Various Artists - Shades of Soul (From Shreveport the Southern Soul Capital) (2015) Red Beans & Rice Productions - Rare Soul (FLAC)

Another Demo i was sent a few years back and its all about the deep & sweet soul side of obscure artists from Shreveport, Louisanna. Many people think its near New Orleans, but it,s around 315 miles north west and a good 4 to 5 hours by road. This City that sits on the Red River & near the huge Cross Lake has always produced some great singers such as Betty Swann & Brenton Wood to name just 2, Eddy giles lived there most of his life from the 1950,s till his passing in 2019 but came from Minnesota .The Album seems to be highlighting the new talent coming through and not a dance track in sight, bar one, just pure soul! Strange how the "fleur dy lis" symbol is on the cover as we all know(?) that its the symbol of New Orleans & the title "Southern Soul Capitol" is perhaps a little ambitious ?..still a very good album.

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