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Awright, it's help-a-Yank time...

For a few months now, I've been peppering our soul night here in Pittsburgh with some more R&B-ish northern kinda thangs, and they've always proved amongst my personal favorites each night.

Well, it's become very obvious to me last Friday night that the dancers feel more than similarly, and I want to bolster the set list with a few more dandies like these below. Any suggestions for raging R&B bits?

They don't need to be super-rare or unknown; it doesn't matter if they're "played-out' on the UK scene; and if something's not $1,000,000, that'd help!

Charles Sheffield - ...Voodoo...

Jimmy Robins - Just Can't Please You

Jackie Wilson - 3 Days, 1 hour, 30 minutes

5 Royales - Catch That Teardrop

Barbara Lynn - I'm a Good Woman

Pearl Woods - Sippin Sorrow

Umm... damn the dj's-get-free-beer thing... you get the idea.

Cheers,

Juddy

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Pittsburgh, PA - Home of the Hits

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Heres a few of my faves:

Elites - Mama Look At Me

King Coleman - Black Bottom Blues

Rufus Thomas - Memphis Train

Bo Diddley - Pretty Thing

Bo Diddley - Bring It To Jerome

Ricky Allen - Just You and Me

Guitar Red - Just You and I

Junior Wells - Stomach Ache

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  Juddy said:
Awright, it's help-a-Yank time...

For a few months now, I've been peppering our soul night here in Pittsburgh with some more R&B-ish northern kinda thangs, and they've always proved amongst my personal favorites each night.

Well, it's become very obvious to me last Friday night that the dancers feel more than similarly, and I want to bolster the set list with a few more dandies like these below. Any suggestions for raging R&B bits?

They don't need to be super-rare or unknown; it doesn't matter if they're "played-out' on the UK scene; and if something's not $1,000,000, that'd help!

Charles Sheffield - ...Voodoo...

Jimmy Robins - Just Can't Please You

Jackie Wilson - 3 Days, 1 hour, 30 minutes

5 Royales - Catch That Teardrop

Barbara Lynn - I'm a Good Woman

Pearl Woods - Sippin Sorrow

Umm... damn the dj's-get-free-beer thing... you get the idea.

Cheers,

Juddy

Soulcialism

Pittsburgh, PA - Home of the Hits

Hi Juddy,

I'm sure others will have more varied suggestions but I have a liking for the Peacock label from Houston, I have tons of stuff on it. Specific tracks that may suit you are:

Minnie Epperson - Grab Your Clothes (and get on out)

Vi Campbell - Seven Doors

Bud Harper - Let Me Love You/Mr Soul

Bud Harper - Wherever You Where

Johnny Meyers - TCB

Sandra Kay Tucker - Have It Your Way

Jean Stanback - If I Ever Needed Love

Little Frankie Lee - I Gotta Come Back

Melvin Carter - Teacher of Love

Little Eddie Taylor - I Had A Good Time

Plenty of R&B flavour there and not too "hardcore" seems in line with your selections.

Good luck,

John.

some of mine....

Get Back Jimmy McCracklin

One Track Mind....Bobby Lewis

I'm The Man...The Dynamics

ThinkTwice Before You Go...JL Hooker

My Love...Paulette Parker

My Baby Likes To BoogaLoo...either Don Gardner or The Emperors

Don't Mess With My Man...Irma Thomas

Just Like Yesterday...Joe Simon

I Want To Know...Mearle Spears

I Burned Your Letter...Ruth Brown

Oh Baby...Barbara Lynn

Don't Play...Joe Tex

Dust My Broom...Ike and Tina

I'm A Little Mixed Up....Betty James

..have fun

Sweet! Thanks for all the tips, lads.

Hopefully some of these will churn up in the next few weeks' digging, and I'll let'cha know how they turn out on the dancefloor.

j.

Hi Juddy,few of my faves for your perusal.......

Jeanette Williams I Can't Wait TERRY

Fay Williams Please Tell Me I'm Yours SENCA

Freddie Houston Soft Walkin' TOTO

Johnson Sisters I Found My Place BROADWAY

The 5 Royales Take Me With You Baby HOME OF THE BLUES

Etta James Mello Fellow ARGO

...................................happy huntin'......................John Elias

hi juddy im over in pburgh in a few weeks. im a bit of an r,n,b dj my self would love to meet up and sip a beer and let you have a few cd,s iv recorded from my collection

  Juddy said:
Awright, it's help-a-Yank time...

