Let's Examine Carly Simon.....................

[Amithesameboy]

Ok, ok I know I am going out on a limb here in that this woman is not classified as a "Soul Singer".

Hardly going out on a limb seeing as how a very large portion of posts on this website have nothing whatsoever to do with soul music.

[splanky]

Ok, ok I know I am going out on a limb here in that this woman is not classified as a "Soul Singer".

Hardly going out on a limb seeing as how a very large portion of posts on this website have nothing whatsoever to do with soul music.

It would be nice if most of the people here had some familiarity and appreciation of soul
music but I always loved Carly and I can think of quite a few other singers,songwriters and
musicians that would be interesting to see discussed on SDF...I also completely understand
complaints made in the Motown section against acts that had absolutely no connection or
time spent at Motown. I too, wouldn't put Carly in the same rank as Joni but then some of
Joni's work was too complex for what Carly and her people were trying to, and did achieve...
Chart success. Joni's work, for instance Laughing It All Away from Court and Spark, though
incredibly beautiful was too wordy for some singers. Though Minnie Ripperton did do a
bang up job with Woman of Heart and Mind. Soulful as hell,too...