nightmare!
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Saturday, February 26, 2022
Friday, February 25, 2022
OFF TOPIC - RUSSIAN AGGRESSION
I thought that the world had learned from the madness of the past world war..but no...it seems another little man hell bent on conquest has sprung up and murdering innocent people just so he can claw back the old countries that were part of the USSR till Gorbachev came along and restored some credibility to that countrys reputation. He (Gorby) was brought up with the chaos and madness that evolved from many years dictatorship and wanted/did bring about change by dismantling the empire of evil.Sadly that didnt last long...i dont normally go off the topic of Music on this blog,but i feel compelled to write something up tonight in solidarity with the poor souls of the Ukraine who are being invaded,murdered,and oppressed in only the way Russia knows how, and the so called civilised world is doing NOTHING again with their pathetic sanctions that putin was seen laughing about on the tv recently.. Rumours on the net that their new buddies who incidently are bank rolling them,China are about to strike and take back Taiwan, seeing as no one is coming to the aid of Ukraine...So expect this may be the next ugly exercise to pop up on everyones media outlet. How is it a guy thats worth an estimated $200 Billion not content to just enjoy life and try to improve the still medieval existance that exists in 95% of his country ?...simple..because in my opinion there are good & decent people in the world and there are pure evil scumbags like this little man who came from poverty ,fought his way up to the top with the aid of his Gangster pals & cohorts in the old KGB....The similarities between him and the Nazi,s are quite striking in that the Nazis moved at a faster pace..While putin slowly,slowly started with annexing back Georgia(2008),then chechnya(2009 after 10 years of fighting), and Syria (2015) and now the Ukraine..so you see the pattern that has emerged over a longer period of time than the swift time it took the nazis... The future for all of us does not look that promising because as in the 1930,s Good men sit back and do nothing & we all know how that ended....Strange that the "Covid" thing has now taken a back seat and isnt the menace to the world any more...Hmmm ?...Sorry if this offends any members,but we live cosy lives in the west and have no idea what savagery exists out there till it finds its way into our homes via all the Media,and eventually we have to actually stand up and say no more,even if that means meeting force with force..lets hope it does not come to that,but i wouldnt hold your breath. Good Night,stay safe.
AMM
James Brown - The Payback (1973)LP ( 1992)CD - Soul/Funk (FLAC)
When you dig this gem out from the undisputed Godfather of Soul and you Play the First Track "The Payback", just listen the the hypnotic riff that never,lets you off the hook...Wonderful!
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The Rimshots - Down To Earth 7,6,5,4,3,2,1 - (1976) Philips - Rare Soul (FLAC) - Extended Album
This is not the regular release with 9 Tracks. This Philips version has a glorious 13 tracks no less from the Houseband of New Jersey All Platinum/Stang records. Legends on the Northern Soul & Jazz Funk circuits! The Rimshots were an American Soul,Funk, & disco band, popular in the late 1970s. The group started out as the house band for the labels All Platinum Records and in particular, Stang Records in the early 1970s. The (then nameless) rhythm section recorded for the artists signed to the company (including Hank Ballard, Donnie Elbert, Shirley & Company, Chuck Jackson, Brook Benton, Solomon Burke, Brother to Brother, Eleanor Mills, The Moments, and Etta James). Along with King Curtis, they recorded the original theme song for the 1971 hit television show, "Soul Train". From 1972 to 1976, this studio band recorded over fifty projects for Platinum-Chess Records. The group also had the ability to accurately replicate rhythm tracks previously recorded by other artists. Joe Robinson, the company's president, had the group reproduce an American hit, "7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (Blow Your Whistle)", and released the single in Europe under the artist name 'The Rimshots'; and that is when the rhythm section's new identity was launched. The group became a reluctant new artist and began touring internationally as The Rimshots, appearing twice on the UK's BBC Television, Top of the Pops, and other international venues. Despite their unwitting success as a Soul group, their studio discography is unparalleled by their limited recordings under this name.Their original music tended toward a hard funk sound, mainly influenced by three musicians who formed the core of the group. Guitarist Walter Morris, bassist Jonathan Williams, and drummer Clarence Oliver (all from the Richmond, Virginia area) were the original stage band for The Moments. Keyboardist, Bernadette Randle (St. Louis, Missouri), was brought to the studio by owner, Sylvia Robinson and the record producer, Michael Burton ("Pillow Talk" collaborators). Rhythm guitarist, Tommy Keith (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was under contract to the recording company as a writer and producer. Organist, Mozart Pierre Louis (Haiti) performed with the group on stage, but did not record with them in the studio. In this six-man configuration, they toured as The Moments' band throughout the 1970s. By the mid 1970s, however, the group became recognized as a disco band, due in large part to the European success of the "Blow Your Whistle" cover which was totally unfair considering their vast repotoire across the soul genre. They also scored a few chart hits of their original tunes. "Do What You Feel (Part 1)" (written by Walter Morris) reached #93 on the US Billboard charts, and "Super Disco" (written by Tommy Keith) reached #49 R&B, and #7 on the Disco Singles chart. When Randle left the company, she was replaced by Sammy Lowe Jr. during the year or so the group remained intact. His father, Sammy Lowe Sr., was the Platinum-Chess orchestrator for over ten years. The group only recorded 2 albums where this gem is the latter release. The group was eventually sampled extensively by hip-hop artists.
