Providing Musical Distractions for our Sick, Sad World
Anyone who is into greasy, funky Swamp Rock, Southern Soul, Southern Rock or, the Allman Brothers Band should really hear this record. Ton-Ton Macoute! (1970) was intended to be Duane Allman’s solo debut but, the Allman Brothers Band started taking off and Duane left. Jenkins took over the vocal duties and made this album his own. …
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A moody, groovy, slightly psychedelic slow jam by Black Heat from their 1974 album No Time to Burn with a still timely message. .—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
Minutes after posting the Song of the Day, I discovered that lead singer of said song (Temptations version) had died. He was 74. Here are some of his best performances: Wow! What a legacy!
I Can’t Get Next to You. Both versions are GREAT! The Mighty Temptations from their 1969 album, Puzzle People. The Mighty Al Green from Al Green Gets Next to You, 1971. I could never choose. Which do you prefer? —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
From the Wilson Pickett in Philadelphia album produced by Gamble and Huff, this is one of my all time JAMS! —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–
