Soul, Blues, Sixties Music Database
Soul Groups
Stoned Out Of My Mind (1975) Satin Soul, Disco soul with a bit of a negative message these days! Not sure whether she is saying that losing him is driving her out of her mind or making her turn to drugs – you decide! Maryann Farra & Satin Soul – Facebook
Two In The Morning Yet another Twisted Wheel all-nighter instrumental, it drove us mad, because it was a derivative of Green Onions from Booker T And The MG’s: we couldn’t find a copy anywhere. But yes; Roger Eagle had it, from that record rondevous on Blackfriers Street just next to the bridge over the lovely … Read more
Natural High (1973) Bloodstone released the above track which was featured in the film Jackie Brown, lovely slow soul with a great falsetto lead from Charles Love. Wikipedia: Bloodstone Bloodstone – Last.fm
(Ain’t You Glad) I’m The One Who Loves You Slow falsetto lead on this great slow Soul track by The Millionaires. First released in 1966. First issued as Remember Me (I’m The One Who Loves You) the ‘b’ side of Frisco Sands by Rocky And The Millionaires. There was another soul group called The Millionaires based … 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 Can’t Believe (1978) Mother’s Finest had a great female lead singer – Joyce Kennedy – soulful shouter a lot like Tina Turner. She began her singing career in 1963 – thanks in part to Andre Williams. Her first song was Darling I Still Love You. Mother’s Finest opened the bill for many rock bands including … 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
Rock Creek Park (1975) Walking in Rhythm (1974) The Blackbyrds are a U.S. band playing R&B and fusion. They had a major hit with Walking In Rhythm which gained them a gold disc. Keith Killgo reformed the group in 2012 . The Blackbyrds – Wikipedia
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
Pretty Little Face Heartbreak River The Four Hi’s produced a sound that was very similar to the part name group with a similar name – The Four Tops. Take a listen to Pretty Little Face and see what you think.