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

So Lattimore's next album is gonna go old-school--a tribute to Ray Charles

Please feel free to post away, Steve.

the roots:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Where-Southern-Soul-Began-1954-1962/dp/B00BTEAYOS

http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/san-antonio-soul-secret-history

Not current southern soul, more old stuff dug up by Numero

My top Southern Soul singles of the year so far, in very tentative order of preference. (Mainly Daddy B. Nice picks):

Equanya – Want Ad
Mr. Sam – Down At CeeCee’s
Vic Allen – I’m Tired Of Being Grown
Luther Lackey – When I’m Gone
Jeff Floyd – Party Time
Sweet Angel – Still Crazy For You
Luther Lackey – Blind, Blind Snake

I like that Mr. Sam cut too. Forget which ones of the others I have heard.

Probably a long drive for you but looks at this gig:

94.5's zydeco meets the blues fest:

May 11 (Skyline Ranch @ 1801 E. Wheatland Rd., Dallas, TX, 75241) 1:15pm

Step Rideau & The Zydeco Outlaws, Brian Jack and The Zydeco Gamblers, Lil' Nate & The Zydeco Big Timers Cupid, Mel Waiters, Floyd Taylor, Latimore, Denise LaSalle & The PG Man, and Don Diego & Eddie G

x-post-- I need to check back into Daddy B. Nice's list myself

Ms. Jody's coming to Lamont;s in Pomonkey, MD. Yes!!! Meanwhile "Americana" singer John Murry (whom I have never heard of before) is getting critical love from the Brits while Southern soul artists continue to be left out of the "Americana" world

SO much to keep up with-- Southern soul plus old-school deep soul--was reading on the Yahoo soul group email about Jimmy Lewis and some out of print singles of his and a reissue comp on Kent (um, who is he? I say sheepishly).

Also, Mississippi’s a cappella gospel group Como Mamas who got signed to Daptone

Not Southern soul per se, but I saw Dennis Edwards and his Temptations revue with the Dynamic Superiors (great song "Shoe shine"), Jr. Walker's Allstars(only the conga player played with the late Jr. Walker), and the Delfonics. Packed 1,200 seat Lincoln Theatre on U St in DC. My gf and I were 2 of only a 5 or so non-Black audience members there. Weird, but standard for the W DC area.

curmudgeon, I actually wrote a little about Como Mamas when they played a record store here during SXSW. Scroll down to the middle or so:

http://news.rhapsody.com/2013/03/16/sxsw-2013-day-3-killer-mike-solange-como-mamas-and-more/

Their album is good, too. But as I say in there, I like the Relatives' gospel-funk album (The Electric Word on Yep Roc) even more.

Ms. Jody's June 1 show in Maryland is rapidly approaching. I'm excited.

Did more reading on a plane of that Lauterbach book detailing the history of the Chitlin Circuit. Fascinating stuff-- so many artists I do not know; interesting themes as well.

Ms. Jody at Lamont's in Pomonkey, MD (near Washington DC) on Saturday for Gator Day. Gator is a WPFW Saturday dj who plays southern soul and blues

Small crowd(around 125-- 9 white people if you're wondering) but a fun time at Lamont's with Ms. Jody. She sang over tracks (and announced that she had wanted to bring her band, but I guess the club couldn't afford them). I lov her her voice and some of her songs, but can do without her raunchy between song patter and her tongue movements. She looked like a snake at times (more than anything sexy).

A few folks there were linedancing to Ms. Jody and to dj Larry Robinson playing "the Wobble"

Not Southern soul dept.: Eli Paperboy Reed keeps pushing this upcoming NYC gig for those of you up there-

He and his "Dig Deeper" pals are bringing:
the legendary lead of the Soul Brothers Six, John Ellison to Brooklyn. I'm excited to be a part of this as I'll be singing back up for John who is one of my big vocal inspirations. He'll be performing a ton of rarely heard material from the Soul Brothers Six catalog, definitely not one to miss. Here's the info Dig Deeper with John Ellison Saturday, June 15th Littlefield 622 Degraw St.,Brooklyn, NY

I will add Ellison and the Soul Brothers to my list of old-school cats to check out

Bluesy sometimes soulful singer Sista Monica is gonna be at the Falls Church, VA Tinner Hill blues fest this weekend. I might try to check her out

later today at 3:45. We'll see. Meanwhile the Yahoo soul group are all carrying on re a bootleg of the Radiants and how they want a legit best-of. I'm stumped again. Never heard of them.

Eli Paperboy Reed is/was a retro deep soul artist (and a knowledgeable contributor to that Yahoo soul group). Now he is signed to a major label. No southern soul covers as far as I know but he does do at least one cover I see (from the press release)

Warner Bros. Records artist Eli "Paperboy" Reed has received a shout-out from Beyoncé for his cover version of her hit single "Love on Top." The R&B superstar posted a link to a video of Reed (accompanied by his guitarist and bassist) performing a soulful, stripped-down version of the song on her official blog at www.beyonce.com and on her Facebook page. Her link was accompanied by a message to Reed saying "Yes, Eli! Thank you for your voice, it's beautiful." Watch Reed perform his version of "Love on Top" here.

