Happy Easter. During this time of quarantine, I set up my DJ rig in the living room, dug through my record collection and made an all vinyl gospel soul mix for Easter Sunday. This mix contains vintage soul and R&B inspired gospel jams that will hopefully get you up and dancing on Easter Sunday (or … Continue reading Gospel Soul Easter Mix 2020
Last week I wrote about Dorothy Norwood, but while doing further research this week, I stumbled on her song, There’s Got To Be Rain In Your Life and had to make a note of it here. The premise of the song is that in order to appreciate when things are going good, you have to … Continue reading There’s Got To Be Rain In Your Life
I found two copies (!!!) of the below 45 at the thrift store yesterday. I had never heard of Dorothy Norwood, but I noticed the interesting label, GRC, one that I was unfamiliar with. I thought there might be a chance it was a rare soul gem so I looked it up and noticed Dorothy … Continue reading Let Your Feet Down Easy
My father was a pastor and we grew up going to church…a lot. The usual church schedule in a given week would be two to three hours each Sunday morning, again for an hour long service on Sunday evening and if that wasn’t enough, again on Wednesday evening. That means we sang a lot of … Continue reading How Great Thou Art
Whoa…I stumbled on this song by Trevor Dandy while driving into work this morning thanks to the great Numero compilation, Good God! A Gospel Funk Hymnal. According to Numero’s site, the song “has since gone on to be sampled by a plethora of artists, including Kid Cudi, Ghostface Killah, Monsters of Folk, and Common.” I … Continue reading Is There Any Love
I’m still on my gospel soul kick and I found this copy of The Soul Stirrers, Strength, Power and Love, released on Jewel Records in 1973. Here’s the good news, you can stream this album in its entirety on streaming services! Apple Music YouTube Spotify As I mentioned in my last post about the Soul … Continue reading Strength, Power and Love
Yesterday, before we had to pack up and head home, I was able to swing by my favorite record store when I’m visiting family, Vertical House Records. I stumbled on this classic LP from 1969 by The Soul Stirrers called The Judgement and quickly picked it up. This version of the Soul Stirrers does not … Continue reading The Judgement
Yesterday I had to drop my kids off with family where they are spending the weekend before we come down for the holidays. I was going to be near Columbia, TN, and decided to swing by their Goodwill to look for records. I was surprised to not find a single record for sale in the … Continue reading Judge Not
I’m impatient. I tell myself to hold out and wait to find records in the store because honestly that’s when it feels best, stumbling on something you’ve been looking for and thinking you’d never find it. Well, I couldn’t do that for Shirley Caesar’s LP, Stranger on the Road. I’m so caught up in this … Continue reading Stranger on the Road
Another gospel LP I found this weekend was by Tommy Ellison and the Five Singing Stars of Brooklyn, N.Y. titled Come Home, released on HSE Records in 1974. I couldn’t find this album on any streaming services but I did find their great song, The Crossroads, posted above. Tommy passed away in 2009 but his … Continue reading The Crossroads
Aaron Hartley 