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).
― curmudgeon, Monday, 7 January 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
Johnny Rawls 2018 album I’m Still Around is a solid work of bluesy southern soul
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 January 2019 02:35 (five years ago) link
Anthony Hamilton has some southern soul roots
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 February 2019 14:27 (five years ago) link
Blues Festival. Sir Charles Jones, Theodis Ealey, Big Pokey Bear, Lenny Williams, Terry Wright. See festival website. Nashville auditorium
Southern soul in Nashville
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 February 2019 14:30 (five years ago) link
That Nashville gig is tonight Saturday February 23. Nashville resident and NPR critic Ann Powers should go
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 23 February 2019 17:08 (five years ago) link
I doubt Ann attended.
I have praised Vickie Baker’s “Honey Hole” here before, and must do so again. So catchy
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 10 March 2019 21:47 (five years ago) link
Dr Nick on WPFW yesterday played some great southern soul cuts by Mose Stovall, Christy Luv, Ms Jody, Lamorris Williams, Big Robb, & more
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 28 April 2019 19:32 (four years ago) link
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
― curmudgeon, Monday, 29 April 2019 11:10 (four years ago) link
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
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8QxIIz1yEsA#menu
RIP Bishop Bulleinkle of “Hell to Da Naw, Naw, Naw” fame
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 30 June 2019 19:54 (four years ago) link
Bishop Bullwinkle R.I.P. still
Mr. Smoke has some nice ballads.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 12:23 (four years ago) link
Lots to catch up on in this genre.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 9 August 2019 12:26 (four years ago) link
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
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 September 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
The new Ms. Jody album Get it Get It , sounds good too
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 September 2019 17:55 (four years ago) link
still listening to this underpublicized genre. Need to update a list of fave songs
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 17:21 (four years ago) link
Bobby Rush’s latest album got a Grammy nomination. It has blues and some southern soul on it. Alas, no nominations for Ms Jody
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 November 2019 04:32 (four years ago) link
Bobby Rush has a great cameo as himself in Dolemite Is My Name!.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 22 November 2019 04:44 (four years ago) link
Cool. Haven’t seen that yet, but I should
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 November 2019 20:21 (four years ago) link
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
― A breezy pop-rock feel fairly typical of the mid-'80s (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 November 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
That link works on my phone, but not my work computer.
― A breezy pop-rock feel fairly typical of the mid-'80s (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 November 2019 21:15 (four years ago) link
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
― curmudgeon, Friday, 22 November 2019 21:19 (four years ago) link
He definitely could. Did the link I just posted work for you?
― A breezy pop-rock feel fairly typical of the mid-'80s (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 November 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
On my phone it works, haven’t tried on a computer
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 23 November 2019 03:56 (four years ago) link
Stan Butler sounds good on “My Priest is a Homewrecker”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I46GM-QC28g
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 03:49 (four years ago) link
Preacher Was a Home Wrecker I mean
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 26 November 2019 03:50 (four years ago) link
Ronnie Bell “I’ll pay the Shipping Costs” is a great, catchy southern soul tune
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 30 November 2019 18:19 (four years ago) link
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
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 December 2019 03:54 (four years ago) link
LJ Echols “Santa Stole My Woman” has a nice lyrical twist near the end plus Echols great falsetto
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 7 December 2019 18:58 (four years ago) link
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".
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 7 December 2019 21:25 (four years ago) link
That sounds great
― curmudgeon, Monday, 9 December 2019 04:10 (four years ago) link
Not seeing any southern soul on year end lists. Even the damn Bitter Southerner website is clueless. Sorry Ms Jody
― curmudgeon, Friday, 20 December 2019 01:15 (four years ago) link
Ms. Jody actually has a serious song on her 2019 album. The track is called “ Got to Make a Change “
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 24 December 2019 21:40 (four years ago) link
https://www.soulbluesmusic.com/southernsoulbluescharts.htm
I need to hear LJ Echols latest; Ghetto Cowboy too
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 29 December 2019 00:44 (four years ago) link
http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2020.cfm
Daddy B Nice on the year in southern soul 2019
― curmudgeon, Friday, 3 January 2020 17:26 (four years ago) link
I like LJ Echols latest and Ms Jody’s too, more than Daddy B Nice does.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 3 January 2020 17:27 (four years ago) link
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Thrown down like a gauntlet near the end of 2018, Tucka's album "Working With The Feeling" was a challenge to every other artist to match or surpass in 2019, and although many recording artists arguably came close, no one succeeded at de-throning the sugar-coated vocalist from Louisiana. "Big Train" (DBN's #1 Song of the Year) crested in the first quarter of 2019 and found the pillow-talking candy-lander banging away at his own unique, acoustic version of the blues.
