Old School R&B
lol. they're just youtubes. Maybe you dont have bandwidth to see them there or maybe they are [s]censored[/s]
i was always able to see youtubes on here...not so much lately. i'm gonna give a call to IT.
can you go to youtube and see it directly?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsvyrAEXT-E
or maybe you just have to wait for the page to fully load?
or maybe it is a new version of flash you need.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsvyrAEXT-E
or maybe you just have to wait for the page to fully load?
or maybe it is a new version of flash you need.
i think i need a new version of flash. what song is it?
it makes me sad that she died at 24.
it makes me sad that she died at 24.
you're all I need to get by. tremendous.
Here is a rare one from the Whatnauts.
Here is a rare one from the Whatnauts.
May 26, 2010 at 10:38am Edited
heres the temptations version of message from a black man -
Black Ivory - amazing.
Black Ivory - amazing.
May 26, 2010 at 10:57am Edited
hank - the staples are one of the best ever.
this one is my favorite by them.
this one is my favorite by them.
A great thread. The Equals and Whatnauts were revelations to me--I will have to check them out on Napster. While Jerrry Butler ("Only the Strong Survive") and Eddie Floyd ("Knock on Wood") are well known, two of my favorite songs were two of their less well known numbers (below). Also, William Bell is deserving of more recognition. "Everday is Like a Holiday" (when my baby, my baby comes home . . .) should have been a number 1 hit but it didn't even dent the pop charts. The injustice!
Betty Wright has still got it!
My instrumental selection. The producers invited a bunch of local kids to come in to the studio--you can hear them yelling 'Soulfinger!'
My instrumental selection. The producers invited a bunch of local kids to come in to the studio--you can hear them yelling 'Soulfinger!'
The Bar-Kays were Otis Redding's backing band too...and many of them died in the plane crash along with him.
much more recent old school R&B...
Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears...
James Morrison...
Joss Stone...
Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears...
James Morrison...
Joss Stone...
father-bear - thanks for contributing. david ruffin had the most amazing and soulful voice. I never heard Little Milton before.
train - welcome to the thread.
hank - you found some new old heads, but remember its all about the old school...
train - welcome to the thread.
hank - you found some new old heads, but remember its all about the old school...
hoops, they may not be old, but theyre still old school in style...but I'll bring it back a bit with this one...
one of the things that was amazing about a lot of the R&B greats was that they werent just great singers, but took pride in being great bandleaders...like the hardest working man in rock n' roll.
one of the things that was amazing about a lot of the R&B greats was that they werent just great singers, but took pride in being great bandleaders...like the hardest working man in rock n' roll.
Wow, nice to be welcomed! Permit me to offer one more nugget...
I can't wait until tonight, when I will have a chance to listen to all the new offerings. On a related note--my favorite part of the Kings of Comedy is when Steve Harvey compares old school soul groups to today's rap stars. The problem with some rap concerts is that there will be ten guys on the stage all with cordless microphones rapping and running around randomly and it can sound like a mess. By contrast, with the old R&B groups, there would be four guys with just one microphone on a stand. And, no matter how many twists, turnarounds, steps, or twirls they took while the music took over, when it was time to sing, they all ended up just in time right in front of the the microphone. Now that was cool . . .
I went to see the temptations in the early 70's. there was already a lot of turnover from the originals but they were senational. The choreography in their steps with their classic songs was amazing.
more Stax legends...the Big O...
and Toots Hibbert's take on it...Toots did a recording called Toots in Memphis, recording great R&B hits backed by both Sly and Robbie and the Memphis Horns, respective backing legends of their genre. Toots in Memphis is one of the most played CDs in my house the past 20 years.
and Toots Hibbert's take on it...Toots did a recording called Toots in Memphis, recording great R&B hits backed by both Sly and Robbie and the Memphis Horns, respective backing legends of their genre. Toots in Memphis is one of the most played CDs in my house the past 20 years.
and I dont think Solomon Burke has gotten proper mention, if any at all, but thats pretty much been the story of his life...
and not a Grateful Dead song, but originally by Bobby Blue Bland...and Solomon Burke a year later..
and not a Grateful Dead song, but originally by Bobby Blue Bland...and Solomon Burke a year later..
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