Your favourite soul singers.

[Diego Napier]

No apologies for posting another Otis classic, a Sam Cooke cover.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye and Levi Stubbs. All three covered the A-Z emotions and back again.

Unbeatable.

Add Sam Cooke to those three and the list is complete

 

[Norman Potting]

Oh TUNE!

Across 110th Street is one of those songs that makes life worth living.

Indeed, can't remember exactly where but heard it being played as "piped music" recently in a supermarket recently.

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

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Pure Brilliance.

 

[Buzzer]

Went to see Aretha Franklin at Ceasers Palace Vegas a couple of years ago and she was awful such a shame and she should have rested on her laurels and retired some years ago.

Funny you should say that. I saw Martha Reeves a few years back at the Concorde and her voice wasn't a patch on the glory days. Admittedly, the venue isn't the best for soul singers and we all thought she would probably sound much better at a Vegas type show. I also saw Candi Staton at the Old Market in Hove around the same time and she was as great as ever.

Chris Farlowe is a great one to catch live - he still tours very frequently and is often in Worthing. His voice is quite something still. Compare and contrast to the likes of Roger Daltrey, another one who has lost it.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Soul music has been my life for most of it.
Absolutely impossible to name a favourite singer or song.
Really enjoying the thread and when I am on the laptop and not the mobile I will post some of my favourites which may take some time.

 

[The Albion Roar]

Then, of course, there is the best single Motown turfed out...

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[studio150]

Went to see Aretha Franklin at Ceasers Palace Vegas a couple of years ago and she was awful such a shame and she should have rested on her laurels and retired some years ago.

Should lip sync like Britney

 

[Norman Potting]

This is one of my favourite singalongs at home with my youngest. William Bell and Judy Clay - Private Number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeuVS6vnN7w

Excellent call, I love the guitar on this - Steve Cropper I suspect.

How about this - saw him after he had gone solo but by all accounts this lot were the biz as a live act, and to return to the point of the thread, he has a great soul voice



Love the guitar on this as well - wonder who it was?

 

[Eric Potts]

According to the late , great Dave Godin , this is the greatest record ever made .

I'm in no hurry to disagree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YBj0oAqa1E

 

[daveinprague]

Been listening to quite a few rare groove dances lately, 5th Avenue, Special Touch, Studio Express 625 dropping some real memory joggers.

5th Avenue for example.... https://www.mixcloud.com/Vybz_5thAvenue/rare-groove-legends-pt2-the-after-party/

One good site for Motown is DJ Reverend at club Djoon in Paris. https://soundcloud.com/search?q=dj reverend

But, for pure class, its hard to beat Marvin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9KsCAIzsW0

 

[Stato]

A fair few of the best already mentioned so how about:

Arthur Alexander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yHdtiq6LIE

O. V. Wright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTcF6u7pCbU

Irma Thomas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_K9xsSdgMs

And Howling Wilf as was James Hunter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI-7UF9zjLA

 

[Buzzer]

Excellent call, I love the guitar on this - Steve Cropper I suspect.

How about this - saw him after he had gone solo but by all accounts this lot were the biz as a live act, and to return to the point of the thread, he has a great soul voice

Love the guitar on this as well - wonder who it was?

Didn't Booker T write Private Number? If so, then it's a very good shout re. Steve Cropper.

Not heard that Paul Young track before. Thanks for the heads up. I must confess that one of my guilty pleasures is Paul Young and the Streetband's song 'Toast'. I know it's a novelty tune but it's still a very funky number. That whole new wave British funk (dunno if that's the right phrase and it certainly doesn't do it justice) sound that the likes of Pigbag, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, the Streetband and the one-hit wonder Lene Lovich had blows me away. I wish I knew more about these and other bands.

 

[Buzzer]

I've got to post this one as no-one has mentioned Barry White yet. This particular track isn't him singing, it's the first record he ever produced - Gene Page 'All Our Dreams Are Coming True'. An instrumental with one of my favourite tempo changes ever. The song ambles beautifully for a minute then it starts to build it up and then just hear what Barry White does with the tune at 1 min 10 secs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITlgWJc7OSQ

 

[daveinprague]

One of those tunes in the old days that you didnt care what girl you danced with.


and have loved this since i first heard it.

 

[Soulman]

Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, Nat King Cole, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder, Michael McDonald, Paul Carrack, Levi Stubbs, Marvin Gaye, James Ingram,
Dusty Springfield, Gladys "Empress" Knight, Aretha "Queen" Franklin,

 

[Stato]

Jim Ford:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivPTrWrEOGU&list=PL27D35A4B21DFCB91

Not many could challenge Stevie when he was at his peak and that peak went on for a good few years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wZ3ZG_Wams

 

[Soulman]

The soul that comes out in this version,it's live..... well it just oozes what an incredible soul voice this fellow had, a tragedy he took his life so young.




Might as well have the version by his daughter......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfKPnmZFb94

 

[daveinprague]

Donny Hathaways daughter not too shabby either.