Classic Soul JAMS!

[Jerry Oz]

The Clovers...

[Jerry Oz]

Yeah, boy!

[marv2]

Yeah, boy!

that was our little jam song in the first grade, hehehehehehehe......

[Jerry Oz]

And some Archie Bell & the Drells...

[Jerry Oz]

Time to wake this place up with some Atlantic Records.

[marv2]

Ahh Jerry , you're hitting all of my Dad's [[mine too ) favorites from back in the day! Every one of them!

[Jerry Oz]

Marv, I used to drive my crew everywhere back in the day. Therefore, it was my car, so it was my mixtape that got played. We were the only cats I knew who would pull up to the basketball courts while blasting old Drifters and Chuck Willis songs. Good times...

[marv2]

Marv, I used to drive my crew everywhere back in the day. Therefore, it was my car, so it was my mixtape that got played. We were the only cats I knew who would pull up to the basketball courts while blasting old Drifters and Chuck Willis songs. Good times...

My brother Robert is like that. He still blasts Sam Cooke from his truck today!

[arr&bee]

Hey little girl-dee clark

[marv2]

Hey little girl-dee clark

Man, I was really saddened when he passed away alone in motel several years ago.

[Jerry Oz]

I hate hearing stories like that. I heard that only seven people showed up for Philippe Wynn's funeral and that affects how I deal with people to this day.

[marv2]

I hate hearing stories like that. I heard that only seven people showed up for Philippe Wynn's funeral and that affects how I deal with people to this day.

Yes that was awful and they buried right there in Detroit. He had his way about him and it rubbed some people the wrong way. Still he was a great contributor to our music and deserved a bit more respect.

Lesson: You have to treat people right whether your poor or rich in this life.

[marv2]

One of my personal favorites that I regret not having the opportunity to meet. Mr. Johnny Bristol and "Hang On in There Baby" from 1974.......

[arr&bee]

Memphis tennesee-chuck berry

[marv2]

From the Summer of 1974, Roberta Flack scored BIG with this mellow, melodic number here......"I Fell Like Makin' Love"

[arr&bee]

Just my daydream-aretha

[ms_m]

How about going sho nuff oldschool

[TomatoTom123]

A bit more Brenda...



Motown at its best!

[TomatoTom123]

Some classic mid-'60s soul...



LOVE IT!!!

[ms_m]

OMG Rescue me was my jam!!!!

[marv2]

OMG Rescue me was my jam!!!!

One of my parents House Party records from back in the day!

[ms_m]

If memory serves, a lot of folk around these parts never cared much for Bill Withers but I've always like the dude....LOL

[ms_m]

MISS YOUR BLUE!

[marv2]

MISS YOUR BLUE!

You are doin' it Ms_M! Those are some real Golden Greats. I miss Melvin too.

[ms_m]

LOL you just made me feel reaaaaallllly old....Marv

So that means this one is REALLY before your time...but first a little back story that I don't think I ever told on SDF.

A bazillion years ago, Obie introduced me to Clarence Paul. Now back then, I wasn't as sophisticated about the who, what, and where of all the musicians , composers, producers etc. as I am now but anyhoo, I thought Clarence was just a cool dude who knew the Tops and liked music. One day we were hanging out at his place and I was spinning records [[he had an awesome collection) and I ran across the song I'm about to post. I LOVE THIS SONG and told him so. He started laughing and I didn't know why until he asked me to stop the music and look at the record.....oH s@$#t....HE WROTE THE SONG......LOL ...TALK ABOUT EMBARRASSED And just a side note, Clarence is the one who introduced me to Ronnie Mac....didn't have a clue about him back then either ahahahaha.....MEMORIES

[marv2]

LOL you just made me feel reaaaaallllly old....Marv

So that means this one is REALLY before your time...but first a little back story that I don't think I ever told on SDF.

A bazillion years ago, Obie introduced me to Clarence Paul. Now back then, I wasn't as sophisticated about the who, what, and where of all the musicians , composers, producers etc. as I am now but anyhoo, I thought Clarence was just a cool dude who knew the Tops and liked music. One day we were hanging out at his place and I was spinning records [[he had an awesome collection) and I ran across the song I'm about to post. I LOVE THIS SONG and told him so. He started laughing and I didn't know why until he asked me to stop the music and look at the record.....oH s@$#t....HE WROTE THE SONG......LOL ...TALK ABOUT EMBARRASSED And just a side note, Clarence is the one who introduced me to Ronnie Mac....didn't have a clue about him back then either ahahahaha.....MEMORIES

Well Ms_M, "Rescue Me" came out in 1965 and I was in grade school. Ain't no need in my lying. My parents use to have house parties and that was one I clearly along with Shotgun, Can't Help Myself, anything by James Brown etc that year. Obie was my friend too. Help us get into clubs during special events LOL! I use to run into them on the road in whatever city I was living at the time and go see them on stage and backstage to cue the homesickness I got sometimes.

