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DAVE GODIN’S DEEP SOUL TREASURES VOLUME 5.
dereksmusicblog ♦ October 29, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment
Dave Godin’s Deep Soul Treasures Volume 5. Label: Kent Soul. It’s hard to believe that it’s fifteen years since the passing of Dave Godin, one of the most influential and informative writers on soul music. He was passionate about soul music and wanted to convert agnostics and make believers of them. His passion was obvious …
BLUESIN’ BY THE BAYOU-AIN’T BROKE, AIN’T HUNGRY.
dereksmusicblog ♦ September 16, 2017 ♦ Leave a comment
Bluesin’ By The Bayou-Ain’t Broke, Ain’t Hungry. Label: Ace Records. Nowadays, not many compilations series’ are still going strong after eighteen volumes. That is a remarkable achievement. Most compilation series seem to last no more than a few volumes. Part of the problem is constantly finding new material. All too often with compilations focusing on …
RHYTHM ’N’ BLUESIN’ BY THE BAYOU-NIGHTS OF SIN, DIRTY DEALS AND LOVE SICK SOULS.
dereksmusicblog ♦ August 6, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment
RHYTHM ’N’ BLUESIN’ BY THE BAYOU-NIGHTS OF SIN, DIRTY DEALS AND LOVE SICK SOULS. The state of Louisiana means different things to different people. For some, it’s the state’s rich literary heritage. One of its most famous writers was Tennessee Williams, the author of A Street Car Named Desire. Then there’s Anna Rice the nineteenth …
THE LONDON AMERICAN LABEL YEAR BY YEAR 1966.
dereksmusicblog ♦ August 29, 2015 ♦ Leave a comment
THE LONDON AMERICAN LABEL YEAR BY YEAR 1966. For a generation of British teenagers who embarked upon a lifelong love affair with music during the fifties and sixties, the London American Recordings will forever have a place in their heart. London American Recordings was the label that introduced a British music lovers to American pop, …
CRACKING THE COSIMO CODE-60S NEW ORLEANS R&B AND SOUL.
dereksmusicblog ♦ September 16, 2014 ♦ Leave a comment
CRACKING THE COSIMO CODE-60S NEW ORLEANS R&B AND SOUL. Between 1956 and 1968, Cosimo Matassa owned what was the most important recording studio in New Orleans. Situated at 521-525 Governor Nichols Street, Cosimo Matassa’s studios were where some of the most important soul and R&B to come out of New Orleans was recorded. Cosimo Matassa’s …