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As well as the Mighty Clouds, Rance Allen, the Winans, Sound of Blackness, Marvin Sapp, Smokie Norful and Donnie McClurkin also merit a mention. Maybe too modern for many on here, but I have always enjoyed this slow-stepper, "Til I Met Thee", from Cody ChestnuTT, which comes with a well made short film, too.

So sad that Randy has died at a comparatively young age; sincere condolences to his close family and friends. Such a great voice with a series of first rate songs and albums, including my all time favourite "I'd Rather Hurt Myself (Than Hurt You)", cited by Shinehead and Jaco above. A close second is appropriately "The Next Best Thing To Being There", here in its full glory.

A couple of steppers from Prince Gideon (aka Carter Cornelius of Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose)

A tragic weekend for soul fans, but mainly for the surviving family and friends of three giants of our music. First heard Jerry Butler's voice when singing For Your Precious Love with the Impressions (Falcon 1013 - 1958) on a Vee Jay album released in 1963. Particular favourites are Giving Up on Love (cited by two others), Hey, Western Union Man and Let's Make Love on Phil Int from 1978.

Thank you. I am glad at least one person read it! Actually there were at least two, as much of the article reappeared in another fanzine a short time after. I had decided to write it because, in spite of supposed close links between B&S and Tyrone Davis, only four major articles appeared on Tyrone in the magazine between 1966 and 1995: issues 36 (June 1970); 299 (February 1980); 584 (April 1991); and 620 (Sept 1992). In the same period Tyrone had no fewer than 43 records on the Billboard R&B charts. I felt he deserved more coverage. For those wanting even more on Tyrone, read Heikki Suosalo's discography and articles on the Soul Express website. https://www.soulexpress.net/tyronedavis_discography.htm and search for the article in In The Basement #64 ((December 2011), which begins with "Remarkably, despite the number of hits under his belt, not a great deal seems to have been written about Tyrone...)"

And here is the chart from the very first issue of Home of the Blues (Blues and Soul's predecessor) from May 1966, presumably typed by John E. Abbey. Some great tunes.

Dan, Thank you for taking the time to reply. Glad the magazine continues to introduce Soul music, in its widest forms, to a new generation. My sole (!) contribution, apart from a few letters, was a double page article on Tyrone Davis in issue 688, back in 1995, (although the editor of the day rather scrambled the ending). Kevin

Is anyone on here still subscribing to Blues and Soul, in any of its formats? I was an avid reader back in the day and founder John E. Abbey was a great influence on my Soul musical journey. My collection runs from May 1966 (then Home of the Blues) to number 1000 in about 2007, although with hindsight I should have given up at about 500! The reason I ask, is out of the blue I received an e-mail alerting me to the issue 1070 with Alison Moyet (sic), Four Tops, DJ Terry Jones, Elijah Baker and Dave Godin (see pic). Perhaps this is some kind of a scam as the B&S website tells me they had already reached issue 1101 and their archive shows that 1070 was something completely different (not sure if these are printed or digital magazines). Or is there a rival publication? I shall be grateful if anyone can tell me what's going on?

Thanks Mike. I have sent you a pm.

I spent a little time transcribing the contents of about 30 tapes that I had, including the mixes, using a combination of Shazam, Blues and Soul and a little bit of my own knowledge (this isn't really my musical era). I tried to attach a PDF here, but that hasn't worked, so if anyone would like an Excel spreadsheet of my transcription, which has 1,382 entries, please pm me. I suspect those on the scene at that time will immediately spot some howlers, but it is a start. No charge, but perhaps a small donation to our local homeless/refugee charity in Chester, would be welcome. https://shareaid.co.uk/ A terrible distraction from the book I wasn't meant to be writing at the time, but many enjoyable musical moments (and also some terrible interviews).

A short interview with Booker T on the One o'clock News on BBC1 today (11 October). He is appearing at Ronnie Scott's as part of the club's 65th birthday celebrations. Alas, I wasn't/can't be there, but I found this set-list. https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/booker-t-jones/2024/ronnie-scotts-jazz-club-london-england-5b50e394.html

I like this version, nice to hear the kalimba being played; brings back memories of when I lived in Tanzania. Here's a Philly/Jazz take by Billy Paul from his Going East album (1971), blending it with a raft of other songs towards the end.

