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Artist of the Week revisits the career of Carla Thomas. Carla Thomas Discography (Soulful Kinda Music Link) >>> Carla Thomas <<< Carla Venita Thomas was born 21 December 21 1942. She is one of three daughters of soul artist Rufus Thomas and her first hit single was a duet with her father. Over time she gained the nickname the 'Queen of Memphis Soul'...

Artist of the Week takes another look at the music of The Dramatics The Dramatics Discography (Soulful Kinda Music Link) >>> THE DRAMATICS <<< The Dramatics The Dramatics (formerly The Dynamics) are an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1964. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs "In the Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get", both of which were Top 10 Pop hits, as well as their later 1993 collaboration "Doggy Dogg World" with Snoop Dogg, a top 20 hit on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40. Read more at Wikipedia

This week we turn our attention to the wonderful Temptations as our Artist of the Week. The incredible recording career of the members of this group has witnessed various line up changes over the years - so difficult to choose a favourite! The Temptations Discography (Soulful Kinda Music Link) >>> THE TEMPTATIONS <<< The Group, The Various Lead Vocals & Solo Performance, etc.

This week we celebrate the amazing vocals of Linda Jones. Such an amazing voice lost to the world at only 27 years old. We can only dream of what could have followed. Linda Jones Biography (Wikipedia) Linda Jones (December 14, 1944 – March 14, 1972) was an American soul singer with a strong gospel-influenced style. Jones was born in Newark, New Jersey. She started singing in her family's gospel group, the Jones Singers at the age of six. Her first recording was "Lonely Teardrops" under the name of Linda Lane on Cub Records in 1963. She was found performing at a local club by songwriter Jerry Harris who introduced her to producer George Kerr. After unsuccessful singles on Atco Records in 1964 and Blue Cat Records the following year, Kerr took her to Warner Bros. Records' R&B subsidiary, Loma Records in 1967. The first Loma release proved to be her biggest success, the ballad, "Hypnotized" reached #4 on the Billboard R&B chart and #21 on the Hot 100. This proved to be the label's best-selling record and it was followed by two further hits, including "What've I Done (To Make You Mad)" (#8 R&B, #61 pop), and an album Read more at Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia and is licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License Linda Jones Discography (Soulful Kinda Music Link) >>> LINDA JONES <<<