#southern soul

[kingsolomonsmind]

[haveyouheardthisband]

[canmking]

A l G r e e n

[ongawdclub]

A l G r e e n

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Tracklist:

Sticks and Stones • Any Other Way • In My Tenement • Comin' Down • Money (That's What I Want) • I've Really Got the Blues • Send Me Some Lovin' • Walking the Dog • You Are My Sunshine • Stand Up Straight and Tall • New Way of Lovin' • Cruel Cruel World • Dual Trumpet Bounce (Live) • Barefootin' (Live) • Knock On Wood (Live) • Money (That's What I Want) [Live] • Raindrops (Live) • You're the One (That I Need) [Live] • Don't Play That Song (You Lied) [Live] • Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Live) • Any Other Way (Live) • You Are My Sunshine (Live) • I Don't Want to Cry (Live) • Shotgun (Live)

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Clarence Carter - Next To You (1973)

That opening guitar part makes me think of something from Pet Sounds, but then Clarence Carter starts singing and we're definitely in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

It makes me wonder if there's any love in your heart at all

[rootsrockweirdo]

“From the early ‘60s through to 1974, Barbara Brown, along with her sisters, recorded a series of sessions in Memphis. Although they appeared as infrequent singles, taken as a body of work they represent music as good as any ever recorded in that great city of soul.” 

Saturday Night Soul

"Things Have Gone to Pieces" // Barbara & the Browns

Nestled within the rich tapestry of Memphis' musical heritage is the enigmatic figure of Barbara Brown, a vocalist whose powerful voice remains a hidden gem in the annals of southern soul history.

Alongside her sisters Roberta, Betty, and Maurice, she formed a gospel quartet known collectively as "Barbara & the Browns." The familial ensemble would venture from the confines of sacred song to secular music in 1964 after legendary producer Chips Moman persuaded the group to record "Big Party" for the one-off Wil-Mo label. Leased to Stax later that year, the effort gained enough regional popularity to crack the Top 100 R&B Charts.

Two more Stax singles would follow before the group signed to the fledgling XL label, recording a series of sides released on labels such as Cadet, Tower, Atco, and on XL itself. By 1974, Barbara and her sisters seemingly deserted any dreams of stardom, and many of their recordings remained in the can until 2007 when Kent Soul released "Can't Find Happiness: The Sounds of Memphis Recordings." Several of the 20 tracks released in the late aughts were previously unissued, including a demo of the Leon Payne penned "Things Have Gone to Pieces."

A top-10 hit for George Jones in 1965, the ballad masterfully captures the essence of heartbreak and the tumultuous aftermath of a lost love.

The faucet started dripping in the kitchen And last night your picture fell down from the wall Today, the boss said, sorry, I can't use you anymore And tonight, the light bulb went out in the hall

Things have gone to pieces since you left me Nothing turns out half-right now it seems There ain’t nothing in my pocket But three nickels and a dime But I’m holding to the pieces of my dream

While Jones's song delivery, imbued with his signature emotional depth and twang, brings an authentic sense of longing and despair, Barbara Brown's powerhouse vocal adds a layer of soulful resonance to the narrative of grief and hopelessness initially laid out by the Possum.

Barbara Brown died in Detroit, Michigan, on Feb. 3, 2010. Half a century after their debut in the music world, she and her sisters remain largely unknown. Yet, Barbara's interpretation of "Things Have Gone to Pieces" shines brightly as a quintessential piece of southern soul music, a performance so compelling it's easy to imagine George Jones himself would have admired it. — M.H.

[indigokashmir]

Salvation in Louisiana

By the banks of Bayou Chenal, in a parish adjacent to Baton Rouge, a couple care for a unique homage to the Acadian and Creole lifestyles. Along a meandering Louisiana roadway, beyond a pathway of slender oak trees and past an age-old split-cypress fence, flourishes a garden.

Free range life

A punkah ceiling fan in the kitchen building of Maison Chenal wards off the flies.

The dovecote

A carved wardrobe and a tall Canadian buffet grace the space, adorned with baskets skillfully crafted by Native Americans in Louisiana and French pewter candlesticks.

French-style parterre garden 

Photos via Garden & Gun. Photography by William Abranowicz.

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Solomon Burke - Cry to Me (1961) Bert Russell (Bert Berns) from: "Cry to Me" / "I Almost Lost My Mind" (Single) "Rock 'n Soul" (LP)

R&B | Soul | Southern Soul Ballad

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Personnel: Solomon Burke: Lead Vocals Hank Jones: Piano Robert Mosely: Organ Phil Kraus: Vibes Leon Cohen: Alto Saxophone Jesse Powell: Tenor Saxophone

Guitar: Don Arnone Al Caiola Bucky Pizzarell Everett Barksdal

Art Davis: Bass Gary Chester: Drums

Conducted and Arranged by Klaus Ogermann Produced by Bert Berns

Recorded: @ The Atlantic Records Studios in New York City, New York USA on December 6, 1961

Single Released: 1962

Album Released: July, 1964

"one of the first songs to unify country music, gospel and R&B in one package" - International Masters Publishers "Cry to Me" established the paradigm for Southern soul ballads .. - All MusicCom

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The Mar-Keys - Philly Dog (1966) Rufus Thomas from: "The Great Memphis Sound" (LP)

Instrumental | Southern Soul | Memphis Soul

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Personnel: Isaac Hayes: Organ Steve Cropper: Guitar Donald “Duck” Dunn: Bass Al Jackson Jr.: Drums

Wayne Jackson: Trumpet Gene Parker: Tenor Saxophone Floyd Newman: Baritone Saxophone

Produced by Jim Stewart

Recorded: @ Stax Records Studios in Memphis, Tennessee USA on January 15, 1966

Released: April, 1966 Stax Records

CD Reissue: Atlantic Records

[baeleaf1606]

but you rescued me from reachin’ for the bottom, and brought me back from being too far gone..🖤

[haveyouheardthisband]

[canmking]

A l G r e e n

[baesmusic]

take your best, show me what you got, honey I’m not afraid’ 🖤

[raredye]

Rissi Palmer feat. Miko Marks - Still Here