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Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 5-Doyen Username: harlem_144
Post Number: 228 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.207.40.18
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 12:41 pm: �� | ��� |
Any fans of James Carr's music on SD ???? If so, what your favorite cuts recorded by him ??? Peace, Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com |
Tony Russi (tony_russi) 5-Doyen Username: tony_russi
Post Number: 200 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.210.40.154
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 1:31 pm: �� | ��� |
My faves are "Love Attack" and "Pouring Water on a Drowning Man"..saw & met him in person in 1966.Another great soul singer & performer. |
john dixon (john_dixon) 3-Pundit Username: john_dixon
Post Number: 66 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 2:14 pm: �� | ��� |
Pouring Water on a Drowning Man You Got My Mind Messed Up The Dark End of the Street These Ain't Raindrops Love Attack I love James Carr! |
BJL (bjl) 3-Pundit Username: bjl
Post Number: 53 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 62.253.64.17
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 2:15 pm: �� | ��� |
What a fine singer! I love the ballads - You Got My Mind Messed Up, She's Got More Love, Life Turned Her That Way for example. I was lucky enough to meet him about eight years ago at a festival in London and he was really sweet (even patiently signing a stack of my 45s) On stage he was phenomenal - one of the most unforgettable nights. Here are a couple of snaps: James Carr James and Johnny Rawls
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Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister
Post Number: 1442 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.43.165.74
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 2:45 pm: �� | ��� |
Hi Mike; Iam, love all the one's Mr. Dixon listed, especially my fave "Baby, You Sure Got My Mind Messed Up"!! Take Care Mike, S.S. |
Chancellor of Soul (harlem_144) 5-Doyen Username: harlem_144
Post Number: 229 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 63.78.189.114
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 4:39 pm: �� | ��� |
Hey SS ! I agree with you on John Dixon's selections as well. I also love the flipside of 'Dark End Of The Street', 'Loveble Girl', 'Freedom Train' and 'A Man Needs A Woman'. Take care, SS. Peace, Mike Boone (Chancellor of Soul) chancellorofsoul.com |
Phil (phil) 4-Laureate Username: phil
Post Number: 154 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 213.36.160.75
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 5:08 pm: �� | ��� |
John Dixon, I'm with you ! "These aint raindrops" is perhaps my favorite, though I love all of his songs ! |
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20
Post Number: 2061 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:23 pm: �� | ��� |
I came to hear of James Carrs' music in the very late 80s. Here in New York, I don't recall hearing very much of his music while growing up in the 60s & early 70s. I knew nothing about him until I read the book "Sweet Soul Music" by Peter Guaralnick. I read his story & of his relationship with Roosevelt Jameson. Thanks to the (at the time) new CD format, I was able to find his Goldwax sides. Also, Felix Hernandez' local Rhythm Review once played Memphis sides during a WBGO pledge drive in the early 90s. That show got me through many a boring night at the Post Office & introduced me to artists like James. I liked Love Attack, Dark End Of The Street, These Ain't Raindrops, That's How Love Turned Out For Me & You Got My Mind Messed Up. I liked his ballads far more than his dance cuts, with the exception being Pouring Water On A Drowning Man. I would have loved to see what fellow Memphian, Willie Mitchell could have done with him. To me, he made Deep Soul music with as hint of C&W. For some interesting insight on James, you must read Sweet Soul Music. His is such a sad story & shows how difficult success can be for some to handle. He should have been HUGE!!! |
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20
Post Number: 2062 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:29 pm: �� | ��� |
Here's a couple of shots of James in his prime: |
john dixon (john_dixon) 3-Pundit Username: john_dixon
Post Number: 67 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 64.12.116.138
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:51 pm: �� | ��� |
Thanks,BJL, for those late career/life shots of James onstage. Like Juice said, with James Carr, the ballads were the thing. There, he sounded even more anguished than Otis, IMO. What effect the nurturing of producer Willie Mitchell could have had is an interesting hypothetical. Hard to believe he never had an across the board mainstream hit. I knew nothing about him back when he was actually cutting these incredible sides! |
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20
Post Number: 2067 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:54 pm: �� | ��� |
Hi John, I agree with you. I guess that between James Brown, Aretha, Stax, Joe Tex, Wilson & Motown, James' music slipped through the cracks in many places. I never heard of him until '88 or thereabouts. |
Mark Speck (mark_speck) 4-Laureate Username: mark_speck
Post Number: 162 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 63.188.113.80
| Posted on Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 11:22 pm: �� | ��� |
"Dark End of the Street" is a given. Here are a few others I love by James: "Forgetting You"' "Everybody Needs Somebody" "To Love Somebody" (nice cover of the Bee Gees classic) "You Got My Mind Messed Up" "You Don't Want Me" "Freedom Train" Anything by him is worth listening to! Best, Mark |