SWEET and SEXY HOMEGIRL ROLAS

Get ready to be impressed with our latest effort called SWEET & SEXY HOMEGIRL ROLAS. A big thanks goes out to the Ireland Shot Caller Rossyboy who was instrumental in the organization of this compilation and performed all editing and uploading of the link along with some imput on the actual post. Another big thank you goes out to our Chi-Town Connection Dusty Rose who fought off sickness to compose this exceptionally detailed post. The album cover was contributed by myself.

The link for this album can be found at the bottom of the page.

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OK - Listen up!... :) Get ready to hear some badass choices on this comp!We have a nice blend of soul here people and coming from us Rukas around the world, it has to be sweet soul music to your ears!

Introducing.....Us HomeGirls......

Anna, from Arizona!

MzO, our writer from Jerzee!

WarPathRuka, Our hero from Cali-for-nia!

Grumps, Our respected gal from Cali!

Trudy, our East Coast Connection out of New York City.

Rose from Chi-Town!

Now If this comp doesn't start the SPARK of LOVE in your Souls, then YOUSE GUYS ARE DEAD!!!! Enjoy!

Some info on some of these homegirl's tracks...

01 - Gladys Caine - Please Mr. D.J. 1963 on Togo label

02 - Debbie Taylor & The Hesitations - All That I Have 1969

Debbie Taylor was an American singer. Her recording career between 1968 and 1975 saw her produce some of the most impassioned vocal performances ever committed to vinyl. GWP Label (Unissued At The Time This Track Was Released In The U. K. on a 2005 KENT Cd The Song Was Also Recorded In 1970 By The Moments On Stang

03 - Eleanor Grant - For The Love I Gave Zip Records

Mid 80's, this song is better known by the Delfonics. Eleanor Grant's stylistic versatility can be attributed to her passion for entertaining. She never failed to "Wow" audiences with her unique versatility, which was delivered via Gospel, Rhythm&Blues, Rock and Pop & Funk...Grant's early experience was in gospel, though she was also attracted to R&B during her childhood. This woman, with a southern base and northern twist, achieved national acclaim with "Yes, I'm Ready" - a response to a classic Marvin Gaye Hit. A recording contract with Catawba Records established her as a professional recording artist.

04 - The Symphonies - That's What Love Will Do 1970 Ace/Kent Carnival Label

This gem hooks you from the first note, the female group sings the tender ballad with conviction as they warn about the pains love can bring...

05 - Jean Plum - I Love Him 1976

AKA Bettye Jean Plummer, Gospel and southern soul singer, Jean Plum recorded a handful of singles at Hi Records, in Memphis, which she joined in 1975. She previously recorded under her real name, Bettye Jean Plummer for Checker in the late 1960's, until her mentor at Hi Records, producer Willie Mitchell, suggested the new name.

06 - Jackie Ross - Take Me For A Little While 1965 Chess records

Chicago soul diva Jackie Ross was born in St. Louis on January 30, 1946; the daughter of husband-and-wife preachers, she made her performing debut on her parents' radio gospel show at the age of three. Following her father's 1954 death, the family relocated to the Windy City...

07 - The Enjoyments - If I Lost Your Love

08 - Dynamic Superiors - Shoe Shoe Shine 1974

The Dynamic Superiors were one of Motown's most unique acts for a couple of reasons: they were from Washington, D.C. instead of Detroit, and their lead singer, Tony Washington, was an unabashed, flaming gay man who occasionally did concerts in drag. Backing him up were George Spann, Maurice Washington, George Peterbark, and Michael McCalphin. They were noted for their energetic live performances.

09 - Cherry Blend - Love Is Gone (members Eula Cooper, Shari Billingslea and Deborah Tolls) Note 7204 - Warning Of Danger / Love Is Gone - 1972 White label promoKing 6402 - Warning Of Danger / Love Is Gone - 1972

Eula Cooper spent her spare time during high school singing in the choir, leading to the formation of the Cherry Blend with two choir friends, Shari Billingslea and Deborah Tolls. Unfortunately, the girls, including Eula, had dispersed to different colleges and the group wouldn’t be able to support this single. Though another group was assembled to tour behind the record, which actually managed to stick around a few years on the live show roster,The single’s hit status failed to materialize.

