By Julian (152.163.188.68) on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 12:29 am: |
Ok. Somebody hip me to some bluesy soul like those two "Part Time Love" songs I was just shouting about!
By Ron Murphy (68.42.89.162) on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 05:43 pm: |
Greg C's last statement from above was right on target. In regard to the jobs she held for Motown let's just say that B.G. does take care of the women that have his children..
By Ron Murhy (68.42.89.162) on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 05:48 pm: |
Sorry my above statement should went on the Chris Clark topic I'm not sure how it got here.
By Julian (152.163.252.68) on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 10:34 pm: |
Okay. Glad you cleared that up, because I was like, "huh?"
By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (152.163.252.68) on Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 11:05 pm: |
I'm not sure if I follow the question, but here's a 'bluesy soul' song of a R&B jam that was released on STAX in 1976... 'number one' in the R&B charts and it made 'top 10' on the 'pop' charts as well... here, take a listen to this, and you tell me who made this R&B hit:
http://www.melingo.com/thesoulnet/tryintol.ram,
I really dug this number the very first time I heard it played on the 'BIG 8' CKLW, Windsor/Detroit!
By Julian (152.163.252.68) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 12:03 am: |
I've heard that song before! Can't say who it is, though.
Jim, I'm looking for bluesy soul songs, you understood the question well. When I mentioned the two "Part Time Love" songs, I was refering to the thread I posted about the two very similar bluesy songs entitled "Part Time Love(I believe)" by Sammy Ward and another by the Falcons/Benny McCain.
By RD (63.188.32.204) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 01:36 am: |
That song is "Trying to Love Two" by William Bell, it came out on Mercury Records, not Stax.
By medusa (66.73.0.180) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 02:31 am: |
yep. William Bell, the ame guy who rcorded "I Forgot To Be Your Lover"
By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (152.163.252.68) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 04:07 am: |
Hi RD,
you are right! Thanks for your noted correction!
That was off the MERCURY label, initially back in 1976 upon it's release THAT was his biggest *hit* just months after STAX had closed down, in which BELL had a string of 32 recorded R&B hits under his belt... while at STAX.
William Bell, started out as a member of the vocal group The 'DEL RIOS'... as he had recorded at METEOR records, then, before going to STAX.
But at Stax, he recorded at first (both) with the 'Del Rios' and, as a solo artist.
His solo career took off, after his first, self composed hit... which STAX (#116) released sometime in early 1961, titled "You Don't Miss Your Water."
By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (152.163.252.68) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 04:11 am: |
Hi Julian,
Pardon my ignorance on that one, my friend... now I understand!
But anyway, I do hope you enjoyed that (1976) William Bell 'golden' memory... just as much as I enjoyed inserting it here!
By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (152.163.252.68) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 04:29 am: |
Hey Medusa,
I'm the 'DJ' now, and I'm gonna especially send this one out... just for you!
Enjoy!
http://www.melingo.com/thesoulnet/iforgott.ram,
By LG NIlsson (212.247.9.242) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 06:20 am: |
Julian,
I have two suggestions for you to start with. Check out Little Milton and his Chess/Checker recordings during the 60's and early 70's. Bobby Bland is also a soulful blues guy. Almost all his Duke recordings are available on CD. He also did som great recordings for ABC.
Lars
By Keith Herschell - London (213.122.49.41) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 07:50 am: |
Hi Julian
I would urge you to check out the recordings by Little Johnny Taylor that he made in the seventies for Ronn records. In particular one titled 'You're not the only one', which is an ode to infidelity (as many seem to be) with some
really amusing lyrics, and can best be described as bluesy funk. By pure coincidence in around 64 he also had a big hit with a song called 'Part time love' on Galaxy records ( Idon't know if it's the same song)
The Stax artist Johnnie Taylor also made some good records in that genre around the same time, especially 'Cheaper to keep her', 'I believe in you', 'I've been born again'. In fact almost anything he did was good (I'll forgive him 'Disco Lady').
His labelmate Albert King, who was really an out and out blues man also got quite funky around that time. In particular, listen to his version of the Ann Peebles song 'Breaking up somebodys home', with a fantastic guitar solo.
I would concur with the suggestion of Bobby Bland and Little Milton, who also recorded for Stax in the seventies after leaving Chess Records, and I would nominate his Stax recording from 72 of 'That's what love will make you do' as a good example of Blues/Soul.
In fact many blues men in the seventies got into a soul groove, even BB King.
I'm sure I'll think of some more.
Keith
PS I always remember the words of a US DJ, who used to say "If you can't dig the blues, then your souls got a hole in it " (Sadly I remembered his saying, but not his name)
By Keith Herschell - London (213.122.49.41) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 08:02 am: |
Hey Jim
You have impecable tast. William Bells' "I forgot to be your lover" is one of my all time favourites. Sadly I can't reciprocate with sound files (I am somewhat of a technical ingnoramous.
I have only just got rid of my last carrier pigeons and replaced them with a wonderful new invention by a certain Mr Graham Bell. I think it's called a telephone.)
If you're into that, I would urge you to dig out a record by Eddie Floyd called 'Consider me' (It's on the B side of 'Don't tell your mama', yellow stax from around 69.)
The only way I can describe listening to that is Eargasm.
Keith
By Julian (152.163.252.68) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 11:40 am: |
I didn't know Jahiem's song sampled "I Forgot To Be You Lover" so much!
By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (205.188.209.109) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 06:44 pm: |
Hi Keith!
Thank you for the kind words, I'll make good effort to see if I can dig up, per your suggestion, Eddie Floyd's B flip number, "Consider Me".
If I can possibly find that one, I'll 'paste' the audio right here on this very thread, if possible.
In the meantime... let's venture back to sometime in 1967, with the sound of FREDDIE SCOTT and "Cry To Me."
Now I wonder how many people here on this thread, can possibly remember this 'bluesy' R&B '60s rarity?
Keith, here's 20 cents for the jukebox, now select and play: J2.
http://www.melingo.com/thesoulnet/crytome1.ra,
"CRY TO ME"
-Freddie Scott
-SHOUT Records; #211
-released: 1967
-peak charted: 'R&B' #40; 'POP' #70
By Eli (151.197.110.143) on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 07:59 pm: |
Blues so bad..Charles Mintz..Uplook records
I played on it in 1969
By Julian (205.188.209.109) on Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 01:19 am: |
Of course there is "the "Motown's Blue Evolution" collection. and the Motown blues album from the sixties (forget its name).
I like Mable John's "Action Speaks Louder Than Words." I was gonna get her Tamla 45's that a guy had for me, but they were too pricey.
By Heikki (62.71.79.239) on Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 03:05 am: |
Hi Jim!
Freddie Scott's Cry To Me is one of my all-time favourites.
Please go to
http://www.freddiescott.com
and read his story and discography.
(They copied it without my permission, of course, but I'm not too particular about that as long as the man is recognized).
He had a new cd called Brand New Man released a co
uple of years ago, and he's still active - both in plays and in clubs. I recently received a video tape of his fantastic performance of Hey Girl.
Best regards
Heikki