... I loved watching the reactions of Pete & Roger. And Streisand mouthing "Fantastic! at the end. Hey Kevin - did Bettye get to hang with any of the big...
Charlie / kevin, Only just watched this earlier & thought the same - awesome & the looks on the big wigs faces said it all. You must be well proud kevin. Atb....
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Sometimes I get to talking to myself and I say, "Self, some of the most intense southern soul can be heard right today in the Baptist church." While the likes...
... James If I never heard Amazing Grace for the rest of my life by ANYBODY, I'd be cool with it. BTW, Shelby Lynne sang it at The Kennedy Center for George...
The new edition of Mojo magazine is out & it majors on Motown50 realated articles. The free CD is all Motown tracks and there's a good Motown Top 100 tracks...
I have the UK Contempo 45 by Mack Rice -- "It Takes One To Know One" Voc + Inst. This was released in 1976; produced by Sir Tom Nixon & Henry Bush. What form...
I recently received "the Best Of Jimmy Hughes" CD from an ebay dealer. There is supposed to be a Bonus MP3 with two hours of conversation by Jimmy Hughes, Rick...
Alan, Stick the CD into your computer - the MP3 will become "visible" then... Karl ... "My family was so poor that Blues singers used to come to our house when...
Who was the above lady who wrote songs in conjunction with the likes of Tommy Tate, Willie Hall, Darryl Carter (who also worked for Hi and with Clarence Paul,...
<jsoulsmith@...> wrote: << Who was the above lady>> See the bottom of page 284 of Rob's *Soulsville, U.S.A.*. If you don't have the book at hand, you can...
... There IS a Stax version of the song but it has gone almost completely unremarked and unnoticied. It is another version by Luther Ingram on the 1998 High...
http://cahoneydrops.bandcamp.mu/track/help-me-now ...give that a listen. (a free play) http://www.myspace.com/thecaliforniahoneydrops They are 'eclectic':...
Helen had substance abuse problems and had a rough life for a long time. I last saw her at the Luther Ingram benefit a number of years ago and she seemed to be...
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In a message dated 1/4/2009 jdlias@... writes: There IS a Stax version of the song but it has gone almost completely unremarked and unnoticied. It...
Looks like Candi has a new CD coming soon. 3 samples on her MySpace page. Check it out. http://www.myspace.com/candistaton [Non-text portions of this message...
Who was Lee Webber who cut a 45 -- "Party Time" -- at Fame? This 45 was released on Chess around September 1968 Whats the 45 like ?? JRS [Non-text portions of...
Party Time is OK - it's a Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham song and it's not the best thing they ever wrote. It's more or less what you'd expect from the title: uptempo...
I did the sleeve-notes to Heart of Southern Soul and I admit I knew (and still know) very little about Lee Webber. John Ridley (who knows more about southern...
Can't think how I overlooked Jean Wells' great version, especially as I did the sleeve notes to her Kent CD which features the track. Shame on me. ... From:...
Here's another bit of info on Lee Webber which you probably don't need! In addition to the Party Time/Good Day Sunshine Chess 2056 single, his only other...
In a message dated 1/5/2009 peterjnickols@... writes: Can't think how I overlooked Jean Wells' great version I really love Jean Wells stuff. Luckily I...
That's sad. It's just more gospel music. After the magnificent "His Hands" album, I'd hoped she do something else I could enjoy listening to. Unfortunately,...