syl johnson

there's no fucking syl johnson thread, this is it.

oh hey here's a syl johnson thread. *cries*

i wanna take you home to see mama so she can see my shining star

they wanna know why my mind is gown own own ow ow ow o

Is It Because I'm Black is one of my favourite albums ever. Back For a Taste of Your Love is excellent too. He did some great stuff.

yeahhhhhhhhh he shohhhhhhhhhh did

When I first started digging into this stuff I have to admit I thought he was just a second-rate Al Green - maybe because his cover of Take Me To The River feels a little unneccessary to my ears - but he's definitely his own thing. I have a lot of affection for the lesser-known (at least relative to Al) Hi Records guys now - Syl Johnson and Otis Clay especially.

I was in the same boat. Was introduced to Syl Johnson as 'if you like Al Green' but grew to love him more than Al Green. Same with O.V. Wright. Would rather listen to both of them now over AG.

On some other thread I once wrote :

I saw Syl Johnson awhile back (2009) as part of the Numero Group Eccentric Soul tour. Still has an impressive voice

still literally the craziest guy I have ever seen on stage

oh whoa

http://fridaybluesfix.blogspot.com/2012/07/blues-brothers-jimmy-and-syl-johnson.html

Looks like the planned documentary is about to get funded

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robhatchmiller/syl-johnson-any-way-the-wind-blows

And yup, it is.

NEW REWARD: For $40 you'll get an "Afro Kitty" tote bag by Project Runway Season 11 designer Joseph Aaron Segal, creator of the world famous Pretty Snake "Cuckoo Kitty" sweater.

.....

Have had the Numero box gathering dust on my shelf for a few years*. Just started digging into the vinyl, beginning w/the actual Twinight albums, and haven't felt this good in awhile.

*Usually when I need a Syl fix I reach for that shitty but wonderful Collectables comp, or pull up the Twinight Singles set on Spotify.

Those Twinight albums are just perfection, impossible not to smile while listening.

His recent stuff, I'm less into:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJvu6Q_y9Y

https://chicagoreader.com/music/a-tribute-to-syl-and-jimmy-johnson/

Both Johnson brothers gone in a week. Syl Johnson and Jimmy Johnson

"Black Balloons" is such a good song. is it because i'm black has some serious jams. "Concrete Jungle" wah hoo