AMM
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01 Who's Got The Monster (Instrumental)
02 Now Is The Time
03 Do What You Feel (Part 1)
04 I Wanna Be Myself
05 Super Disco
06 Revelation
07 Takin' It
08 Groove Bus
09 Walter's Inspiration
10 Being Down To Earth
11 Do What You Feel (Part 2)
12 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Blow Your Whistle)
13 Harvey Wallbanger
Kent 117 - Joe Tex - You're Right (1995) - Rare Soul + Booklet
Yusuf Hazziez (born Joseph Arrington Jr. (Born 1935 – Passed 1982), known professionally as Joe Tex, was an American singer and musician who gained success in the 1960s and 1970s with his brand of Southern soul, which mixed the styles of funk, country, gospel, and rhythm and blues. Tex played baritone saxophone in the high-school band and sang in a local Pentecostal church choir. He entered several talent shows, and after an important win in Houston, he won $300 and a trip to New York City. Joe took part in the amateur portion of the Apollo Theater Contest, winning first place four times, which led to his discovery by Henry Glover, who offered him a contract with King Records. His mother's wish was that he graduate from high school first, and Glover agreed to wait a year before signing him at age 19. Joe recorded for King Records between 1955 and 1957 with little success. He later claimed he sold musical rights to the composition "Fever" to King Records staff to get money to pay his rent. The song's credited songwriters, Otis Blackwell (who used the pseudonym John Davenport) and Joe Cooley, disputed Tex's claims. Labelmate Little Willie John had a hit with "Fever", which inspired Tex to write the first of his answer songs, "Pneumonia". In 1958, he signed with Ace and continued to have relative failures, but he was starting to build a unique stage reputation, opening for artists such as Jackie Wilson, James Brown, and Little Richard. He perfected the microphone tricks and dance moves that defined the rest of his career. Many, including Little Richard, claim that Tex's future nemesis James Brown stole Tex's dance moves and microphone tricks. In 1960, he left Ace and briefly recorded for Detroit's Anna Records label, scoring a Bubbling Under Billboard hit with his cover version of Etta James' "All I Could Do Was Cry". By then, Tex's use of rapping over his music was starting to become commonplace. In 1961, he recorded his composition "Baby You're Right" for Anna. Later that year, James Brown recorded a cover version, though with different lyrics and a different musical composition, gaining songwriting credit, making it a hit in 1962, and reaching number two on the R&B chart. During this time, Tex first began working with Buddy Killen, who formed the Dial Records label behind Tex. After a number of songs failed to chart, Killen decided to have Atlantic Records distribute his recordings with Dial in 1964. By the time he signed with Atlantic, Tex had recorded 30 songs, all of which had failed to make an impact on the charts. Tex recorded his first hit, "Hold What You've Got", in November 1964 at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He was unconvinced the song would be a hit and advised Killen not to release it. However, Killen felt otherwise and released the song in early 1965. By the time Tex got wind of its release, the song had already sold 200,000 copies. The song eventually peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Tex's first number-one hit on the R&B charts, staying on the charts for 11 weeks and selling more than a million copies by 1966. Tex placed six top-40 charted singles on the R&B charts in 1965 alone, including two more number-one hits, "I Want To (Do Everything For You)" and "A Sweet Woman Like You". He followed that with two successive albums, Hold On To What You've Got and The New Boss. He placed more R&B hits than any artist, including his rival James Brown. In 1966, five more singles entered the top 40 on the R&B charts, including "The Love You Save" and "S.Y.S.L.J.F.M." or "The Letter Song", which was an answer song to Wilson Pickett's "634-5789" (Soulsville, U.S.A.). His 1967 hits included "Show Me", which became an often-covered tune for British rock artists and later some country and pop artists, and his second million-selling hit, "Skinny Legs and All". The latter song, released off Tex's pseudo-live album, Live and Lively, stayed on the charts for 15 weeks and was awarded a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 1968. After leaving Atlantic for Mercury, Tex had several more R&B hits including "Buying a Book" in 1970 and "Give the Baby Anything the Baby Wants" in 1971. The intro saxophone riffs in his 1969 song, "You're Right, Ray Charles" later influenced Funkadelic's "Standing on the Verge of Gettin' It On". Many have said in the business that Tex is a novelty artist whose subject is morality ... all over some very punchy tracks . Tex recorded his next big hit, "I Gotcha", in December 1971. The song was released in January 1972 and stayed on the charts for 20 weeks, staying at number two on the Hot 100 for two weeks and sold more than 2 million copies, becoming his biggest-selling hit to date. Tex was offered a gold disc of the song on March 22, 1972. The parent album reached number 17 on the pop albums chart. Following this and another album, Tex announced his retirement from show business in September 1972 to pursue life as a minister for Islam. Tex returned to his music career following the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975, releasing the top-40 R&B hit, "Under Your Powerful Love". His last hit, "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)", was released in 1977 and peaked at number 12 on the Hot 100 and number 2 in the UK. His last public appearances were as part of a revised 1980s version of the Soul Clan in 1981. After that, Tex withdrew from public life, settling at his ranch in Navasota, Texas, and watching football games by his favorite team, the Houston Oilers
