“Pounds Of Soul” by Betty Bibbs. Apparently an unissued track from a 1968 Kent session in LA produced by Jimmy McCracklin.
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“Sunshine (You’re Blowin’ My Cool),” written by Bosco Mann (Gabriel Roth), performed by Saun & Starr.
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“In The Night,” written by Bosco Mann and Neal Sugarman, performed by Saun & Starr.
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“You’re the Kind of Girl,” by Lee Fields & The Expressions. Video directed by Jeff Bierman.
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“So High,” by Brian Owens & the Deacons of Soul, recorded in the studios of KDHX in St. Louis. Video by Andy Coco and Ashley Johnson.
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“Get It While You Can,” written by Mort Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy. Mr. Ragovoy plays it on piano for vocalist Howard Tate in 2003. Amazing.
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“New Year’s Resolution,” written by Randle Catron, Willa Dean “Deanie” Parker, and Mary Frierson; recorded by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas in 1968.
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Brooklyn’s Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings cook the sizzling latkes out of Hanukkah, all 8 days of it, in this video by illustrator Rich Terrana. The tune is on the Holiday Soul Party album (matching sweaters available; sorry, no yarmulkes ). The band recorded a live version of “8 Days” at the NPR studio in DC .
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings website
Sad News:
“Sharon Jones, Soul Singer With Dap-Kings, Dies at 60,” Jon Pareles, New York Times
“Soul singer Sharon Jones, whose work with the Dap Kings sparked a renaissance, has died,” Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times
“Sharon Jones was magnetic on and off stage,” By Hardeep Phull, New York Post
“Sharon Jones: a soul survivor who helped rejuvenate a classic sound,” David Ma, The Guardian
“A Queen Among Kings,” Oliver Wang, NPR
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“When Will We Be Paid?” written by Randall Stewart, recorded by the Staples Singers in 1969. Prince and Angie Stone” recorded a version, released on a fairly obscure CD. This concise call for reparations is said to have been inspired by a passage written by Martin Luther King Jr.
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“A Woman Will Do Wrong,” written by Clarence Reid and Paul Kelly, sung by Helene Smith. Clarence Reid is on piano. Miami soul, recorded in 1967.
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