Booker T. & the M.G.’s – Green Onions | WGOM

Steve Cropper co-wrote both “Green Onions” and “Time is Tight,” along with many other major singles by Stax artists — including Otis Redding’s “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” and “Mr. Pitiful”, Wilson Pickett’s “In the Midnight Hour” and “634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A)”, plus Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man”. You might know Steve Cropper mixed … Continue reading Booker T. & the M.G.’s – Green Onions →

You Better Move On by Arthur Alexander, released on Dot in 1962.

You Better Move On Review by Ron Wynn

Arthur Alexander was a wonderful deep soul and country-influenced singer. He could express the urgency and longing of a soul artist and tell a story with the sensitivity and innocence of a great country artist. The title track as well as the other cuts on this greatest-hits work were his finest from the '60s. "Anna" and "You Better Move On" were turned into bigger hits by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

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Knock on Wood is the debut album of soul singer/songwriter Eddie Floyd, released in 1967 on Stax Records. The album was recorded between July and December 1966 at Stax Recording Studio. It features his most well-known single, the title track, "Knock on Wood"...

"Knock on Wood" is a 1966 song by Eddie Floyd, written by Floyd and Steve Cropper...Steve Cropper has stated in interviews that there was a lightning storm the night that he and Eddie wrote the song, hence the lyrics 'It's like thunder, lightning, The way you love me is frightening'. The song was based on another song co-written by Cropper, the Wilson Pickett version of "In the Midnight Hour" (1965), having the same chord progression "only played in reverse". - Wikipedia

Eddie Floyd is still with us aged 87!

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Smooth …

January 31, 1972 ~ Al Green releases Let's Stay Together. The flexibility of Green's voice is something to marvel at. He can croon, shout, scat, rise to the smoothest of falsettos, and throw in the funkiest growls, all in the course of a single tune. ~ Rolling Stone Magazine, March 30, 1972 #algreen #letsstaytogether #70smusic #soul #rnb #memphissoul Listen to Let's Stay Together by Al Green on Amazon Music ...

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Smooth …

January 31, 1972 ~ Al Green releases Let’s Stay Together.  The flexibility of Green’s voice is something to marvel at. He can croon, shout, scat, rise to the smoothest of falsettos…

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Sam & Dave – Soul Man | WGOM

Sam & Dave’s live shows were a huge influence on generations of performers. Dave Prater was taken before his time in a car accident back in 1988. Sam Moore passed away on Friday while recovering from surgery. “Hold On, I’m Coming” is my favorite, but somehow we’ve never played “Soul Man” in the New Basement. … Continue reading Sam & Dave – Soul Man →

Sam & Dave – Hold On, I’m Comin’

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Song of the Day July 10 2024

In honor of the birth of Mavis Staples

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Mavis Staples - “I’ll Take You There” Performed at The White House,. With Memphis Soul and the White House Band, July 25 2013

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Mavis Staples - Wikipedia

Song of the Day July 10 2024

In honor of the birth of Mavis Staples

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples

Mavis Staples - “I’ll Take You There” Performed at The White House,. With Memphis Soul and the White House Band, July 25 2013

https://youtu.be/ANw38xX_EuM?si=gY5Kl2ZkKKy88Y4l

#SongOfTheDay #SOTD #SOTD2024 #July10 #MavisStaples #IllTakeYouThere #StaplesSingers #WhiteHouse #LivePereformance #PresidentialPerformance #BarackObama #MemphisSoul #ThanksObama #Soul #RNB #Music #2010s

Mavis Staples - Wikipedia

Episode 7 (Part 2 of 3): Otis Redding Top 5 Otis Originals and Top 5 Otis Covers

Listen to this episode from The Algorhythms on Spotify. Since Otis Redding was such a prolific performer of great cover versions, we decided to do our Top Songs a little differently this time.

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