Joe Tex was 'The King Of Downhome Soul'. A charismatic performer and a great songwriter, he was one of the last in a long line of musical entertainers whose repertoire grew out of the rural southern experience. Along with arlier Joe Tex album 'Skinny Legs And All (The Classic Early Dial Sides) that i poste d back in july last year, this volume gathers up hits, B-sides, album tracks and on 'You're Right, Joe Tex!' 4 tracks unreleased until 1989. Among the latter is a brilliant duet version of 'The Same Things It Took To Get Me' with Mable John (Little Willie John's sister).Recorded variously in Nashville, Memphis and at Muscle Shoals, the backing bands include a veritable 'who's who' of soul session giants including guitarists Reggie Young and Eddie Hinton, bass-guitarists David Hood and Tommy Cogbill, drummer Roger Hawkins and keyboard players Bobby Emmons, Barry Beckett and Bobby Woods. In early August, 1982, Tex was found at the bottom of a swimming pool at his home in Navasota, after which he was revived in hospital and sent home. Just a few days later, on August 13, 1982, five days after his 47th birthday, he died at Grimes Memorial Hospital in Navasota, following a heart attack...Taken far too young,but look what he achieved in his short liff...He is an AMM Legend!
AMM
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Thursday, February 24, 2022
Neil Larson - Jungle Fever (1978) Horizon LP Only Release - Rare Jazz/Funk/Fusion
I first came across this guy,s Debut album "Jungle Fever" when frequenting the hippier Jazz/Funk/Soul clubs in the UK. Neil Larsen is from Florida, known as a keyboard player, composer, arranger and musical director. Neil is a multi-instrumentalist and has played a variety of instruments including: pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, trumpet, mandolin, accordion, flute, alto horn, flugelhorn. He has 6 solo albums(that i have), has played on over 200 albums, and toured and composed for several top R&B, jazz, blues and pop performers,Miles Davis,George Harrison,BBking to name a few. Growing up in Sarasota, Florida, he received a Leonard Bernstein scholarship to the Stan Kenton Clinics in Bloomington, Indiana when he was 14 years old, the youngest of several hundred students . Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969, Neil was deployed to Viet-Nam as an infantry soldier. After several months there, he was re-assigned to a special services unit, serving as a band leader of a band comprised of infantry soldiers that toured around Viet Nam & performed for U.S. soldiers. After his discharge from the Army in 1970, Neil moved to NYC and began playing on television jingles and record albums.Following that were albums and tours with Bonnie Bramlett, Gregg Allman, Roy Buchanan, Alex & Livingston Taylor and Cher. Neil was signed to Philadelphia soul producers Gamble & Huff in the mid 70’s, working with the Soul Survivors, Don Covay and writing with Kenny Gamble. After moving to L.A., he recorded with many other artists, including Jimmy Cliff, Randy Newman, Carly Simon, Bill Withers, Gregg Allman and gospel greats, the Mighty Clouds of Joy. In 1978, Neil performed on the first of several albums with George Harrison, toured with Doctor John and released his first solo album, “Jungle Fever”(FEATURED HERE) which featured Andy Newmark, Willie Weeks & Michael Brecker. This began a long association with producer Tommy Lipuma, who produced all of Neil’s solo efforts for the next 5 years. Tommy also produced the George Benson album, “Weekend in L.A.” which features the Neil Larsen composition, “Windsong”.
In 1991, Neil played on B.B. King’s album, “There is Always One More Time”, the first of many projects with the blues legend. After a tour with Joe Sample in 1993, Neil performed in the Al Jarreau DVD/CD “Tenderness”, and recorded with Whitney Houston. He continued touring with Jarreau until 1997, including tours of South Africa, South America & a performance at the Vatican. He,s played with some of the greatest musicians around: Terry-Lynn Carrington, Steve Gadd, Ricky Lawson, Michael Baker, Rickey Minor, Freddie Washington, Felicia Collins, Tony Maiden, Tris Imboden, Anthony Jackson, Charles Icarus Johnson, Larry Williams, Patches Stewart, Michael Paulo & N’Dea Davenport. He,s still perfoming and recording to this day in the USA.He was a member of Full Moon with his close friend Buss Feiten And has recorded a few albums with him as the Larson/Feiten band.
