Wanted: One Soul Singer Review by Alex Henderson
Johnnie Taylor set the tone for his recording career at Stax with Wanted: One Soul Singer, a consistently gritty collection of blues and raw, hard-hitting Memphis soul. In addition to his appealing medium-sized hits "Just the One I've Been Lookin' For" and "I Had a Dream," Wanted boasts pleasant surprises ranging from the addictive "Toe-Hold" to gutsy versions of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons" and the standard "Blues in the Night." Adding lyrics to Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man," Taylor removes the song's jazz elements and turns it into pure Southern R&B. When Wanted was released, Taylor (who has occasionally been confused with bluesman Little Johnny Taylor) had yet to become the soul-radio fixture that "Who's Making Love" would make him, but these solid performances show that he was definitely on the right track.
Watermelon hydrates the body due to its high water content, aids digestion, and supports heart health with its lycopene and antioxidants. It's low in calories, helps reduce inflammation, boosts immune function, and promotes healthy skin due to vitamin C.
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Gloria Lynne "Watermelon Man" (1965)
Gloria was an American jazz vocalist with a recording career spanning from 1958 to 2007.
This is a rip from 45rpm vinyl
It's not often a jazz legend makes it into the #threeForFriday #music #quiz - @herbiehancock might actually be the first.
How did you get on with the #melon music trivia on last weeks #threeForFriday #music #quiz?
#musicquiz #trivia #musictrivia #questions #musicquestions #popmaster #musicfans #musicgame #musicchallenge #quiztime #instaquiz #norain #watermelonman #jazz #happymondays @happymondaysofficial #melon #melons #melonday #Turkmenistan
This weekend is Melon day in Turkmenistan so why not a #threeForFriday #music #quiz themed around Melons!
Answers in the comments if you know them.
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Part of the Music Grooves exchange came from Feld talking with #HerbieHancock about the fact that the famed pianist had emulated an excerpt #Mbuti (“Pygmy”) music in #WatermelonMan. Hancock, then in something of an #Afrocentrist phase, told Feld that his use was “a brothers’ kind of thing”.
Sadly, Feld’s article about #SchizophonicMimesis is *not* in #OpenAccess though the conversation about it is available more openly.
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