Stirring Up Some Blues: Original Sound Of Uk Club Stirring Up Some Blues: Original Sound Of Uk Club CD

SOUL MUSIC arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form for funky, secular testifying. " - Otis Redding. "SOUL MUSIC is pain - you can hear the slaves, the beatin' and hurtin'. " - Link Wray. WELCOME to the latest instalment of our "Adventures in UK Club Land" exploring the "Club Beat" - the roots of R&B, Ska, Gospel, Jazz, Blues, Mod and, in this chapter, SOUL. Pre '63 the term "Soul music" was not in use as a genre defining expression. Artists might be described as "soulful" such as Chuck Jackson, Baby Washington or the Impressions (featured here), although hardly household names at the time. Even our opening act, the mighty Supremes, were little known over here and, in fact, were jokingly referred to as the non-hit Supremes in their own country. It wasn't until a year or two later, '64-'65, that Soul music really established itself. By then America had, by and large, stopped making traditional R&B, and in the U. K. nobody wanted to hear home-grown R&B-styled white acts, Motown had arrived and Soul music ruled the day. Soul music today is firmly entrenched in popular culture and we hope you enjoy our retrospective of the sounds that set the Soul template.

1. The Supremes û Your Heart Belongs To Me 2. The Impressions û Minstrel And Queen 3. Sidney Barnes - Wait 4. Joyce Davis û Moments To Remember 5. Walter Jackson û I DonÆt Want To Suffer 6. Jamie Coe - Cleopatra 7. Baby Washington û Hush Heart 8. Billy Bland û My HeartÆs On Fire 9. Fred Bridges û Baby DonÆt You Weep 10. The Majestics û Treat Me Like You Want To Be Treated 11. Tony Smith ; Combo û Mr. JohnÆs Cha Cha 12. Vernon Harrell û Slick Chick 13. Billy La Mont û IÆm Gonna Try 14. Irma Thomas û I Did My Part 15. Leroy Jones û Hide æNor Hair 16. Sonny Forriest û Train 17. Dorothy Berry ; Jimmy Norman û IÆm With You All The Way 18. Eli Lee û I Get The FeelinÆ 19. Johnny Acey û Please DonÆt Go (Back To Baltimore) 20. Sonny Thompson û Lost In This Great Big City 21. Jr. Walker ; The All Stars û CleoÆs Mood 22. Chuck Jackson û Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) 23. Barbara George û The Recipe (For Perfect Fools) 24. Jean Dushon û Plaything 25. Roosevelt Nettles û Heartaches And Trouble