High Energy, Funky Soul from Oakland’s Savonics

The Savonics "Soul Groove" (MTA Records, 1968) Listen to this ...

Mind-Melting Sax-strumental Cover!

Jerome P. Lyons & To Be Continued "Ain't No Sunshine" (T'wan, ...

Ike White’s Incredible “Changing Times” 45

Ike White "Changin' Times" (LAX Records, 1976) Listen to this ...

Charlie Russo’s Playful and Swingin’ 45

Charlie Russo and His Orchestra "Goofin" (Port, 1964) Listen to ...

Swinging Sides of Soul From Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr "Bee-Bom" (Reprise, 1964) Sammy Davis Jr. "I Like ...

A Couple Saucy & Suggestive 45s

The Blenders "Don't Fuck Around With Love" (X-Rated, 1972) The ...

Explosive Debut 45 of The Afro-Blues Quintet Plus One

Afro-Blues Quintet Plus One "Liberation" (Mira, 1966) Listen to ...

Excellent Double-Sider from Philadelphia’s Broadway Express

Satisfaction and It's Okay With Me by Broadway Express was released ...

Two Versions of Charles Brown’s “Black Night”

Bobby Bland “Black Night” (Duke, 1965)Charles Brown “Black ...

Two Upbeat Sides by Jackie Verdell

Jackie Verdell “Hush” (Peacock, 1962/3)Jackie Verdell “Are ...

Two Sides of Hard Hitting, Funky Miami Soul!

Mona Lisa and His Orchestra “They Don’t Know - Part 1″ (Dade, ...

Bettye Scott and The Del-Vetts “Good Feeling”

Bettye Scott and The Del-Vetts "Good Feeling" (Teako, ...

Two Versions of The Phil Upchurch Classic!

Chris Columbo “You Can’t Sit Down” (Battle, 1962)The ...

Two Sides of Powerful Georgia Soul

Lots A Poppa “I Found A Love” (Tribe, 1964)Lots A ...

Shirley Vaughn’s wonderful “Stop and Listen”

Shirley Vaughn “Stop and Listen” (Fairmount, 1967) Listen to ...

An All Star Lineup of 70’s Florida Funk!

Johnny K “I Got Bills To Pay” (Buddha, 1974) Listen to this ...

Two Sides of Lunar Funk via Detroit

Lunar Funk “Slip The Drummer One” (Bell, 1972)Lunar ...

Tom Merriman’s Funky Dallas Jingles

“Cool Blue Flame” (Private Press, 1965)“Dance The Slurp” ...

Wild Private Press Christian Drum Solo 45!

Billy Blackwood “Gospel Drums” (Private Press, 1967?) Listen ...

Stomping R&B from The Beatles Bullpen Drummer

Jimmy Nicol and The Shubdubs “Night Train” (Mar-Mar, ...

Two Sides of Wild Moog and Funky Synths 45s

Richard Hayman “Hare Krishna” (Command/ABC, 1969)The ...

Two Sides From The Mysterious Jonn-el

Jonn-El “You Took Me Off And It Was Boss” (Scorpion, ...

Two Sides from Wilmer & The Dukes!

Wilmer and The Dukes “Give Me One More Chance” (Aphrodisiac, ...

Funky Boogaloo Sides From The Moon People

The Moon People “Land of Love” (Speed, 1968)The Moon ...

Three Sides of Undeniable Soul Power!

The Parliments “(I Wanna) Testify” (Revilot, 1967)Derek ...

James Brown, Mashed Potato Miami!

Nat Kendrick and The Swans “(Do The) Mashed Potatoes Part 1″ ...

Little Joe Cook, Peanuts Reprise!

Little Joe Cook and The Thrillers “Peanuts ‘68″ (Luv, ...

Funky Monkey of a Private Press

Brass Monkey “Funky Monkey” (Private Press, 1972) Listen to ...

Chiffons Side w/ A Pinch of Psych

The Chiffons “Nobody Knows What’s Goin’ On (In My Mind But ...

Pass The Bug w/ Gene The Hat

Gene The Hat “(Pass) The Bug Part 1″ (Gee, 1961)Gene The ...

Squatting and Squirming with The Blenders

The Blenders “Squat & Squirm” (Witch, 1963) Listen to ...

Super Funky Miami 45 From Warren Thompson!

Warren Thompson “You Can’t Hinder Me” (RCA, 1974) Listen to ...

Scorching Cover By The Brothers Ruffin

David & Jimmy Ruffin “Stand By Me” (Soul, 1970) Listen ...

Hot Soul From Elijah & The Ebonites

Elijah & The Ebonites “Pure Soul” (Loren, 1970) Listen to ...

Sloppin with Gatemouth Brown!

Gatemouth Brown “Slop Time” (Peacock, 1960) Listen to this ...