For a few months now, I've been peppering our soul night here in Pittsburgh with some more R&B-ish northern kinda thangs, and they've always proved amongst my personal favorites each night.

Well, it's become very obvious to me last Friday night that the dancers feel more than similarly, and I want to bolster the set list with a few more dandies like these below. Any suggestions for raging R&B bits?

They don't need to be super-rare or unknown; it doesn't matter if they're "played-out' on the UK scene; and if something's not $1,000,000, that'd help!

Charles Sheffield - ...Voodoo...

Jimmy Robins - Just Can't Please You

Jackie Wilson - 3 Days, 1 hour, 30 minutes

5 Royales - Catch That Teardrop

Barbara Lynn - I'm a Good Woman

Pearl Woods - Sippin Sorrow

Umm... damn the dj's-get-free-beer thing... you get the idea.

Cheers,

Juddy

Soulcialism

Pittsburgh, PA - Home of the Hits

Hi Judy,

Big play for me at the moment "volcano" Billy Preston

What a tune :yes:

I can thoroughly recommend https://www.nomoredoggin.com - it's a website just about R&B run by a guy called Kev :thumbsup:

r+b rools

my top ten

sylvia doty..fly high baby..delba

robert moore joanne..deluxe

little jimmy ray..you need to fall..gallant

ray sharpe..i cant take it..atco

zz hill..one way love affair..mh

maxine womack..when youre through..magnum

ray agee..leave me alone..celeste/ krafton

marion williams..thats my man..excello

benny curtis..aint that tuff..dynamite

frank minion..king

wish list..patience valentine-sar, carl underwood -merging and too many others

Heres more than a few R&B tunes that are good dancers and have had well received plays on the Northern Scene over here...

Reatha Reese - Only lies

Dorothy Williams - Watchdog / Wells gone dry

Ted Taylor - Somebodies always trying

Larry Davies - I've been hurt so many times

Peppermint Harris - Wait until it happens to you

Charlotta Tillman - Baby I'm serious

Buddy Ace - True love money can't buy

Junior Parker - Why do you make me cry

Little Emmett Sutton - Mom, won't you teach me to monkey

Sonny Til - Hey little woman

Little John - I'm shakin'

Carl Underwood - Ain't you lyin'

Fred Bridges - Baby don't you weep

Willie Mae Thornton - My man called me

Newports - Dixie Women

Pearl Woods - Don't tell it all

Vonns - So many days

Baby Washington - Let love go by

Varetta Dillard - That's why I cry

Chuck Wright - Palm of my hand

Young Jessie - You were meant for me

Cookie Jackson - Try love

Big Daddy Rogers - I'm a big man

Ernie Washington - Lonesome shack

Clydie King & Mel Carter - Who do you love

Beverly Ann Gibson - 3 dollar bill

Gwen Davis - My man don't think I know

Joe & Ann - Runnin' & foolin

Lee Rogers - Troubles

Leo Price - Hey now baby

Some biggies, some cheapies, some more well known than others - but all quality tunes :thumbsup:

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Hit them with

Little Milton - Grits aint Groceries. They'll go bananas bonkers if it's new to their ears, and it's only a couple of quid.

  Andy BB said:
Hit them with

Little Milton - Grits aint Groceries. They'll go bananas bonkers if it's new to their ears, and it's only a couple of quid.

...or Little Milton 'Sometimey'......great old tune and cheap as chips

Juddy,

Do you have a website or something that I can get the dates of your nite?

I live on the other side of PA, and wouldn't mind making the trip across the state to hear some tunes.

Cheers,

Dave

Hi Juddy, a few of my fav's already mentioned and can highly recommend are:

Merle Spears (amazing) :shhh: - Barbara Lynne - Ray Agee - Peppermint Harris - Ted Taylor - Little John - Gwen Davis - Reatha Reese ( don't class as r n b but awesome).

A few from me .............

