Musical Episode #055 : Whole Lot of Soul
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Welcome to another Musical Episode! If you’re eagle-eyed you’ll have noticed I missed last Friday. I had tried to take some time off from my jobs and limit my computer time. Unfortunately in all my prep I didn’t get everything set up for the podcast to go up as normal. It may happen again, in fact I’m sure it will, but I was able to get back to recording and I have the next four or five weeks in process so we should be good again for a while!
This week doesn’t have too specific of a theme other than wanting to play some upbeat, dance-able records. I’ve definitely begun to think about what it will be like to play records again for people, even booking a couple of weddings for this summer. I get my second shot next week so there’s a twinkle on the horizon that we could enjoy something together. In that spirit I pulled some records I used to enjoy playing for sweaty, jam-packed crowds.
Hope everyone is holding it together as best they can and maybe these songs help,
-George / Snack Attack
Tracklist:
George Torrance and The Dipper’s – Fine Foxey Frame (Duo Disc, 1965)
Jo Jo and His Outcast – Whole Lot of Woman (Sound-O-Riffic, 1969?)
Harry Deal and The Galaxies – Fonky, Fonky (Eclipse, 1970)
Jimmy Hughes – Neighbor, Neighbor (Fame, 1966)
The Four Sonics – It Takes Two (Sport, 1967)
Jimmy Castor – Ham Hocks Espanol (Smash, 1966)
The Trensations – Saucy (Minit, 1967)
Joe Tex – Papa Was Too (Dial, 1966)
Timmy Norman and The O’Jahs – Let It All Hang Out (Sound Stage 7, 1967)
Allen Cromer – (The) Eighty-One (Edge, 196?)
Jamo Thomas and His Party Brothers – I Spy (For The FBI) (Thomas, 1966)
Little Carl Carlton – 46 Drums and 1 Guitar (Backbeat, 1968)
The Fabulous Traits – Love Is Strange (Tele-Phonic, 196?)
Fontella Bass – It Sure Is Good (Paula, 1972)
Willie Mitchell – Take Five (Hi, 1969)
Rodger Collins – She’s Looking Good (Galaxy, 1967)
Mona Lisa – They Don’t Know (Dade, 1966)
Jo Ann Garrett – You Can’t Come In (Big Bad Wolf) (Chess, 1967)
Irma Thomas – Break-A-Way (Imperial, 1964)
Etta James – Fire (Cadet, 1968)
Delia Gartrell – Fight Fire With Fire (Right-On, 1971)
C.J. Leach – Branded (Shelia, 196?)
Donnie Elbert – Your Red Wagon (Gateway, 1964)
Lee Dorsey – Can You Hear Me (Amy, 1965)
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