Cathe B's Top Ten Countdown - December 26, 2015

Listen to WDLT's All Blues Saturday each week for an awesome day filled with southern soul music. To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

Cathe B's top ten countdown has been on hiatus for the last two weeks so I'm hoping it'll return next Saturday night.  Stay tuned!!

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Theodis Ealey featuring Lacee - "You and I, Together"

This is an awesome duet with J. Red's multi-talented, guitar-playing uncle Theodis Ealey and songbird Lacee.  Beautiful!

I want to say that's Falisa Janaye in the video....someone help me out. :)  Love seeing a sister on drums!

Enjoy!
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Stan Mosley & Nellie Tiger Travis - "Who Knows You" www.soulbluesmusic.com

I love duets when they're performed by artists I love.  "Who Knows You" has two unique voices - Stan Mosley and Nellie "Tiger" Travis - a very pretty song.  Who else knows you the way I do!!

Enjoy!
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Marvin Sease - "Funky Christmas"

I love this song - another one of my favorites!!

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The Southern Soul Blues Report/Spice Internet Radio

Are they playing southern soul music on your local radio station? Have you been looking for ways to listen to it but no one is playing it? Well look no further! There was a time when you had to travel to the south to find some southern soul but thanks to the world wide web, you can listen any time the feeling hits.

Try The Southern Soul Blues Report (http://www.southernsoulbluesreport.com/) and also Spice Internet Radio (http://wsir-db.com/)!!  They play southern soul 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Southern Soul Blues Report will even let you request songs that you may want to hear.

Give these stations a try.  It's wonderful to be able to listen to southern soul music any time of the day and any where you are!

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Tyrone Davis - "I Got Carried Away"

My throwback Thursday song!!  "I Got Carried Away" is at the top of the list of being one of my very favorite Tyrone Davis songs.  I love this and played it so much that my sons also know it - word for word!

Have you ever heard a certain song that immediately brings back memories?  "I Got Carried Away" is about a guy who is driving home but hears 'their' song and starts thinking about the past and his love for his girl.  He got so carried away that he missed his turn. You know how that is!

To 94 said the highway sign, I should be home by now, home just in time to lay her down to sleep and pray the Lord her soul to keep, love, oh love, oh love! By the time I got started in the right direction, the dee jay on the radio was playing another selection  But our song was still on my mind, memories lingered on of how you have been so kind.  Oh I just, baby I got carried away.

Wow, this song brings tears to my eyes!!  Thinking about a time when you were so good to me!

Oh I just, baby, I got carried away.  And before I knew it, I was ten miles out the way...
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Toia Jones - "You Can Get It"

Toia Jones was the best ever contestant on "The Voice!" I still think she should have won last year and I'll never forgive Levine for passing her by...I've got to let that go. lol  I am so proud of her for being the great singer and performer that she is and here's her latest single.  It was produced by Bigg Robb and you can hear touches of him throughout the song.  Enjoy!!

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Cathe's Countdown - December 12, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

FYI, just a couple of changes this week: 1) O. B. Buchana and Katrenia Jefferson switched places and 2) Cowgirl and Good Thang also switched places - now that was a surprise!  Cowgirl had been number one since September and had slipped to number two last week. It's reclaimed the number one spot - Cowgirl is truly loved in Mobile!!

  1.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby
  2.  Good Thang - Miss Lady Blues   
  3.  Living A Lie - Katrenia Jefferson
  4.  Right Here With Me - Adrena 
  5.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows
  6.  Swing On - O. B  Buchana  
  7.  The Knock Down Inn - Lomax
  8.  Make That Body Rock - Terry Wright
  9.  Ohhh Baby - Till 1
10.  Let's Party - Lebrado

The Classic Pick of the Week is "Woman's Gotta Have It" by Bobby Womack. Now that's a true classic!!

I'm still loving Good Thang!!

Thanks WDLT for a great All Blues Saturday!!
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings "I Learned the Hard Way"

I heard this song some time ago and really liked it; it's from their 2010 album titled the same, "I Learned The Hard Way."  This is more soul music than southern soul, but it's all good.  Check out southern soul artist Lee Fields in the beginning and throughout the video.