I tried to school Rhapsody users on recent Southern Soul a bit; one woman who works there told me she really likes the playlist, and it reminds her of a radio show she hears every Saturday morning in Nashville.

http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/post/southern-soul-blues-now

http://www.rhapsody.com/playlist/pp.111651093

Favorite Southern Soul singles (or at least Daddy B. Nice focus tracks) I've heard so far this year are probably "Want Ad" by Equanya, "I'm Tired Of Being Grown" by Vick Allen, and "Down At CeeCee's" by Mr. Sam. Best album I've heard so far is O.B. Buchana's Starting All Over, which is surprisingly solid -- like it way more than his previous two, especially more than last year's really spotty Let Me Knock The Dust Off.

Bobby "Blue" Bland: S & D

Bobby was a godfather for Southern soul. RIP

xpost What's the audience age range at these soul shows people go to in the States?

Over 45 and African-American for Chitlin circuit Southern soul

i just got an email from Amazon with the subject line: "Bone Me Like You Own Me"

Ha, that's awesome. Barbara Carr does that song

My man James Funk (an ocassional vocalist in go-go band Rare Essence) also spins soul oldies and current southern soul on public radio Pacifica station WPFW. He was guesting yesterday and played some of that recent OB Buchana and "Grown Folks Party" and other good stuff

I need to catch up on Daddy B Nice faves

I like this one:

Mad Dog 2020 is a single from Krishunda Echols upcoming album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNs8t4HXQq0

I need to confirm that Lamont's in Pomonkey are having a 25th anniversary party Saturday night with the Hardway Connection. Why is the club so bad at promotion? No website and now, not even old-school Globe posters up.

It did happen. But I missed it. I'm loving this old 2010 cut from Mel Waiters: "The Smaller the Club(the bigger the party)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS2EGp66Q98

Gonna try to get some DC area club to book Mel Waiters.

I am hoping Rodgers Redding in Macon , GA can get a DC club to book some southern soul, maybe even Mel Waiters. C'mon D.C. club booking agents...

Gave Redding all the info I had, hopefully D.C. clubs will be open-minded and they can agree on numbers that work

No word yet. Money issues or non-visionary DC booking agents could be the problem.

As for the music, I still need to hear that most recent OB Buchana effort

I need to just buy that OB album, or get some reviews printed and beg to get on a press mailing list

Still no word from Otis Redding's brother re any success in booking DC Southern soul shows. Grrrr. I need to write more reviews and get the local club owners to see them.

I like the new Mel Waiters album, Poor Side Of Town (on a label called Brittney), even more than that O.B.

Ecko compilation Blues Mix 11: Sweet Soul Blues is also one of my favorites of the year.

I think Brittney is Mel's own label. I like what I have heard of that Mel release too

Listened to Mel again this morning (on Spotify). Some great cuts on that one. A few are in a almost quiet storm more polished manner--not as much my cup of tea, but still listenable

I missed Lee Fields at the 930 Club last night (I was seeing Bale Folclorico de Bahia). He gets to play there because he has done things with Daptone. Thus, he has indie-rock cred with certain booking agents and fans, while Mel Waiters does not.

Mel Waiters "Pouring Salt" is in my head. Now if I could only see him live

I love Mel's metaphors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKHX6plJUDI

WPFW radio keeps playing 2 years later this zydeco/southern soul song "Ride it like a Cowboy (like a rodeo/back that thing up)"
by Kenne Wayne (spelling?) that has inspired a line dance

Great song

I've heard that on the radio here, too, and like it a lot -- Isn't something like 3 years old though? (I feel like I actually came home and checked last time I heard it.) Or is it finally just getting Southern Soul radio play now for some reason?

Thinking there must be a new remix out? I guess

Sorry Southern soul/Chitlin circuit soul, I have been neglecting you. Need to find time and catch up. Was sadly busy with obits for old-school soul singer Al Johnson from the Unifics, and with blues and more guy Bobby Parker of "Watch Your Step" fame.

I've had no luck in getting Mel Waiters booked in D.C. Think I will have to win the lottery and do it myself. Alas, the music crit world also largely ignores this genre

No surprise that Charles Bradley (who does not use programmed rhythms and whose music is marketed to the indie-rock world) is showing up on 2013 Best-of lists, while Mel Waiters is not. I like 'em both, but its bad more folks are not aware of Mel.

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/newcds2009.cfm

I gotta hear Stephanie McDee and the other Louisiana acts he mentions who are doing Southern soul with often with touches of zydeco and other genres

I haven't gotten Mel Waiters a DC gig yet, but I see that 2 ilxors have now proclaimed on that 2013 best-of thread that they like the title track of his latest album. Yay!