Early Deep Soul Divas gives us an excellent insight into the emerging Black female sound of church-based Soul music that stayed with us for the rest of the 1960s decade. Much of this fine singing and soulful dynamism still needs to be unearthed and re-evaluated. This collection is just the first exciting dig into the hearts and minds of the female Black music culture at its most profound during the late 1950s-early 1960s. Features great early soul tracks by: Mitty Collier, Betty Everett, Barbara Lynn, Ann Cole, Carla Thomas, Mavis Staples & The Staple Singers, Ruth Brown, Etta James, Betty Lavette and more! During the period when President Kennedy created the Peace Corps and gave advisories on building fallout shelters, the music of the Black church communities evolved into the domestic realm of popular music. Because church choirs and soloists were predominantly made up of female church folk, it is no wonder that the early push into commercial Soul music fulfillment was dominated by women. Male Soul music performers were outnumbered three to one. This dynamic was the leading edge behind the Soul movement and why divas like Aretha Franklin, Judy Clay, Etta James and the like lead the glorious charge. When you look at the line up of our soul heroines when they were at the start mostly of their careers the level and quality of their performances was a sign of things to come for the girls who hit the big time. It was hard to pick tasters from these gams as the standard is superbly high. The tracks are Taken from an array of labels back in the day..Quality album!
AMM & Jasmine Records
Review Coutesy Of JJMura
The Tasters!
23 comments:
many thanks JJMura for a superb album i totally enjoyed!
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Many many thanks JJ Mura and AMM for this gem!
This looks GOOD!!!THANK YOU AMM and JJ Mura!!
There are some real honeys on this one all the favs in one bag thanks to JJMura and AMM
Cheers Pedro
I do need to learn more about Early Deep Soul Divas. Thanks JJmura & AMM for the review. Glad to see you're still at work, AMM !
Great review of a great looking album! Thanks!
Class, thanks for a great review
All these great divas that we know have beginnings. This is what is interesting!!!
Yves
Thank you AMM and JJMura for this great album
A great review JJMura & MM, thank you.
cheers,ELtel
Yes please
Oh yes this is a good un, many thanks JJMura and AMM
Thanks to AMM and JJMura for this review. These rare obscure recordings from the 50s and early 60s really hit the spot!
Looks good with all these Divas. Thank you for the review. Thank you AMM.
Thanks JJMura for the latest early Soul Divas.
This is a good 'un...many thanks.
thanks for the review AMM & JJMURa
very nice review. thanks to JJ Mura and Collins for sharing this beautiful gems with us!!
many thanks JJMura and AMM for nice comp
Reb
Thanks
These great divas are interesting. I'll take it . Thank you Collins.
Pierre
Powerful stuff, JJ and AMM. Thanks to you both.
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