Everything posted by Gotsoul
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Songs By Famous Artist That Are Almost Forgotten Today
Nobody-[ Isley Bros.]... A Sure Thing[ Ollie And The Nightingales]....Planets Of Life[ The Whispers]....Never Could You Be[ The Impressions].....Slow Down Heart[ The Temptations].....Sylvia[Stevie Wonder].... Mister Wishing Well[ Nat King Cole].....Without A Doubt[ Major Lance].....The Clock[Baby Washington]......whatcha got?
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Legendary singer Frankie Beverly dies at the age of 77..
Damn, another legend gone, I recently put together an anthology of Maze.
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Songs That Are A Woman's Name
Barbara- The Temptations- [ English group]
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Songs That Are A Woman's Name
Mary Jane- Rick James....Eloise Hang On In There- William Bell
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Songs That Are A Woman's Name
Lois- Sylvia [ Stevie Wonder]... Olivia [The Whispers].... Maybelline[ Chuck Berry].... Carla My Love[ First Class]... Ruby Baby[The Drifters]...whatcha got?
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The best soul album
Ok,,,,,Temptin Temptations......Never Ending Impressions....Hot Buttered Soul,,,,, Special Occasion,,,,, The O'Jays In Philadelphia.
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From pillowy pop to foot-stomping beats: 'The Supremes’
Who remembers[The Tears] a rare lead by Mary Wilson? written by Smokey back in[ 61] a doo-wop classic!
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Another "What Have You Learnt Today"
Prove It[Aretha] A Side[Chain Of Fools]
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Your Top Fives Songs From - The Manhattans
Another seldom mentioned supergroup, Blue Lovett and the fellas put down some sweet tracks back in the day, my five are....Can I- That New Girl- The Boston Monkey- I'm The One Love Forgot- Follow Your Heart....whatcha got?
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Your Favorite Lead By- Paul Williams- The Temptations?
Some seem to forget about the great voice of Paul Williams of the Temps, we mostly talk about- David, Eddie, but Paul lead most of the early tracks...which brings me to my fav from him- Slow Down Heart[1963] anyone else remember this great singer?
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Clean Gene Chandler- Any Favorites?
We all know this too cool soulman out of Chi-town who started with The Dukays before going on to a stellar solo career, his hits are legendary so the question is what is your favorite tune...for me it's the [1968] classic - River Of Tears...what say you?
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The Impressions Albums
another good LP
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Crying Won't Help You Now - Clyde McPhatter[1965] Any Fans?
It got alot of play in D.C. back in the day, but nationally it didn't do as well.
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Crying Won't Help You Now - Clyde McPhatter[1965] Any Fans?
Thanks, glad you liked it.
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Another "What Have You Learnt Today"
The O'Jays...[I DIg Your Act ] a side [I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow ].
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Crying Won't Help You Now - Clyde McPhatter[1965] Any Fans?
This one didn't sell much unfortunately, although it is one of Clyde's best it came at a time when his career was in a downward spiral....anyone remember this gem?
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The Impressions Albums
Just wondering, for me it's the 1964..Neverending Impressions with such nice sounds...Ten To One- Sister Love- I'm So Proud- Little Boy Blue- A Woman Who Loves Me...and other nice tunes, any Impressions fans?
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Temptations
As far as I know, there wasn't a [45] version of this one from the Temps.
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Cinema - Film / Movie Talk
Network TV sucks most of the time, so I tune into [Netflix] most of the time , and some of the series are pretty good.
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Some Remakes- Tastefully Done
Down through the years there have been remakes of classic songs of course, some are good some not. what are some of your favorites redone? for me......[ On Broadway- George Benson remake of the classic Drifters hit]....[ I'll Try Something New- A Taste Of Honey a nice spin on The Miracles classic]....[ Fever- Bobby Blue Bland very nice tribute to Little Willie John]....[ Summertime- Billy Stewart nailed it on his now famous rendition of the classic standard ] what do you like that's been...redone?
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Soul4Real New Releases: Tommy Tate & The Staples
Didn't Tommy Tate record the very underrated [School Of Life] in the Seventies?
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Major Lance-Without A Doubt, was it a hit in England?
Just wondering, because it didn't do much in the States and it's my favorite from The Major[and his last recording on the Okeh label] just wondering?
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Eddie Holman - Preacher Man
Yes, Eddie returned to his Gospel root some years back, but his voice is still ass good as back in the day.
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CHUCK JACKSON RIP
One of the greatest soulmen ever, his[Wand]recordings are legendary...R.I.P.
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The Drifters - Artist Of The Week
Great classic.