A Hand Clapping Classic from The Meters

The Meters “Hand Clapping Song” (Josie, 1970) Listen to this ...

Pretty Purdie Delivers Some Duke!

Pretty Purdie “Caravan” (Date, 1967) Listen to this song on ...

Wild Chicken Pickin By Lonnie Mack

Lonnie Mack “Chicken’ Picken’“ (Fraternity, 1965) Listen ...

Drinking Lonely Wine with Mickey Gilley

Mickey Gilley “Lonely Wine” (Astro, 1965) Listen to this song ...

James Ray’s Famously Covered 45

James Ray “I’ve Got My Mind Set On You” (Dynamic, ...

Sad and Soulful Side from The Trells

The Trells “Bad Weather” (Port City, ?) Listen to this song ...

Wild & Funky 45 from Florida’s Fats Drums Daddy

Fats Drums Daddy “I Need Your Loving (Part 1)” (Josie, ...

Beautiful 2-sider by Bessie Banks

Listen to these songs on youtube: It Sounds Like My Baby, Go ...

Philadelphia Proto-Rap from Butterball

Butterball “Butterballs (Part 1)” (Fast Eddie, 1967?) Listen ...

Great two-sider from New Orleans’ Watch Records

The Crescents “That’s All She Left Me” (Watch, 1965)The ...

Two Sides by Detroit’s Freddie Gorman

Freddie Gorman: In A Bad Way (Ric-Tic, 1964)Freddie Gorman: Take Me ...

Three Versions of a Sweet Soul Classic

The O'Jays "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) " (Bell, ...

Breathtaking Side from Roddie Joy

Roddie Joy "Come Back Baby" (Red Bird, 1965) Listen to this song ...

Hopeful Side of Secular Soul From Gospel Legends

Bill Moss & The Celestials "Everything Is Going To Be Alright" ...

Excellent Side of Tennessee Flavored Calypso

The Marigolds "Rollin' Stone" (Excello, 1955) Listen to this song ...

Funky Soul Sounds From Tupelo Mississippi

Levert Allison "Loving On My Mind" (Tupelo Sound, 1972) Listen to ...

Father’s Day Funk From Joe Quarterman!

Joe Quarterman & Free Soul "Thanks Dad Pt. 1 & 2" (GSF, ...

Two Versions of The Classic Porter/Hayes Composition

Sam & Dave "You Got Me Hummin" (Atlantic, 1967)The Blossoms "You ...

Heavy & Funky Side From Across The Pond

THE RAH BAND - "The Crunch (Part 1)" (Good Earth, 1977) Listen to ...

Great Side of Swinging Blues By G.L. Crockett

G.L. Crockett "Every Hour, Every Day" (4 Brothers, 1965) Listen ...

Mid-70’s Funk from The Love Family!

Rudy Love & Love Family “Does Your Mama Know” (Calla, ...

Blistering Side of Soul from Delia Gartrell

Delia Gartrell "Fight Fire, With Fire" (Right-On Records, ...

James Brown Drops an Organ Cover of A Classic

James Brown (at the organ) "Jimmy Mack" (Smash, 1967) Listen to ...

A Punchy, Funky, Bluesy Side from CL Blast

C.L. Blast "Leftover Love" (Clintone, 1972) Listen to this song ...

A Bit of Hope from Gene Chandler

Gene Chandler "Nothing Can Stop Me" (Constellation, 1965) Listen ...

Deep Grooves from Philly’s United Image

United Image "The African Bump" (Branding Iron, 1972 / ...

Come and Get It with Jay Dee Bryant

Jay Dee Bryant "Get It" (Enjoy, 1965) Listen to this song on ...

Ollie Nightingale Delivers on Stax

Ollie & The Nightingales "Girl, You Have My Heart Singin" (Stax, ...

Incredible High Energy Side by Gary & Gary

Gary & Gary  "Bustin' Loose" (Vee-Jay, 1962) Listen to ...

Gorgeous Side of Aching Soul from Jennell Hawkins

Jennell Hawkins "Moments" (Amazon, 1961) Listen to this song on ...

Midwestern Sweet Soul B-Side Bonus

The Five Emprees “Hey Lover” (Freeport, 1965) Listen to this ...

Three Takes on The Big Boss Man

Jimmy Reed "Big Boss Man" (Vee Jay, 1961)Shirley "Big Boss Man" ...

Incredible Blue-Eyed Soul From The Wildweeds

Wildweeds "No Good To Cry" (Cadet, 1967 )Wildweeds "It Was Fun While ...

Beautiful Side from Darrow Fletcher

Darrow Fletcher “I Think I’m Gonna Write A Song” (Congress, ...

Wild Soul Jazz From New Jersey’s Rhoda Scott

Rhoda Scott "I-Yi-Yi-Yi Pt. 1" (Tru Sound, 1963) Listen to this ...

