If she's not the rawest, in your opinion, then why bother mentioning her name?
Because "rawest" is like someone asking who the "best" is. The pantheon is interchangable. There is no best/rawest/smoothest/etc....
I was actually talking about RAW in terms of grit and strength, hence the Syl jumpoff, who this thread was inspired by.
I know what you meant, but cats will interpret RAW through their personal mind garden filter. Once cats start droppin' "Blues" artists' names instead of "Soul" artists, then shit unravels.
Stand Up Like Man, another of her Calla singles, is fucking crazy raw. Co-sign on Koko's Separate or Integrate, a 45 only 1969 chess release that just rips.
If she's not the rawest, in your opinion, then why bother mentioning her name?
Because "rawest" is like someone asking who the "best" is. The pantheon is interchangable. There is no best/rawest/smoothest/etc....
I was actually talking about RAW in terms of grit and strength, hence the Syl jumpoff, who this thread was inspired by.
I know what you meant, but cats will interpret RAW through their personal mind garden filter. Once cats start droppin' "Blues" artists' names instead of "Soul" artists, then shit unravels.
The blues artists mentioned so far all had one foot in soul music anyway, so you may as well let Bobby Bland, the Holmes Brothers and Koko Taylor in the club (ALONG WITH THE GREAT Z.Z. HILL). It ain't like they said Elmore James...
Co-sign on this - these 2 recorded some of the best hard soul 45's of the 60's, IMO.
Can someone tell me - is the entire Johnny Sayles LP on Dakar all strings and sweet like the 45 I have? I seek out that LP because his 60's shit is so raw and R&B style, but the single I have on Dakar is pretty lightweight. An entire LP of material in his Mar-v-lus style would have been incredible.
Otis Clay kills it on so many labels. Cotillion jawn is probably my fav, but shit like "Easier Said Than Done" on One-Der-Ful sits near the top of my 45 piles constantly. His Hi work is pretty under-rated, too - as good as Syl or O.V.'s work for the label.
I gotta give a shout-out to the Fortune crew in Detroit, mainly Nolan Strong and Nathaniel Mayer - dudes both sang in a falsetto key, but in a manner that was cerified R-A-W. That Fortune recording style didn't hurt, either
Otis Clay His Hi work is pretty under-rated, too - as good as Syl or O.V.'s work for the label.
I gotta give a shout-out to the Fortune crew in Detroit, mainly Nolan Strong and Nathaniel Mayer - dudes would both sang in a falsetto key, but in a manner that was cerified R-A-W. That Fortune recording style didn't hurt, either
Can someone tell me - is the entire Johnny Sayles LP on Dakar all strings and sweet like the 45 I have? I seek out that LP because his 60's shit is so raw and R&B style, but the single I have on Dakar is pretty lightweight. An entire LP of material in his Mar-v-lus style would have been incredible.
I don't have this album, but I must ask - which Dakar single do you have (if there's more than one)?
Reason being, the Dakar J.S. 45 I have is actually pretty driving. "Somebody's Changing My Sweet Baby's Mind" is on one side, while "You're So Right For Me" is on the other. (If I'm wrong, remember that I'm going from memory.) IIRC, it has an expansive production style like just about everybody on Brunswick/Dakar, but the strings and whatnot did not change anything - it still was deep Southern-style soul through and through, and Sayles' delivery still had an edge.
I should mention that neither song turns up on Sayles' LP, and that this 45 I'm talking about came out a few years before the album.
Otis Clay kills it on so many labels.
Otis Clay never lost it. Even today, he makes good records. A fave of mine is "All Because Of Your Love" on Kayvette. Even though this single was from 1977, there are NO disco touches. In fact, it sounds more countryish than anything!
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I know what you meant, but cats will interpret RAW through their personal mind garden filter. Once cats start droppin' "Blues" artists' names instead of "Soul" artists, then shit unravels.
Stand Up Like Man, another of her Calla singles, is fucking crazy raw. Co-sign on Koko's Separate or Integrate, a 45 only 1969 chess release that just rips.
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The blues artists mentioned so far all had one foot in soul music anyway, so you may as well let Bobby Bland, the Holmes Brothers and Koko Taylor in the club (ALONG WITH THE GREAT Z.Z. HILL). It ain't like they said Elmore James...
NO ONE can fuck w/ POMPIDOO 'Governor General'
MAJOR COSIGN on this! You can feel this shit in your toes!
Co-sign on this - these 2 recorded some of the best hard soul 45's of the 60's, IMO.
Can someone tell me - is the entire Johnny Sayles LP on Dakar all strings and sweet like the 45 I have? I seek out that LP because his 60's shit is so raw and R&B style, but the single I have on Dakar is pretty lightweight. An entire LP of material in his Mar-v-lus style would have been incredible.
Otis Clay kills it on so many labels. Cotillion jawn is probably my fav, but shit like "Easier Said Than Done" on One-Der-Ful sits near the top of my 45 piles constantly. His Hi work is pretty under-rated, too - as good as Syl or O.V.'s work for the label.
I gotta give a shout-out to the Fortune crew in Detroit, mainly Nolan Strong and Nathaniel Mayer - dudes both sang in a falsetto key, but in a manner that was cerified R-A-W. That Fortune recording style didn't hurt, either
I don't have this album, but I must ask - which Dakar single do you have (if there's more than one)?
Reason being, the Dakar J.S. 45 I have is actually pretty driving. "Somebody's Changing My Sweet Baby's Mind" is on one side, while "You're So Right For Me" is on the other. (If I'm wrong, remember that I'm going from memory.) IIRC, it has an expansive production style like just about everybody on Brunswick/Dakar, but the strings and whatnot did not change anything - it still was deep Southern-style soul through and through, and Sayles' delivery still had an edge.
I should mention that neither song turns up on Sayles' LP, and that this 45 I'm talking about came out a few years before the album.
Otis Clay never lost it. Even today, he makes good records. A fave of mine is "All Because Of Your Love" on Kayvette. Even though this single was from 1977, there are NO disco touches. In fact, it sounds more countryish than anything!
prime Tina Turner really pushes soul vocals to the pain threshold.
"Bold Soul Sister" gives me Strep Throat.
Also Dig this album by Geater Davis:
P.S. love that Geater Davis tune, too.
I'll add on this:
I have another later 60s side by him I wanted to post, but I couldn't find it on youtube.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak