Chitlin Circuit Double-entendre -filled Soul 2004 (and onward) Theodis Ealey's "Stand Up In It" is a song of the year

I listened to a song from Harding that I kinda liked.

I need to hear more, plus more Southern soul. A pal of mine saw Millie Jackson down in South Carolina. She came on so late (lots of acts on the bill & problems changing between them) he said that there weren't may folks still there by the time she came onstage. Mel Waiters was also on the bill

Couldn't get my nephews and nieces to line-dance to Ms. Jody at my wedding reception. She sounded great though...

Part of a Spotify offline playlist. She was not actually there, alas.

Gonna be elsewhere Saturday and have to miss Nellie Tiger Travis at Lamonts. Too bad, southern soul shows don't happen too often in the DC area

Carolina beach music

fyi

xchuckx come back, I need someone else here who cares about music made by older African-Americans that is not jazz. Its obscurity and the signifiers with it, seem to discourage others from listening.

Y'all are going to these events, right? courtesy Daddy B. Nice's calendar at southernsoulrnb.com

8 pm, Friday, August 29, 2014. Bastrop Municipal Center, 1901 Moeller Dr., Bastrop, Louisiana. Carl Sims, T.K. Soul, Ms. Jody. Doors open at 7 pm. 318-512-3614, 318-283-3320.

Friday, August 29, 2014. M & J Lounge, 132 Georgetown St., Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Monica Short Birthday Party. LaMorris Williams, Dave Mack, T-Baby. 601-214-2095. BYOB. Doors open at 8 pm.

Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30, 2014. Bottleneck Blues Bar, Ameristar Casino Hotel, 4146 Washington Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Back-to-back CD Release Parties. Grady Champion. 800-700-7770.

7 pm, Saturday, August 30, 2014. Union County Fairgrounds, 334 W. Hillsboro St., El Dorado, Arkansas. 9th Annual Southern Soul Showdown. Vick Allen, Avail Hollywood, Jeff Floyd, Willie P., Columbus Toy, Nicky Parrish. Gates open at 6 pm. 870-866-7441 or 870-864-0350.

Ooh just noticed this Sat. the 30th event near me: Bolling Club, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, 50 Theisen St., Washington, DC. Millie Jackson. 202-563-8400.

David Whiteis, author of a book on southern soul, is not on twitter. Not surprising

I did see Hardway Connection once this summer so i don't feel that bad about missing them now for free at Carter barron in DC. But maybe I do

Certainly as fun as FKA Twigs or some Sonic Youth member's latest band,

WPFW 89.3 dj (online too) just played Theodis Ealey's "Stand Up in It". Still sounds good. Now he's playing Shirley Brown's smouldering "I've gotta sleep with one eye open"

Mel Waiters "Got My Whiskey" is a great one too

6 pm, Sunday, September 7, 2014. Club Me & U, 820 Cooper Road, Suite H (Candlestick Shopping Center), Jackson, Mississippi. Charles Evers Birthday Bash. Willie Clayton, Bobby Rush, Reverend Joe A. Washington, LaMorris Williams, Ms. Jody, Nellie "Tiger" Travis, Little Miss Soul, T-Baby. Doors open at 4 pm. Admission at the door only. BYOB. 601-398-0784.

So many fun acts

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2014.cfm

Lots of fascinating observations and references and links to music that is happening now. Southern soul lives!

Maybe I should start posting youtubes here

WDIA AM in Memphis plays southern soul every Saturday from 6 am to midnight. You just have to put up with a bunch of psas and commercials on the half-hour. Its online

No one else but xChuckxx cares here, but I got Memphis, Tennessee AM radio (and online) listeners who got my back. Was great hearing Ms. Jody and others ...There are also a number of online only southern soul stations plus other radio simulcast ones, like one from Jackson, Mississippi. Now if I could only get their listeners to post here. There's a new OB Buchanan album out again, to talk about

SO much cool stuff to listen to...It's relevant now music (just made by over 40 and 50 and 60 people who are not connected to the twitter/instagram/pitchfork/fader/bbc/npr world)

Wow, Denise Lasalle is still performing. She and Bobby Rush are gonna be in New Orleans at a free event:

2014 CRESCENT CITY BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL

Los Lobos, Bobby Rush, Ana Popovic, Denise LaSalle, Valerie June, Joe Louis Walker, Mel Waiters, Selwyn Birchwood, Papa Mali, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Little Freddie King, Vasti Jackson, Mia Borders, Luke Winslow King, Marc Stone, Brother Tyrone & the Mind Benders, Leo “Bud” Welch and King James & the Special Men will be the performers at the ninth annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival.

This free event takes place Oct. 17-19, 2014, in New Orleans’ Lafayette Square Park.

And Mel Waiters on the bill too!

Its probably easier to convince stereotypcal old-school blues fans of the merits of Southern soul, than it is to convince stereotypical Americana fans

Hey there, folks -- this is David Whiteis, author of "Southern Soul-Blues." Glad to be here . . . saw a mention of my book; many thanks! I'll be in Memphis on the weekend of December 19; on that day, I'll be on Marybeth Conley's "Live @ 9" show on WREG (CBS, Channel 3), along with Mr. Sam, who'll do two or three songs. We'll talk about my book and about the music. The next day, by the way, Bobby Rush will be at Minglewood Hall, 1555 Madison, in Memphis. I plan to be there as well! Anyone who wants to chat and/or learn more about the book (it's won a couple of awards already -- I'm very gratified), please talk back to me . . .

p.s. Saw Denise and Bobby in Gary, Indiana a few weeks ago. Bobby was his usual high-energy/explosive self; Denise is in a lot of physical pain these days (legs and back -- arthritis, if I'm not mistaken), and it showed somewhat in her performance -- but bless her heart (and I mean that!) she pulled it off like the Queen she is. Let's all send her our deepest blessings and best wishes. . .