10 - Barbara Mason - Peace Of Mind 1969 ARCTIC Records

Barbara Mason came from Philadelphia, She wrote all of her own songs while with Arctic and recorded songs in a small back room there that would propel her into stardom.

11 - The Friends Of Distinction - And I Love Him 1969

They are an American vocal group best known for their late 1960s hitsBeatles cover song "And I Love Her" The newly formed Friends of Distinction was managed by football great Jim Brown and signed with RCA Records. Hitting the popular music scene when Motown and Stax were dominating, the Friends arrived with a breezy California pop/soul sound. Great harmonies and crossover arrangements backed the individually strong lead vocals of the group members. Combined with top notch material (both originals and covers), the group, like the Fifth Dimension, sounded like a breath of fresh air on Pop radio in 1969.

12 - Barbara Lewis - Baby I'm Yours Atlantic Label

Born February 9, 1943, in Salem, (near Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues...In 1995, Lewis' "Baby I'm Yours" was featured on the soundtrack for the film, The Bridges of Madison County. She received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1999....Lewis is also known to have dined with Sharon Tate, an actress who was brutally murdered a few hours later

13 - The Stylistics - Payback Is A Dog 1973

Formed in 1968, when members of the Philadelphia soul groups the Monarchs and the Percussions joined forces after their respective band dissolved.

14 - V.I.P.'s - You Pulled A Fast One 1964 Flashback BIG TOPS LABEL

15 - Love, Peace & Happiness - I Don't Want To Do Wrong RCA Victor 1972 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

The once 17 piece, a ensemble company evolved into a 15 piece ensemble company with the , Niteliters and New Birth, Love, Peace and Happiness The trio, dubbed "Love, Peace And Happiness," were incorporated with a revamped New Birth.... In 1972, Love, Peace and Happiness" released 2 albums: LOVE IS STRONGER and HERE IT IS. New Birth group members Lester & Melvin Wilson recorded as Love, Peace and Happiness covering Gladys Knight and the Pips' "I Don't Want to Do Wrong," number 41 R&B, summer 1982

16 - Linda Jones - What've I Done (To Make You Mad) 1967 Loma label

She was from Newark, New Jersey,Linda began singing at the early age of three...She started in her family’s gospel group the Jones Singers at the age of six. In 1963 Black Music magazine described her as “perhaps the most soulful singer in the history of R&B music.” Jones passed away in 1972 as she went into a sugar coma in her sleep at her mother's house. She was only 27 years young.

17 - Rosie & The Originals - I'm So Young 2000 Ace Records off her Rosie And The Originals - Best Of Rosie CD

Rosalie (Rosie) Hamlin was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon in 1944 and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska & eventually settled in Southern California.. More info on Rosie.....

http://www.rosieandtheoriginals.com/main/appreciation.htm

18 - Etta James - Tell Mama 1967

Real Name: Jamesetta Hawkins American R&B and soul singer born on January 25, 1938. Was on the Cadet label. Reached the R&B Top 10 and #23 on the Hot 100. She was inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

19 - Anita May & Interstate 5 - Tarnished Angel 1968 Audio Arts Label

20 - Interlude - Wherever You Go 1982 Star Vision Label

21 - Betty Wright - I'll Love You Forever Heart And Soul 1971

(Born 21-December-1953 in Miami, Florida)

On Alston Label- Clean Up Woman* being the A side in 1971

She was a member of the The Echoes Of Joy, a family gospel group in 1956 at the age of 3...

22 - Barbara Mason - Troubled Child 1964 Her debut single, on Crusader Records .

23 - Timi Yuro - Only Love Me From the album Hurt: The Best of Timi Yuro © 1992 Capitol

Born Rosemarie Timotea Aurro in Chicago on August 4, 1940"The little girl with the big voice," Timi Yuro was America's finest white soul singer of the 1960s

24 - Mary Wells - Bye Bye Baby This was her debut single, released in December of 1960 on Motown. The song was one of Motown's earliest hit singles and showcased a much rougher vocal than what would come from the singer during her later years.

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