Watch Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings tonight on Michael Buble's Christmas Special, 8pm on NBC.

Enjoy!
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Donnie Ray & Jaye Hammer - "Is She Waiting on You?"

Now this is true southern soul.  I love this collaboration between Donnie Raye and Jaye Hammer - they're good together.

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Till 1 - "Ohhh Baby"

Ohh Baby hit the charts in Mobile and is popular down south.  She's got that ooh baby!  I love seeing younger artists keeping southern soul music alive.

The melody sounds a little familiar but I can't put my finger on it just yet.  I think Daddy B. Nice got it right when he said it starts out like Tucka's "Don't Make Me Beg."

Enjoy!
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O.B. Buchana - "Swing On"

Here's O. B.'s latest single.  It's getting a lot of airplay on southern soul music stations and is growing in popularity every day.  It's a great dance song.  O. B. says that all he wants to do is get on the floor and dance the night away with his girl.

Let's swing on!!

Enjoy!
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Ronnie Lovejoy - "Lonely Christmas"

I know all of the classic Christmas songs but I tell you, this is my favorite of them all.  It is so depressing but Ronnie sings this from deep in his heart and you can't help but feel sorry for him.  He just wishes that he had someone to spend Christmas with him.  His baby let him on a night while he was sitting at the Christmas table writing out his Christmas list.  She left him a present under the Christmas tree and there was a note inside that she said was leaving him.  He said this is the saddest time of the year for him because it brings back old memories of when his baby was there.  Oh, that's so sad.

And I love it!!

What a lonely place to be, I just wish I had someone to spend Christmas with me!!
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Cathe B's Countdown - December 5, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen to their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

  1.  Good Thang - Miss Lady Blues
  2.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby  
  3.  Swing On - O. B. Buchana
  4.  Right Here With Me - Adrena 
  5.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows
  6.  Living A Lie - Katrenia Jefferson 
  7.  The Knock Down Inn - Lomax
  8.  Make That Body Rock - Terry Wright
  9.  Ohhh Baby - Till 1
10.  Let's Party - Lebrado

So many surprises this week.  Did you notice the several new songs to the top 10 - Living A Lie, The Knock Down Inn, and Ohhh Baby?? O.B. shot up from number 10 to number 3!  And Good Thang (which is an awesome song) replaced Cowgirl for number 1.  You have to give it to Jwonn and crew for holding that number 1 position since September 19!!!

The Classic Pick of the Week was "Rock Me" by Roy C.  Oh, do I love him!

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J. Red, Jeff Floyd, and Me

I was in heaven this night!!!  J. Red and Jeff Floyd performed in Pomonkey, Maryland.

Two beautiful gentlemen and wonderful entertainers!!
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Jeff Floyd - Singing From The Heart With Soul

Do you know what it feels like to meet someone you’ve listened to, have sung along with, watched his videos, bought his CDs, and have loved for a mighty long time?  That’s how I felt when I met the legendary Jeff Floyd.  What a feeling!!  I even have some of his earlier CDs on my very old iPod and often listen to his music when I’m traveling or relaxing at home.  It was a joy to see him perform and an honor to talk with him.

I got a chance to sit down with Jeff Floyd after the recent Heavy Hitters of Soul Show in Pomonkey, Maryland, and he is just as amazing as his music.  Jeff is from Jacksonville, Florida, and is very passionate about southern soul music.  He says that he’s trying to keep the music alive.  Jeff blends in the sounds of many original R&B/blues artists and his goal is to keep the music going.  He says that we will lose the music if we don’t keep performing it and recording those sounds.

We had a discussion about the music and artists of today.  As we all know, southern soul artists get paid a whole lot less than their counterparts and I personally think that they work a lot harder.  They have a hard time getting major record labels to push their music and so artists usually have to touch base with dee jays throughout the country.  They will develop a rapport with them, maintain a good relationship and network as often as they can, and hope that the radio station will play their music.  They find that when one station plays their song and realize how much people like it; they’ll keep playing it.  When a record is popular on one station, another station will usually pick it up and the cycle keeps going.

