Soul-slider Posted June 20, 2017 Author Posted June 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Steve S 60 said: That's not how I read it on the original post. To be honest, the original post was only intended to find out the ethnicity of the artists I listed but I got a good lot of info about other artists, many who I had heard of sure but some gems I didn't know. On reflection I should have changed the title to 'Are these artists white?', I guess the term Blue-eyed Soul is doing some of the artists a great favour as some of it is just 'pop' with a dancing beat and not Soul at all. 2
Tomangoes Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 I had a very long debate as a young man with John Carmody (weasel) RIP, about the definition of soul, using the argument that it had to be a black artist He argued Van Morrison had as much soul as any artist... Domino certainly has a lot of soul, blue eyed or even Green eyed being from an irishman! The argument never got resolved sadly, but as an old man, I can now see his point. Ed 1
Ian Parker Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 7 hours ago, Steve S 60 said: Nightwatch - Lips To Your Heart..... Now THAT is shocking ! It's uncanny,. But The Ellingtons spring to mind 😳 The James Walsh Gypsy band has really surprised me,. So soulful , perfect 70's groove.
Steve S 60 Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Just now, IanP said: Now THAT is shocking ! It's uncanny,. But The Ellingtons spring to mind 😳 The James Walsh Gypsy band has really surprised me,. So soulful , perfect 70's groove. No wonder then that it was covered as the Ellingtons. 1
Guest Spain pete Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Soul-Slider said: Ambassadors on Pee Vee, a great group who deserve the 'Blue-eyed Soul' tag. Nabay was Indian/Asian I believe? Would he be considered on a list of blue-eyed soulsters? Let's not forget Thee Midniters, a Latino-American group who had a couple of brushes with Northern. Is there such a thing as 'Brown-eyed Soul' Nabay apparently was Lebanese 🎶🎶
Guest Soulatthedale Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Interesting how most comments have been about white American acts, but a couple of British blue eyed (Soul?) records that spring to mind are John Miles One Minute Every Hour and Nosmo King Goodbye.........
Tomangoes Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 You did realise its No Smoking? And of course the Band from Barrow.............Chapter 5 ..................And they still play the clubs up North 1
Guest Soulatthedale Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 13 minutes ago, tomangoes said: You did realise its No Smoking? And of course the Band from Barrow.............Chapter 5 ..................And they still play the clubs up North Sadly im old enough to have realised that when it was a monster tune!
Guest Spain pete Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Average white band with Ben e king album, Benny and us .= best of both races 🎶🎶
Tomangoes Posted June 20, 2017 Posted June 20, 2017 Another monster or two back in the day...... Mr Floods Party The list goes on........ Ed
Bo Diddley Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) Ray Merrell....... (picture obtained from the internet as I don't have the "Disco Country Style album ) Edited June 21, 2017 by bo diddley
Mickey Finn Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 14 hours ago, tomangoes said: I had a very long debate as a young man with John Carmody (weasel) RIP, about the definition of soul, using the argument that it had to be a black artist He argued Van Morrison had as much soul as any artist... Domino certainly has a lot of soul, blue eyed or even Green eyed being from an irishman! The argument never got resolved sadly, but as an old man, I can now see his point. Ed Van himself describes his work as Caledonian soul music. I can't say I like everything or even most of what he has recorded, but when he hits the spot it can be spellbinding:
Peter99 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said: Van himself describes his work as Caledonian soul music. I can't say I like everything or even most of what he has recorded, but when he hits the spot it can be spellbinding: I was a late comer to Van Morrison - he's great. I have mentioned his soulfulness on a few threads previously. He's recorded a few bits with Bobby M. pete
Peter99 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Anyone mentioned this yet? Worthy of a place on any cd/podcast. Great dance track. 3
Mickey Finn Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Another overlooked UK singer songwriter is John Martyn, whose original background in acoustic folk maybe allows people to forget some truly soulful work from the 80s:
Mickey Finn Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 23 minutes ago, Peter99 said: I was a late comer to Van Morrison - he's great. I have mentioned his soulfulness on a few threads previously. He's recorded a few bits with Bobby M. pete His collaborations with John Lee Hooker are also worth checking out but the less said about Cliff Richard the better 1
Hooker1951 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 There are loads of good blue eyed soul artists soul music and feeling comes from within not the colour of the skin, Just think of Wayne Cochrane, PJ Proby, Tom Jones, Len Barry, Early 1960,s White popcorn singers Eden Kane Jimmy Justice, Billy Fury, all those had Soul and had fantastic Soulful voices you can go on forever with these lists they are endless but the old chestnut only blacks can sing soul is ludicrous and very tunnelled visioned ML 2
Davenpete Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Peter99 said: Anyone mentioned this yet? Worthy of a place on any cd/podcast. Great dance track. My understanding was that it was some kind of Block project - at least my old copy (bought from Gene Robertson and flogged to Mark Sargeant) came with a sheet with information on everyone involved. What killed it for me was that horrible slow break at the end - that drover me to sell it in the end. Dx
Peter99 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 19 minutes ago, DaveNPete said: My understanding was that it was some kind of Block project - at least my old copy (bought from Gene Robertson and flogged to Mark Sargeant) came with a sheet with information on everyone involved. What killed it for me was that horrible slow break at the end - that drover me to sell it in the end. Dx Hi Dave yes the couple of instrumental breaks are it's weakpoints. Other than that it beats along quite nicely and wouldn't be one to go in the "white pop shit" dustbin. Pete