AMM
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Tracks
01 Sudden Samba
02 Promenade
03 Windsong
04 Emerald City
05 Jungle Fever
06 Red Desert
07 Last Tango In Paris
08 From A Dream
Line Up
Keyboards – Neil Larsen
Guitar – Buzzy Feiten
Alto Saxophone,Alto Flute – Larry Williams
Bass – Willie Weeks
Drums – Andy Newmark
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald, Ralph MacDonald
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Trumpet,Flugelhorn – Jerry Hey
Arranged By – Neil Larsen
Producer – Tommy LiPuma
Masterfleet - High On the Sea (1973 Sussex) - Rare Soul/Funk - LP Only Release
This was their only album on the Rare Sussex imprint. Most Albums,s (as well as the 45,s) on this label are extremely hard to source out as most albums were Vinyl only releases. Not a lot of info about these guys just that they all came from Compton in Los Angeles and met up at School. Some great Funk & a few Sweet tracks,a very accomplished album!
AMM
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01 First Voyage
02 Skull Stone (To The Bone)
03 Let Love Stand
04 Man & Child
05 Well Phase I
06 Malfunction
07 Academy Awards
08 When You're A New Born Child
09 Untill Tomorrow
10 Well Phase II
Line Up
Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Charles Owens
Bass – Jerry Knight
Cellos – Nat Gershman,Paul Bergstrom
Clavinet,Harpsichord,Synth – Linus Ceph
Violin – Bobby Bruce
Congas – Ronnie Gibbs
Drums – Dorsey (Skull Stone) Douglas
Flugelhorn,Trumpet – Leslie Drayton
French Horn – Sidney Muldrow
Guest Appearance – Nichelle Nichols (Track 7)
Guitar – Chauncey Matthews
Harp – Verlye Mills
Organ – Arveal Pagget
Piano,Electric Piano – Jimmy Briggs
Saxophone – John J. Kelson Jr.
Trombone – Alexander Thomas
Trumpet – Oscar Brashear
Viola – Mary Newkirk
Violins – George Poole,John Santulis,Ron Folsom
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
John Lee Hooker - That's Where It's At! LP (1969) CD (1990) Stax - Rare Delta Blues (FLAC)
"That's Where It's At!" is an album that blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in 1961 collecting five tracks originally released on a split album by Guest Star Records in 1966 along with five unreleased tracks, that was issued by the Stax label in 1969.His only ever release on this label. John Lee Hooker was born 1912 or 1917 & Passed 2001) He was always very elusive abouthis age. He was a blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar style adaptation of the Delta blues. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues. He developed his own driving rhythm boogie style, distinct from the 1930s–1940s piano derived boogie-woogie. Hooker was ranked 35 in Rolling Stone's 2015 list of 100 greatest guitarists.Some of his best known songs include "Boogie Chillen'" (1948), "Crawling King Snake" (1949), "Dimples" (1956), "Boom Boom" (1962), and "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" (1966). Several of his later albums, including The Healer (1989), Mr. Lucky (1991), Chill Out (1995), and Don't Look Back (1997), were album chart successes in the U.S. and UK. The Healer (for the song "I'm In The Mood") and Chill Out (for the album) both earned him Grammy wins as well as Don't Look Back, which went on to earn him a double Grammy win for Best Traditional Blues Recording and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (with Van Morrison).He also came to the attention of Black music fans with his 60,s rendition of "The Motor City Is Burning"...At the age of 14, Hooker ran away from home, reportedly never seeing his mother or stepfather again. In the mid 1930s, he lived in Memphis, Tennessee, where he performed on Beale Street, at the New Daisy Theatre and occasionally at house parties. He worked in factories in various cities during World War II, eventually getting a job with the Ford Motor Company in Detroit in 1943 where he relocated. He frequented the blues clubs and bars on Hastings Street, the heart of the black entertainment district, on Detroit's east side. In a city noted for its pianists, guitar players were scarce. Hooker's popularity grew quickly as he performed in Detroit clubs, and, seeking an instrument louder than his acoustic guitar, he bought his first electric guitar.Hooker was working as janitor in a Detroit steel mill when his recording career began in 1948, when Modern Records, based in Los Angeles, released a demo he had recorded for Bernie Besman in Detroit. The single, "Boogie Chillen'", became a hit and the best-selling race record of 1949. Though illiterate, Hooker was a prolific lyricist. In addition to adapting traditional blues lyrics, he composed original songs. In the 1950s, like many black musicians, Hooker earned little from record sales, and so he often recorded variations of his songs for different studios for an up-front fee. To evade his recording contract, he used various pseudonyms, including John Lee Booker (for Chess Records and Chance Records in 1951–1952), Johnny Lee (for De Luxe Records in 1953–1954), John Lee, John Lee Cooker, Texas Slim, Delta John, Birmingham Sam and his Magic Guitar, Johnny Williams, and the Boogie Man. His early solo songs were recorded by Bernie Besman. Hooker rarely played with a standard beat, but instead he changed tempo to fit the needs of the song. This often made it difficult to use backing musicians, who were not accustomed to Hooker's musical vagaries. As a result, Besman recorded Hooker playing guitar, singing and stomping on a wooden pallet in time with the music.For much of this period he recorded and toured with Eddie Kirkland. In Hooker's later sessions for Vee-Jay Records in Chicago, studio musicians accompanied him on most of his recordings, including Eddie Taylor, who could handle his musical idiosyncrasies. Beginning in 1962, Hooker gained greater exposure when he toured Europe in the annual American Folk Blues Festival. His "Dimples" became a successful