Two Sides from The Velvet Voiced Lou Rawls

Lou Rawls "A Natural Man"(MGM, 1971)Lou Rawls "Trouble Down Here ...

Sweet and Haunting Side from Bobby Copney

Bobby Copney - Love Au-Go-Go (Tuff, 1965) Listen to this song on ...

Two Sides of Philly Soul From The Futures

The Futures “Stay With Me” (Gamble, 1972) The Futures “Our ...

Funky Political Anthem From Bill Moss

Bill Moss “Sock It To ‘Em Soul Brother” (Amy, 1969) Listen ...

Two Sides From Mighty Sam (McClain)

Mighty Sam “Good Humor Man” (Amy, 1966)Mighty Sam “Talk To ...

Three Versions Dixon’s “I Don’t Want to Cry”

Ronnie Dyson “I Don’t Wanna Cry” (Columbia, 1970) Available ...

Searing side of deep soul from New Orleans

Cynthia Sheeler “One Minute Of Your Time” (Phil-La of Soul, ...

Happy Birthday Curtis Mayfield!

The Impressions “Gypsy Woman” (ABC-Paramount, 1961)Major ...

Gritty Garage / R&B Mover from The Tarantulas

The Tarantulas “Vera Brown” (Stop, 196?) Listen to this song ...

Sublime Sweet Soul from Texas

The Commands “Hey, It’s Love” (Dynamic, 1966) Listen to ...

In Memory of The Incredible Duck Dunn

Eddie Purrell “The Spoiler” (Volt, 1964) The Mar-Keys “Last ...

John Holt’s Take on An Isley Brothers Classic

John Holt “For The Love of You (Part 1)” (Impact, ...

Deep Southwestern Soul From Ernie and Eddie

Eddie & Ernie “Outcasts” (Eastern, 1965) This track can ...

Shakin R&B from The Lone Star State’s Luvenia Lewis

Luvenia Lewis “Let Me Be The One” (Suave, 1964) This track ...

Rockin R&B from Ike & Tina Turner

Ike & Tina Turner "Stagger Lee and Billy" (Sue, 1965) Listen ...

Head Shaking Chicago Soul from Barbara Carr

Barbra Carr “Shake Your Head” (Chess, 1967) This track can be ...

Fuzzed-Out Side of Soul from The Equals!

The Equals “Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys” (Shout, 1970) This ...

Smooth Side From Little Johnny Taylor

Little Johnny Taylor “If You Love Me (Like You Say) (Galaxy, ...

A Side of Sublime Detroit Soul from JJ Barnes

J.J. Barnes “Chains of Love” (Groovesville, 1967) This track ...

Scorching Side by The Queen of Scorching Soul!

Etta James “The Love of My Man” (Chess, 1971) This track can ...

Funky Football 45 without Gimmicks!

Harvey Scales and The Seven Sounds “Funky Football” (Chess, ...

Great Side of South American Political Funk

Tony Morgan & Muscle Power “Racial Segregation (Vocal)” ...

Atlanta’s The Tam’s Biggest Hit

The Tams “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am?)” ...

Heartbreaking Side from Betty Wright

Betty Wright “Girls Can’t Do What The Guys Do” (Alston, ...

Crisp Detroit Soul from The Magic Tones

The Magic Tones “Lets Let Our Love Roll On” (Mah’s ...

Romping Side of Soul from OV Wright

O.V. Wright “Working Your Game” (Back Beat, 1968) This ...

Oscar Toney Jr’s Version of Turn On Your Love Light

Oscar Toney Jr. “Turn On Your Love Light” (Bell, ...

The Soul-Mates Scorching Side

The Soul-Mates “I Want A Boyfriend (Girlfriend)” (Era, ...

Early and Wild Sly Cover of Otis!

Sly and The Family Stone “I Can’t Turn You Loose” (Loadstone, ...

Righteous Side from Jersey’s The Superlatives

The Superlatives “We’re So Lonely” (Uptite, 1966) This ...

Hot James Brown Organ Track!

James Brown and The Famous Flames “Shhhhhhh (For A Little While) ...

Frantic Side from Early Days of The Stylistics

The Stylistics “Let The Junkie Bust The Pusher” 45 (Sebring, ...

Funky Soul From Chicago’s Classetts

The Classetts “I’ve Got To Space” (Ultra-Class Records, ...

Storming Side of Chicago Soul from Mamie Galore

This is one of my favorite 45s of all time and one look at the ...

Side of Upbeat Philly Soul from The Intruders

The Intruders “All The Time” (Excel, 1966) This track ...

Howlin’ Wolf with Some Rowdy Blues

Howlin Wolf “Do The Do” 45 Chess (1971) This track can be ...