This week's #alternateFridayMusic theme is #water.

This is an excellent live version of a soul classic, originally recorded in 1961:

William Bell: You Don't Miss Your Water (a live performance from 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97vpagft7Y

Bell had a concert in Helsinki in 2017, after the release of his wonderful comeback album, "This Is Where I Live", and of course sang this song as well.

#WilliamBell #BookerTJones #soulmusic #StaxRecords

#Music #Blues #Live #YouTube #BookerTJones

Time flies by but great music is eternal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vwLFLt8-Jo&list=RD_vwLFLt8-Jo&start_radio=1

#Music #Live #Historic #Blues #YouTube #BookerTJones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFQEsUjI0U8&list=RDiFQEsUjI0U8&start_radio=1

#Music #Blues #Live #YouTube #BookerTJones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIUSDLHYMDc&list=RDeIUSDLHYMDc&start_radio=1

#Music #NPR #TinyDesk #Blues #BookerTJones #Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh9KDzNkpSI&list=RDrh9KDzNkpSI&start_radio=1

Who's Making Love by Johnnie Taylor, released in 1968 on Stax.

In 1968, Johnnie Taylor’s provocative single, “Who’s Making Love” gave the newly independent Stax Records its first major hit. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped to bolster the label’s profile. The album Who’s Making Love was released months later, and not only featured the title track but also an irresistible collection of bluesy songs penned by Booker T. Jones, Bettye Crutcher, Steve Cropper and the inimitable team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaDTObaghsE&list=OLAK5uy_lIY-TSrOrJ4i-gOD0wog35-BVZ9Gv4sI0

#johnnietaylor #whosmakinglove #stax #issachayes #davidporter #bookertjones #stevecropper #soul

Otis Redding, The Dock Of The Bay, 1968 on Volt.

This was the first posthumous release after Redding died in 1967, and his seventh studio album. It collected some singles, b-sides, and previously released tracks, including the title track “(Sittin’ On) The Doc of the Bay” which was cowritten by Steve Cropper and Redding. Also has a great version of “Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down And Out.”

The band here includes Booker T. Jones, Isaac Hayes, Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, and Al Jackson Jr. Carla Thomas joins on “Tramp.”

My copy is a 1968 pressing via Electric Fetus in Minneapolis MN – it’s in great shape.

#1960s #1968 #AlJacksonJr #BookerTJones #CarlaThomas #DonaldDunn #ElectricFetus #isaacHayes #MinneapolisMN #OtisRedding #Soul #SteveCropper #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #Volt

"Stardust" by #WillieNelson. Apparently a collection of his favourite "pop" songs. Produced by #BookerTJones - and reputedly recorded in #EmmylouHarris's living room, just in 10 days.

Closer to pop and crooner/schlager music than country, but good stuff anyway. Superb production.

#Music #CD #Pop