Soul and R & B of the 60's

[SlickDick]

Do you like good music,that sweet soul music oh yeah! oh yeah!This is a site about old music, and so not all is Heavy Metal,Surf, Rock etc.
Soul music was like blues gone EMO. Otis Redding and Booker T and the MG's Solomon Burke ( he wrote and did Proud Mary 1st) Carla Thomas and Rufus Thomas, Issac Hayes,Tina Turner,and Ike all famous and giants in their field it was a music that had an appeal too everyone. It was real American working class music and full of emotion that if you had a girlfriend w/ you at the time you would hear it you'd want to jump her bones.
It came from where else but the southern part of the US early 60's pioneers like Al "TnT" Braggs and Patti "No more tears" Jerome, Etta James, paved the way and then came James Brown, Ravon Star,Aretha Franklin, man what a line up.
Jimi Hendrix got his start on what was called the Chitlin' circuit playing RnB and some Soul too, and even the Who when they were the High Numbers played RnB for the Mods who would listen to nothing else but.
Then it crossed over to the white audiences and then you got the Righteous
Brothers and Tom Jones for a while did RnB.

Yeah the soul artists looked a wee bit Poofy w/ their haircuts and suits but the music kicked ass.So shout rama lama.

Anyone else dig Soul Music?

[Lord Grendel]

I am big Otis Redding fan and Isaac Hayes as well, never really got into Aretha Franklin, I know she is a legend but I just didn't like her that much, I like Etta James though.

[Magic]

I am a HUGE Etta James fan! Add to that Isaac Hayes, Tina & Ike Turner, Aretha Franklin (amazing voice), and The Four Tops.

Great era of music!!

[billtjr51]

Aretha Franklin is fantastic!

[CP/M User]

billtjr51 wrote:

Aretha Franklin is fantastic!

I agree! :-D

I don't know a lot of Isaac Hayes - but I like his theme to Shaft!

[Lord Grendel]

I think Tina Turner hit her peak when she left her loser of a husband and went solo. I'm not sure if what she recorded on her own is "Soul" music but it puts anything her and Ike recorded in the shade as far as I'm concerned.

[Magic]

Tina had "hot legs" litterally. Her legs were the inspiration for Rod Stewart's "hot legs"

[CP/M User]

I don't mind "River Deep Mountain High" from Tina. But I'm weird in this case cause early 80s Tina is the period I get excited about! :-o Probably because a certain 60s Iconic Aussie in Terry Bitten (from the Twilights) was working with her!

[Mr. Shadow]

King Curtis, The Funk Brothers, Booker T & The MGs are on my like list.

I grew tired of Otis Redding.

[Magic]

Sly & The Family Stone:

Dance to the Music

Staple Singers:

I'll Take You There

The Spinners:

Rubberband Man


who did this one?

Ooh Child

[Emrock]

Marvin Gaye What's Going On? Let's Get it On

Marvin invented modern R and B with these two albums. When he went to Barry Gordy with the idea for Let's Get it On, he had originally titled it "Sanctified Pussy." Gordy wasn't wild about the title and told Marvin in no uncertain terms that Motown would not be releasing any records titled "Sanctified Pussy." If you listen to the fade out, Marvin is singing, "I want to get sancitfied." The only remainder of the original lyrics.

[Hepcat]

Yes! Here's a great album by a soul band that's often overlooked when lists of great soul artists are compiled:

[Flower]

Solomon Burke is still amazing .. we saw him three years ago and it was one of the best shows that I've ever attended.

[Hepcat]

I'll second Solomon Burke!



James Brown, Otis Redding, Ben E. King and Marvin Gaye are some of my other favourites.

[troggy]

Originally Posted by SlickDick Solomon Burke ( he wrote and did Proud Mary 1st)

"Proud Mary" was written by John Fogerty and first recorded by CCR.