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PLAYLIST 3-27-06

I'm in the Mood for Ska    Lord Tanamo/Skatalites    1964   
Boogie in My Bones    Laurel Aitken    1959   
River Jordan    Clancy Eddle & Hersang & The City Slickers    1961
Fat Man (1960 Version)    Derrick Morgan    1960   
Feel So Fine (aka Feel So Good)    Derrick & Patsy    1961   
Du Du Wap    Audrey Adams, Chuck Josephs & Dobby Dobson    1961 
No More Doggin'    Roscoe Gordon    1952
Independent Jamaica    Lord Creator    1962   
Rough and Tough    Stranger Cole    1962   
Carry Go Bring Come    Justin Hinds & The Dominoes    1963   
Simmer Down    The Skatalites & The Wailers (Marley)    1963
Guns of Navarone    Skatalites    1964   
My Boy Lollipop    Millie Small    1964    
You're the Only One    Millie & Roy Panton?    1963
Low Down Dirty Girl    Laurel Aitken    57-66   
King of Ska (1964 Version)    Desmond Dekker    1964   
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Rankin' Full Stop    The English Beat    1981 
The Hunter    Prince Buster's Allstars    1965         
Sheperd Beng    Prince Buster & Teddy King    1967       
The Prince    Madness    1979      
Skinhead Girl    Symarip    1970   
007 (Shanty Town)    Desmond Dekker    1967   
54-46 That's My Number    Toots & The Maytals    1968   
Ghost Town (12" Version)    The Specials    1981 
Train to Skaville    The Ethiopians    1967 
Dance Crasher    Alton Ellis & The Flames    1965
Rudy Got Soul    Desmond Dekker & The Aces    1966 
Tougher Than Tough (Rudie in Court)    Derrick Morgan    1967 
Armagideon Time    The Clash    1980   
Monkey Man    Toots & The Maytals    1970   
Yea Yeah    The Riots    1965 
Unity    Desmond Dekker & The Aces    1967
Rocksteady    Alton Ellis & The Flames    1967 
Long Shot Kick de Bucket    The Pioneers    1969   
Buss Your Mouth (A.K.A. Contention)    The Ethiopians    1969 
The Tide Is High    The Paragons    1965   
Pressure Drop    The Maytals    1970 
Rudy, A Message to You    Dandy Livingstone    1967   

Northern Soul

What Is Northern Soul?

The Basics:

* Rare soul from the 60s and 70s popular in the North of England in the late sixties and throughout the seventies at all-nighter dance clubs. Djs were more concerned with finding songs with the right beat (stompers) than by 'big' name artists so the collectibility of many obscure artists came out of the need for speed, I suppose you could say. Basically 'northern soul' was a high tempo dance phenomenon (over 125 bpm) in American soul music played in clubs in north England. It still exists today all over the world in all-nighters and other dance events. Many obscure American soul artists albums are some of the most expensive and highly sought after records in the world.

* "Northern Soul" phrase coined by magazine writer Dave Godin after a visit to the Twisted Wheel club in Manchester in the early 70s when describing how the kids in the North England clubs were dancing to 'a form of northern       soul music' that was different from what people were listening to elsewhere in the country and even in the U.S. where the music was being created.

*"The trend began in the mid-Sixties, growing out of the Mod scene, as clubbers danced to rare, upbeat Detroit-style soul that was often entirely unaffiliated with Tamla-Motown. But as the London clubs went psychedelic, the discotheques in the North of England stayed the course, which is how their favorite music came to be called "Northern Soul." That means that the phenomenon has always been less about a style of music than a geek subculture (in the best possible sense) who just couldn't get enough of their favorite music, even as time passed it by. " from About.Com    

Some artists that made it big in the Northern Soul scene include:
(click for page with music samples via All But Forgotten Oldies website)

Major Lance
The Flirtations
JJ Barnes
Edwin Starr 

More Northern Soul song samples via Soul Surfin'

