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SOUL MUSIC RABBIT HOLE PROJECT

This thread is going to be dedicated to DEEP soul cuts .. I will be sharing songs and artists as I listen/discover them and hope to have some of y’all do the same.. I grew up listening to my dad’s vinyl collection, half of which was compromised of Motown/Soul artist. I love going down the rabbit hole and discovering artists and songs I’ve never heard before, and ultimately endeavor to keep it alive.

The coding on this forum makes it incredibly easy to link and embed YouTube videos and Spotify playlist etc.

Let’s take the red pill and see how far we can go down the rabbit hole…

DONNY HATHAWAY – JEALOUS GUY (LIVE) 1972

Starting it off with a favorite singer of mine from Chicago. He came up through Curtis Mayfield’s record label as a session player, producer, and song writer. I linked the Wikipedia below for anyone interested.  This song is on a great live album he released which is comprised of live recordings from 2 concerts in 1972 (LA+NY)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donny_Hathaway

T.S.U. TORONADOES – Got To Get Through To You 

This is a song I’ve lived for a while now. The T.S.U. TORONADOES are most well known for being the backing band for the classic Archie Bell & The Drells famous song “Tighten Up”. The “T.S.U.” in the name stands for Texas State University, where I believe the band originated. Another important distinction to make is that it’s “Toronado” (Oldsmobile Car that was popular at the time, and not “Tornado” (the tropical storm that fucks up our paychecks every fall in the south.

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-tsu-toronados-mn0000399629#biography

 

Love this thread idea!

I listen to a lot of music but 60’s / 70’s is soul is always the biggest slice of the pie.  It’s perfect music.

Let’s do this.

 

Dyke and the Blazers – You Are My Sunshine

King Floyd – I Feel Like Dynamite

Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir – Like a Ship

Ann Peebles – Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love

Lee Dorsey – What You Want (Is What You Get)

Don Gardner – My Baby Likes to Boogaloo

Jackie Wilson  & LaVern Baker – Think Twice (Version X)

King Curtis – Memphis Soul Stew

Lou Rawls – Bring It On Home (no disrespect to the great Sam Cooke but the Lou Rawls version is untouchable)

Sly Johnson – Let Yourself Go

Darondo – True

Little Richard – Freedom Blues

 

Here’s a playlist I’ve been working on…