Ady Croasdell

More sad news for the soul world. Leola Jiles has passed away, she sang with the group throughout and also had a notable solo career. The photo is of her, Billie Barnum on the right and Ella Jamerson on the left just before appearing on stage at the Cleeth Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

With the 40th anniversary looming, I’ve considered the future of the 6TS all-nighters at the 100 Club. They have run very well ... Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

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Kent Levaughn Harris was born in 1930 in Oklahoma City into a musical family that moved to San Diego in 1936. He and his younger sister Dimples started their recording careers in 1954 when Kent cut the song ‘1992’ as Ducky Drake for Trend, while Dimples featured on the flip. Dimples would have a long solo career and a shorter one with her two other sisters Betty and Beverly as the Harris Sisters. The highlight of Kent’s recording career was as Boogaloo and His Gallant Crew, recording ‘Cops & Robbers’ and ‘Clothes Line’ for Crest in 1956; the record went to # 9 on the R&B charts. The A side was covered by Bo Diddley later that year, which in turn led to versions by the Rolling Stones, the Downliners Sect and Wayne Fontana in the UK, when the 60s beat boom began. The flip had a new lease of life when Lieber and Stoller recorded the Coasters on it as ‘Shopping For Clothes’ on Atco in 1960 and it made the Hot 100. Sadly, the duo substituted their name as writers for Kent’s, it was not rectified for many years. Despite his successes Kent preferred to write and produce songs to performing them. He was also a DJ and had a great ear for talent, he spotted and worked with Brenda Holloway, the Whispers, Hank Jacobs and the Mighty Hannibal at the very start of their careers. For black music fans it was also the smaller acts he worked with that made his talents so appreciated. Blues singers like Donoman, Ray Agee, the Phillips Sisters and ace guitarist Adolph Jacobs all thrived on his songs and productions, while soul singers like Larry Atkins, the Francettes, the Lon-Genes and Faye Ross produced gems under his tutelage. However, it was his work with his wife Ty Karim that he was most proud of. He produced her from 1965 into the 80s on revered recordings such as ‘You Just Don’t Know’, ‘You Really Made It Good To Me’, ‘All At Once’, ‘Lighten Up Baby’, ‘Wear Your Natural’ and ‘Lightin’ Up’. These in particular have grown in popularity from their small beginnings with the local Los Angeles scene to their discovery by the Northern Soul DJs and clubs of the 70s, then on to international admiration throughout the worldwide rare soul scene right up to the present day. Kent and Ty’s music has even continued in live shows when their daughter Karime performed a selection of the songs at the Cleethorpes Weekender and subsequent soul nights around the country. Kent moved into boogie-funk and electro-soul with his Sheridan House releases in the 80s and 90s and continued to run his record shops and stalls into the 2000s. Ace records documented his career on CDCHD 1334 “Kent Harris’ R&B Family” and CDKEND 397 “Romark Records; Kent Harris’ Soul Sides”. There is a solo Ty CD “The Complete Ty Karim” CDKEND 308.

News/Article/Feature Highlight: Karime Harris has notified me that her father Kent died on April 9th at 5.29 am. Kent wrote, produced and sang black music from the 40s to the noughties. Best known to rare soul fans for his recordings with Karime’s mother Ty Karim, he covered all genres View full article

Karime Harris has notified me that her father Kent died on April 9th at 5.29 am. Kent wrote, produced and sang black music from the 40s to the noughties. Best known to rare soul fans for his recordings with Karime’s mother Ty Karim, he covered all genres Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

Thanks Greg, very interesting but unlikely as Baby Baby would be in demand in L A because it's a great Lowrider ballad whereas I Wanna Do It and to a lesser extent the flip were only wanted in the UK. It's an odd release as Raindrops is either a throwaway instrumental or a maudlin country-style talk over ballad. Unless any of the numbering from mine tallies with the Together releases I think we can discount it. Thanks very much Ady

I was informed Rod Shard who lurks here was a Dore buff or anyone else with an eye for an oddity. This looks like a T P of a Dore re-release of I Wanna Do It With You Baby. It has Goddess Of Love on the flip; both are from the original stampers though of course they were on different releases originally. I would have thought it was something to do with the mooted Grapevine release in the late 70s but they were going to use Go For What You Know on the flip. Dore 609 was an unrelated 1961 pop 45 by the Palisades and 129 doesn't tally with anything. It looks like it was done on 28th August but what year? Any insights?

A historic document! Nice

Is the title the same? The original title was maent to be Let's All Get Togethjer And Shake A Hand. Thanks for the info

He died yesterday in his Shreveport home. R I P Eddie, we’ll never forget Tap to view this Soul Source News/Article in full

I think Fred claimed the writing of Satisfied thinking McEachin would never know about it. Jay Boy would have to put down what the licensor said. Maybe they were complicit and it was extra money for Fred to sweeten the deal

That article is correct. Randy Wood owned Mirwood where Fred was heavily involved but Fred owned Keymen

Thanks Tim , looking forward to the stories. Ady

That’s Roger Stewart

When Elton John auctioned his collection for the Terence Higgins Foundation, he had a run of every UK Chess release from about 65-67 with Reg Dwight neatly written in the right rectangle on the corner of the sleeve of every one

Thanks Chalky I’ll look into it Ady

Thanks John, I'll pester Cliff for an MP3

Does anybody know if the Calla version of Housewife Blues is different from the Love F&F version, the flip of the single 'Does Your Mama Know' is

Yes Val has all her records and often DJs, no regular venues as far as I know but plenty of guest spots. Lisa Hurley does a few and Donna Driscoll occasionally. Younger DJs include Sarah Jane and Lisa Wolverson, I'm sure there are loads more

Thanks Martin, I got sorted for my immediate needs but will refer to this in future. Ady