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 single, nice [...]
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, put [...]
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… Love [...]
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 the 70s, [...]
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 [...]