Zero to 180 – Three Minute Magic
The Soulful Strings evoke the magic of falling snow — thanks to Dorothy Ashby‘s harp — on their classic instrumental track, “Snowfall“: “Snowfall” by The Soulful Strings (1968) Discogs helps us appreciate how The Soulful Strings were able to create an identifiable sound despite only playing other people’s material: “The
Don Davis, who produced Albert King‘s King Albert album in 1977, would come up with a song title that would get appropriated lock, stock and barrel eight years later by a former blues band from London: “Honkey Tonk Woman“ (Don Davis and) The Fabulous Playboys (1961) “Honkey Tonk Woman” often commands
Dave Thompson points out in his 2001 history of Funk — “The [Isaac] Hayes/[David] Porter team was responsible for hits across the Stax spectrum, including Carla Thomas’s ‘B-A-B-Y,’ Sam & Dave’s ‘Hold On! I’m a Comin” and ‘Soul Man,’ Ruby Johnson’s ‘I’ll Run Your Hurt Away,’ and The Astors‘ ‘In the Twilight
Muhammad Ali enjoyed such worldwide popularity, I’m surprised The Champ didn’t release more recordings over the course of his career, aside from two albums, a handful of singles, and, of course, the Ali and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay LPs: Ali would launch his national campaign for dental health
I’m surprised there aren’t more web pages that pay tribute to Julius Brinson, gym teacher extraordinaire, whose boundless energy and relentless good cheer have brightened countless days for the students, parents, and fellow staff of Sligo Creek Elementary School. It’s no secret that Mr. Brinson is rather adept at mixing
Love this playful take on the old nursery rhyme — for extra credit, count all the key changes: “Three Soulful Mice“ Carlton “King” Coleman 1967 Somehow this single has eluded the attention of the fine catalogers at 45Cat (i.e., not in their database at the time this piece was originally
According to Michel Ruppli’s The King Labels: A Discography, Elaine Armstrong would record a total of four sides (possibly at King’s Cincinnati studio?) although only two would make it on to her one and only King 45 from 1968. “Sad But True” is the A-side: “Sad But True” Elaine Armstrong
[For an update on the perilous status of the original King Records site, click here] A recent Cincinnati visit allowed me the chance to verify that the former King Records complex is still standing. But for how long? Polly Lucke, Zero to 180’s West Coast correspondent, recently brought to my
“Sweet Touch of Love,” from the aforementioned acclaimed 1970 album, Toussaint (later named From a Whisper to a Scream), would be the A-side of a 45 that appeared not to have enjoyed any Billboard chart action from what I can see: “Sweet Touch of Love“ Allen Toussaint (1970) “Sweet Touch
Even less seems to be written about Allen Toussaint‘s final A-side for Bell, 1969‘s populist anthem, “We the People“: “We the People“ Allen Toussaint (1969) Imagine the magnitude of our collective output if we all directed our energies toward constructive ends instead of squabbling amongst ourselves. Help me understand exactly
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