Erst einmal: Halllo! Leider habe ich meine Blogs etwas vernachlaessigen muessen, weil ich seit drei Wochen wieder mit dem arbeitenden Volk mitmische. Dazu kann ich nur sagen, dass die Rueckkehr ins Berufsleben nach 15 Jahren nicht so schwierig war, wie ich mir vorstellte. Aber es ist auch nicht ganz einfach gewesen.
Meiner Leidenschaft fuer die Musik hat dieser Umstand aber keinen Abbruch getan, und deshalb geht's gleich weiter im Text mit einem super Slow Jam von Skip Mahoaney and The Casuals: Wherever You Go. Von der Gruppe hatte ich bis jetzt nie was gehoert, bin aber sofort von diesem Lied fasziniert gewesen.
Also dann: Viel Spass mit Skip und den Casuals.
Video. Audio. Lots of 60's and 70's Soul, Slow Jams, Rarities, Reggae, Disco! And now -- Blues on Thursdays!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Shirley Brown: "You'll Never Ever Know", The Kelly Bros.:"Falling In Love Again"
Today's titles are taken from the compilation album The Heart of Southern Soul. The first title is a beautiful "lost-love" song sung by the great Shirley Brown.
I love the intensity of Shirley's voice, which has a strong Gospel flavor to it, and which in this piece is skillfully echoed by the saxophone.
I just love Shirley.
The Kelly Bros., Falling In Love Again (mp3)
Shirley Brown, You'll Never Ever Know (mp3)
The Kelly Bros. Falling In Love Again is a plain yet beautiful song. Maybe its beauty lies in the simplicity of the melody and the plain soulful singing. In this song, too, the saxophone plays a supporting part to the voices, although a little more playful than in the first song. That does not come as a surprise, however, because falling in love is so much easier and uplifting than falling out of it again ...
The Kelly Bros., Falling In Love Again (mp3)
I do recommend the The Heart of Southern Soul compilation for everyone who loves the uncomplicated sound of good ol' soul music as sung by Otis Redding or Arthur Conley for example.
Labels:
Deep/ Southern Soul,
Shirley Brown,
The Kelly Bros.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Lou Johnson: Don't Play That Song (You Lied), Gypsy Woman
Lou Johnson haette eigentlich auch etwas mehr Erfolg verdient; er hat eine durch und durch soulige Stimme. Die beiden Titel, die ich von ihm vorstellen moechte beweisen das.
Der erste Titel, Don't Play That Song (You Lied), schien mir in Aretha Franklins Version eigentlich unschlagbar -- bis ich Lou hoerte. Er traegt die Emotionen nicht ganz so dick wie Aretha auf, klingt etwas verhaltener ungluecklich ... Mir gefaellt bei seiner Interpretation auch die Gitarrenbegleitung sehr gut. Bei Aretha spielt das Piano ja die Hauptrolle bei der Instrumentation.
Gypsy Woman, der Impressions-Klassiker braucht sich in der Lou Johnson Version auch nicht zu verstecken.
Don't Play That Song (mp3) Lou Johnson
Gypsy Woman (mp3)
Beide Titel sind von Lou Johnsons Album Sweet Southern Soul
Ich halte das Album fuer empfehlenswert.
Labels:
Deep/ Southern Soul,
Lou Johnson
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Van McCoy: Pick Up The Pieces
By now, everyone should have stopped partying ... So, I thought it's about time to resume my posts.
First, of course, I'd like to wish everyone a happy new year and second, I'd like to tell everyone that I finally got me a part time job. That means I won't be able to post as much as I would like to, but it also means I get out of the house on a regular basis again and meet new people ... I'm quite excited about it.
The first song for 2009 is an instrumental by Van McCoy. The piece is better known, I believe, in the version of The Average White Band.
Back in the day, it used to be the dance floor filler. It's probably not a bad opener for the new year since it seems to be a good idea to pick up the pieces of the old year and discard them once and for all.
So let's start the new year with dancing to Pick Up The Pieces
Labels:
Disko 70's,
Pick Up The Pieces,
Van McCoy
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