone Davis Larry Davis/Danny Monday … Read more

Isaac Hayes

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

Atlantic Collection

Many Albums with collections of Atlantic label artists were released in the USA i Atlantic Collection Many Albums with collections of Atlantic label artists were released in the USA i.e. Live: Saturday Night At The Uptown (New York). In the UK, THIS IS SOUL was released twice and it was a ‘have to have’ item … Read more

Les Lee

Les Lee was the second DJ I remember at the Blue Note. I had seen him before, mainly at the Twisted Wheel where he was a familiar figure on a Friday and occasionally at the Saturday all-nighters. He was mainly known for accompanying Bob who was a builder (honestly), widely recognised by any of the … Read more

Sharon Tandy

Toe Hold  was recorded by Sharon Tandy who was a surprise guest artist on the European STAX tour when it visited the Palace Theatre Manchester. Sharon replaced Carla Thomas who was ill. Steve Cropper introduced her (she had come straight from South Africa) and She sang Toe Hold originally by recorded by Stax Blues and … Read more

David Porter

Can’t See You When I Want To – Stax 1965) David Porter wrote the above great track which was played at the Blue Note and Wheel clubs in Manchester. However David Porter is highly regarded and best remembered by soul fans everywhere as half of the Stax song writing team Porter Hayes – with Isaac … Read more

Billie Davis – English Sixties Soul Singer

Tell Him I Want You To Be My Baby When You Move You Lose Angel Of The Morning Billie Davis was a 1960s English ‘soul’ singer’ and an ‘A’ typical Mod looking girl’ who frequently appeared on Ready Steady Go. She originally sprang to fame after winning a talent completion, backed by Cliff Bennett and the … Read more