Say hello to my Muerto. She's been with me since Hallowe'en. I think SOLOE sent her to me. She was a Sad Girl and pretty, but disconcerting too. She gave me quite a bit of help with this comp, but I hope she goes back where she came from soon...... I recently dusted off "The Soul Book" which I bought in 1975. The four authors each give a list of their 20 all-time favorite tracks, and the most interesting one for me was by Tony Cummings, founder of Soul Music magazine in UK. The Trumains track here is on Tony's list; and also the anti-war anthem from Delia "Dee Dee" Gartrell. All in all, the book was an interesting view of the state of "Soul" music back then - most of those favorites would be very well known to us today. In 2008, Delia's husband The Mighty Hannibal produced a CD compilation of tracks by her called Starting A Movement. If there is interest, I may post up that CD sometime soon. I've got another superb track from the Chiffons this time. The other purchase I made on my record buying debut was "Our Day Will Come" by Ruby & The Romantics, so I thought a great track from them would be a worthy addition. And then a little dedication to welcome new team member "billymac", from Tammi Terrell. It will be the first anniversary of Dimas Garza's death next week, so a class rola from the man is in order. Uncle Ray Charles was never sure where to draw the line between country and soul; same for Solomon Burke, Freddy Fender and many others, especially the Southern soulsters. So maybe it's not too much of a surprise to see little Brenda Lee kicking off - with that great voice and the Dave Berry hit from the early 60's, I've always liked this one. And seeing us out, we have Little Joe Hernandez showing he is still cutting it. So, get serious and shed a few tears while listening to this one....
Track List
01 - Brenda Lee - The Crying Game
02 - Delia Gartrell - See What You Done Done (Hymn No.9)
03 - Big Maybelle - 96 Tears
04 - The Chiffons - Down Down Down
05 - Erma Franklin - The Right To Cry
06 - Ralfi Pagan - Didn't Want To Have To Do It
07 - Hoagy Lands - My Tears Are Dry
08 - Ruby & The Romantics - Your Baby Doesn't Love You Any More
09 - Ruby Winters - I Don't Want To Cry
10 - Tammi Terrell - If You See Bill
11 - Leroy & The Drivers - I Wake Up Crying
12 - Freddie Hughes - I Just Found Out
13 - James Carr - These Ain't Raindrops
14 - Billy & The Bloodknots - Gotta Get Away
15 - Lou Christie - Tears On My Pillow
16 - Dimas III - Just A Moment
17 - The Intruders - Teardrops
18 - The Trumains - Girl Don't Let Me Down
19 - Daneal Derris Group - Why Am I Crying
20 - Little Joe y La Familia - My Girl
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