Big G from Richmond, VA has such a great smooth voice
― curmudgeon, Monday, 27 August 2018 14:36 (five years ago) link
When I was in Houston a little while back, I ran into writer Joe Nick Patoski at a zydeco and Cajun show at a park. He told me he was going to southern soul bar the Silver Slipper. He didn't mention they had live music, just the jukebox. I didn't go. I should have.
http://www.texashighways.com/culture-lifestyle/item/9051-experience-one-of-the-best-live-music-scenes-in-texas-at-houston-s-silver-slipper
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 23 September 2018 20:10 (five years ago) link
That "Honey Hole" song (mentioned above) is so nicely delivered. More songs I like -- J Red's (If your man won't love you) I will",
I forget who sings the following great ones--- "Draggin that Wagon," "Your Man is Cheatin' on Us," and "Roll it , Roll it"
― curmudgeon, Monday, 24 September 2018 04:00 (five years ago) link
The lyrical themes may be formulaic but there's some great tunes still being created in this genre.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 September 2018 03:48 (five years ago) link
I missed the Lamont's club anniversary event that included Big G from Richmond, VA. He's a skilled instrumentalist and singer with southern and old-school style r'n'b songs
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 4 October 2018 15:15 (five years ago) link
does anyone know the story of these 'Jody' songs Johnny Taylor and Bobbie Newsome did on Stax and assorted in the early 70s?
― campreverb, Friday, 5 October 2018 23:18 (five years ago) link
Some Jody talk over here: Johnnie Taylor
― Ubering With The King (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 5 October 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link
hey thanks for that!
― campreverb, Saturday, 6 October 2018 00:58 (five years ago) link
You Jody song folks should listen to the latest album from Ms. Jody--I'm Doing My Thang
― curmudgeon, Friday, 19 October 2018 03:49 (five years ago) link
http://www.soulbluesmusic.com/southernsoulbluescharts.htm
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Album
Artist
Label
1 2 The Masterpiece Sir Charles Jones Southern King Ent.2 1 I'm Doin' My Thang Ms. Jody Ecko3 6 Welcome To Da Boom Boom Room P2K Dadiddy SMG4 NEW Drank Of My Love Crystal Thomas Gooba Sac Music5 4 Southern Soul Party Time Mix, Vol. 1 Various Artists Aviara Music6 3 Blues Mix 26: Super Soul Duets Various Artists Ecko7 5 Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues, Vol. 2 Various Artists Aviara Music8 NEW The Magic Show Magic One Magic One9 29 Said I'm Looking Corey Rudolph Aviara Music10 NEW I Miss You Krishunda Echols Neckbone11 7 Dhis Him Jeter Jones RMG12 NEW Cause & Effect NayCole Soul Mop13 8 Lonely Tears Big G Stone River14 9 Blues Mix 25: Slammin' Southern Soul Various Artists Ecko15 NEW Out Of The Blue Willie Hightower SoulTrax16 NEW I'm Still Around Johnny Rawls Third Street Cigar17 10 Too Far Gone Peggy Scott-Adams Hooked Record18 15 Parking Lot Love Affair O.B. Buchana Ecko19 18 Mr. Sexy Man: The Album Nellie Tiger Travis Wegonsee20 19 Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues Various Artists Aviara Music21 12 Bootleggers Gimmie My Money Carl Marshall Aviara Music22 13 Good Whiskey Avail Hollywood Nlightn23 14 Kitty Whipped David Brinston Ecko24 20 Ricky White Presents Combination 4 Various Artists CDS25 26 Bear Season Pokey Bear RMG26 21 Making Love To Your Mind J-Wonn I Got This Record27 22 I Came To Party Big Woo Big Woo28 30 Long Live The King^ Tucka Groove City29 24 J. Red The Nephew & Friends J. Red The Nephew Soul Mop30 25 Born 2 Do This Bigg Robb Over 25
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 20 October 2018 20:01 (five years ago) link
Much of the new Sir Charles Jones Masterpiece album sounds more quiet storm and 90s retro ballads than southern soul. But the song "Step it Out" is a great line dance, uptempo southern soul number
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 27 October 2018 04:09 (five years ago) link
I'm liking the bluesy-soul of Crystal Thomas "Drank of My Love" album
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 01:26 (five years ago) link
Donnie Ray’s latest album My Southern Soul is pretty good. My fave cut is “Doghouse.”
Also listened to the latest Jeter Jones but was not wowed.
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 18 November 2018 01:30 (five years ago) link
Alas, that “Doghouse “ is just an extended mix of Ray’s 2016 song
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 18 November 2018 02:33 (five years ago) link
enjoying some david brinston right now.
― Heez, Wednesday, 21 November 2018 04:03 (five years ago) link
Oh, haven't listened to Brinston in awhile. I like him.
Listening to NeyCole. She's alright but I like Ms. Jody and Karen Wolfe more.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 30 November 2018 13:49 (five years ago) link
I wonder if Brinston's "Sidepiece Motel" from 2017 is his most recent?
