Gettin’ Funkier All The Time: The Meters’ Greatest Hits
The New Orleans legends perfected a balance of funk, rock and Dixie R&B in these top Billboard singles.
CARLA THOMAS: LET ME BE GOOD TO YOU -The Atlantic & Stax Recordings (1960-1968), 4CD Box Set (SoulMusic Records/Cherry Red)
SoulMusic Records is proud to present a first-of-its-kind complete collection of all of the Atlantic and Stax recordings by Carla Thomas, released between 1960-1968. With a total of 94 tracks, “Let Me Be Good To You” celebrates ‘The First Lady Of Stax Records’ whose 1961 classic hit ‘Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)’ led to the Memphis-based label’s distribution with Atlantic Records. Sequenced by session, the deluxe 4-CD set includes tracks from Carla’s four solo albums, plus the famed 1967 “King & Queen” LP of duets with the late Otis Redding.
Motown Spotlight, July 2020
The Jackson 5's first London visit back in the '70s, Martha Reeves' birthday and reflections on The Supremes - all in this month's Motown Spotlight with renowned scribe Sharon Davis....
July 1983: Diana Ross Performs in Central Park During Torrential Rainstorm
It was a wild couple of days in 1983 when Diana Ross took over Central Park.
Songs of Black Lives Matter: Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit”
Billie Holiday first unveiled the startling Abel Meeropol-penned song in New York's Café Society.
BARBARA LEWIS: DON’T FORGET ABOUT ME – The Atlantic & Reprise Recordings 3CD (SoulMusic Records/Cherry Red)
SoulMusic Records is proud to present a first-of-its-kind compilation of recordings by renowned singer/songwriter Barbara Lewis spanning her six years with Atlantic Records (1962-1968) and her brief one-year tenure with Reprise Records (1972). Known the world over in particular for her timeless classics, ‘Hello Stranger’ and ‘Baby, I’m Yours’, the Michigan-born chanteuse’s distinctive brand of sweet soul brought her much acclaim in the mid-60s, resulting in a total of five Atlantic albums...
Songs of Black Lives Matter: The Impressions, “People Get Ready”
Curtis Mayfield penned this tune of grace and redemption a year after the March on Washington.
LITTLE ANTHONY: 2020 SoulMusic.com Interview
Very few classic soul artists can claim six decades of recording! The legendary Little Anthony - who first came to prominence in 1956 with "Tears On My Pillow" and known for many hits with The Imperials (such as "Goin' Out Of My Head") has a new digital release on SoulMusic Records, produced by Preston Glass and co-written by Thom Bell. Renowned writer Kevin Goins talks to Anthony about that and so much more...
Songs of Black Lives Matter: Nina Simone, “To Be Young, Gifted and Black”
The High Priestess of Soul gave voice to the beauty and pride of being black and beautiful in this 1969 tune.
SOLOMON BURKE: THE KING OF ROCK’N’ SOUL 3-CD box set (SoulMusic Records/Cherry Red)
This 3-CD SoulMusic Records’ set celebrates the recordings that Solomon Burke made for the legendary Atlantic Records label between 1960 and 1968. Solomon is generally acknowledged as one of the greatest soul singers to emerge during the genre’s golden days. He signed to Atlantic before ‘soul music’ became a bona fide sub-genre of African-American music and he was, in fact, one of the first artists to use ‘soul’ to describe his music. He would eventually be known the world over as ‘The King of Rock and Soul’.
