Roburt

As a track by this lady has just got a mention on another thread, thought I'd post up some info on her & her recordings. Born in St Louis in 1946, she started out singing in a group (the Love Sisters) with three of her sisters. When they dropped out of the entertainment world, she continued on as a solo singer, initially performing jazz numbers. She cut for Capitol in the mid to late 60's and then for A&R around 1971. She then seemed to go all country and recorded for Mercury and then Warner Brothers (where she cut in Memphis with Chips Moman & Buddy Killen).

The group cutting another track off the EP in a Toronto studio ............. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QYOzPPlr1g

Some decent tracks on that EP, on first hearing my fave has to be "A Day In SanFran" ...... .... an extract from the track was put up on YouTube a good while back ......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRL9SvGllas

'Smoke' Howard (vocalist on the Vince Montana Jr & Philly Sound Orch track) and Mark Evans (vocalist on the Ron Hall & Muthafunkaz track) -- posts #79 & 80 -- are both big mates with Kenny Hamber. ... thought a bit of NS related info was appropriate on this thread.

Can't say I was ever really taken by much of anything that Janet Jackson cut ..... .... but LVD even spiced up the track he was on with her ............... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaNNdQVQB9k

You can never ignore LVD ............ ....... the man had such a great voice & he lent it to many recording projects ......... ... here's just one of em; Greg Diamond on Polydor ........... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi3UaMtOMiE

AND anuva one that was popular a while back ............ ... Stephanie Mills ............... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjRjYXno0UU

One I recall being a hit from the recently deceased Cecil Womack + Linda (Womack & Womack) ......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AOAap6_k4

Another nice femme outing from the disco end of soul ............... ... Patryce Chocolate Banks .............. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBxk2VL3Nuw

Think this un got a few MS room plays back in the days when it was a new release ........ ........ Carol Shinnette .......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb6Vp4Ar1nE

As a great Kim Tolliver 12" has been posted up on the uda thread .......... ...... thought I'd put this one of hers up .............. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX5my10yAuQ

Quite a few goodly Womagic tracks on 12"ers ............. "So Many Sides of You" made it out on a UK Motown 12" as well as on a UK Motown 7". "If You Think You're Lonely Now" escaped as a Motown 12" B side track with "Suprise, Suprise" taking the top side honours AND the same cut ("Lonely") also escaped on a UK promo only Motown 12" (MPR13) which featured "Where Do We Go From Here" on the A side. .... then there was "Lay Your Lovin On Me" which made it onto a German Motown 12" (again as the B side). Going further back, there's the UA 12" that has "I Feel A Groove Coming On" as one of its tracks ........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzDiC7WCk7M ........ So Many Sides of You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK32ZAB0yts .... If You Think You're ......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHTmtqlRRG0 .... Lay Your Loving ........... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh215bAGlro

Check out this old thread & the CD it deals with ............ There are other old threads that deal with good gospel dancers.

Betty's version is from 1976 (B side of "Life") ............. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUbfwLbwo20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aYzc0Z0Z8Q

Here's some jazzy stuff .............. Idris Muhammad ........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yiMY1OARQU Gap Mangione ....... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2NAl-jfda0 Herbie Mann ........... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AORssYDjcw

Here's a few goodies ............. General Crook ........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejWbnOcSIzk Aretha ............. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtMUQbnT_Lo Tony Momrelle .......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Aq7-F80icc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbH-g6p_A8Q Chris Ballin .......... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzUozGZRRwM

A link to this video piece was put up on SDF ............. ..... The gradually disappearing ruins of Detroit The ruins of Detroit's proud industrial past have become something of a tourist attraction in the now bankrupt city. But development is revitalising some of the grandest ruins downtown, leaving ruin aficionados with mixed feelings. Duration: 02:37 It may be of interest to some on here .................... The link .... https://news.ca.msn.com/canada/video/?videoid=067d1565-620a-474b-9a4f-1769e5652429

I don't copy posts from other sites, Of course I find facts all over the net and elsewhere and sometimes the info comes from another internet site but I always add facts and expand on the info I find elsewhere. I didn't say exactly where I read the info with which I started this thread but don't see that as a crime as you obviously do. I always try to credit the 'original source' as I know you reprimand me for not doing so and as for your statement that 'you have also either ignored or just discounted other site requests' I can honestly say I have never been REQUESTED to credit info by other sites. I have written numerous (100's) of artist bios down the years and, if I haven't been able to contact the artist direct, I get info off the net and via my own research efforts but 'facts are facts' and if someone was born say in Baltimore in 1946 then that's the fact and I have to state that fact however I obtain the info. If quoting truths is what I'm doing wrong in the way I use the internet then I can only say I can't see a problem with what I do. I again fail to grasp your meaning when you say 'I post in a very strange manner' ?!?!? If you have examples of my 'very strange manner' please enlighten me.

With regard to pimping sites .............. Mike & Soul Source immediately spring to mind. I started this thread without any intention of it dissing Soul Source OR are you so precious that my reference to 'sites such as this' got your hackles up. Guess you'll suspend me again now.

I use the internet by logging on & searching, what's so wrong with that. I am a complete loss as to what you mean with your second line, I know you have issues with everything I post on here but try to get past your prejudices and hang ups. Just how do you believe I treat other's work, info and posts ?

Stories in the press this week about how readership levels of all music mags has dipped to an all time low. Lots of music journo's expected this dip in music mag sales to occur over the last 5 to 10 years but always expected on-line music forums to take up the slack with everyone joining & posting on them. HOWEVER it seems that membership & posting levels on lots of web based music forums is also way down and interest seems to be greatly diminished. In the soul field, some forums have shut down & certain others seem to be populated by people who don't have a great level of knowledge anymore (for instance the Motown section of SDF is just about totally taken up with posts about the Supremes; most dull). Huge numbers of 'kids' today don't buy music (they just do 'free-downloading') and are a lot more interested in computer games & the latest gadgets. Mind you, as well as spending 12 hours a day texting, most young'uns seem to go everywhere / do everything with headphones permanently stuck in their ears so just what they are listening to is beyond me. BUT is the 'writing on the wall' for forums such as this as interest dips in discussing all the various aspects of the worldwide soul scene ?

Why would you need to make a p*ss-poor quality recording yourself when just about every track you hear at a nighter is available on youtube in decent quality. Just write down the artist / title (providing it ain't a stupid cover-up) & check the web when you get home.

Lots of times (these days) the performance of live singers can easily be recorded straight off the 'sound desk'. That is done lots of times & I have quite a few such recordings that date back over the last 30 years. No one actually sets up a real mobile recording studio to capture a live show as the likes of the Stones (& other rock artists) used to do in the 70's / 80's (way too expensive).

A new radio series started yesterday on BBC Radio 4 (in the morning). It runs to 3 x 30 minute episodes & the 1st one went out yesterday but can still be caught on iPlayer ........ BIO: Jazz, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, Soul, Funk and Hip-Hop; there's no question African American musical creativity has fuelled the modern music industry. But faced with racism and cultural theft for decades, African-American musicians, DJs, businessmen and women have struggled to have any real control or ownership in the business ............ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03c3cmy