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Aretha Franklin, Bobby Bland, Booker T and the MGs, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, Joe Tex, Little Richard, Little Willie John, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Ray Charles, Sam and Dave, Sam Cooke, the Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett
Playlist by Algernon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_7iRVtxui8
I can’t stop loving you – Ray Charles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCdc1YW001Q
It’s a man’s world – James Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25xKEQ5PRcQ
Soul Man – Sam and Dave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KFYUJ63nk8
In the midnight hour – Wilson Pickett
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY3vgBzgYn4
I’ll take you there – The Staple Singers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxb-9p5hdRY
I never loved a man they way I love you – Aretha Franklin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvRvSxsW-I
Theme from Shaft – Isaac Hayes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCmUhYSr-e4
The dock of the bay – Otis Redding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3-OaNevkfg
Lucille – Little Richard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6QlnlMqjE
You Send Me – Sam Cooke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwGTzuMlyQE
Fever – Little Willie John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lp7FtJXp7k
When a man loves a women – Percy Sledge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yx6aaLArZw
A sweet woman like you – Joe Tex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGAiW5dOnKo
Chain of Fools – Aretha Franklin
Green Onions- Booker T and the MGs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9xpKfqpfhw
That’s the way love is – Bobby Bland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip_pjb5_fgA
Freeway of Love – Aretha Franklin
Window Dresser's Arms, Pig & Whistle 
I came over all maudlin, after writing about the old days, and it led me to look up Alan, my old drinking buddy. Mind you, he and I were young then – and bulletproof.
I found some disturbing articles about his downward spiral, however just wanted to table this this one, which is more flattering.
I’m in London in June, and will try to find him, for a brief reminisce of days of yore and laughs.
It sounds as if I’ll have to jog his memory though……….sigh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hudson
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Problem is JL, is it all relative. I once passed Jeff Phillips in the street. Yes, good old Jeff, what, you don’t know him? Shame on you boy.
Now someone you should know is Ralph Coates. Me and the old man watching wog ball on telly, Ralph Coates. He were a player.
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Don’t know them. Googled Ralph Coats and got Ralph Loren panties 😉
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Seeing eye have to spoon feed ya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Coates
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I see. Yes I missed an e.
Believe it or not, I remember him now that I apply the old grey matter.
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Who was he palying for at the time HOO, Leyton Orient?
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I think it was Spurs
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Algy, Same Cooke doing You Send Me would be my favourite.
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Same=Sam and so how did it happen that it typed Same again so that I had to repair it. I am using my friend’s ‘toy’ lap top whatchamcallit…
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The one below that Is one I like, Sam Cooke is always a fave though.
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What a voice. Jazz-soul (maybe) fusion but I was imagining him being a master of his every note delivered. I still like the female voice doing it (and mind blank can’t…Peggy Lee i reckon her name was). Thanks again, algy.
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1956 what’s more shoe and the original, Sweet sound isn’t it.
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I googled Peggy and googled Fever. V interesting that, algy regarding lyrics too that the Peggy Lee version (recorded 1958 and I once knew that) is different and why. Thank you again algy. O, yes, Willie has a sweet grasp on them notes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fever_%28Little_Willie_John_song%29
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Algy, many thanks as always for a cool selection. I swapped the Booker T and the MGs Green Onions clip for a live video of the band. There was a comment on Youtube that Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist – also famous for his work in the Blues Brothers – passed away in Tokyo in 2012. He was 70. Geez how time flies !
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Green Onions was released in the early ’60’s so he’d have been all of 20 when it was released.
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Why don’t you just change over the whole lot Boss 🙂
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Really rude Mike, Perhaps you should have embedded your preferred version in a post.
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Don’t worry, I know you will reply in 12 months time, after renovations and getting a real job.
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Hey Algy, how many rude statements will I need to make before Mike notices? I reckon I’ll put 5 quid on ten. : )
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Why heck, my simile didn’t work, Eb? Come here boy, I’ve got a beating you need.
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You have been active HOO, I don’t mind the edit.
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Algernon, as ewe is a true gentleman like, and me who isn’t, to be honest Mike just should of embedded his preferred version in a post rather than change your list. You research and select your songs along with clips to achieve what you want. How would it be, when I was a site moderator to say “I really like your article but I have re written the last paragraph as it reads better…” [Spooky music playing in the background]. Just because Mike prefers another clip is Mike’s problem, doesn’t mean it is better, it means it is more preferred by the site owner, can you see where this could go?.
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True Hung, It was the Blues Brothers that gave me the taste for southern soul.
On 30 December I sent a letter to the Editor (set one last Saturday as well but not published) where were I had one email and two phone calls tweaking it. I thought my letter was good the tweaks made it better and it was published the next day. Perhaps he could have embedded it beforehand, I wouldn’t have noticed as I only play the odd tune in the week after its published.