Dolly Lyonn - Palm of your hand / Little Johnny Taylor - Zig Zag Lightning /

Lenis guess - Working for my baby :thumbsup:

Karen

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  sanquine said:

Dolly Lyonn - Palm of your hand

Karen

Great tune, never heard it played at a Northern night...does it get spins on the Northern scene?

  Rbman said:
Hey John we don't want it going back the other way :thumbsup:

I wouldn't worry about that - I had to do an exchange today, and got about 55p for each dollar... I think your hold on our vital vinyl resources will last a few years more, to be sure!! :angry:

juddy

soulcialism

pixxburgh

  John Alden said:
Hi Juddy,

I'm sure others will have more varied suggestions but I have a liking for the Peacock label from Houston, I have tons of stuff on it. Specific tracks that may suit you are:

Minnie Epperson - Grab Your Clothes (and get on out)

Vi Campbell - Seven Doors

Bud Harper - Let Me Love You/Mr Soul

Bud Harper - Wherever You Where

Johnny Meyers - TCB

Sandra Kay Tucker - Have It Your Way

Jean Stanback - If I Ever Needed Love

Little Frankie Lee - I Gotta Come Back

Melvin Carter - Teacher of Love

Little Eddie Taylor - I Had A Good Time

Plenty of R&B flavour there and not too "hardcore" seems in line with your selections.

Good luck,

John.

Damn, man, how can we disagree so much about English football when we both dig all these fantastic records? Still at least you'll have some free time to play them all come Sunday, hee hee....

TONE (WHO'S ACTUALLY STOOD ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE WHAT USED TO BE DUKE PEACOCK'S OFFICES....) :thumbsup:

  Mace said:
Great tune, never heard it played at a Northern night...does it get spins on the Northern scene?

Did get a few spins at Holgate WMC York, when I ran it - also sometimes at Manhatten Harrogate. Great record & dancer :unsure:

Karen

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  sanquine said:
Did get a few spins at Holgate WMC York, when I ran it - also sometimes at Manhatten Harrogate. Great record & dancer :unsure:

Karen

Not cheap either.........

  TONY ROUNCE said:
Damn, man, how can we disagree so much about English football when we both dig all these fantastic records? Still at least you'll have some free time to play them all come Sunday, hee hee....

TONE (WHO'S ACTUALLY STOOD ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE WHAT USED TO BE DUKE PEACOCK'S OFFICES....) :D

:unsure::D:D

I take it back - I hate all these records and will be selling them to buy a cat that looks like Hitler.

.................That would be Duke/Peacock's Buenos Aires offices would it Tone? :D

Been meaning to PM you for a while........so I'll do it now.

J.

  Rbman said:
Not cheap either.........

The last spare one I had went for £100, though it was a few years ago.

Must admit, have not seen one for a while....

  Mace said:
The last spare one I had went for £100, though it was a few years ago.

Must admit, have not seen one for a while....

Forced to sell a couple of years back.. :D .. don't ask.... :D

but getting them back or new ones slowly but surely :unsure:

This was my copy think I sold it for £120.....

Karen

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  John Alden said:
:D:unsure::D

I take it back - I hate all these records and will be selling them to buy a cat that looks like Hitler.

.................That would be Duke/Peacock's Buenos Aires offices would it Tone? :D

...Actually, Erastus and Lyons Street (where D/P's offices were situated at various times) are bang slap in the middle of what is nowadays Houston's teeming Vietnamese district, so it might as well be their Saigon branch....

Got your PM, BTW, and I'll respond to that separately...

'OSVALDO' :D

A couple more excellent tunes...... :unsure: ..IMO

Little Florine - Miss you so - Excello

Sunny & the Sunliners - Trick bag - Tear Drop

Karen

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  Mace said:
...or Little Milton 'Sometimey'......great old tune and cheap as chips

A few more little Miltons for you.... Feel So Bad, Ain't No Big Deal On You, I'm Mighty Greatful, If Walls Could Talk .... all on Checker.

Also a few BB Kings.... Heartbreaker, Dance With Me, Get Myself Somebody (on Bluesway) and Long Gone Baby (Kent)

Christ there's shit loads out there.... wink.gif .....