Mike Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 30 minutes ago, Peter99 said: Hi Dave yes the couple of instrumental breaks are it's weakpoints. Other than that it beats along quite nicely and wouldn't be one to go in the "white pop shit" dustbin. Pete Read more one for the sunshine pop category (dustbin ) ? Sunshine pop (originally called soft pop[3]) is a lightly-produced subgenre of pop music originating in Southern California in the mid 1960s. Rooted in easy-listening, advertising jingles, and the growing drug culture, sunshine pop acts combined nostalgic or anxious moods with "an appreciation for the beauty of the world".[1] It largely consisting of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, and the 5th Dimension. While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences, they rarely worked in the genre.[1][2] Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the latter half of the decade, with many of its top 40 hits peaking in the spring and summer of 1967, especially just before the Summer of Love. Popular bands include the Mamas & the Papas, the Turtles, and the Association. Other acts, like the Millennium, Sagittarius, and the Yellow Balloon were less successful but gained a cult following years later;[4] with albums like Begin (1968) and Present Tense (1968) highly sought-after on the collectors’ market.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_pop
Peter99 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, mike said: one for the sunshine pop category (dustbin ) ? Sunshine pop (originally called soft pop[3]) is a lightly-produced subgenre of pop music originating in Southern California in the mid 1960s. Rooted in easy-listening, advertising jingles, and the growing drug culture, sunshine pop acts combined nostalgic or anxious moods with "an appreciation for the beauty of the world".[1] It largely consisting of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, and the 5th Dimension. While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences, they rarely worked in the genre.[1][2] Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the latter half of the decade, with many of its top 40 hits peaking in the spring and summer of 1967, especially just before the Summer of Love. Popular bands include the Mamas & the Papas, the Turtles, and the Association. Other acts, like the Millennium, Sagittarius, and the Yellow Balloon were less successful but gained a cult following years later;[4] with albums like Begin (1968) and Present Tense (1968) highly sought-after on the collectors’ market.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_pop Interesting Mike. Far better than lots of other poppy stuff and a good dancer though.
Bo Diddley Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Has anybody mentioned Jimmy Seals yet? https://www.sealsandcrofts.com/sealscrofts1.html 1
Mickey Finn Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Also Jimmy Messina, Bobby Caldwell ... and on the rockier side of things, Paul Rodgers of Free, Frankie Miller, and James Dewar of Robin Trower fame
Mickey Finn Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 And while we're at it, Rod Stewart and Steve Marriott
Guest Spain pete Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Mickey Finn said: And while we're at it, Rod Stewart and Steve Marriott Stevie Marriott 's I'm only dreaming, soul as deep and them some 🎶🎶🎶👌
Mickey Finn Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Eric Burdon, Delaney and Bonnie, David Clayton-Thomas and Nils Landgren
Peter99 Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 This probably fits Mike's Sunshine Pop category too. I danced to it back in the day and still like it - place and time and all that. Keith - Daylight Saving Time Cant find a link - all the vids on YouTube have been blocked. pete
Tomangoes Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 Take my Heart was the b side of a top 40 hit in Canada on the quality label. Massive back in the day. 1
Mickey Finn Posted June 21, 2017 Posted June 21, 2017 and Elkie Brooks, Robert Palmer (both Vinegar Joe) also Melody Stewart
Mickey Finn Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Dr John's 1978 LP "City Lights" showcases his soulful side to good effect:
Bruv Posted June 23, 2017 Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) The Girls are starting to Panic now, they are not going to get featured on the CD..... Edited June 23, 2017 by Bruv
Soul-slider Posted June 23, 2017 Author Posted June 23, 2017 I've done part of it and they are track 7 1
Bruv Posted June 23, 2017 Posted June 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, Soul-Slider said: I've done part of it and they are track 7 Nice one, Great choice Sir.
recordsnracin Posted June 23, 2017 Posted June 23, 2017 the best blue eyed soul.....The Magnificent Men 1
Tomangoes Posted June 24, 2017 Posted June 24, 2017 LORRAINE SILVER recorded “Lost Summer Love” when she was 13 years old in 1965 1
Soul-slider Posted June 24, 2017 Author Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, tomangoes said: This cd is going to end up as an mp3! Mel may be on there but it won't be this one. It'll either be his version of 'Better Use Your Head' or the great '(You've Got) The Power Of Love'. BTW: I've just bought a copy of this oldie, pre Velvet Underground featuring Lou Reed and John Cale.... Edited June 24, 2017 by Soul-Slider
Mr Fred Posted June 24, 2017 Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) On 2017-6-20 at 19:10, tomangoes said: I had a very long debate as a young man with John Carmody (weasel) RIP, about the definition of soul, using the argument that it had to be a black artist He argued Van Morrison had as much soul as any artist... Domino certainly has a lot of soul, blue eyed or even Green eyed being from an irishman! The argument never got resolved sadly, but as an old man, I can now see his point. Ed John Carmody (Weasel) RIP A very good mate and sadly missed, i'm sure many "Soulies " on here knew him . Weasel strong as an ox, i remember it as it were yesterday when we were all staying at the Salisbury hotel in Scarborough our kid (Rob Ward) couldn't open his room window for some fresh air when Weasel came to the rescue.Not only did he open the window but somehow through sheer brute strength twisted the window in the frame. Good times. Regards Fred Edited June 24, 2017 by Mr Fred
Guest Carl Dixon Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) Is this blue eyed soul? 'Comin home baby' by Barron Knights Has anybody mentioned The Mike Cotton Sound? Edited July 6, 2017 by Carl Dixon
Tomangoes Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) Mel Torme RIP certainly is! Edited July 6, 2017 by tomangoes Miss spelt surname
Mike Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 can we up the standard of posts on this topic please no real wish to close the topic or move to freebasing but youtube cover versions done to backing tracks aint really what this place is about thanks mike 3
Jimmy Disco D Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 Just found this one at the weekend, I'm not exactly a big northern soul man but I was wondering if it ever got played out and about, or would it go in Pete's "white pop shit" dustbin. Either way, I like it..
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