David Ruffin -- I Could Never Be President

Well ... I'd voted for him. No matter what! He probably would have been the first U.S. president to get the crowds to listen to him singing his speeches, performing a few splits to loosen things up, throwing the microphone up in the air. Yeah! Yeah!
David Ruffin for president! But David seemed to have known his limits ...

I Could Never Be President, 

Ol' Raggedy's Expedition Into the 90's: Solo

The music I am posting today is not from the 60' or 70's. In fact, it's not even from the 80's! Don't let that scare you away, though. The songs may be from an album made in 1995 -- but the group could be straight from the 60's.

Of course, I didn't stick my neck out of my nice and cozy 70's corner to find these guys just because. Nope. It was ((Sawyer)) again, who made me curious. He sent me a video clip by Solo, the group I'm talking about.

These guys re-instituted the art of harmonizing (I talked about it in my Tavares post). The lead voice is reminiscent of Sam Cooke's, I think, and the music is a far cry from the usually horrible synthesized sound of the 80's and 90's. In short -- listening to Solo is a delight!

If you can, get their 1995 album Solo. It'll be a worthy addition to any soul collection. The group really showcases some fine acapella work on that album.

My Main Man: David Ruffin "The Morning Sun Looks Blue"

Von seinem Solo Album So Soon We Change (1979). Ein Titel, der fuer Davids Stimme wie zugeschnitten ist. Andere absolut hoerenswerte Titel von diesem Album sind: Break My Heart und der Titelsong So Soon We Change.

David Ruffin! Da-vid Ruf-finnn! dAviD RuFFFiN!

Here comes my main man! Sing David! Heute ist mein Tag -- David Ruffin satt. 

Let Somebody Love Me!

Just Let Me Hold You For A Night

David mit den Temptations:  Wish It Would Rain. Zu diesem Titel muss gesagt werden, dass er tatsaechlich eine traurige Geschichte hat. Roger Penzabene, der den Titel schrieb, beschrieb darin seine eigenen Gefuehle. Der Schmerz  ueber die Untreue seiner Frau trieb in letztendlich in den Selbstmord. 

Common Man