Ray Charles - The Train, Hide Nor Hair (ABC - Paramount)

Dian James - High Blood Pressure (Groove)

Paulette Parker - Gimmie back my Love, Buddy Ace - Hold On, Nothing In The World Can Hurt Me / It's Gonna Be Me, Ernie K. Doe - Little Marie, The Lamp Sisters - Woman With The Blues, No Cure For The Blues, Ride On .... (ALL on DUKE)

LOADS of stuff on Federal / King .... Carol Ford - Run Baby, Marva Whitney - Saving My Love for My Baby, Tiny Topsy - Miss You So, Connie Austin - She Made A Mistake (just for starters....!)

Like wise on Galaxy - Rodger Collins - She's Looking Good, She's A Good Woman..

One-derful is always worth checking out.... Betty Everett - I've Got A Claim On You, Mckinley Mitchell - You Know I've Tried, Otis Clay - 3 Is A Crowd....

Bloody Hell I could go on all night - LOADS of soulfull R&B out there to be played!! :thumbsup::yes:

what about rose mitchell baby please dont go ,far better than the white vamp version mace plays "hee hee" and a great piece of pittsburgh r,n,b called shukin around, iv got it on a studio accetate with artist unknown bought it in carnegie pittsburgh top sound and the serenaders ,dance darlin dance..get to no more doggin on the 8th july and here the freshest r,n,b sounds with the shakedown mob going head to head with the n,m,d crowd and the great jodie doing what jodie does better than most

They Say - Rodge Martin - Dot

They Say you found a new baby - Susan Rewis - Columbia

Love both version's :yes: danced a lot to Susan Rewis in past - not heard Rodge Martin version played out............

Can't put sound clips up at mo till further info from Mike - but can listen and compare Rodge Martin on J Manships and I put sound clip up of Susan Rewis on RSF under R & B section. What do you think...... :thumbsup:

Karen

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  tintin said:
what about rose mitchell baby please dont go ,far better than the white vamp version mace plays "hee hee"

Dream on....... :yes::thumbsup:

some r+b club classic

derek martin daddy rollin stone

lowel fulsom talkin woman kent

knight brothers ..second hand lover..checker how hard to find!

jnr parker.. these kinda blues..duke vocalion

my fave little milton 'you colored your blues bright' checker

  sonofslum said:
some r+b club classic

derek martin daddy rollin stone

lowel fulsom talkin woman kent

knight brothers ..second hand lover..checker how hard to find!

jnr parker.. these kinda blues..duke vocalion

my fave little milton 'you colored your blues bright' checker

Flip the Little Milton over...! "Feel So Bad" is much better (IMVHO :thumbsup: !)

A couple of favourites of mine......... Where's My Money? - Willie Jones / Gerri Taylor - He's The One That Rings My Bell ....TOP DANCERS :thumbsup:

  sanquine said:
They Say you found a new baby - Susan Rewis - Columbia

I put sound clip up of Susan Rewis on RSF under R & B section. What do you think...... :thumbsup:

Karen

Wrong section,file under C&W :yes:

  ken said:
Wrong section,file under C&W :thumbsup:

Better than filing it on top of your car eh Ken :yes:

  Rbman said:
Better than filing it on top of your car eh Ken :thumbsup:

You`re gonna` keep reminding me everychance you get? :yes: bakc on topic!!,i`ll go with "i`m the man";Albert Washington and the wicked.gif s.

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  ken said:
You`re gonna` keep reminding me everychance you get? :thumbsup: bakc on topic!!,i`ll go with "i`m the man";Albert Washington and the :yes: s.

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Sorry mate....what about a Ruby Lee track ?

  Rbman said:
Sorry mate....what about a Ruby Lee track ?

"Salvation" at last :thumbsup: "i`m gonna` have to put a watch on you" :yes:

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Hi All

I love R&B.

My favourite being the sexist Harold Burridge - 50/50 - M-Pac

Not cheap, mind.

Cheers,

Derek.

  sanquine said:
Forced to sell a couple of years back.. :huh: .. don't ask.... :huh:

but getting them back or new ones slowly but surely :P

This was my copy think I sold it for £120.....