single on the UK Singles Charts in 1964, eight years after its first US release. Hooker began to perform and record with rock musicians. One of his earliest collaborations was with British blues rock band the Groundhogs. In 1970, he recorded the joint album Hooker 'n Heat, with the American blues and boogie rock group Canned Heat, whose repertoire included adaptations of Hooker songs. It became the first of Hooker's albums to reach the Billboard charts, peaking at number 78 on the Billboard 200. Other collaboration albums soon followed, including Endless Boogie (1971) and Never Get Out of These Blues Alive (1972), which included Steve Miller, Elvin Bishop, Van Morrison, and others. Hooker appeared in the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers". He performed "Boom Boom" in the role of a street musician. In 1989, he recorded the album The Healer with Carlos Santana, Bonnie Raitt, and others. The 1990s saw additional collaboration albums Mr. Lucky (1991), Chill Out (1995), and Don't Look Back (1997) with Morrison, Santana, Los Lobos, and additional guest musicians. His re-recording of "Boom Boom" (the title track for his 1992 album) with guitarist Jimmie Vaughan became Hooker's highest charting single (number 16) in the UK. "Come See About Me", a 2004 DVD, includes performances filmed between 1960 and 1994 and interviews with several of the musicians.Hooker owned five houses in his later life, including houses located in Los Altos, California, Redwood City, California, Long Beach, California, and Gilroy, California.Hooker died in his sleep on June 21, 2001, in Los Altos, California in his home. One of the Giants Of Delta Blues.With a staggering 70 odd albums,400 odd compilations,and over 200 singles Officially released, i think the mans music will live on forever!
AMM
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Ketty Lester - When a Woman Loves a Man (1966) Tower - Rare Soul
This is the second album of hers i,ve posted over both blogs and she never disappoints..her albums are nearly always a good mix of dancers,and deep soul,this is no exception..superb..with no fewer that 3 in demand dancers still sought after & rare today, and a brilliant answer to the percy Sledge Classic...So to recap Ketty Lester is a singer and actress best known for her chart-topping single “Love Letters,” Ketty Lester was born Revoyda Frierson in Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas in 1934. She was one of fifteen children born to a farm family. Her interest and talent for music led to her to singing at church and in school choirs.She won a scholarship to San Francisco City College in California,where she studied music. In San Francisco,she began singing professionally at the renowned Purple Onion nightclub under the stage name Ketty Lester. She went on to headline the opening of the Purple Onion in Hollywood and appear at clubs such as the Village Vanguard in New York City.She sang in East Coast clubs from Boston,Massachusetts,to Baltimore,Maryland,also touring Europe as a singer with the Cab Calloway orchestra. On December 26, 1957, at age twenty two,she appeared as a contestant on the popular television program "You Bet Your Life",hosted by comedian Groucho Marx. After commenting on her striking beauty,Marx asked if she would sing a song.Seemingly unrehearsed,she performed “You Do Something to Me” with the show’s musicians.After an ovation from the audience,Marx said, “You’re going to be one of our top stars before long,very few people can sing that hot.” Through her work at the Purple Onion in Los Angeles, California, Lester met several record producers.After her first single,1962’s “Queen for a Day,” Era Records released her recording of “I’m a Fool to Want You,” backed with “Love Letters.” It was “Love Letters” on the B-side that created a sensation,rising to number five on the charts in 1962.Moving to RCA,she recorded steadily through the 1960s,With singles including “But Not for Me,” “You Can’t Lie to a Liar,” and an upbeat version of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land.” Her 1966 recording of “When a Woman Loves a Man”(FEATURED HERE) was a response to the Percy Sledge hit “When a Man Loves a Woman.” Her albums include Love Letters (1962),The Soul of Me (1964),Where Is Love? (1965),When a Woman Loves a Man (1966),and Ketty Lester in Concert (1974).In 1962,she toured with the Everly Brothers.With her name mis spelled as “Kitty,” she was nominated for a 1963 Grammy as Best Female Pop Vocalist,competing with Lena Horne,Peggy Lee,and Ella Fitzgerald,Ella Won. While at college in San Francisco,Lester had become involved with a theatrical group at the University of California,Berkeley.She put her theatrical experience to use in 1964,appearing off-Broadway in the play "Cabin in the Sky",for which she won a Theatre World Award. Lester went on to appear in such feature films as "Up Tight" (1968),"Uptown Saturday Night"(1974),and Neil Simon’s "Prisoner of Second Avenue" in 1975.However,she may be best known for 1972’s cult classic "Blacula".It was the first horror movie in the genre called “blaxploitation,” with the word being a mix of “black” and “exploitation.” Lester’s other feature films were mixed with appearances on television shows,including That Girl,Julia,Sanford and Son,Love American Style,Marcus Welby M.D., Streets of San Francisco, The Waltons,Lou Grant,Happy Days,Hill Street Blues,St. Elsewhere,In the Heat of the Night, and L.A. Law.Her TV movies include Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style (1976) and It’s Good to be Alive (1974), the Roy Campanella story. From 1975 through 1977,Lester portrayed Helen Grant on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives. She was especially known for her television work as a regular on Michael Landon’s Little House on the Prairie from 1978 to 1983,playing Hester-Sue Terhune,the teacher at a school for the blind.