Jeff says that his music is all about singing from the heart with soul.  He is one of the performers that’s trying to keep the old sound alive and brings an old spirit and old flavor to his music.  I love his music and you can hear his work if you turn on the radio and listen to any southern soul station anywhere.  He’s a true legend.

There were several things I saw in Jeff that night while he was on the stage:

           --He knows how to have fun!

2         --He is very friendly and has a great personality!

3.        --He knows how to engage a crowd!
     --He is a true entertainer!

4         --He has a tremendous voice!

.          --He sounds just like his records!!!

Here is a list of the songs he sang that night:

How You Want It

I Got My Woman Upset

Lock My Door

Try A Little Tenderness

It’s You (a very beautiful ballad)

You Had It All

Shake Something Loose

Somebody’s Gonna Lose A Good Woman

Love on a Lonely Highway

Here are just a couple of my favorite Jeff Floyd songs.  There are so, so many more.

Don't forget to connect with Jeff Floyd on his Facebook page.

Jeff Floyd's a remarkable performer who sings from the heart with soul and is keeping the music alive.  See his show as soon as you can!
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J. Red - Concert Review

Impressive.  Yes, that's the word I would use to describe J. Red!  I went to the Heavy Hitters of Soul show last Friday in Pomonkey, Maryland, and had an awesome time.  Our M.C., the ever-so-wonderful Dr. Nick, did a great job with spinning records before the show and announced all the acts. The show opened with the home-town favorite Hardway Connection, then moved to the legendary Jeff Floyd, and ended with the impressive J. Red.  

I have been listening to and enjoying J. Red's music for awhile now and am so thankful that I was able to interview him a couple of months ago. (see http://southernsoulparadise.blogspot.com/2015/10/j-red-nephew-man-behind-music.html).  It was a thrill to meet him in person.  He is truly a down home guy and is one of the nicest people I've ever met. He is very humble and you would never know he is one of the hottest soul singers around. On stage, he's a natural star; he knows how to captivate the audience and take over the stage.  Even though we seemed to be in a place where a lot of people really weren’t familiar with southern soul, J. Red knew how to engage everyone and get people on the dance floor. 

He sang all of his hits and even taught us his line dance song –“ Step Out.”   See the video below and learn the steps so you'll be ready to dance when you get to his show.

J. Red has a smooth voice and I love watching him perform.  Here's a list of the songs he sang that night:

Outstanding

Never Too Much

Hole In The Wall

Give It To Me

Love On You

Let’s Get Away

Step Out

Ms. Grown & Sexy

Keep On Dancing

I Will

Good Thang

Go see J. Red whenever you get a chance - he is worth it!!
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Cathe's Countdown - November 21, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen to their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

  1.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby
  2.  Good Thang - Miss Lady Blues
  3.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows
  4.  One Big Party - Solomon Thompson
  5.  Right Here With Me - Adrena
  6.  Repair Man - Tucka
  7.  Let's Party - Lebrado
  8.  I Will - J. Red featuring Black Diamond
  9.  Make That Body Rock - Terry Wright
10.  Swing On - O. B. Buchana

Classic Pick of the Week - "Write This One Off As A Loss" by Denise LaSalle

O. B. has a new song in the top 10.  I just love Good Thang by Miss Lady Blues.  

Cowgirl is still #1!!! 

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The Heavy Hitters of Soul - November 27, 2015

I am so looking forward to seeing J. Red!!!!  I also can't wait to see Jeff Floyd and it will be a treat to see the Hardway Connection.       Dr. Nick is hosting so you know it's going to be a great after Thanksgiving show!  Get your tickets!!!!

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Memory Lane CDs and Records, Inc. in District Heights, Maryland

I've never posted about a record store but if you're in the DC metro area and you love albums - real 33rpm albums - 45s, and cassettes, you've got to stop by Memory Lane in Forestville, Maryland.  I stopped by there to pick up my tickets for the J. Red/Jeff Floyd/Hardway Connection show that's going to be the Friday after Thanksgiving at Lamonts and walked into heaven.  I have a turntable and a decent collection of albums and found this place to be amazing. It's located in a nondescript strip shopping center off Marlboro Pike and is the kind of place you could easily miss - I have for years. Michael, one of the owners, is extremely knowledgeable and helpful and knows everything he has in the store.  And, what he doesn't have, he'll get. It is so hard to find a record store anywhere and this is one of the coolest I've seen in a long, long time.

