Artist: Harold Burrage
Soul '69Artist: Aretha Franklin
Community Score: 9.33
One of her most overlooked '60s albums, on which she presented some of her jazziest material, despite the title. None of these cuts were significant hits, and none were Aretha originals; she displayed her characteristically eclectic taste in the choice of cover material, handling compositions by Percy Mayfield, Sam Cooke, Smokey Robinson, and,...
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Miss Rhythm (Greatest Hits and More)Artist: Ruth Brown
Before Aretha Franklin was exalted as the Queen of Soul, Ruth Brown was dubbed "Miss Rhythm" -- and with good reason. A gritty, aggressive belter with an impressive range and a powerhouse of a voice, Brown was the top female R&B singer of the early to mid-'50s, and would directly or indirectly have an influence on such greats as Etta James and...
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Soul MeetingArtist: King Curtis
King Curtis, an influential and greatly in-demand R&B tenorman, made relatively few jazz dates in his career. This CD has two of the best, complete albums originally called The New Scene of King Curtis and Soul Meeting; the former is also available as a separate CD but should be skipped in favor of this one. Curtis teams up with the passionate...
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Instant Soul: The Legendary King CurtisArtist: King Curtis
Community Score: 10.00
A nice overview of Curtis' solo career, Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis begins with the breakthrough success of "Soul Twist" and "Soul Serenade," then moves through his later recordings for Atlantic. It's interesting to hear Curtis in both the Memphis and Muscle Shoals settings and how he adapts his horn to different grooves along the...
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