By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 02:25 pm:

HEY JIM YOU HAVE STARTED A GREAT THING HERE,I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME EXTENDING IT TO THE FOLLOWING YEAR[1966]WHERE IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYBODY AND HIS MAMA HAD A HIT[MOTOWN JUST EXPLODED ALL OVER THE MUSIC SCENE]...BUT IT'S ALRIGHT,J.J.JACKSON..YOU MUST BELIEVE ME,THE IMPRESSIONS..I'M GONNA MISS YOU,THE ARTISTICS..YELLOW SUBMARINE,THE BEATLES..AIN'T IT THE TRUTH,THE DRIFTERS..I'M STILL WAITING,PATTI LABELLE AND THE BLUBELLS..YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG,THE 5 STAIRSTEPS..LOVE IS A HURTING THING,LOU RAWLS..KNOCK ON WOOD,EDDIE FLOYD..TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS,OTIS REDDING..I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU,GARNETT MIMS..HEY LEROY,JIMMY CASTOR!

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 02:46 pm:

66 & 67 WERE PROBABLY THE "PEAK" YEARS FOR THE MOTOWN SOUND...AND SOUL MUSIC IN GENERAL...SO MANY GREAT HITS!!!...STU

By Russegal (165.247.215.35) on Saturday, June 21, 2003 - 08:15 pm:

"Hold on Baby" - Sam Hawkins
"Love Makes the World Go Round" - Deon Jackson
(and all the ones from '65!!!") Lord, what memories!!!!

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.5) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 04:47 am:

Far to many for me personally to name here R&B as this for me is my golden year for sounds and especially dancers.
I Would end up listing a lot of my personal record collection and would be here all day.
great stuff.
mel"66"andthensome.

By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (205.188.209.109) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 06:22 am:

Hey R&B,
By all means... go ahead!

Yes, 1966 was ONE FABULOUS year for 'TOP 40' R&B *hits*, sounds 'great' like--

* "That' Enough" ... Oscar Robinson
* "Workin' In The Coalmine" ... Lee Dorsey
* "Sunny" ... Bobby Hebb
* "S. O. S (Stop Her On Sight)" ... Edwin Starr
* "Going To A Go-Go" ... Miracles
* "I'm A Roadrunner" ... Jr. Walker & All Stars
* "Reach Out" ... the Four Tops
* "Love Is A Hurtin' Thing" ... Lou Rawls

...And of course, there's much more coming-- later!

By Jim Feliciano in Detroit. (205.188.209.109) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 06:35 am:

Hey brother Mel and StuBass,
C'mon man... Let's hear it, hit us with a few of your *BEST* R&B shots from 1966--

Inquiring 'soul' minds here... really wants to know!

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.121) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 06:56 am:

Hey Jim
heres 2 for ya bro'
The Drifters
Baby what I Mean
on uk Atlantic records
and how about this one Jim on uk King records by Sam and Dave
actually both sides are good,
you aint no big thing baby and no more pain.
just 2 (or 3) selections from so many.
mel(on Route 660

By MEL&THENSOME (217.14.178.121) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 06:57 am:

that should be mel on route 66 not route 660

By MEL&THEN SOME9 (217.14.178.27) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 07:29 am:

Hey Jim,
or what about
365 days
by Donald Height on uk London records
with one of the snakiest sax breaks ever.
mel

By Soul Sister (68.73.167.246) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 05:03 pm:

Can I & Searching For My Baby-The Manhattans
I Love You 1000 Times-The Platters (with Sonny)
I Was Born A Loser-Bobby Lee
Funky Broadway-Dyke & The Blazers
United-The Intruders
It's Alright-J.J. Jackson
Are You Lonely For Me Baby-Freddy King/Scott (?)
Hold On I'm Coming-Sam & Dave
Cross My Heart-Billy Stewart
Function At The Junction-Shorty Long
S.O.S. Stop Her On Sight-Edwin Starr
Sunny-Bobby Hebb
I'm Gonna Miss You-The Artistics
Do I Love You-The Marvellos
No Man Is An Island-The Van Dykes
World Of Fantasy-The 5 Stairsteps
I'm A Happy Man & Kiss, Kiss, Kiss-The Jive Five
Ain't No Body Home-Howard Tate
When A Man Loves A Woman-Percy Sledge

By Pogo (66.129.43.61) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 06:27 pm:

Ninety Nine & A Half - Wilson Pickett
Follow Your Heart - Manhattans

Pogo

By STUBASS (64.12.97.7) on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 11:32 pm:

OK JIM!!!...I OWE YOU A FEW TITLES!!!...ALL I KNOW IS THAT DURING 66...THE TEMPTS WERE COOKIN...ALL OF MOTOWN WAS JAMMIN...MARVIN AND TAMMY WERE JUST GETTING GOING...AND JJ JACKSON HAD A NICE HIT (NON MOTOWN) "IT'S ALRIGHT"...A BUNCH OF STUFF...I JUST NEED TO CHECK SOME DATES...SO I DON'T THROW IN SOME 65 OR 67 BY MISTAKE!!!...STU

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 01:18 pm:

1966 - Now we're talking about my year! (Born October 9, 1966)...

"Tell It Like It Is" - Aaron Neville
"I'm Gonna Miss You" - Artistics
"Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" - Jackie Wilson
"You Can't Hurry Love" - Supremes
"Reach Out! I'll Be There" - Four Tops
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" - Temptations
"Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody" - Sam & Dave
"An Uphill Climb To The Bottom" - Walter Jackson
"Can't Satisfy" - Impressions
"United" - Intruders
"Sunny" - Bobby Hebb
"Holy Cow!" - Lee Dorsey
"Barefootin'" - Robert Parker
"Inky Winky Wang Dang Doo" - Dramatics
"Love Is A Hurtin' Thing" b/w "Memory Lane" - Lou Rawls (who also did a swingin' version of "It Was A Very Good Year" on his album "Soulin'")

Also throw in the following LPs:
"Wade In The Water" - Ramsey Lewis
"The Dynamic Duo" - Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery
"California Dreaming" - Wes Montgomery
"Soulin'" - Lou Rawls

That should do for now...
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Soul Sister (68.73.167.246) on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 01:23 pm:

Kev-Go;
The Sam & Dave/ Walter Jackson jams you mentioned were awesome ones I forgot. 1966 was my favorite music year too! (smile).
S.S.