Karen

Hi Juddy,

The Dolly Lyon's a great tune a well worth picking up - there's a copy on Mr Manship's site going for £150.. here's a couple more good R&B tunes worth looking out for:-

Lovin' time - Sleepy King (Joy)

Hungry Man - Titus Turner (Atlantic)

Little girl - Sugar Boy Williams (Herald)

Your heart must be made of stone - Little Junior Lewis (Fury)

Don't want no mamas boy - Erma Franklin

Make it now - Benny Curtis (Bridges)

As Rowly pointed out Federal / King has some great R&B tunes - Welcome to the club - Lee Shot Williams is a good cheapie, also Christine Kitrell - call his name

good luck with the record hunting!

Jon

  Mace said:
Dream on....... :huh::huh:
aw your tiyerd

Slim Harpo - Scratch My Back - Excello - a modest suggestion of course

The Persians - Let's Get Married - New World

Cleveland Robinson - Work Song - Nosnibor

Major Lance - Delilah - Okeh

Anna King/Bobby Byrd - Baby Baby Baby - Smash

Contours - It Must Be Love - Gordy

Sam Cooke - Baby Baby Baby - RCA

Sam & Dave - You Aint No Big Thing Baby - Roulette

All fairly cheap & mostly easy to get

Like this thread ! This lot shouldn't break the bank. A few current 'Metropolitan Soul Show' plays amongst them

DEE DEE SHARP -LETS TWINE- CAMEO

OSCAR BOYD-WHEN THINGS GET A LITTLE BETTER -HERMES

JIMMY MC CRACKLIN - THATS THE WAY (IT GOES) - IMPERIAL

EDDIE BO- EVERY DOG GOT HIS DAY- RIC

AFRICAN BEAVERS- FIND MY BABY-RCA

TAMMI MONTGOMERY -THIS TIME TOMORROW/IF I WOULD MARRY YOU- CHECKER

ARTHUR ALEXANDER- PRETT GIRLS EVERYWHERE- DOT

GLORIA PARKER- HELLO BABY GOODBYE TOO -LLP

HE'S THE ONE YOU LOVE- INEZ FOXX -SYMBOL

ROY LEE JOHNSON - SO ANNA JUST LOVE ME/BOOGALOO#3- JOSIE

IRENE REID- THE FUNNY THIONG ABOUT IT- VERVE

JAMES CARR- COMING BACK TO ME BABY- GOLDWAX

TERRY & JERRY -MAMA JULIE- CLASS

JNR WALKER - ANYWAY YOU WANNA -SOUL

LOVELACE WATKINS- I WON'T BELEIVE IT -GROOVE

JIMMY JONES- DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT- PARKWAY

MICKINLEY MITCHELL -NO LOVE LIKE YOUR LOVE- OND ER FUL

QUICK BROWN FOX- WORKING ON MY THING -ROULETTE

KOKO TAYLOR- FIRE- CHECKER

CHUBBY CHECKER- THE WEEKENDS HERE- PARKWAY

BARBARA CARR- SHAKE YOUR HEAD- CHESS

HERE AM I - LINDA LYNDELL -VOLT

BABY CAKES- LORETTA WILLIAMS -JOTIS

ALVIN CASH AND THE CRAWLERS- UNWIND THE TWINE- MAR V LUS

ALVIN CASH AND THE REGISTERS - NO DEPOSIT, NO RETURN - MA V LUS

WHAT KIND OF MAN - MARVA WHITNEY -KING

JUDY CLAY - LET IT BE ME - LAVETTE

BROOKS O'DELL - WALK ON BY- GOLD RECORDS

LETS TRY IT OVER- TOMMY DUNCAN -FALEW !

BILL BLACKS COMBO -TWISTEROO -HI

BOBBY BLAND-HONEY CHILD/AIN'T NOTHING YOU CAN DO-DUKE

LITTLE RICHARD -YOU BETTER STOP - DYNASTY

LYNN HOPE - HOOK LINE AND SINKER - HIJAZZ

BUNKER HIL - YOU CAN'T MAKE ME DOUBT MY BABY -MALA

ERNESTINE ANDERSON -YOU CAN'T BUY LOVE- MERCURY

WARREN LEE TAYLOR- EVERY DAY EVERY HOUR- NOLA

BOOKER T & THE MG'S -BIG TRAIN- STAX

THUNDER LEE -TOO LATE FOR TEARS -GROOVE

CLARENCE ASHE AND HARTSY MAYE- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT -J&S

SHOWSTOPPERS- JUST A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR LOVIN -BEACON

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