The studios were torn down last week, which was sad. I took a picture of the headquarters last summer, it was cool to see the sign, and sad to see it go. Also, I heard they did some mixing there,...
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The studios were torn down last week, which was sad. I took a picture of the headquarters last summer, it was cool to see the sign, and sad to see it go. Also, I heard they did some mixing there,...
Excellent photos, thanks. R.I.P. Blue, a great singer in a fantastic group. I like how The Whispers stepped up, they often do during these sad memorials. That's why they're one of the classiest...
Some really great contributions, thanks for the great links, love many of them, especially Evelyn Champaign King, Teena Marie, Mica Paris, Cherelle, Melba Moore.
Great stuff, thanks.
Of late I'm hitting YouTube hard for those very good, but sometimes under-appreciated female singers. Getting into Stephanie Mills and Chante Moore [[though she's more 90's), and Karyn White.
Post...
Did someone mentioned Thom Bell? When I hear that name I come running like a hungry dog.
I'll be getting this.
I have a problem with it, but I guess it's up to the groups. I saw The Spinners with just Bobbie Smith and Henry Fambrough and they were excellent. But now Fambrough is the only original left and...
Sorry to hear this, a great performer from one of my favorite groups.
Who is Creed? Seriously, never heard of the group or the singer ... I'm out of it.
Sam & Dave "Soul Man" 45, picture right here with a Stax label:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hNFB7CAGwg
See bio of Sam & Dave, part of it is called "The Stax years."
Otis Redding's debut album, "Pain in My Heart" released on Stax:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Redding
Early Otis Redding albums on Volt label, a subsidiary of STAX ... might be worth looking that up. Might also be worth seeing the Stax documentary, where Steve Cropper said the beginning of the end...
Stax roster
http://www.ranker.com/list/bands-and-musicians-on-stax-records/reference
http://www.target.com/p/stax-50-a-50th-anniversary-celebration/-/A-11598311?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&AFID=google_pla_df&LNM=11598311&CPNG=Entertainment&kpid=11598311&LID=24pgs&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=11598...
I enjoyed it, went to bed early when Lynard Skynard came on, not my favorite group. This would've worked in 90 minutes, but it kept going on and on. Funny how people always leave the flock and start...
Not laughing at "I'm in You" just stunned at the bland "New Kid in Town" -- that's a yawner, IMO. :D
I like this era, too, listening to some of it recently. I guess the only thing that I'm not real fond of is the drum machine, but that was what was going on then. I really liked "Chain Reaction" [[I...
He lives in my town [[Boise, Idaho ... not a soul music hotbed) ... and I see Curtis at our fine local indie record store now and then and he peforms here a lot. Yes, his last 2 albums have been too...
Eddie Kendricks addiction to cigarettes killed his voice and eventually his life. YouTube has one of his last concerts, oh man, he can barely sing. It's sad as Eddie was [[and always will be) one of...
OK, sorry for being cruel, but Ray Charles was a "witness" to the orgies? I wonder if Stevie Wonder saw the same stuff!
Sorry, couldn't help myself. ;)
The Atlantic Starr one is also gone or protected behind firewalls on all sites, or doesn't load. Huh? I don't get it. That's one I really wanted to watch. Why are some easy access and others don't...
I wish we knew more about these singers. All the online obituaries are the same and just mentioned bandmates and hits and the legal troubles with the group late in his life. Here's a thread from this...
I also read where Bell didn't think he could sing, not sure on that. I also read that "Games People Play" -- or officially "They Just Can't Stop it [[Games People Play)" -- has leads for all five...
I liked both Jade and SWV, they made it big just before soul music went down the crapper in the late 90's/2000's. [[IMO ... please, Soulster, don't kill me!)
Not only is "Don't Walk Away" great,...
Another great one, "I'm Getting Over" -- Leon produced, SOLAR sounding. Should've hung onto Leon for dear life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veT3jXCdYsA
I like their pop/bubble gum stuff, but they had a couple albums that were pretty soulful and funky. Like the title track from the "Bizarre" album. This is a great tune:
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