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#31
08-03-2007, 10:59 PM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
I love Stax records. This thread is a great idea.
I must say, my favorite rendition of the Tennessee Waltz (great song) is by the incomparable Norah Jones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IquT_zm2O7M 
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#32
08-04-2007, 01:00 AM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
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Bring it on Home - my favorite Sam Cooke. [/ QUOTE ] this and This Little Light of Mine are my two favorite Sam Cooke songs. I like everything he did, but i like the gritty edge you get from his live tracks (and the songs targeted toward the black audience) versus the smooth Sam that you got on the radio (cupid, chain gang, etc)
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#33
08-04-2007, 10:30 AM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
Yes, Sam Cooke is definitely the King of Soul.
Love Donny Hathaway too. Best "new" soul is without a doubt D'angelo: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DMb8BhCXN...ed&search= There are several clips on Youtube but I used that because David Sanborn is also the man http://youtube.com/watch?v=8fNtipp5RLs That's my favorite D'angelo song, produced by DJ Premier R. Kelly is a total hack compared to this guy, but hey, I guess he didn't get fat and burn out on drugs...
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#34
08-05-2007, 01:34 PM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
If you like Michael Buble's version of Feeling Good, look up Nina Simone's. She can really wail, singing it like only a black woman can, and the trombones backing her definitely outshine Buble's band here.
Edit: Here we go: http://youtube.com/watch?v=nDsNLnsg6lo
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#35
08-05-2007, 01:58 PM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
One absolute vocal monster who hasn't been mentioned yet is Eva Cassidy. It's a real shame she died young and before she really got the acclaim she deserves. She just kills on some of her recordings:
Wade in the Water -- this is pretty easily the best recording of this song that I've ever heard. Honeysuckle Rose -- when it was written back in the early days of jazz, this was a fairly quick hot jazz number. This recording really changed things around taking the tempo way down. Nowadays if I hear people do this song, it's slow more often than not, and it's usually a tip of the hat to this recording. Stormy Monday -- I can't honestly say that this is the best recording I've heard of this particular song. It's been done so many times by so many legends. However, she still hangs with them. Time After Time
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#36
08-05-2007, 02:08 PM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
Another soulful song I find infectious is Ruthie Foster's Travelin' Shoes. This is a horrible video and the audio isn't much better, but check it out on iTunes. Her version is amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhGX94H5Ihs
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#37
08-09-2007, 09:17 AM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
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Dcifr, Wow, I think that Buble rendition of Fever sucks really, really, really hard. Otis Redding - Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (Jack Black's cover in High Fidelity was pretty damn sweet) Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine Al Green - Let's Stay Together The Temptations - Papa Was a Rollin' Stone [/ QUOTE ] eld, thats what i'm talkin about!! good stuff. forgot about this thread and just wanted to listen to some new good stuff and here it is [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] glad so many of you participated. thanks, Barron
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#38
08-09-2007, 10:31 AM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
Stax-Volt Volume 1
Stax-Volt Volume 2 Stax-Volt Volume 3 I just recently got all 3 of these and they are some of the best 25-30 CDs of music ever made. I load them all in to Winamp and shuffle and it's like a kickass soul oldies station that plays stuff you never heard in your life. I had never known of artists like Carla Thomas, William Bell, and Barbara Stephens, but they are nearly the equals of Otis Redding or Etta James. Highest possible recommendation.
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#40
08-09-2007, 10:58 PM
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Re: SOUL thread. give it to me.
I just saw this great thread. You should listen to these:
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin - Night Life - http://youtube.com/watch?v=KTXpXO6jQHg Otis Redding - A Change is Gonna Come - http://youtube.com/watch?v=6kXW0VtQc0I Percy Sledge - It Tears Me Up - http://youtube.com/watch?v=pm5ARHpYdr4 Ray Charles - What'd I Say - http://youtube.com/watch?v=zIYLF9KBdaU Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour - http://youtube.com/watch?v=zkXtnknA8Ck A couple of newer guys - I love their voices: Anthony Hamilton - Charlene - http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jst0qnDhQRw Jaheim - Put that Woman First - http://youtube.com/watch?v=mciblMkL9q0 I wish I knew how to put a label on a link.
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