I’ve had comments edited at the drum, I’m sure you have too.
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Me too Algy. One of the funniest movies ever and yes the music was great. I worked for many years with a bloke you was right into the Blues Brothers. Of course after a while my nickname became “Jake” and his was “Elwood” and Fridays we would have fried chickens(pieces) with Coke and dry white toast
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I was a Joe Tex sycophant. There was a group of us, all sharing flats around different parts of West London, and we got into soul. We used to go to Hammersmith Palais and swallow pints of bitter, while we listened to the latest soul. Hold on to what you got, was another.
Smokey Robinson and Otis, of course.
I used to play time is tight when I did a spot as a DJ in Mallorca, during my ‘what am I gonna do phase” ……………………………..It was/is a great intro.
An excellent collection.
To be honest. As I am (brutally sometimes ), much to my detriment, I suppose, I don’t always play the selections. it’s the time and convenience thing. You know where they are on the PC.
However, I will make an exception for a trip down memory lane. Cheers Algernon.
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And Percy, of course.
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PPS: I saw Wilson Pickett at a club in Palma de Mallorca, called ‘Barbarela’.
God that was eons ago.
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I’m like you JL. I usually play the ones I am not so familiar with. Hadn’t heard of Joe Tex but he has that classic sound.
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They all do hung.. Joe Tex did a disco hit called Ain’t gonna bump not with no big fat women, possibly the only song to get regular airplay here..
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If you listen to ‘Sweet woman like you’, you can here where Rod Stewart got his technique.
Rod was a great fan of soul. He particularly liked Al Green.
This feels a bit like ‘Ground Hog Day’, as I am sure that I mentioned this once before.Not the Joe Tex influence,but Rod’s favourite music.
He used to buy whole racks of cassettes( remember them), when he came into my King’s Rd shop…Well not whole racks, however a couple of fistfuls.
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Recently, like the last couple of week I recall, but I’m not sure where. I think you were commenting with Hung.
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I remember that but thought it was a while ago. Somewhere too I commented about it that btw my bestie when I lived in a unit we shared in Cairns and travelled to Melbourne together for a year grew up some years in a business address they lived above in Kings Road. A general convenience store/deli. Like a Kiwi dairy. I’ve a heap of photos she sent me of Kings Road to give vision to the stories. Small world and funny how people’s paths take them backward and forward through reminiscence. I commented that otherwise I know near nothing about London.
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Another coincidence was she and I had a second hand vinyl and find-a-book business I set up in North Queensland and we had a great time with neighbouring Undersound that was a new alternative music store (and new vinyl) and on the other side a second hand vinyl store called Play It Again. That’s why I remember in particular Carisbrooke you had a business on Kings Road.
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It may be a myth, but my recollection is that it was called King’s Rd, because Charles used to travel it to see Nell Gwynn: his mistress.
it’s funny how those titles can stay around.
In my drinking days I use d to get pissed in The Nell Gwynn pub, just up the Rd…Or The Clarendon, or The Lord Palmerston. There were about 7 pubs within 5 minutes walk.
I remember having a couple of beers with Rod, back in the early 70s. he didn’t come to see me, but clients often stayed for a chat when ewe were doing stuff.
You would never have heard of him, but I used to have (too many) beers with Alan Hudson: a gifted English footballer. Piss ruined his career, I reckon. Rod Stewart admired Alan, as he was quite a good amateur footballer himself. Rod used to play in celebrity matchjes.
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I’ll have to stop blogging, my laptop is playing up. The screen is spinning, even when plugged in to my monitor.
I’m off.
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Must have read my mind. I was going to ask if you know why it was called Kings Road. Good luck with the tractor (computer 🙂 )
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I suppose one could play a small section then come back. I find at times just putting the selection together takes time I don’t have so I break it up into 4 or 5 then come back to it later. I wish I had more time to comment sometimes as I can’t during working hours.
I could play soul music all day long and do when I working from home. I’ve found a great little digital soul station from Atlanta that only plays 50’s-80’s soul music. Recently they did a great selection of Northern Soul. I’ll admit this is a selection been wanting to put together for a while.
I’m glad you’ve enjoyed this Jules, and that its bought back many good memories for you.
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Very R&B Algernon, I like it
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🙂
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Glad you do, Always hard to go past a good R&B selection.
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That is a very good collection with a theme running through it. Cool.
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You’re welcome vivienne, as I said to Hung always hard to go past.
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Extraordinary collection…with so many related avenues in Youtube to explore. Nice work Mr Algy.
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Your are always welcome Mr Big, I must admit getting sidetracked and findings some real gems.
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