Memory Lane Records
2809 Walters Lane
District Heights, MD
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Cathe's Countdown - November 14, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen to their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.
  1.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby
  2.  Good Thang - Miss Lady Blues
  3.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows
  4.  One Big Party - Solomon Thompson
  5.  Right Here With Me - Adrena
  6.  Clap Yo Hands - T. K. Soul and Nathaniel Kimble
  7.  Let's Party - Lebrado
  8.  Repair Man - Tucka
  9.  Make That Body Rock - Terry Wright
10.  I Will - J. Red featuring Black Diamond

Classic Pick of the Week - "I'll Play The Blues For You" by Albert King (I love this - it was radio personality Lewis Dee's theme song.)

Cowgirl is still #1!!! 

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Miss Lady Blues - "Good Thang "

This is such a really cool song! Ms. Lady Blues says that she's got a good man, Mr. Right, and he always has her back: she's talking about her good thang.  He turned her house into a home and walked her down the aisle - that's what I'm talking about!! So nice to hear a woman sing such a beautiful song of love about her man.

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Carl Sims - "It's Just a Party"

My most favorite Carl Sims song of all times is "Seventeen Days of Loving" and if you go back through my blog (the easiest way is to google Southern Soul Paradise Carl Sims), you'll see that he has recorded tons of great music. "It's Just A Party" is so smooth and it showcases how versatile Carl Sims is.  This is nice and I think you'll really like it.

The Marvin Sease music he sampled for this is right on the tip of my tongue - it'll come to me soon...

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O.V. Wright ~ "I'd Rather Be Blind, Crippled, and Crazy" ♫

I'm knocking the dust off this classic that I have adored since it was released way back in 1973.

O. V. says he'd rather be blind, crippled, and crazy, somewhere pushing up daisies (whew), then to let you break his heart all over again.  She must have put some kind of hurting on him!!

You break a man's heart and say there's nothing to it and I keep asking myself, why you want to do it!

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Bigg Robb, Sir Charles Jones - "Grown N' Sexy" Lewis Dee

You know how it is when you hear something and it automatically sparks memories or certain thoughts? Well that's what I feel when I hear "Grown N Sexy."  It reminds me of my friend, Lewis Dee, who uses this for his Grown and Sexy radio program.  You can find Lewis Dee at the following times/places:

Monday - Saturday
12noon - 3pm
kalf972fm.com

Monday - Friday
10am - 1pm
www.southernsoulnetwork.com

Sundays
3pm CST
http://tunein.com/radio/Legend-Radio-Network-s251301/ 

Check out his Facebook page for more times and places.

Enjoy!!
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Tyrone Davis- " I Wish It Was Me"

You ever wake up some mornings, turn on the radio, and EVERYTHING you hear is good? Oh man, I heard "I Wish It Was Me" early this morning and I've had to repeat it about ten times already. Lol Ok, I'm done.

Talking about soul music, you can hear hurt, pain, despair, sadness, envy, and yes, love, all wrapped up in "I Wish It Was Me."  You can feel all of these emotions when Tyrone sings - that's what I call a great song.

I see you every day
When you walk by this way
You go into the house next door
Stay an hour or so
Oh, I don't know
Who you're going to see
But I wish it was me you loved

Who was sharing some of your time
Oh, love
Who could call you mine, all mine
Oh, love
I said I wish it was me you loved

Oh, I saw him today
For the very first time
And when you put your arms around him
Ooh, baby, I almost went out of my mind
Cause with him, you seem so happy
Ooh, how I wished it was me
Who was making you laugh that way
Oh, love
Who was hearing those
Sweet words you had to say
Oh, love

I said I wish it was me you loved

When I saw you kiss him
Ooh, it made me feel so sad
My heart cried out in my pain, love
Oh, baby, because it hurt me so bad
But all I could do was stand there
And wish, wish it was me, love
I said I wish it was me you loved


BTW, the song stops at the 3:08 mark.
I love Tyrone Davis.

