Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Carefree and wonderful free spirit, taken from us all too soon. A white woman with a soulful voice. A Soul singer, a blues singer, a great singer, a Soulful singer. A life of great promise cut short by an addiction to drugs, a lonely Soul, she just needed support and love. She started out as … Read more
Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music – Minit 1968 THE FANTASTICS Something Old Something New (1970) The Fantastics released a cover of the Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music original sang by Jay and The Techniques and then Johnny Johnson And the Bandwagon who had a worldwide hit with the same song. It became particularly … Read more
I Have No Choice (1967) – Johnnie Mae Matthews Johnnie Mae Matthews – a respected name in soul and blues music. Curious name Johnnie for a woman, but she was heralded the “Godmother of Detroit Soul”. A big influence of many artists in the city who later signed to Motown. We think the ‘B’ side … Read more
I’m Hurting Billy Gales released this track with a shouting intro a lot like Mohammed Ali or Amos n’ Andy it evolves into a typical sixties R&B style Soul number. There is a slight Little Richard feel to it, definitely one for the R&B aficionado.
I’ve Got To Find Out For Myself (1968) Blame It On Your Love (1969) Wesley Paige released these two tracks in the late sixties. I’ve Got To Find Out For Myself is an upbeat dance track whereas Blame It On Your Love is a classic soul ballad. The latter is a great Soulful song covered … Read more
I’ve Been Fooled Before Walk On Into My Heart JImmy Delphs hails from Detroit and released Soul/funk tracks which have become Northern Soul favourites.
My Babe – 1959 Ron Holden with the Thunderbirds sang this track with gusto. Many Soul Club goers regarded this recording as Rock and Roll music but what’s really the difference? Many Rock and Roll songs were popular for both Mods and Rockers – Chuck Berry and Little Richard for example. This 45 was dug … Read more
Can You Win – first on Paradox then distributed by Stax Love Changes Charlene and The Soul Serenaders singing Can You Win can be found on the Ian Levine CD compilation Solid Stax Sensations available on Amazon. The group were mainly a gospel outfit and released the album The Answer with an image of Jesus Christ on the … Read more
KING OF THE HORSE The Delights Orchestra released this great Instrumental – soul sometimes seems to have had a horse obsession. This funk track was released in 1968. They were a six piece white band and that’s as much as we know. Oh, except, of course, that this track was a direct rip-off of The … Read more
Speed Up Sorry I Ran All The Way Home The Impalas recorded in the 1950/60’s as a Doo Wop group mixed race. Their track Sorry was a hit and the videos of it show a smooth dance routine similar to how Motown groups performed in later years. A well polished act and fun to watch. … Read more