PLAYLIST 3-20-06

60 SOUL & early 70s Soul/Funk

Just As I Thought   -  William Bell
Double Eyed Whammy   -  Freddy King & His Orchestra
Bar-B-Q   -  Wendy Rene
Don't Mess Up A Good Thing -  Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure
The 81 -  Candy & The Kisses
Hold On This Time -  Fontella Bass
I'll Be Available  -  Brenda Holloway
Gonna Be A Big Thing  -  Yum Yums
Cracked Up Over You  -  Danny White
Let's Wade In The Water  -  Marlena Shaw
Sweeter Than The Day Before  -  The Valentinos
99 1/2 (Won't Do) -  Wilson Pickett
You Got It And I Want It   -  Andre Williams
Cheater Man  -  Irma Thomas
You're The Dog  -  IrmaThomas
More And More  -  Little Milton
Hey Joyce  -  Lou courtney
Sock it to me  -  Mitch Ryder
How Can You Tell Me  -  Flirtations
Chains Of Love -  J.J. Barnes
A Lover Was Born  -  Lee Dorsey
Do You Love Me Baby  -  The Masqueraders
The Nitty Gritty  -  Shirley Ellis
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy  -  The Tams
Natural Soul Brother  -  Danny White
Compared To What  -  Della Reese
Pillow Talk  -  Sylvia
I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home  -  Ann Peebles
Accept me  -  Harvey Averne
Dirty Man  -  Laura Lee
Crumbs Off The Table  -  Laura Lee
Anti Love Song  -  Betty Davis
It's LB Time  -  Joe (Youngblood) Cobb
Can I Be Your Squeeze  -  Chuck Carbo
Mean Mistreater  -  Lee Bates

PLAYLIST 3-13-06

Our first soul show last week (sorry the playlist is so late, I had to pay my hosting bill!!)

The first hour with Stuart:

1 - Your Lies    Shelby Lynne    2000    2:53    Country    I Am Shelby Lynne   
2 - How I Got to Memphis    Otis Williams & the Midnight Cowboys    1971    2:36    Country    From Where I Stand (Disc 3)   
3 - Detroit City    Arthur Alexander    1965    3:09    Country    From Where I Stand (Disc 2)   
4 - Mississippi You're On My Mind    Stoney Edwards        2:44    Country    The Best Of - Poor Folks Stick Together   
5 - Club Manhattan    Jesse Winchester    1999    3:44    Rock    Gentleman of Leisure   
6 - Down In The Valley    Solomon Burke        2:34    R&B    The Very Best Of Solomon Burke   
7 - Another Lonely Song    Tammy Wynette        2:40    Country    Legendary Country Singers   
8 - Fairytale    The Pointer Sisters    1975    5:07    Country    From Where I Stand (Disc 3)   
9 - I'm Movin' On    Ray Charles    1959    2:31    Country    From Where I Stand (Disc 2)   
10 - Hot Burrito #1    The Flying Burrito Brothers        3:41    Country    Farther Along - The Best of
11 - The Dark End Of The Street    James Carr        2:33    R&B    The Complete Goldwax Singles   
12 - I Miss You    Stoney Edwards        2:30    Country    Just For Old Times Sake   
13 - Almost Persuaded    Etta James    1969    3:23    Country    From Where I Stand (Disc 2)   
14 - I'll Be Long Gone    Boz Scaggs    1969    4:15    Rock    Boz Scaggs   
15 - Another Cup Of Coffee    Brook Benton    1962    2:50    R&B    Best Of Brook Benton   
16 - It's Time I Tried    Allison Moorer    2000    4:14    Country    The Hardest Part   
17 - It's Been A Change    Buddy Miller    1999    4:23    Country    Cruel Moon   
18 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken    The Staple Singers    1960    2:41    Country    From Where ...

Second Hour with Jessica:

1 - Money (That's What I Want)    Barrett Strong    1960    2:37    R&B/Soul    20th Century Masters  The Millennium Collection: The Best of Barrett Strong   
2 - OOH POO PAH DOO -Part II    Jessie Hill    1960    2:18    R&B/Soul       
3 - I Need Your Love    L.C.Cooke    1960    2:28    R&B    Chess Rhythm & Roll 1947-1967   
4 - Please Mr. Postman    The Marvelettes    1961    2:30    R&B/Soul    20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1960s, Vol. 1   
5 - I'm Going Home    Prince Conley    1961    2:51    R&B    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968, Volume 1   
6 - There's A Love    Del Rios    1962    2:20    R&B    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968, Volume 1   
7 - Wait A Minute    Barbara Stephens    1962    2:25    R&B    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968, Volume 1   
8 - You Better Move On    Arthur Alexander     1962    2:45    Soul    S/T   
9 - I'm Blue (The Gong Gong Song) 1962    The Ikettes    1962    2:29    R&B/Soul    Beg, Scream & Shout!: The Best of '60s Soul, Vol. 3   
10 - Whot's Happenin'!    The Mar-Keys    1962    2:30    R&B    The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968, Volume 1   
11 - You Really Got a Hold On Me    The Miracles & Smokey Robinson    1962    3:01    R&B/Soul    The Miracles: Greatest Hits from the Beginning   
12 - Bring It On Home to Me    Sam Cooke    1962    2:42    R&B/Soul    The Man Who Invented Soul   
13 - High Heel Sneakers    Tommy Tucker    1962    2:51    R&B    Chess Rhythm & Roll 1947-1967   
14 - You Won't Do Right 1963    Art Neville    1963    2:13    Soul       
15 - Stupidity (LP Version)    Solomon Burke    1963    1:53    R&B/Soul    Sock It to 'Em Soul   
16 - Contract On Love (Mono Single)    Stevie Wonder    1963    2:15    R&B/Soul    The Complete Stevie Wonder - Mono Singles   
17 - Every hour every day 1964    g. l. crockett    1964    2:51    Blues       
18 - When He Touches Me    Gloria Jones    1964    3:38    R&B/Soul    Deep Soul Inferno   
19 - Dancing in the Street    Martha & The Vandellas    1964    2:42    R&B/Soul    A Collection of 16 Original Big Hits, Vol. 3   

