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Saturday Afternoon Thread: SAR Records

November 30, 2013 by Miranda 75 Comments

 SAR Records was a record company founded by soul music legend legend Sam Cooke in 1961.  The label did not feature Cooke, but rather featured all of Cooke's artists such as the latter-day Soul Stirrers with Jimmie Outler and Johnnie Taylor singing lead, The Valentinos (including Bobby Womack), Billy Preston, Mel Carter, The Simms Twins, Johnnie Morisette, L.C. Cooke (Cooke's … [Read more...] about Saturday Afternoon Thread: SAR Records

Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Brown Liquor Music Week

August 7, 2013 by Miranda 210 Comments

Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Real Mutha For Ya … [Read more...] about Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Brown Liquor Music Week

Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Brown Liquor Music Week

August 6, 2013 by Miranda 204 Comments

Millie Jackson - It Hurts So Good … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: Brown Liquor Music Week

Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Soulsville USA – Stax Records

March 27, 2013 by Miranda 132 Comments

In the winter of 1967, Otis Redding again recorded at Stax. One new song was written while on a houseboat in Sausalito. Redding was inspired by the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and tried to create a similar sound against the label's wishes. His wife Zelma disliked its atypical melody. The Stax crew were also dissatisfied with the new sound; Stewart … [Read more...] about Wednesday Afternoon Thread: Soulsville USA – Stax Records

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