A guide to funky soul music, from past masters to current artists.
What an amazing voice – and I was stunned to see this is a white soul boy. This guy sounds like he has inhaled a big dose of Stax soul music. Somehow his voice reminds me of Otis Reading…. His new CD is great, but check out this nice live video Here is the new [...]
Now, for some amazing bass playing – funky funky soul, I must say. Saturday Night, from T-Connection. A great funk / disco band on TK records. I think they come from Nassau/Bahamas. I have about 5 records of them, all of them are great fun. And of course Saturday Night is excellent. Check it out, [...]
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I turn your attention to Teddy Pendergrass. A voice that cuts through your heart like a hot knife through butter. Truly great soul music. Such a high number of fantastic songs, I do not know where to start. So how about the most famous song of Teddy as a solo singer… [...]
Bobby Womack is surely one of the most wonderful soul singers – but unfortunately often forgotten when it comes to these ever-popular greatest soul list. This is probably one of his best-known songs, from the classic “The Poet” LP: If you think you’re lonely now (wait until tonight) While Bobby Womack was most successful in [...]
Sitting at my computer to further set up this Blog, I put a bit of Aretha Franklin in the background. What a heavenly voice she had back in the day. I remember as a student buying the 4CD set “Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul. The Atlantic Recordings” on Rhino. I think it cost about [...]