A much needed Black Music thread.

[ogibowt]

Dougie.. i prefer the old school soul and R&B....but your passion for the music you post is genuine and real.......Thumbs up

 

[K Douglas]

Dougie.. i prefer the old school soul and R&B....but your passion for the music you post is genuine and real.......Thumbs up

I definitely know your preferred tastes ogibowt and I appreciate the compliment. I grew up with 80's and 90's so that will always be dear to my heart.
I credit you and xmontrelear for helping open my eyes to the greatness of the earlier years or as I like to call it, the Foundation. I certainly will be posting the songs I come across from that era as I continue on my journey of discovery. There's so much out there

 

[ogibowt]

James Carr - At the dark end of the street (youtube.com)
just bumping this thread with a deep Southern Soul song from the 60,s..........James Carr........one of my favs

 

[K Douglas]

James Carr - At the dark end of the street (youtube.com)
just bumping this thread with a deep Southern Soul song from the 60,s..........James Carr........one of my favs

Never heard James before (I don't think). Very soulful.

 

[Bucktee]

Just watched the Marley biopic in the theatre. It was overall fun entertainment.

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

first heard this one on "The Sopranos"

 

[xmontrealer]

Big "T" Tyler

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[K Douglas]

Thank God Marvin Gaye wasn't successful in his suicide attempt in 1969. Otherwise we wouldn't have been able to see the best of his work which I believe occurred from What's Going On? in 1971 to I Want You in 1976. This is a track from I Want You which is right up there with my favorite Gaye songs. My gosh is this smooth or what.
"After the Dance"

 

[K Douglas]

Been hearing this tune quite a bit on The Groove recently. Early disco sound from 1975
"It Only Takes a Minute"

 

[K Douglas]

Nobody sounded like Lou. Definitely one of the most distinctive voices in music history.
"See You When I Git There"

 

[K Douglas]

"I found love on a two-way street. And lost it on a lonely highway" The Moments

 

[K Douglas]

I have to say Betty's voice is one of my favorite female soul voices ever. First time I've ever heard this tune. Betty Wright 80's style!
"After the Pain"

 

[ogibowt]

To Hear You Say You're Mine (youtube.com)
one of my Mt Rushmore female singers...Candi Staton.....as with other ballads, she starts .slow and soft...but as the song reaches the 1 minute mark...she lets it go with her powerful vocals.and just exudes Soul..and those horns, my fuckin god.........i love her music

 

[ogibowt]

and she can rip it with an uptempo Soul/Rocker
Candi Staton - I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart (Than A Young Man's Fool) (youtube.com)

 

[Alexis*]

I still have my old CD, great album!

 

[K Douglas]

I still have my old CD, great album!

Hand on the Torch. I loved the jazz hip hop fusion of that early 90's era. A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr/Guru, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, Digable Planets, Brand New Heavies etc.