In 1984, Lester released an album of Christian music,"I Saw Love",and appeared in more movies and television into the 1990s,including the 1994 film "House Party 3" and the TV show Getting Personal in 1998.She resides in Los Angeles to this day. I wish she had concentrated her career more to singing than acting,but being a black lady in the states and getting the acting roles she did was Incredible and says a lot to the all round talent that is Ketty Lester.
AMM
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Jesse Davis - Hollywood Gypsies+ Bonus Northern Tracks (1979) - Rare Soul - UPGRADE & RE-POST
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Bonus Northern Tracks
10 Albuquerque - Era
11 Gonna Hang On In There Girl - Era
12 Love (Live At The Sands Las Vegas)
13 Moving Along - Philips LP Track
14 Hang On In There Girl (Instrumental) - Kent
15 Night Bloomin - Era
16 Stormy - Essence LP Track
17 So Full Of Love - Jaboth
18 The Masquerade Is Over - Philips LP Track
19 There's Room For Me - Revere
20 You Don't Need A Crown - Era
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
O.V. Wright Box Set (1990) P-Vine - Rare Soul (FLAC)
Overton Vertis “O. V.” Wright was born 1939 in Lenow Tennessee and passed 1980 in Mobile Alabama. was an American rhythm & blues and soul singer. Wright, as a youngster, began singing in the
church. In 1956, while still in high school, he joined The Sunset
Travelers as one of the lead singers for the gospel group. He later
fronted a gospel music group, the Harmony Echoes. It was during this
time that he was discovered (along with James Carr) by Roosevelt Jamison
a songwriter and manager. Their first pop recording in 1964 was “That’s
How Strong My Love Is,” a ballad later covered by Otis Redding and the
Rolling Stones. It was issued on Goldwax, the label Wright signed to
after leaving his gospel career. It was later determined that Don Robey
still had him under a recording contract, due to his gospel group having
recorded for Peacock the parent label. so he was shifted over to the
Back Beat subsiduary label, further R&B hits followed. Working with record
producer Willie Mitchell, success continued on songs including “Ace of
Spades” and “A Nickel and a Nail”.
Wright’s hits were much more popular in the deep South(and later in England). His biggest hits
were “You’re Gonna Make Me Cry” (R&B #6, 1965), “Eight Men, Four
Women” (R&B #4, 1967) “Ace of Spades” (R&B #11, 1970), “A Nickel
and a Nail” (R&B #19, 1971). The remainder of his 17 hits charted
higher than #20 on the R&B charts. However, Wright was imprisoned for narcotics offenses during the
mid-1970s, and, despite signing for Hi Records and releasing a series of
recordings, his commercial success failed to recover after his release.
A continuing drug problem weakened his health and he died from a heart
attack at the age of 41. Outside of the states he had a hugh following(still does) in the UK & European Soul Fraternity where some of his now rare 45,s fetch silly prices.he recorded a total of 10 albums in his career. If you were to buy this box set It would set you back anything from £100(US$135) up to £240(US$325) depending where you made your purchase..These are 5 out of the 10 albums and what Soul Power they contain!...The man to me is without a doubt a LEGEND!...one of the Soul Greats!
