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

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/magnolia/entertainment/2016/09/15/scott-barretta-bobby-rush-perform-blues-fest/90371848/

I still need to hear Rush's latest "Porcupine Meat" . It being on Rounder and a Scott Billington production has me nervous it will be too stiff and Americana

Need to decide on my fave albums and songs from this style this year. I also hope Daddy B Nice will return to the Voice critics poll

The new Ms. Jody album from this year may be better than King and Solange (or at least as good)

The Ms. Jody album has a zydeco inflected tune on it. Its great that southern soul and zydeco are coming together in a cool southern Venn diagram

Still liking that Ms. Jody album. Too bad most folks ignore this genre or look down on it

No mention of it in the Slate "Music Club" or on NPR or in the Wire or Fader or Fact

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2016.cfm

Blogger Daddy B. Nice's list of southern soul tracks and albums

His top singles include :

“My Sidepiece” by The Louisiana Blues Brothas featuring Big Pokey Bear

“I Got This Record” by J-Wonn

“Hey Mr. Sexy Man” by Nellie “Tiger” Travis

His top albums include:

LaMorris Williams --- Mississippi Motown

William Bell --- This Is Where I Live

Bigg Robb --- Showtime

Ms. Jody --- I Got The Feeling

Listening to Dr Nick spin southern soul now on WPFW 89.3 and online

So I tweeted Daddy B Nice's list at Ann P#wers of NPR and said that William Bell fans should check out Ms. Jody and others that Daddy likes. She retweeted it, and said Yes!

But later she followed up with : In 2017 the most powerful Americana albums will be released by people of color. This isn't a prediction, it's a fact: I have advances.

But most of the best "Americana" is not called that, and is released by people of color who don't send advances to NPR

Coldrank- "Three"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F87TM-06jUY

RIP Big Cynthia, southern soul singer at 47.

http://www.soultracks.com/story-big-cynthia-dies

The Houston native was the daughter of legendary Motown artist Junior Walker and she went on to become one of the brightest stars of the Southern soul scene.

She had some impressive songs full of double-entendres

Nellie Tiger Travis was on Jimmy Fallon's show last night! She sang "I'm Gonna Slap Your Weave Off"

http://www.mississippifolklife.org/articles/ride-on-jody-wit-ya-bad-self

The history of the use of the term "Jody" in soul songs

x-post--Finally watched Nellie Tiger Travis on Fallon, Fallon only let her do a 30 second version of the song with the Roots. Meanwhile, Kings of Leon got way too much time. Oh well, at least she was on the show.

Daddy B. Nice and I voted for Ms. Jody and William Bell in the album section of the Voice critics poll. We were the only votes for Ms. Jody. William Bell got 10

Xchuckx E voted for the "My Sidepiece" soundtrack. That's a good one too.

Here's Daddy B. Nice's all southern soul list

http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/critics/2016/daddy-b-nice-6596750

William Bell won a Grammy for best Americana album, and got to perform with Gary Clark doing his old co-written song "Born Under a Bad Sign." Alas, the Grammys wanted to appeal to old fart blues-rock fans, rather than letting Bell do an awesome soul ballad from his winning album.

Bobby Rush won the blues category for his Porcupine album. Yay!

Heard an interview with Ms. Mini and a could tracks from her. Impressive. She has collaborated with J. Red the Nephew.

I am always playing catch-up with this genre, but I like it when I do.

Plenty of Daddy B Nice and other djs faves to listen to:

1. ”She Don’t Want Me No More”----------Mr. Sam

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2017.cfm

Listening to the Mr. Sam album now. Not bad. Need to listen more

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2017.cfm

More goodies here to check out

Heard some great cuts Saturday. Reminded me how great this genre is, and how over-rated "Americana" music is...

Saw a photo of Denise Lasalle in Memphis for an awards event. She was in a wheelchair. Folks who spoke to her said she sounded great, and is still scheduled to perform at the Chicago Blues Fest later this summer.

