Listenin' to R&B and Conversation

Listening to the amazing Barbara Lewis tonight.

 

Now listening to a nice enough compil. feat. Sharon Jones and Keb' Mo' (Putumayo Presents Series, 2010).

 

Esther....

 

Producers extraordinaire Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis should have their own corner carved out for them and this beauty is just one reason why.

 

More Jam & Lewis courtesy of the SOS Band:

 

The Great Curtis Mayfield—Pusher Man

 

The Godfather of Soul—Maybe The Last Time

 

Funny how those guys put an R and B spin on that jazzy tune.

 

What an amazing soundtrack.

 

The best. I love Curtis.

 

Otis Redding - "You Left The Water Running"

 

Louis Jordan - "Saturday Night Fish Fry"

 

This is a lot of fun, @ando here I was all stuck in classical and jazz, but I'm "branching out."

Now playing: another compil. from another early R&B performer.



Ruth Brown (1928-2006).



Look at her... Wow.

She was great. And totally blues, right? The roots.

 

Oh yes. Mos def.

 

Hold me, thrill me, kiss me— Mel Carter
A favorite of my Mom. She’s an 80+
teenager.

 

My preferred rendition of this classic:

 

I love your mom!

 

Youngeeeerrrr then.

 

But of course. Excellent, Orion.

 

I read an article last week that Bootsy's doctors told him not to play bass onstage anymore.

Munchies for Your Love

 

After discovering this song through a black music themed radio program – it was the James & Bobby Purify cover - I sampled different versions to find my favorite. I settled for the one by Maurice & Mac. It was recorded at the Fame Studios in Muscles Shoals, AL, like the posted demo by Otis Redding (according to Wikipedia he was asked by studio owner Rick Hall to assist with the production of Wilson Pickett’s cover).

 

Maybe Soul fans can open up their own 'Listenin' to Soul and Conversation thread', and leave this one to R & B ?

They are different IMHO

 

Couldn't agree more

 

Did you read the OP? He said this thread is all-inclusive.