Sad, sad news. Sincere condolences to his family and friends. So many great tracks, such a wonderful voice. "Maze featuring Frankie Beverly: Live in New Orleans" is my favourite live Soul album (many are mediocre). I am sure everyone on here has watched the video many times, but just in case...

Ann Sexton - You've Been Gone Too Long (Impel/Seventy 7) tells us how she succumbed to Jody's charm, because her man's been gone too long. As James Brown said "don't leave your homework undone..."

Thanks to Geeselad, Peter99 and Dylan for the correct gender assignment of the name Jody in many soul songs (Songs That Are A Woman's Name). Here is a short article by Sarah Sicard (Task and Purpose US military website) on the history of the name Jody in songs. A diminutive of Joe the Grinder, it was/is used in military cadences (marching and running songs) and then appeared in many Blues and R&B songs, before entering the Soul genre. https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/brief-history-jody-original-mr-steal-girl/ Johnnie Taylor famously had hits with Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone and Standing in for Jody (both Stax), #1 and #13 on Billboard, respectively. Here are some others: Bobby Patterson - Right on Jody (Paula) Jean Knight - Don't Talk About Jody (Stax) Bobby Newsome - Jody, Come Back and Get Your Shoes (Spring) Geater Davis - I Don't Worry (about Jody) (Luna) Sir Charles Jones - Better Call Jody (Hep'Me) Tyree Davis - I'm Leaving You in Jody's Hands (Metrolina Soul) Marvin Sease - I'm Mr Jody (Jive) Quincy Jones - Boogie Joe the Grinder (A&M) A female counterpart, Ms Jody (Vertie Joann Delapaz), also recorded a series of (18+) albums for Ecko. See Heikki Suosalo's article: https://www.soulexpress.net/deep206.htm#msjody Harder to find are the references within songs, such as James Brown - I'm A Greedy Man (Polydor) "my name ain't Jody, but my name is Brown..." Any other references to Jody or Joe the Grinder in Soul songs?

We've already had JJ Barnes Sweet Sherry, but here are a couple more Sherry/Sherries: Shake Sherry (sometimes Sherrie) - Contours (Gordy) Sherry Washington - Ray Godfrey (Spring)

The last contribution is a bit of a mood dampener, but as I don't feel we have even scratched the surface on this topic, here are three more: Stella - Norman Connors and the Starship Orchestra Stella by Starlight - J R Bailey (his version of the jazz/film standard) Stella Lost Her Groove Again - Roy C (song referencing the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back) So not all about the same lady!

Eloise (Hang On In There) - William Bell Ella Weez - Leroy Hutson Dinah - Temptations (Eddie Kendricks lead) and David Ruffin (solo) Cleo's Mood and Cleo's Back - Junior Walker/All Stars and Who is Betty? - Shirley Brown

Stuart Maconie was the guest on View from the Boundary, at lunch on Test Match Special today (Radio Five Live Sports Extra). Lots of Lancashire, sporting and NS nostalgia. Begins at 13.22 and runs for about thirty minutes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live:bbc_radio_five_live_sports_extra

Never seen this before, so thank you for posting. Another great track, "Ain't That Loving You", from Bobby Bland at the beginning, too. I am less sure about the two Melvin Van Peebles contributions, "A Birth Certificate Ain't Nothing But A Death Warrant Anyway" and "Eyes On The Rabbit".

How about Lou Rawls and the Muppets...

I have always thought that there is a similar mistake to that by Arthur Ponder, at about 1 min 40 seconds on Otis Redding's Give Away None of My Love from the Tell the Truth album. Must be a Macon thing...

Thank you for this. Mercifully there is an instrumental version too - which still names the sporting hero Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron in the title. Country soul reminiscent of Roy C's Honeydrippers/J Hines and the Boys etc.

Here is Paul Kelly's "The Upset". Great tune, from a great talent, which I had not heard before, so thank-you. Btw on the Pieces of a Dream song Fo-Fi-Fo (4-5-4), Moses Malone is talking to Dr J - who I now discover is Julius Erving, another basketball player.

Saddened to learn of the passing of ex-baseball player Willie Mays, aged 93. He was featured in the Joe Tex song “I’m A Man”, b-side to S.Y.S.L.J.F.M. (The Letter Song) on Dial. Any other songs featuring sporting heroes? I can think of basketball player Moses Malone in Pieces of a Dream’s Fo-Fi-Fo and a few that feature Muhammad Ali (Alvin Cash, Matt Covington etc).