Jay Edwin-- Both the Otis Clay are worth having and listening to repeatedly. I like the Otis Redding Live in Europe although I wish it were longer. Aretha Live...
Great soul artists' 'later' work can be very mixed but overall I feel Solomon's output from the 80's on was pretty fair, the one turkey for me being his Black...
I agree with the writers who cited the good Sam Cooke and Mighty Sam sets. Re Ray Chalres, the "In Person" Herndon Stadium, Atlanta set is great and better...
Excellent classic live records: James Brown Love Power Peace - Live Olympia 1971, that I prefer over the Apollos (Say it live and loud, Dallas 1968, and Sex...
Great suggestions all, everyone. Thanks for the tips. The disc I really want to pick up is the second Otis Clay in Japan record. It's hard to find; anyone...
... GREAT album. ... One of my faves ... That live Vernon Garret we talked about a few weeks ago is a must. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Chris Cowles
cowles8@...
May 22, 2012 6:21 pm
Greetings all ... Thought you would be interested in the below, something for the ears on the holiday weekend. Cheers Chris WRTC TO HOST 7-HOUR STAX RECORDS...
Anyone know more than below about how William Bell's "You Don't Miss Your Water" fared back in 1962 ? The 45 (Stax 116) was issued in Dec 61 with "Formula Of...
"You Don't Miss Your Water" made No.43 on the Cashbox R&B chart in 1962, entering on May 5 at No. 50, then nos. 43, 44 and 47 (4 weeks on chart). ... From:...
The record also did indeed make the Billboard Pop chart for 1 week at No.95 on April 28.It was William's "Any Other Way" on Stax 128 which 'bubbled under' in...
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Rob Bowman
rbowman@...
May 22, 2012 10:54 pm
William told me that it sold well throughout the south and southeast but it moved market by market and so never gathered enough steam at once to show decent...
Can't find much press coverage for Bell's 1963-64 single releases, which I believe were cut earlier at a 2 week session when he came home briefly from his...
Thanks to everyone who contributed info, most informative. Will be chatting with William (at his Cleggy sound check) and just wanted the right details so I...
Using Google Books, I found that You don't miss your water was mentionned several times in Billboard in 1962 : on february 17, as part of their Local Single...
Kevin, A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Emily Gibson of the Black Archives Foundation of South Florida. She had been checking the net & had come...
SORRY, I meant to send that direct to Kevin but failed to check the e-mail addy it went to. ____________________________________ From: JSOULSMITH@... To:...
.... is Patti LaBelle's birthday. Easily one of the most incredible vocalists I've EVER heard. I did keyboard tracks for Richard Perry, in LA - don't know if...
A new compilation of Jewel material that might be of interest : CD 1 1 `Trouble's Brewin'' from the LP `A Change Is Gonna Come' Jewel LPS 0048 The Meditation...
Following up on Tony's post, between Losers Weepers and Who's Blue, there are still 2 tracks from the Sings Funk album yet to see reissue: *When I Stop...
Brooklyn All Stars - God Don't Like It And I Don't Either Jimmy Dotson - Baby Turn Your Head Mercury label... Arthur Conley - Walking On Eggs Capricorn...
Many thanks for posting this David.Let`s hope he pulls through yet again...........we need as many grumpy old soul singers as possible in our lives.Can`t say i...