I gotta get you to come to DC and do a bookstore appearance here, and go on Dr. Nick's southern soul show on WPFW.

I'd certainly love to do it . . . actually, my schedule is not terribly flexible; I teach at two different colleges, and classes are almost always in session. During the summer months, though, I have little more free time, so if it's possible, maybe something could be planned for next year.

Give me the names of the best bookstores in the area, and I'll pass them on to my publisher.

DGW

Politics and Prose Bookstore in DC

Awww man, gonna miss Nellie Tiger Travis gig in northern virginia in November

x-post--I think Kramerbooks in DC does readings (and various Barnes & Noble locations too; plus the Smithsonian at various museums and the Library of Congress)

Okay, I'll pass the word on about those bookstores . . . B&N hasn't been too receptive about readings/signings here in Chicago; maybe they're more so in DC. I'd love to do something as prestigious as the Smithsonian or the Library of Congress, but I confess that I'd have no idea how to go about trying to set something like that up.

If you want to correspond further about this, why not try to e-mail me personally rather than having both of us clutter up this board . . .

Will do. Politics & Prose Bookstore is the best bookstore option.

J-WONN: I Got This Record (Savior Music) Five Stars ***** Can't Miss. Pure Southern Soul Heaven.

I gotta check out this Daddy B Nice fave. Listening to another one now--Sir Charles Jones new one--Portrait of a Balladeer...It's real polished but soulful

I am not as wowed as Daddy B by that Charles Jones comeback effort

I do like this fave of his: Big John Cummings' song "Here in the South" from the Ecko label comp Blues Mix #11:Sweet Soul Blues

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

I gotta listen to that Millie Jackson song mentioned in the Spin top 40 country songs of the year list

http://worldmusiccentral.org/2014/11/29/southern-soul-blues-by-david-whiteis-receives-blues-book-of-the-year-award/

I wonder if that was actually from last year

Young J-Wonn has the southern soul lyrics and ballad approach down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICu8NJGqdWw

Nellie Tiger Travis' "Mr Sexy Man" may be the best southern soul linedance song of 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcAq72j0AUM

I heard her Dc area gig was great. I wasn't able to go

Belated thumbs-up to the last two tunes posted here.

Thanks. Feel like I am usually talking to myself on this thread lately.

Dig Deeper is honored to present soul legends Joshie Jo Armstead & Lonnie Lester – both backed by the Brooklyn Rhythm Band!

Not current Southern soul, but old-school style going on in NYC tonight

Southern Soul singles(or songs in the very close vicinity) on my year-end top 100 list:

5. Millie Jackson – Black B_tch Crazy*
6. Xavie Shorts – Get Enough
10. Klass Band Brotherhood – My Angel
12. Wendell B. – Celebrate Cho Day
21. Grady Champion – South Side
22. LGB – Country Woman, Pt. 2
25. Big Jay Cummings – Can We Ever Go Home Again*
30. Pat Brown – I’m Taking Out The Trash
33. Raw Shaw – Ghetto Tactics
38. TK Soul – Caught Up In Doing Wrong
42. Jr. Blu – She’s Been Good
66. Lenny Williams – Didn’t I
77. Stevie J – I Know That I Love Her
87. Simeo – Hard On A Brotha
94. Avail Hollywood – Rehab Ain’t Working
97. Black Zack feat. the Force MDs – Row Row
100. Bobby Rush feat. Dr. John and Blinddog Smokin’ – Another Murder In New Orleans

* - Voted for these on my Nashville Scene country critics poll ballot, too.

Also like Raw Shaw's album, Feeling Soulful; didn't hear many others this year, for some reason.

I liked Grady Champion's soul songs (more than his bluesy ones)

Putting this here, for lack of a better place: RIP Popsy Dixon, drummer and astounding falsetto vocalist of The Holmes Brothers. I had the chance to chat with him at a few shows, and he was a really nice guy. RIP.

http://mailman.305spin.com/view/?cid=5&sid=6832&uid=130715&lid=5703

Oh, that's terrible news. I've never chatted with him, but have seen them several times and he always impressed me.

Saw Eddie Jones and the Young Bucks live last night in DC. While they covered ZZ Hill's "Downhome Blues", they're more oldtimers still into the soul that wowed them growing up -- songs like "Rainy Night in Georgia" and the Chi-lites "Oh Girl." Eddie can still climb octaves with his voice, and the band is tight and can harmonize. Eddie often adds unique lefthanded on a righty guitar turned upside rhythms, but he left it to the band last night.

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2015.cfm

Big Daddy Nice's overview of 2014. He likes Grady Champion and Sir Charles Jones and more, and mourns those who passed away

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2015/01/pazz_jop_2014_the_comments.php

For all of the ease in finding music on the internet, it still seems like if some music is not marketed to critics or the masses, it gets ignored. Southern soul, of the slightly-raunchy-lyric and synth-rhythm variety, continues to generate new songs by the likes of Nellie "Tiger" Travis and others, but since it's not pushed in a crossover manner, this line-dance-friendly sound for a largely older African American audience gets ignored. Similarly, Afrobeats (with an S), the African dance music style, is huge for the African diaspora, but with no major-label American releases and no PR marketing to critics, it's largely been neglected by the music critic media.

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