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Monday, February 21, 2022
The Mirwood Singles Collection - Six Volumes (2012)
This collection was put together by an old soul fan 10 years ago called Alan T Who was a DJ in London back in the day and Co-blogger with Oldsoulrebel..Here,s what oldsoulrebel had to say about his friend "Alan was a bit of a character, his knowledge of Motown and early stuff
from 62-64 was exceptional but he did have many gaps in his knowledge of
later things and during the 70's & 80's he lived in Los Angeles. I remember
him asking why he could not find any D.J. scans for stuff like the
Mirettes - "He's Alright With Me inst" etc, he didn't know they were 70's
boots!" Mirwood Records was an American record label founded by former Vee-Jay executive Randy Wood in Los Angeles in 1965. The Mirwood label was a sister label to Mira Records. It primarily released rhythm and blues and jazz recordings, and has been described as "among the definitive Northern soul labels of all time". Many of its records were written and produced by Fred Smith and arranged by James Carmichael, who hod a distinctive style all their own, creating soul music that was both relentlessly energetic with a fast pounding beat irrestable to Dancers.The label found success with its second single, "The Duck", credited to Jackie Lee, who is actually Earl Nelson of Bob & Earl(but you all knew that !). Other prolific artists recorded on the Mirwood label included The Olympics and Bobby Garrett, the other half of Bob & Earl. The last singles released on the label were issued in 1968. Strangely enough Mirwood is a household name here in the UK Soul Fraternity, Admittedly only among select residences dotted around the north of the UK and the odd foreign outpost. The impact of the Northern scene actually passes down through Familys,because Northern Soul devotees have been brought up, while dandled on their mother’s knee, to the sounds of Jackie Lee, Bobby Garrett and the Olympics playing on the phonogram or old Dansette. To research the label properly was therefore a daunting task. This wasn’t just a group of records that happened to come out under the same brand name, but a musical sound that has determined a way of life for thousands of people who like their soul music fast and frenetic. Unfortunately what has been written about the label has been sparse, speculative or utter rubbish by the non believers. The North’s love affair with Mirwood started innocuously enough with a cool dance number called "The Duck". The singer Jackie Lee happened to have been one half of a successful male soul duo Bob & Earl. His partner Bobby Garrett also recorded for the label as a solo act, with just the occasional recording together. The Duck was a big US hit and saw a lot of life in England’s trendier discotheques in 1966. The follow up album sold well too, but hidden among the tracks was the blueprint for what would become the Mirwood sound. Producer Fred Smith along with arranger James Carmichael used the LP to develop their own house style and tracks like ‘Do The Temptation Walk’, ‘The Shotgun And The Duck’, ‘Everybody Jerk’ and even re-cycled old hits like ‘Hully Gully’ and ‘The Bounce’ were given his brand new groove. The sound was urgent but smooth, with a relentless beat that was enhanced and bewitched by the celestial sound of vibes. They completed and polished off this beautiful gem of a sound and discerning soul fans became aware that a new dimension had been added to the discotheque sounds. The next clue to the new direction was a release from stalwart R&B group the Olympics, previously best known for their 50s, Coasters sounding, rock’n’roll hit ‘Western Movies’. ‘Secret Agents’ was a lifetime away from that old sound and was of course a full-on Mirwood production that did get a UK release at the time. It was the next Mirwood US single that would presage the second bath of masterpieces. The Belles’ ‘Don’t Pretend’/ ‘Words Can’t Explain’ was a double sided slab of uptempo soul heaven that was written by group member Sherlie Matthews. She would go on to be hugely influential in the path the company would take. Her writing talents were spotted and she was signed as a staff writer and went on to provide such soul classics as the next Olympics single and their biggest Mirwood hit ‘Mine Exclusively’. She then contributed ‘The Same Old Thing’, ‘My Little Girl’, ‘Oh My Darling’ and ‘Baby Do The Philly Dog’ among many others. Despite the quality of the Belles single they never got to record as a unit again. Sherlie’s writing skills and the group constantly being used as the sublime Mirwood backing singers saw to that. Additionally the two other group members were world famous soul sisters Brenda And Patrice Holloway who were signed to other companies as solo acts. Their success as a group would have presented Mirwood with a bigger headache than ever signing the Ikettes up from Ike Turner, and changing their name to the Mirettes did. The single failed to register anywhere except in LA but along with Richard Temple’s ‘That Beatin’ Rhythm’, Bobby Garrett’s ‘I Can’t Get Away’, The Sheppards’ ‘Stubborn Heart’ and Jimmy Thomas’ ‘Where There’s A Will’, were discovered by teenage soul fanatics in the UK in the early 70s. They went on to sell thousands to an audience of Northern Soul fans, that eventually covered the globe albeit sparsely. The producers could never have even envisaged that, let alone aimed for it. So what’s the music like then? Well, it’s about being young, vital and full of optimism, falling in and out of love, living for the moment and revelling in life. If you can’t remember what that was like, then this compilation will give you a thrilling reminder. The Belles Northern Soul classic twofer that was given the same release number as the Sheppards but was never released. Although more US chart action occurred with the Olympics and Bob & Earl, much of the Mirwood team’s superlative work fell on deaf American ears. It was the British soul aficionados of the early 70s who discovered these masterpieces to play on their burgeoning Northern Soul scene. The dancers revelled in the relentless beats, pleading vocals and sassy female backing.Virtually any Jackie Lee track was a worthy contender, especially the soul dance classic ‘Do The Temptation Walk’, the master tape discovery ‘Anything You Want (Any Way You Want It)’, and the anthemic ‘Oh, My Darlin’’. Bob & Earl’s hottest number was actually the backing track to Bob’s speedy ‘My Little Girl’, discovered as an accidental UK LP cut in the late 60s. Under the same alias, Bobby Garrett, Bob had another monster sound with ‘I Can’t Get Away’. Ex-Ike Turner sideman Jimmy Thomas arrived at Mirwood in 1966 where Bob Relf recorded him on his own song ‘Where There’s A Will (There’s A Way)’. Jimmy brought the Ikettes along with him & the company switched their name to the Mirettes for the Sherlie Matthews penned ‘I Wanna Do Everything For You Baby’ and others,sadly this was never issued. Sherlie also composed the stomping ‘Mine Exclusively’ and ‘The Same Old Thing’ for the Olympics and ‘Don’t Pretend’ for the Belles. Another Los Angeles stable under the auspices of Henry “Hank” Graham threw the Performers’ ‘I Can’t Stop You’ into the mix and renamed singer Jimmy Conwell as Richard Temple for a 45 that epitomises Northern Soul, ‘That Beatin’ Rhythm’, a credo for a cult. More indie productions came from Eddie LaShae with the Sheppards’ redoubtable ‘Stubborn Heart’ and Sonny Knight’s production of Curtis Lee on ‘Is She In Your Town?’. Many Unissed tracks in this private Collection not on the Kent or goldmine issues. Makes it a must have for any soul fan/collector and an EXCLUSIVE to this blog only!..Original Superb artwork courtesy of Alan T, Art Corrections Courtesy Of Pedro, Art Adjustments by myself & Retagging.Info on Alan T Courtesy of Oldsoulrebel....COMMENTS IN THIS BOX PLEASE GUYS!