― curmudgeon, Friday, 30 November 2018 14:07 (five years ago) link
Oh, Brinston put out "Kitty Whipped" this year -2018
― curmudgeon, Friday, 30 November 2018 14:21 (five years ago) link
Another year where none of these albums are gonna make the Wire, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, etc. best of the year lists...Since the southern US labels putting out the releases of these over age 50 performers don't do crossover marketing, only a handful of media folks reach out and cover them. These artists in this thread are as much Americana or RnB as those who do get listed in those categories, but alas they're ignored. Yea, I know metal and experimental and some other niche genres also may not get much attention, but it doesn't seem as bad as for the Southern soul folks
― curmudgeon, Monday, 3 December 2018 20:21 (five years ago) link
Yeah kitty whipped is really great
― Heez, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 03:26 (five years ago) link
Nothing from here showing up in Americana lists or even a Southern America website's top list. I don't think Big Daddy Nice does a list till January
― curmudgeon, Monday, 17 December 2018 19:05 (five years ago) link
I like the Karen Wolf song . He's got OB Buchana on it too, plus the great Big G from Richmond, VA
Big Daddy Nice's top 25 southern soul songs
http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2018.cfm
List (with youtube links) includes as top 5:
Fat Daddy "the Blame"Jeter Jones "Black Horse"Sir Charles Jones "Squeeze me"Tucka "Ain't No Getting Over Me"Karen Wolfe "That Bitch Ain't me"
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
Tucka's voice reminds me a bit of R. Kelly
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 19:02 (five years ago) link
x-post--Karen Wolfe. An 'e' on the end. Oh and by "he's got", I meant the Big Daddy Nice list...
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link
O.B. Buchana has a nice track on that list
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 27 December 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
Big Daddy Nice essay on 2018
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 2 January 2019 17:58 (five years ago) link
I put some stuff from here on my ilx ilm ballot. I have caught up on some 2018 Southern Soul but more to go. Ms. Jody can do no wrong with me ( even when her albums have a few misses).
― curmudgeon, Monday, 7 January 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
Johnny Rawls 2018 album I’m Still Around is a solid work of bluesy southern soul
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 January 2019 02:35 (five years ago) link
Anthony Hamilton has some southern soul roots
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 February 2019 14:27 (five years ago) link
Blues Festival. Sir Charles Jones, Theodis Ealey, Big Pokey Bear, Lenny Williams, Terry Wright. See festival website. Nashville auditorium
Southern soul in Nashville
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 February 2019 14:30 (five years ago) link
That Nashville gig is tonight Saturday February 23. Nashville resident and NPR critic Ann Powers should go
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 23 February 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
I doubt Ann attended.
I have praised Vickie Baker’s “Honey Hole” here before, and must do so again. So catchy
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 10 March 2019 21:47 (five years ago) link
Dr Nick on WPFW yesterday played some great southern soul cuts by Mose Stovall, Christy Luv, Ms Jody, Lamorris Williams, Big Robb, & more
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 28 April 2019 19:32 (five years ago) link
I need to see if those acts also are appearing on the southern soul charts and getting love from Big Daddy Nice as well. Pretty sure they are
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 April 2019 11:10 (five years ago) link
Everytime I hear a song from the late Mel Waiters, who died a little while back of a heart attack, I am especially sad because he wrote all kinds of songs— socio-political ones about poor folks, having a good time ones, relationship ones. He could have been the crossover artist of the genre
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8QxIIz1yEsA#menu
RIP Bishop Bulleinkle of “Hell to Da Naw, Naw, Naw” fame
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 30 June 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
Bishop Bullwinkle R.I.P. still
Mr. Smoke has some nice ballads.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 12:23 (four years ago) link
Lots to catch up on in this genre.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 9 August 2019 12:26 (four years ago) link
Liking new Lamar Brace song “Lefthand Man!” plus some old Pat Brown songs ( she sadly is very sick right now) and Sir Charles Jones “Alabama “
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KJYvChvkbDY
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 September 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
The new Ms. Jody album Get it Get It , sounds good too
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 September 2019 17:55 (four years ago) link
still listening to this underpublicized genre. Need to update a list of fave songs
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:21 (four years ago) link
Bobby Rush’s latest album got a Grammy nomination. It has blues and some southern soul on it. Alas, no nominations for Ms Jody
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 November 2019 04:32 (four years ago) link
Bobby Rush has a great cameo as himself in Dolemite Is My Name!.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 November 2019 04:44 (four years ago) link
Cool. Haven’t seen that yet, but I should
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 November 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
I'll put this here for the few that will be interested. Wee Willie Walker, who recorded for Goldwax in the 60s but lived in the Twin Cities for years, passed away Tuesday at the age of 77. He had just returned from a recording session in LA. performed here regularly and his voice remained supple until the end.
I already miss him immensely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoA2psGvtPQ&feature=emb_title
― A breezy pop-rock feel fairly typical of the mid-'80s (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 November 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
That link works on my phone, but not my work computer.
― A breezy pop-rock feel fairly typical of the mid-'80s (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 November 2019 21:15 (four years ago) link
A soul fanatic buddy of mine posted about Walker’s death on Instagram & Facebook. I Checked out a video clip and it made me sad as guy could definitely sing. RIP
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 November 2019 21:19 (four years ago) link
He definitely could. Did the link I just posted work for you?
― A breezy pop-rock feel fairly typical of the mid-'80s (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 November 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
On my phone it works, haven’t tried on a computer
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 23 November 2019 03:56 (four years ago) link
Stan Butler sounds good on “My Priest is a Homewrecker”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I46GM-QC28g
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 03:49 (four years ago) link