When one takes into account how ridiculous the past year has been, it’s hard to put into reference or frame of mind that the world has always been a bit bent out of shape. One of the preferred ways of coping is turning one’s stress about strife to the songs and singers that keep us…
Tag: Soul Music
Della Reese “Ninety Nine and a Half Won’t Do” (RCA 47-7996, 1962)
Della Reese “Ninety Nine and a Half Won’t Do” (RCA 47-7996, 1962) Della Reese didn’t need Roma Downey to get in touch with the angels. Cutting her teeth in Gospel before she crossed over to pop and jazz, she quite often found herself having to get her sanctified on in song. This wonderful take on…
The Sweet Inspirations “Always David” (From the LP Sweets For My Sweet, 1969)
The Sweet Inspirations “Always David” (From the LP Sweets For My Sweet, 1969) After the momentary detour for Erma Franklin’s birthday, I wanted to finalize our visit to the East Coast and spend a little bit of time with my favorite women to toil in the background: The dynasty of women of clan Drinkard and…
The Blossoms “My Love, Come Home” (Reprise 0475-B, 1966)
The Blossoms “My Love, Come Home” (Reprise 0475-B, 1966) I think so far, appropriately, 10 days into Women’s History Month (as much as I loathe segregating history off to one month of the year), that the month of March will be “Women Of Soul” themed around here. One group of Soul Survivors are The Blossoms. The group…
Mable John “Bigger & Better” (Stax 215-B, 1967)
Mable John “Bigger & Better” (Stax 215-B, 1967) She was the first woman signed to Motown, who at her Saturn Return following her brother Little Willie John to secular music has made history for 60 years. She’s Mable John. At 84 years old she still gives you all of herself as a performer and more….
The Glories “(I Love You Babe, But) Give Me My Freedom” (Date 1571, 1967)
The Glories “(I Love You Babe, But) Give Me My Freedom” (Date 1571, 1967) The Glories are one in a number of Girl Groups of the 1960’s that, despite churning out a long line of wonderful material, saw little pay off in terms of recognition or chart success. This seems a tad bit ridiculous in…
Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford “Son My Son” (Ludix 104, 1963)
Don Gardner and Dee Dee Ford “Son My Son” (Ludix 104, 1963) I sit here on a foggy Sunday Morning, and this song echoes in my mind, as it has for the past few weeks. My mother said yesterday that in my life I never asked for much of anything, a source of pride for…
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