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Z. Z. Hill - "Love Is So Good When You're Stealing It"

It's throwback time!  Oh, do I love this Z. Z. Hill classic.  The motel manager knows our faces but he doesn't know our real names - ha! Is this any kind of way to live our lives, for a man to live his life - with a full-time woman and a part-time wife....

I know that I'm wrong but I'm in love and don't feel a thing.
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Cathe's Countdown - November 7, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen to their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

  1.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby
  2.  Good Thang - Miss Lady Blues
  3.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows
  4.  Right Here With Me - Adrena
  5.  One Big Party - Solomon Thompson
  6.  I Will - J. Red featuring Black Diamond
  7.  Repair Man - Tucka
  8.  Clap Yo Hands - T. K. Soul and Nathaniel Kimble
  9.  Let's Party - Lebrado
10.  Make That Body Rock - Terry Wright

Classic Pick of the Week - "Ain't Studdin' You" by Bobby Rush

Cowgirl is still hanging on to the #1 spot!!!  It was a great week!!

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Cathe's Countdown - October 31, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen to their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

Someone recently asked how I get this top 10 list - it's because I listen to WDLT every Saturday and you can do the same. To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

  1.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby
  2.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows
  3.  Good Thang - Miss Lady Blues
  4.  One Big Party - Solomon Thompson
  5.  Right Here With Me - Adrena
  6.  I Will - J Red featuring Black Diamond
  7.  Clap Yo Hands - T. K. Soul and Nathaniel Kimble
  8.  Let's Party - Lebrado
  9.  Groove It How You Move It - Veronica Ra'Elle
10.  Make That Body Rock - Terry Wright

Classic Pick of the Week - "I Lied" by Jesse Graham

Check out the new entry this week - Terry Wright and "Make That Body Rock!"  And, I love how Cathe ends each countdown with "Do You Feel Me" by Whalum Kirk.

Enjoy your week!
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La 'Keisha - "She Can't Love You Like Me"

Southern soul is a male dominant world and I'm always happy to see our ladies out here.  This is a ballad about a guy who's getting ready to walk out the door - pretty, quiet storm kind of music.

Enjoy!
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J.Red (The Nephew) - "Step Out"

Oh, I like this.  A nice stepping, line dance, or just plain old dance song.

Enjoy!
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Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"

Ok, you're going to watch the video and listen to this song and want to ask me why I'm posting this on a southern soul blog!  Well, it's because it's amazing.  "Thinking Out Loud" is being played all day on southern soul radio station WKXN (http://tunein.com/radio/WKXN-1027-s11733/) and I have fallen in love.  Someone told me that the artist of this song was Ed Sheeran but silly me argued and said it was JWonn - boy, was I wrong. lol It does sound just like him, though...

Something different and beautiful - thank you WKXN!
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Bigg Robb featuring Denise LaSalle - "Blues N BBQ"

I wrote about this song back in July (http://southernsoulparadise.blogspot.com/2015/07/bigg-robb-featuring-denise-lasalle.html) but here's the actual video with both Bigg Robb and Denise LaSalle. Pretty cool.

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Cathe's Countdown - October 24, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen to their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; go to www.1041wdlt.com if you're online.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

  1.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby
  2.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows
  3.  One Big Party - Solomon Thompson
  4.  Good Thang - Miss Lady Blues
  5.  I Will - J. Red featuring Black Diamond
  6.  Right Here With Me - Adrena
  7.  Clap Yo Hands - T. K. Soul and Nathaniel Kimble
  8.  Let's Party - Lebrado
  9.  Groove It How You Move It - Veronica Ra'elle
10.  I Ain't Gone Lie This Time - Ms. Jody

Classic Pick of the Week - I Can Take You To Heaven by Bobby "Blue" Bland

It was another good week!