NEXT WEEK - MONDAY MARCH 20th - more 60s SOOOUUUULLLLL!!!!!!

PLAYLIST 3-6-06

I Couldn't Believe It Was True    Maddox Brothers & Rose    
Flash Your Diamonds    Charline Arthur   
Honky Tonk Husband    Helen Hall       
A Passing Love Affair    Jean Shepard   
Silver Threads and Golden Needles    Wanda Jackson
Sad Singin' And Slow Ridin'    Jean Shepard   
When I'm With You      Webb Pierce & Kitty Wells 
Walkin' After Midnight (live)    Patsy Cline      
Rock Me To Sleep      Little Miss Cornshucks (Mildred Cummings)   
Beer Bottle Boogie    Scott, Marylyn   
I'll Ask My Heart      Linda Hopkins      
I'll Wait For You    Ruth Brown    
5-10-15 Hours    Ruth Brown    
Gabbin' Blues (Don't Run My Business)    Big Maybelle Smith   
Hollerin' And Screamin'    Little Esther   
Mainliner    Little Esther   
Hound Dog      Betsy Gay 
I'm Mad At You    Wynona Carr 
Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul    Patsy Cline      
Bop-Ting-A-Ling    Lavern Baker      
Sweet Nothin's    Brenda Lee       
This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'    Ruth Brown   
Mean Mean Man    Wanda Jackson   
Cracker Jack (live)    Janis Martin    
Release Me    Esther Phillips   
Fan It    Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan   
Welcome To The Club    Jean Chapel    
Ten Cats Down    The Miller Sisters   
Everlasting Love     Barbara Pittman   
Lovin' In Vain    Patsy Cline   
Crazy    Patsy Cline
Oh, So Many Years      Webb Pierce & Kitty Wells 
Girls In Disgrace    Jean Shepard      
The Mysteries Of Life    Jean Shepard   
Baby Sitter's Blues    Ann Jones   
The Deacon Moves In     Little Esther 
Better Beware    Little Esther 
Doggin' Blues     Hopkins, Linda      
Uneasy Blues    Scott, Marylyn   
Don't Marry Too Soon     Little Miss Cornshucks (Mildred Cummings)
I Love Lucy  Theme Song
He Will Come Back To Me    Alis Lesley
I Need A Man    Barbara Pitman    
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show    Big Maybelle   
Eeny Meeny Miney Moe    Bob And Lucille   
Bigelow 6-200 (Single)    Brenda Lee 
Dynamite (1957 Single Version)    Brenda Lee   
Just Look, Don't Touch, He's Mine    Charline Arthur
Bopper 486609    Donna Dameron    
Friction Heat    Donnie Lou With Lew Douglas, His Orchestra & Chorus 
Dirty Dishes    Jeani Mack   
Jim Dandy    Lavern Baker   
I'm a Bad, Bad Girl    Little Esther 
Someday You Will Pay    The Miller Sisters   
(Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean)   Ruth Brown   
Elvis, Elvis    Pat Smith      
Mambo Italiano    Rosemary Clooney    
Killer    Sparkle Moore   
Rock A Bop    Sparkle Moore With Dan Belloc And His Orchestra   
Fujiyama Mama    Wanda Jackson    
Riot in Cell Block 9    Wannda Jackson      
Please Mr Jailer    Wynona Carr