AMM
Entire Review Courtesy Of Alan T Via Oldsoulrebel
The Fred Smith Orchestra With The Mirwood Strings - Mirwood - The Singles Collection Vol 5 (Instrumentals)
The 2 Tasters!
Tracks Below
Various Artists - Mirwood - The Singles Collection Vol 6 (2012) + Bonus Tracks
I,ve taken the liberty of including 3 bonus Tracks that Alan T did,nt include as they are essential to the whole collection & Story.
The 2 Tasters!
Tracks Below & Bonus Tracks
19 Bonus - Curtis Lee - Is She in Your Town (Mira 240-A)
20 Bonus - Curtis Lee - Sweet Baby (From Head To Toe) (Mira 240-B)
21 Bonus - The Mirettes - I Wanna Do Everything for You Baby (Mirwood Unissued)
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Arthur Adams - Love My Lady - (1979) A&M - LP Only Release - Rare Soul/Funk/Jazz + Bonus Tracks
Now here,s a guy who started off his career into the Blues & Gospel but moved over to appeal to Soul/Funk/Jazz fans alike recording some great music,also appealing to the dance floor. Arthur Adams was born xmas day 1943) and hails from Medon, Tennessee. Inspired by B.B. King and other 1950s artists, he played gospel music before attending college. In 1964, Adams moved to Los Angeles, California, after a DJ in Fort Worth recommended Adams as a session player to Vee-Jay Records. Although he recorded a session, it was never released. That same year, he began working as a session musician full-time, working with Quincy Jones, and recording singles for the notorious Bihari Brothers (on the Kent Records label), and for Hugh Masekela on the Chisa label. The move was lucrative for Adams, who not only made a name for himself in the clubs, but also became a prolific studio musician, contributing to movies and soundtracks, playing on hundreds of sessions with artists ranging from Lou Rawls to Henry Mancini. He produced both blues and soul music on the Modern label, and with Edna Wright AKA Sandy Wynns (later lead singer of Honey Cone), he sang a duet called "Let's Get Together", using the name Arthur & Mary. Upon recommendation from Bobby Womack, Adams appeared in the house band for a TV program hosted by NFL defensive tackle Rosey Grier, who was also a singer. This led to further studio work in Los Angeles; he played on recordings by the Jackson 5, Henry Mancini, Lou Rawls, Willie Hutch, Sonny Bono, Nancy Wilson, Kim Weston, the Ballads (on their 1968 single "God Bless Our Love"), Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd. (on the 1969 single "Black Pearl", produced by Phil Spector), and others. In 1967, Adams performed in a cameo appearance for the made-for-television movie, The Outsider, which starred Darren McGavin, playing a rendition of "She Drives Me Out of My Mind", later released on the Bihari brothers' Modern Records label.During the 1960s and 1970s he released solo albums and worked as a session musician. In 1985 he was tapped to tour on bass guitar with Nina Simone, and he staged a comeback in the 1990s when he released Back on Track, and became a respected Chicago blues player and bandleader in B.B. King's clubs.
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2 Tasters Today!
Line Up
Guitar – Arthur Adams
Bass – Scott Edwards
Drums – Harvey Mason,Denny Seiwell,Ed Greene
Keyboards – Neil Larson,Greg Phillinganes,Michael Boddicker
Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
Saxophones – Kim Hutchcroft,Larry Williams,David Luell,Gary Herbig
Trombones – Lew McCreary,Bill Reichenbach
Trumpets – Gary Grant,Jerry Hey,Steve Madaio
Vibraphone – Victor Feldman
Tracks & Bonus Tracks Below
Bonus Tracks
11 Bonus - You Got The Floor (Vocal) - Inculcation 1981
12 Bonus - The Inculcation Band - You Got The Floor (Instrumental) - Inculcation 1981
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