Wish I had been down south for this weekend's OB Buchana gig in Mississippi

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2017.cfm

A lot to catch up on

Alas, couldn't find any live southern soul during my recent quick trip through Muscle Shoals, AL; Clarksdale MS; and Memphis, TN.

OB Buchana was playing the weekend before...

https://highway61music.blogspot.com/

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/calendar_mailbag2008.cfm

southern soul and blues concert calendars

Countess Williams song "Kitty Purr" is impressive

http://highway61music.blogspot.com/

Mississippi, Memphis area and more concert calendar

I just scored a guest list spot to see the Take Me to the River tour: Bobby Rush, William Bell and Charlie Musselwhite. Excited! I haven't seen Bobby since sometime in the early oughts, he doesn't tour here often.

I splurged for the DC show of that tour. We had Bobby Rush, and William Bell but no Musselwhite. We also had a Stax panel with old-school Stax folks, plus an excerpt from the movie and the Stax school kid musicians. Alas, the latter got more time than I wanted. Rush and Bell were great, but just didn't have enough tiume to do a full set.

Totally agree about Stax school kids, was it the the young white guy with the pony tail? He did 5 or 6 Al Green and Otis Redding covers, passably but he really overstayed his welcome. Bobby Rush seems to have energy to spare at 84, no need to pad the set to give him a rest.

Yes, that's the one. Bobby Rush is still so impressive. Thinking about what he's been through in life and how he is still at it, giving 110 %.

Latest Ms. Jody album has its moments

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/dec/07/robert-finley-the-vietnam-and-rb-veteran-coming-to-fame-half-a-century-late

Louisiana singer/guitarist Robert Finley is getting crossover attention thanks to Black Key's Dan Auerbach

bittersoutherner.com website top 30 for the year includes indie, rap and "Americana" but no southern soul that would fit on this thread. Ugh. Sorry OB Buchana, Miss Jody et. al.

Ms. Jody of course not Miss

I am not as crazy about Pokey Bear’s Bear Season album as Daddy B. Nice is. It has its moments but the opening retro-funk song, and the one using a Tom-Tom Club rhythm are just ok. He’s not up there with my fave, the late Mel Waiters.

The latest issue of Living Blues magazine is their soul-Blues issue with articles on Big G from Richmond, Don Bryant, and Lee Fields.

The Trailride Music, vol. 1 comp on Ross Group is a fun collection of mostly Louisiana based southern soul. Pokey Bear sounds better on this, than on his own album. This could be an album of the year.

So Nellie Tiger Travis finally put out “Mr. Sexy Man” the album. More straight up soul than current southern soul. It’s
Good

Really liking that Trailride music, Vol. 1 comp sampler. Its on Spotify. As is Ms. Jody's fine 2017 album

The latest Ms. Jody took some time to grow on me. Loving the track with the now late Big Cynthia on that Trailride sampler. She was the daughter of the late Motown saxman Junior Walker and Gloria Adams.

http://southernsoulparadise.blogspot.com/?m=1

Pamela Boone from Alabama has a southern soul blog

Liking most of Jeter Jones-Trailride Certified. Raspy soul voice with a Louisiana flavor on some cuts. He calls himself “Da GQ Country Boy”.

RIP Denise LaSalle, per Boogie Reports newsletter

She was a great singer

Awwww, shit. RIP, Denise. One of my alltime favorite songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7qvvJWkUXk

Yep, Trapped by a Thing Called Love is a great one and her big US r’n’b hit. Here albums from this century on Malaco and Ecko are great too. Most on Spotify. I like Lasalle ‘s Smoking in Bed, Mississippi Woman and many more.

Apparently in the U.K. she had an 80s hit with a version of “My Toot Toot.”

Christgau used to write about her but none of the other big name critics or current hip websites care about her. Ann Powers and NPR have not weighed in, nor The NY Times . Since she lived in Chicago for awhile and recorded for Chess for a bit, she got an obit there.

I love the "My Groove" medley where she stretches out "Make Me Yours," "Precious Precious" and "Trapped..." I first heard her do that at a pretty sketchy nightclub (first one I ever attended with a metal detector) and thought I died and went to soul heaven.