And here we come to an end of the 1970s in the Any Major Soul series. There are two mixes covering ’80s soul HERE and HERE. Still, the years 1980/81 and possibly 1982/83 were good enough to yield any major mixes; I’ve not thought about later years.
It’s tempting to dismiss the soul music produced [...]
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Any Major Soul 1978/79
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged 70s Soul, Ashford & Simpson, Betty Wright, Bill Withers, Brenda Russell, Chaka Khan, Cheryl Lynn, Denise Lasalle, Gary Toms Empire, Heatwave, Jean Carn, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Jones Girls, Kandidate, Lenny Williams, Marvin Gaye, Minnie Riperton, Mtume, Natalie Cole, Neville Brothers, O'Jays, Peabo Bryson, Phyllis Hyman, Ray Goodman Brown, Rick James, Roberta Flack, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Switch, Wilson Pickett on November 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Any Major Soul 1976-77
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged Aretha Franklin, Arthur Alexander, Billy Paul, Brothers Johnson, Bunny Sigler, Candi Staton, Curtis Mayfield, Earth Wind and Fire, Eddie Kendricks, Four Tops, George Benson, Jesse Green, L.T.D., Lou Rawls, Marlena Shaw, Marvin Gaye, mix-tape, Real Thing, Spinners, Tavares, Teddy Pendergrass on September 25, 2009 | 8 Comments »
The cull to bring the 1976/77 mix down to CD-R length was more brutal than I had anticipated. So much good music that failed to make the cut (hence all the bonus tracks)! Here then is a mix of a few fairly well-known songs, a couple of album tracks, and a handful of quite rare [...]
Any Major Soul 1974-75
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged 70s Soul, Billy Paul, Billy Preston, Blue Magic, Chaka Khan, Earth Wind and Fire, Gene Page, Gil Scott-Heron, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Kool and the Gang, Labi Siffre, Latimore, Main Ingre, Main Ingredient, Major Harris, Minnie Riperton, Mix, mix-tape, Natural Four, Soul Children, Spinners, Sydney Joe Quails, Syreeta, The Impressions, The Moments, The Tymes on September 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
By the mid-1970s, soul had by and large left behind its R&B roots and the influence of funk and what would become widely known as disco was beginning to manifest itself — many soul acts of the period crossed back and forth between soul, funk and disco.
A few notes on some of the featured acts:
The [...]
Any Major Soul 1972-73
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged 70s, 70s Soul, Al Green, Al Wilson, Bloodstone, Bobby Womack, Curtis Mayfield, Cymande, Denise Lasalle, Donny Hathaway, First Choice, Four Tops, Gladys Knight, Isley Brothers, Jermaine Jackson, Jimmy Helms, Joe Simon, New York City, Roberta Flack, Ronnie Dyson, Sylvia, Terry Callier, The Intruders, The Trammps, War on August 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I was delighted to see a comment from Jerry Plunk, lead singer and drummer of the Flying Embers, thanking me for including the group’s Westbound #9 in the Any Major Soul 1970/71 mix (and a comment from Jerry Lawson from the Persuasions, appreciating the inclusion of his group’s version of He Ain’t Heavy/You’ve Got A [...]
Any Major Soul 1970-71
Posted in 70s Soul, Mix CD-Rs, tagged 100 Proof (Aged in Soul), 70s Soul, Aretha Franklin, Baby Huey, Betty Wright, Bill Withers, Chi-Lites, Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway, Earth Wind and Fire, Five Stairsteps, Flaming Ember, Freda Payne, Gil Scott-Heron, Honey Cone, Jean Knight, Jimmy Ruffin, Main Ingredient, mix-tape, Ronnie Dyson, Stevie Wonder, Supremes, The Beginning of the End, The Delfonics, The Dells, The Fantastics, The Presidents on August 5, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Some people will reel in disbelief and perhaps go on by shouting out the first names of assorted soul deities as I proclaim: The 1970s were the golden age of soul music. Of course, ’60s soul was fantastic, as the two volumes of Any Major’60s Soul compilations proved (Vol. 1 and Vol. 2). But by [...]
The Age of the Afro: ’70s Soul Vol. 3
Posted in 70s Soul, tagged Earth Wind and Fire, Gladys Knight, Minnie Riperton, Spinners, The Delfonics on March 14, 2008 | 12 Comments »
After a hiatus of a few weeks, we return to the age of the Afro, the glorious times of sunny soul which talked about love and preached social-consciousness.
The Blackbyrds – Walking In Rhythm.mp3If I were to set my alarm clock to wake me up with a song to start my day on a high, this [...]
The Age of the Afro: ’70s Soul Vol. 2
Posted in 70s Soul, tagged Diana Ross, Donny Hathaway, Kool and the Gang, Lou Rawls, Roberta Flack on February 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Before we launch into the second part of the Age of the Afro series, let me thank the kind people who commented so generously and positively on the first installment — and, indeed, everybody who posts comments. Any blogger, certainly the music writers, will agree that comments validate our efforts, and encourage us to carry [...]
The Age of the Afro: ’70s Soul Vol. 1
Posted in 70s Soul, tagged Earth Wind and Fire, Five Stairsteps, Isaac Hayes, Teddy Pendergrass on January 29, 2008 | 9 Comments »
My brother is currently visiting me. He has noted with some amused disdain my facility to jump musical genres within minutes. So, one minute I might be listening to a song by AC/DC, then a Motown track, followed by Wilco and Dean Martin. And it’s true, I love music so much, and for so many [...]
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