As for the challengers, just about everybody who was anybody among the major artists put out an album. Avail Hollywood, J-Wonn, L.J. Echols, T.K. Soul, O.B. Buchana, J. Red, Bigg Robb, Big G, Ms. Jody, Vick Allen, Sir Charles Jones, Willie Clayton and Calvin Richardson among others all published new collections, making 2019 a banner year for recording. But although the collective material was of high quality, none were career-defining albums for the individual artists, nor were any industry-shaking events in the way that Pokey Bear's "My Sidepiece" continued to be.
Tucka album never wowed me like that, but Daddy B Nice might be right re the Pokey Bear song...
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 5 January 2020 06:01 (four years ago) link
http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/corner2019.cfm
Daddy B Nice’s top southern soul 2019 songs in various categories
― curmudgeon, Friday, 24 January 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
If I could only convince those nouveau hipster International Anthem label jazz fans that Southern soul is cool too. Oh well.
Heard a great Tucka song plus cool tunes by Jaye Hammer, Omar Cunningham, Nellie Travis, and Vicki Baker.
Omar Cunningham & Big Yayo “Keep my Boots on tonight “ is a catchy jam
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 17:54 (four years ago) link
Kind of related: https://lightintheattic.net/releases/6199-stone-crush-memphis-modern-soul-1977-1987
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 7 February 2020 20:38 (four years ago) link
Oh nice. Thanks for posting that here. Looks good
― curmudgeon, Friday, 7 February 2020 21:59 (four years ago) link
Michael Kiwanuka fans should also try artists on this thread
― curmudgeon, Friday, 7 February 2020 22:00 (four years ago) link
Saw Ms Jody again ( 5 years after last time I think). Disappointing. 2 short sets over tracks. Too much lap dance schtick. She kept cutting songs short
― curmudgeon, Monday, 17 February 2020 06:31 (four years ago) link
Dj played some of my fave songs at Lamont’s- Jeff Floyd -I found love on a lonely highway; some Mel Waiters songs; Nellie Tiger Travis- Hey Mr Sexy Man; Pokey Bear- My Sidepiece
― curmudgeon, Monday, 17 February 2020 18:25 (four years ago) link
If only I could get a promoter to bring that current soul package tour that has Pokey Bear & Tucka on some dates, to the DC area
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 18 February 2020 18:25 (four years ago) link
I need to look for some live video streaming. Maybe when this is over, southern soul acts will come to DC DMV at a price that they make money on and a promoter doesn’t lose money on
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 19 March 2020 19:01 (four years ago) link
David Whiteis was working with Denise Lasalle on her autobiography when she passed away. The book is now out and Daddy B Nice is a fan
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:59 (four years ago) link
Bigg Robb featuring OB Buchana “Cuttin Up” is as worth listening to as that Fiona Apple some of y’all are getting excited about
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 18 April 2020 16:22 (four years ago) link
DieDra Hurdle-Ruff - Size Of The Ship is another great tune
― curmudgeon, Monday, 20 April 2020 01:04 (four years ago) link
Heard a great Theotis Ealey Mother’s Day song
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 17 May 2020 04:37 (three years ago) link
I spelled another great guy's name wrong several times upthread - but he had a wonderful song (he's still no longer with us)
"Hell Naw To The Naw Naw"----Bishop Bullwinkle
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 24 May 2020 05:28 (three years ago) link