I’ve written about my love for the song Long Black Veil before. Imagine my surprise when listening to a Barry White album this weekend and realized he too recorded a version of the song! Barry’s version stands out because it’s an instrumental track with a lead psychedelic guitar leading you through the song. I was … Continue reading Long Black Veil
This morning, while checking Instagram, I saw a video posted by Dust To Digital of Barbara Lynn performing What I’d Say in 1966. I am not familiar with Barbara so that sent me down a rabbit hole to hear more. This song in particular sent me looking for the LP and 45 version to buy … Continue reading Take Your Love and Run
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
I stopped by my local record store over the weekend and while shuffling through the F bin and Aretha Franklin records, I saw an album cover that was new to me. I assumed it was an Aretha album but noticed it said Carolyn Franklin instead. Huh? I flipped it over and there was Aretha’s father … Continue reading Carolyn Franklin
I couldn’t sleep on Monday evening and was scrolling through Facebook market and saw someone selling seven records for $30. What caught my eye was a copy of George Michael’s Faith LP that looked super clean. I have a strange sentimental attachment to Faith and figured why not, the seller lives a few miles from … Continue reading Cracked Rear View
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
How could I pass up an album with a cover jam packed of smiling gentlemen like this? Released in 1974, It’s Time by The Mighty Clouds of Joy actually “crossed over” into the mainstream market and it’s all thanks to this great track featuring the same name as the group! What I love most about … Continue reading Mighty Clouds of Joy
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
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