freddie hughes
send my baby back... plus
Freddie Hughes had one of the great falsetto soul voices of the era - pleading, celebratory, and always dripping with soul. The Oakland-based artist w..
The English baroque sound of the late 60s and early 70s shunned guitar solos for string quartets and woodwind, drenched in summer-into-autumn melancho..
mouse & the traps
the fraternity years
Mouse & The Traps, from Texas are principally known for the classic garage and folk-rock of A Public Execution, Maid Of Sugar and Lie, Beg, Borrow & S..
Track listing: 1. THAT'S SHOW BIZ - DALE WRIGHT & THE WRIGHT GUYS 2. LET'S ROCK'N'ROLL - THE CADETS 3. THE BLUEBIRD, THE BUZZARD AND THE ORIOLE - B..
the soul children
friction / best of two worlds
In case anyone was still in doubt, these Soul Children outings from ’71 & ’74 are even more proof of the singular lack of decline of Stax in the 70s. ..
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bo diddley is a songwriter
In his long and illustrious career, the late Ellas McDaniel portrayed his alter ego Bo Diddley as many things – a lover, a gunslinger, crazy, even a l..
various
impressed!
24 tracks by 24 groups inspired by the musical genius of Curtis Mayfield and his soulful interplay with fellow Impressions, Sam Gooden and Fred Cash. ..
eddie 'cleanhead' vinson
bald headed blues
The complete, classic King recordings of the late 40s/early 50s by one of the major names in post-WWII blues shouting. Track listing:ASHES ON MY PILL..
The important Memphis blues artists of the early to mid 1950s, who influenced Elvis Presley and generations since. Track listing:GOOD LOVIN’ / DRIFTI..
joe simon
drowning in the sea of love
This 1971 album from Joe Simon spawned two hits, the title track and ’Pool Of Bad Luck’. Track listing:DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE • GLAD TO BE YOUR ..
flora purim
stories to tell
• Brazilian-born Purim is one of the most influential jazz singers of the 1970s and beyond. She moved to the United States in the late 60s with her hu..
link wray
barbed wire
Widely acknowledged as the Godfather of Grunge and the inventor of the power chord, Link Wray has survived four decades of prevailing trends in popula..