I loved Purple Raindrops and Purple snowflakes. That is a funny story you told about Clarence Paul, hehehehehehe...............

[ms_m]

Time to call it quits.

arr&bee...this one's for you. Why? Just because

[arr&bee]

time to call it quits.

arr&bee...this one's for you. Why? Just because

and you;re my[sunshine on a cloudy day]

[Luciano]

Remembering this great artist. My favorite music period for Natalie Cole was the 70's. This is my favorite by her. She just soars when gets to this part....

We're like a flower to a tree
Like words to a melody of love
There's no way we could break up
No words that can make us
Blow our thing, we're just Inseparable

[ms_m]

She could do it all

[marv2]

Remembering this great artist. My favorite music period for Natalie Cole was the 70's. This is my favorite by her. She just soars when gets to this part....

We're like a flower to a tree
Like words to a melody of love
There's no way we could break up
No words that can make us
Blow our thing, we're just Inseparable

Luciano, great choice. I remember watching this TV special about a month before I graduated from high school.

[arr&bee]

Til you decide to come home-the trammps

[marv2]

Til you decide to come home-the trammps

JAI did you mean this one by the Detroit Emeralds?

[arr&bee]

Slipped away-ray,goodman,brown

[ms_m]

...and drops mike.....ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[marv2]

...and drops mike.....ahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

He can't sing. They just clap because he is the POTUS and to make him feel good. LOL!

[ms_m]

He can't sing. They just clap because he is the POTUS and to make him feel good. LOL!

Probably couldn't carry the entire song but I think he hit the notes rather well.
To each their own.

[marv2]

Probably couldn't carry the entire song but I think he hit the notes rather well.
To each their own.

I'm just kidding. I am going to really miss MY President Obama.

[marv2]

The first single from the "New Miracles" from 1973 "What Is A Heart Good For"

[destruction]

I Keep Asking You Questions - Black Ivory.

Because I came across a bootleg cd case of Spinning Around in the collection of 286/386 software that I'm cleaning out.....and it contained a Celia Cruz bootleg.

So I started feigning and spent the next 30 minutes looking for one of my 3 BI LPs.

[marv2]

I Keep Asking You Questions - Black Ivory.

Because I came across a bootleg cd case of Spinning Around in the collection of 286/386 software that I'm cleaning out.....and it contained a Celia Cruz bootleg.

So I started feigning and spent the next 30 minutes looking for one of my 3 BI LPs.

I always say that Black Ivory was the top underrated and under recognized singing group of the 70s.

[ms_m]

With all this reunion talk a former poster and this song came to mind...

[arr&bee]

Love is-the chi-lites

[destruction]

Love is-the chi-lites

Piling on:

[manny]

Here in Spain the "great" absolute hit by The Chi-lites was the up tempo single "You Don't Have To Go, Part I" w/b "Part Two"... with the nice violin solo and the sexy whisper in the middle [[by a female?)

[TomatoTom123]

Here in Spain the "great" absolute hit by The Chi-lites was the up tempo single "You Don't Have To Go, Part I" w/b "Part Two"... with the nice violin solo and the sexy whisper in the middle [[by a female?)

I love that song...

[TomatoTom123]

And this TUNE!!

[manny]

Thank you, TomatoTom 123

I'm a Chi-lites lover from my teens in the 70's. Some other up-tempo favorites are "You Got To Be The One", "The Devil Is Doing His Work" and "Stoned Out Of My Mind". But my absolute favorites are all mellow ballads as "The Coldest Days Of My Life", the cover of Roberta Flack's "First Time I Ever saw Your Face" and, specially the end part of "Love Comes In All Sizes" with the nice strings and classical horns and percussion... But this thread is about JAMS!! :-)

[marv2]

Thank you, TomatoTom 123

I'm a Chi-lites lover from my teens in the 70's. Some other up-tempo favorites are "You Got To Be The One", "The Devil Is Doing His Work" and "Stoned Out Of My Mind". But my absolute favorites are all mellow ballads as "The Coldest Days Of My Life", the cover of Roberta Flack's "First Time I Ever saw Your Face" and, specially the end part of "Love Comes In All Sizes" with the nice strings and classical horns and percussion... But this thread is about JAMS!! :-)

"Stoned Out of My Mind", "For God Sake, More Power to the People" and "Toby" were some of my favorites by the Chi-Lites.

[arr&bee]

How nice it is-billy stewart