If you go by typical album canons, you would think there were only a small handful of great soul albums by Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, and a couple live albums by James Brown and Sam Cooke. Considering the large scope of soul, that's a pretty miniscule sample. The argument is that aside from some exceptions in the 70s, it was a singles b...
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This was released on Atlantic in 1965 - Solomon delivers the lyric in his preacher's style
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Don't you love when listening to one artist leads into another?Patti Griffin this morning led me into Solomon Burke and this evening I've arrived here -
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Actually, this might be better suited to a Sunday morning, or even a hungover Saturday brunch. But sorry, I can't be that patient. Thanks to Cody for throwing this song on a mix and introducing me to Solomon Burke's second act. He's a treasure.(Both Solomon and Cody are, in truth....)
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Jerry Lee Lewis Last Man Standing DVD TrailerSolomon Burke - You're The Kind Of TroubleHere's the Link for the long list of nominees.These are just a few of my choices -Category 7Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal I Will Follow You Into The DarkDeath Cab For CutieTrack from: PlansCategory 8Best Pop Collaboration With VocalsAlways On Your SideSheryl Crow & Sting Track from: Wildfl...
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"River Lethe":http://mog.com/River_Lethe left me this gem at what was ground Zero in a debate we were having in comments (not really his but he offered it as a reminder);*"Plato attributed Socrates as having said, "The unexamined life is not worth living."*Later (in a different post entirely) "Jonh Ingham":http://mog.com/Jonh_Ingham dropped this bomb (while also being a reminder, it was entirel...
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One more for my already-overflowing "best of 2006" list. I can't think of anything else like this album. An old soul man from the Mussel Shoals days shares some BBQ and beers with the best in "real" country (Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Dolly Parton, Sam Bush, Al Perkins, and Jim Lauderdale) and somehow it all works and feels authentic.Actually, it works great - why isn't the...
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"I'm so happy to be here today and for all of you that are searchin' for the answer to your problem in life." "If you're ready right now, we're gonna solve it""and this all you've got to do..."Classic Solomon Burke ...recently found this 1969 LP at a thrift store up country. Made my day - and night!The album also includes Arthur Conley doing Sweet Soul Music and here's a video of Arthur singing...
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i had occasion to attend the snoozefest that is The Grammy Awards in person last year, and after the 7-hr plus "festivities" without alcohol in the Staples Center we went to some parties, and at one of these parties i saw one of my favorite soul singers of all time sitting there looking like the King he is, Solomon Burke...i summoned the nerve to talk to him (even seated he's fairly imposing) a...
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The King of Rock 'n Soul Solomon Burke is givin' the doctors and nursemaids here at the asylum some funk laced heartaches by the pound. Today we have a dose of perfect medicine that we have had under lock 'n stethoscope-two tracks that will definitely get all you buster browns out there out there in 115th Dreamland groovin'. If yer ears have yet to hear the lush gospel tinged sounds of King Sol...
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Its funny how a visit to a library will remind me to listen to a record I meant to listen to two years ago but never did.Usually my library visits are pretty uneventful, but this time around when I walked into the mezzanine upon arrival there were library cops everywhere staring everyone down. A little later I went to the literature section to peruse the new releases and overheard a conversatio...
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Cruel"That's life for you. All the happiness you gather to yourself, it will sweep away like it's nothing. If you ask me I don't think there are any such things as curses. I think there is only life. That's enough."from The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,by Junot DíazSolomon Burke - Cruel World : Live At The House Of Blues
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