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Lamorris Williams - "Guitar Song"

Lamorris Williams is a young soul singer that has a unique sound and knows his music.  I think you'll like "Guitar Song;" it's a good club song.

Here's a copy of Lamorris' bio as taken from CDBaby (http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/LamorrisWilliams1):
Lamorris Williams is one of the HOTTEST upcoming Soul/R&B singers today! He is the son of gospel singer Leonard Williams, an original member of the legendary Grammy nominated group, The Williams Brothers. Lamorris started in the music industry at the very young age of seven playing drums for The Williams Brothers and by the age of nine he was singing backgrounds on professional records. Since then, he has recorded songs with artists like Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations and Tony Terry. Lamorris has also shared the stage with other artists such as Luther Vandross, Cool & the Gang and Bobbie Brown. By the age of 16, Lamorris had worked on projects and produced music for Laface Records artist Toni Braxton, Priority Records artists Young Bleed and C-Loc of Concentration Camp, DreamWorks artist 12 Gauge and David Hollister’s single of the 90’s, “My Favorite Girl”.

All of Lamorris’s previous accomplishments as a producer and performer have set the platform for him to become a solo artist that is rising through the ranks of Soul/R&B music. For more information and to book Lamorris Williams, please visit our web site at Lamorriswilliams.net.

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Ronnie Lovejoy - "Sho Wasn't Me"

TBT - what a classic!!!  This song was copied by so many artists but there's nothing like the real thing.

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Marvin Sease - "Thanks For Loving Me"

Marvin Sease produced some really great music - here's a beautiful love song.  He says that he just wants to tell his woman thanks for loving him. Isn't is something when a man appreciates what he has?

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Tucka - "The Repair Man"

Here's Tucka's latest hit - The Repair Man.  He says he's like calling 911 in case of an emergency - he can give you everything you need! Oh yes, just try him!  

Ooh wee, I can't get enough
I'm your repair man, girl I got what you're looking for
Have you ever had a repair man like me
Give you what you need, baby, I'm like calling 911
In case of an emergency
I can give you everything you need, just try me
Dial 1-800, I'm the man, yeah and I'll be there to do all I can

Chorus
If your man don't want to get it on
And you're tired of always sitting on the phone
Baby take me home, girl I can't do you wrong
If you're tired of doing all that you can
And you just want a little helping hand
Baby here I am, I'll be your repair man

See I never (8 more times)
Thought in a million years, girl
That I get you next to me like this
Got my coveralls all in a bundle
And I just don't know which way to go
I want to love you, all night like this
Signed sealed and delivered...

Chorus

Enjoy!
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Yanni - "Ooh Wee"

I love her afro.  "Ooh Wee" stayed on the charts in the south for a long time - I can see why. Yanni has a pretty voice and I love the melody of this song. She is a talented artist and I'm looking forward to hearing more from her.

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Cathe's Countdown - October 17, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen to their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; go to www.1041wdlt.com if you're online.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

  1.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby
  2.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows
  3.  One Big Party - Solomon Thompson
  4.  I Will - J. Red featuring Black Diamond
  5.  Groove It  How You Move It - Veronica Ra'elle
       featuring Tyree Neal
  6.  Good Thang
  7.  Clap Yo Hands - T. K. Soul and Nathaniel Kimble
  8.  Let's Party - Lebrado
  9.  Right Here With Me - Adrena
10.  I Ain't Gone Lie This Time - Ms. Jody

Classic pick of the week:  You Can't See For Looking - Betty Wright

Jwonn is holding down the #1 spot for another week!!

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Willie Clayton - "Let Me Be (Your Spare Time)"

I heard this Willie Clayton song this morning and it brought back great memories.  I love this love song and had to share it; he says he'll take a minute here and there and will take any time you can give him.  Beautiful!

Enjoy!
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L. J. Echols - "Big Leg Woman"

Another very pretty song with a few wild lyrics.  The music is a variation of Johnnie Taylor's "Big Head Hundreds" and it has a nice beat and a really smooth melody.  You know L. J. Echols from "Good Motor," "She's Dragging That Wagon," and more.

