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

You Jody song folks should listen to the latest album from Ms. Jody--I'm Doing My Thang

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 Ecko
3 6 Welcome To Da Boom Boom Room P2K Dadiddy SMG
4 NEW Drank Of My Love Crystal Thomas Gooba Sac Music
5 4 Southern Soul Party Time Mix, Vol. 1 Various Artists Aviara Music
6 3 Blues Mix 26: Super Soul Duets Various Artists Ecko
7 5 Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues, Vol. 2 Various Artists Aviara Music
8 NEW The Magic Show Magic One Magic One
9 29 Said I'm Looking Corey Rudolph Aviara Music
10 NEW I Miss You Krishunda Echols Neckbone
11 7 Dhis Him Jeter Jones RMG
12 NEW Cause & Effect NayCole Soul Mop
13 8 Lonely Tears Big G Stone River
14 9 Blues Mix 25: Slammin' Southern Soul Various Artists Ecko
15 NEW Out Of The Blue Willie Hightower SoulTrax
16 NEW I'm Still Around Johnny Rawls Third Street Cigar
17 10 Too Far Gone Peggy Scott-Adams Hooked Record
18 15 Parking Lot Love Affair O.B. Buchana Ecko
19 18 Mr. Sexy Man: The Album Nellie Tiger Travis Wegonsee
20 19 Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues Various Artists Aviara Music
21 12 Bootleggers Gimmie My Money Carl Marshall Aviara Music
22 13 Good Whiskey Avail Hollywood Nlightn
23 14 Kitty Whipped David Brinston Ecko
24 20 Ricky White Presents Combination 4 Various Artists CDS
25 26 Bear Season Pokey Bear RMG
26 21 Making Love To Your Mind J-Wonn I Got This Record
27 22 I Came To Party Big Woo Big Woo
28 30 Long Live The King^ Tucka Groove City
29 24 J. Red The Nephew & Friends J. Red The Nephew Soul Mop
30 25 Born 2 Do This Bigg Robb Over 25

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

I'm liking the bluesy-soul of Crystal Thomas "Drank of My Love" album

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.

Alas, that “Doghouse “ is just an extended mix of Ray’s 2016 song

enjoying some david brinston right now.

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.

I wonder if Brinston's "Sidepiece Motel" from 2017 is his most recent?

Oh, Brinston put out "Kitty Whipped" this year -2018

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

Yeah kitty whipped is really great

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

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"

Tucka's voice reminds me a bit of R. Kelly

x-post--Karen Wolfe. An 'e' on the end. Oh and by "he's got", I meant the Big Daddy Nice list...

O.B. Buchana has a nice track on that list

http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2018.cfm

Big Daddy Nice essay on 2018

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).

Johnny Rawls 2018 album I’m Still Around is a solid work of bluesy southern soul

Anthony Hamilton has some southern soul roots

Blues Festival. Sir Charles Jones, Theodis Ealey, Big Pokey Bear, Lenny Williams, Terry Wright. See festival website. Nashville auditorium

Southern soul in Nashville

That Nashville gig is tonight Saturday February 23. Nashville resident and NPR critic Ann Powers should go

I doubt Ann attended.

I have praised Vickie Baker’s “Honey Hole” here before, and must do so again. So catchy

Dr Nick on WPFW yesterday played some great southern soul cuts by Mose Stovall, Christy Luv, Ms Jody, Lamorris Williams, Big Robb, & more

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

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

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8QxIIz1yEsA#menu

RIP Bishop Bulleinkle of “Hell to Da Naw, Naw, Naw” fame

Bishop Bullwinkle R.I.P. still

Mr. Smoke has some nice ballads.

Lots to catch up on in this genre.

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

The new Ms. Jody album Get it Get It , sounds good too

still listening to this underpublicized genre. Need to update a list of fave songs

Bobby Rush’s latest album got a Grammy nomination. It has blues and some southern soul on it. Alas, no nominations for Ms Jody

Bobby Rush has a great cameo as himself in Dolemite Is My Name!.

Cool. Haven’t seen that yet, but I should

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

That link works on my phone, but not my work computer.

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

He definitely could. Did the link I just posted work for you?

On my phone it works, haven’t tried on a computer

Stan Butler sounds good on “My Priest is a Homewrecker”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I46GM-QC28g

Preacher Was a Home Wrecker I mean

Ronnie Bell “I’ll pay the Shipping Costs” is a great, catchy southern soul tune

Saw Hardway Connection down at Lamont's in Pomonkey, Md. Great band. Latest album is only available on cd . DJ between sets played the great Jeff Floyd song "I Found Love on a Lonely Highway," and the Wobble Wobble line dance song

LJ Echols “Santa Stole My Woman” has a nice lyrical twist near the end plus Echols great falsetto

Got a barely-played vinyl promo copy (complete w/a little bio insert) of Bobby Rush's first album, Rush Hour, for a buck last weekend. It's on Philadelphia International (produced by Leon Huff, who co-writes w/Gamble and Rush), and kinda feels like an attempt to do something along the lines of those late-70s Johnnie Taylor records. It smokes, with cool songs about losing your keys, having nicknames, and ends with a slower, swinging version of "Hey Western Union Man".

That sounds great

Not seeing any southern soul on year end lists. Even the damn Bitter Southerner website is clueless. Sorry Ms Jody

Ms. Jody actually has a serious song on her 2019 album. The track is called “ Got to Make a Change “