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To be honest I hadn't thought about it there deep initially but I think I was refering to influence on black music progression. As someone has also said, thousands of artists and records have had an impact, but I wanted the thread to look at the most influential, the ones that were copied the most or had the greatest contribution towards the changing sound of the R&B charts. I'm happy to have people contribute examples from the late 50's too but let's cut this at 69 and perhaps we do a 70- till modern day in the future. Thanks for all.the contributions so far some excellent and diverse selections that I'm not familiar and provide real insights

I'm not being specific, just most influential! Harlem shuffle had to be a great call.

Worldwide, the Most influential in not just soul but any genre. bobby parker was influential in terms of rock as well as the development of black music

Thanks for all the contributions so far. Plenty of worthy suggestions, some I don't know but will listen to everything suggested. I was born in 1969 so often don't get the context of the market/ music scene at the time and find this stuff really useful. Please keep them coming

Was 6th I'm my top 5!

Thanks, I honestly didn't know that but can see the significance. I'm assuming Clyde mcphatter on lead there, what a strong lead vocal.

Good call, not just on black music, I saw Alex Harvey talking in an interview about how influential that record was, in Hamburg at the time of release.

Always source of interest for me, I often try to pin down the records that would have formed the models for most black music of the 60's, you have to limit it to sone extent, 70's to follow perhaps. I used rhythm and blues in the most general terms, records aimed at or created by black Americans. Be they funk, soul, R&B, gospel ect. Anything goes here. I'll start with a few I'd suggest as crucial to the development of black music, although pretty obvious, there must be loads more to go at. Be great to have you top 5's, year would be nice too. 😁 Wilson pickett- midnight hour - stax studios 1965 Fontella bass- rescue me- chess 1965 Bobby parker - watch your step- V tone Washington 1961 Friends of distinction - grazing in the grass- RCA 1969 Temptation - I know I'm loosing you - Motown 1966

Great track despite it.

Listen at 20 seconds or so to this editing! 😬 Someone who wasn't great at splicing tapes.

There's a track by fats Domino, that uses a very similar backing track, could almost sound like the vocal, just wondering if that's what your missus heard covered up? Was it the instrumental she heard?

Great that, very danceable.

It's by baby earl and the Trinidad's if it's the instrumental you missus heard. Few on discogs starting around £300 not sure it's been pressed

Obviously I can't check the CU's but some great soul music there, and perfect for Sunday afternoons, however hope I never heard any at an all-nighter, they'd just kill any energy in the room for me. I love some 70's and 80's sounds but the tempo and production that's reflected in some DJs taste is a real turn off, where's the cajones?

I think your searching for a definition that's impossible for anyone to define. If it's not 60's and post 1970 northern then someone will define it as modern, somewhere, it's a looser term than the nuts in Dave envision's record trolly. 🤣

It's alright, not as good as the original, to cite and northern soul cliche. However it's id probably sooner here it than black box, Lisa Stanfield, soulutions, Dina carol or a host of other, 'dance-light' productions that are staples at northern soul nights across the country.

Just remembered I saw him do this live at trentham all-nighter.

Quality! Those off kilter stabs work so well, his voice that ominous rumble of bass. Yes! More like it.

I'm not sure yet, going to play this more, before I decide if I like it. I was buying stuff similar to this 10 years ago as new releases, I do like the production and there definitely soul in there.