And Now! is the third studio album by the Southern soul band Booker T. & the M.G.'s, released in November 1966. It is notable as the first M.G.'s album featuring bassist Duck Dunn on every track. - Wikipedia

Review by Roundup Newsletter

The coolest soul backup band in the world, led by organist Booker T. Jones, grooves its way through 12 instrumental cuts, including "Sweet Potato," "Working in the Coal Mine," and "In the Midnight Hour."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIJpL1g37es&list=PLeihpyMGkR_0bp02QNYEfH9k5AVf-8j1z&index=1

#BookerTAndTheMGs #BookerT #DuckDunn #SteveCropper #AlJackson #Soul #Music #SouthernSoul

The Soul Of The Memphis Boys, a compilation released on Ace in 2020.

Sunday morning southern soul!

"A showcase of the soulful side of the brilliant American Sound Studio session group, 1967-72, directed by Chips Moman and featuring top guitarist Reggie Young."

https://acerecords.co.uk/the-soul-of-the-memphis-boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9YfPhKsQe8&list=PLV8ZMd-UfZTy5Qa7wbOOUwTLG8zTGupeQ&index=1

#MemphisBoys #Soul #AceRecords #Music #SouthernSoul #CountrySoul #ChipsMoman #ReggieYoung #SolomonBurke #KingCurtis

The Immortal Otis Redding
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nbp_o6hT5bMRM6qb1wHATuUNQ9EnMUcVA

#SouthernSoul #Soul

Aretha Franklin - Spirit in the Dark (Full Album) [Official Audio]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWq3Il6EFd4

#SouthernSoul #DeepSoul #Soul

Started today with a 24 song, jampacked but really strong record by James Carr from the 60s and YTM randomly recommended me a record by William Bell released the same year (1967) that I am now digging on. A soulful start to the weekend.

#soul #soulmusic #randb #southernsoul #nowplaying #nowlistening #music

Today's #FortnightFridayMusic theme is #green. Here's one of my favorites, by a great but very much underappreciated vocalist:

Ella Washington: The Grass Is Always Greener (On the Opposite Side of the Fence) (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ-83p5HpIY

There'a a good overview of Washington's career at John Ridley's website: https://www.sirshambling.com/articles/ella_washington/index.php

#EllaWashington #soulmusic #deepsoul #southernsoul #JohnRidley

Arthur Alexander is the second studio album by Arthur Alexander, released in 1972.

Review by Mark Deming

...Alexander been out of the public eye for a few years when he scored a deal with Warner Brothers and cut a self-titled album in 1972. Alexander had great faith in the project, which was produced by Tommy Cogbill and featured the cream of the Muscle Shoals studio players, along with songwriting contributions from Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts, and Alexander himself. Sadly, the album flopped in the marketplace, but a listen to the results confirms this was the fault of the promotion men, not the artists; hitting a mid-point between deep Southern soul and country-leaning funk,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tinrxlh1ntY&list=PLo2s4z3wbWs0KHk6tw4SUZ4CH7gzfl7ad&index=6

#ArthurAlexander #MuscleShoals #Soul #CountrySoul #Blues #Music #SouthernSoul

It's #JukeboxFridayNight once again. This tune doesn't explicitly mention #Fuel, but since it was recorded during the peak of the 1970s energy crisis and reflects the moods of this era, I think it fits the theme quite well.

Eugene Kemp: The Power is Gone (1975)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB5S_Gl7-Ws

#EugeneKemp #soulmusic #southernsoul #Excello

The Queen of Soul …

... releases her 10th album on March 10, 1967. It's her commercial break-out album. It's regarded as one of the greatest albums ever, it is ranked #13 on Rolling Stone’s "500 Greatest Albums of All Time."  The album opens with "Respect," an Otis Redding cover that became Franklin's signature song and a global #1 hit.  #arethafranklin #thequeenofsoul #ineverlovedamanthewayIloveyou #60smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rnb #soul #southernsoul

http://robinbannks.com/2026/03/10/the-queen-of-soul-3/

My pick for this week's #MusicWomenWednesday is a rare 1970 video clip of Betty Lavette, performing a song that is nowadays considered a southern soul classic:

Betty Lavette: He Made a Woman Out of Me (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1IvJt25A58

The song had been recorded in Memphis, and it was released on the small Silver Fox label, which was run by Lelan Rogers, the brother of country singer Kenny Rogers. The record was a minor R&B hit for Lavette, even if the raunchy lyrics were not deemed suitable for airplay on pop radio stations at the time.

On this recording, she was backed by the Dixie Flyers, who went on to play on many memorable early 1970s sessions after they had relocated from Memphis to Miami.

Peter Nickols has written a very good article on this song, with lots of background information and an interpretation of the lyrics:

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/artists/betty-lavette-he-made-a-woman-out-of-me-feature-r4294/

#music #soulmusic #southernsoul #bettylavette #dixieflyers