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Jaye Hammer - "I'm Gonna Hit That Thang"

I like Jaye Hammer and I know a lot of people like this song (and the music is good) but I'm sorry, it's a little too much for me. This is one of those songs that I'd have to turn away from the station so my kids couldn't hear it...and ask about it.

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Urban Mystic -" Days Of Our Lives"

I've been hearing "Days of Our Lives" on southern soul stations. I often call this the soap opera song because Urban Mystic gives a rundown of all the major soaps that were out in 2009 when this cut was released:  The Days of Our Lives, One Life To Live, As the World Turns, Young and the Restless, Bold and Beautiful, and Guiding Light. It's a pretty song set to the classic R&B record by The Delegation, "O Honey."   If you listen closely, he also gives titles and lines from a lot of different songs and it all comes together very well. In listening to this, you can tell there's often a thin line between R&B and southern soul.

I'm not familiar with Urban Mystic's work so I thought I'd look up some info about him and was surprised at what I found. First, he was born in 1984 which makes him a young guy with a mature sound. Secondly, he's not a traditional southern soul artist and identifies his music as Contemporary R&B, Urban, Neo Soul, and Soul.  I've also seen it called hip hop soul.

Check out his complete bio on the allmusic website: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/urban-mystic-mn0000133698/biography.


Enjoy!
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Cathe's Countdown - October 10, 2015

Here are the top 10 most requested southern soul music hits from WDLT FM, the greatest station in the Mobile area. You must listen to their awesome "All Blues Saturday" show with amazing on-air personalities: Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Cathe B. The countdown comes on at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM; go to www.1041wdlt.com if you're online.  You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet.

  1.  Cowgirl - Big Yayo/Jwonn/T-Baby

  2.  I Will - J. Red*

  3.  One Big Party - Solomon Thompson

  4.  Sweet It Be - Wilson Meadows

  5.  Clap Yo Hands - TK Soul and Nathaniel Kimble

  6.  Groove It How You Move It - Veronica Ra'elle

       featuring Tyree Neal

  7.  Let's Party - Lebrado

  8.  Touch Your Spot - Tucka

  9.  I Ain't Gone Lie This Time - Ms. Jody

10.  Talking To You - Pat Cooley

Classic Pick of the Week:  Members Only by Bobby Blue Bland

*Take a look at my interview with J. Red: (http://southernsoulparadise.blogspot.com/2015/10/j-red-nephew-man-behind-music.html)

Congratulations to Jwonn for holding onto the #1 spot for another week!!

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J. Red, The Nephew - The Man Behind The Music

I had the pleasure of interviewing southern soul recording artist, J. Red, who will be performing at the Lamont’s Entertainment Complex in Pomonkey, Maryland, on Friday, November 27, with Jeff Floyd and the Hardway Connection. Stay tuned for pictures and more!!  I had an awesome conversation with him and this interview gives you a good picture of the artist and the amazing man behind the music. Please take a look at my questions and his answers below.  He is a deep thinker and has very creative ideas and I really admire his morals and old-school type beliefs.  In addition to his recorded and live performances, he’ll also be a part of a traveling stage play titled “If All Men Were Good, There’d Be No Bad Women.”  The show will open Valentine’s Day weekend in Mobile on February 12th and will be in Pensacola on Feb. 13^th. For more info about the play, go to www.soulmopcom. 

The Interview

Q. Tell us a little about yourself such as where you’re from, where you went to school, siblings, etc.

Ans.  J. Red is short for my real name which is Jesse Redmond.  I grew up in Greenville, North Carolina, which is about an hour from Raleigh, I went to J. H. Rose High School, and I have an older brother, an older sister, and a younger sister.  I live in Atlanta right now.

Q. I have to ask, why do you call yourself The Nephew?

Ans.  (I thought this was a really cool, interesting answer).  My uncle is Theodis Ealey.  Since I’m his nephew, that’s why I call myself The Nephew.   I also see my generation as the nephew to soul music.  I take a look at the soul music legends like Johnnie Taylor and others and see my generation as their nephews.  I grew up with soul music and want to keep it going and keep it alive.

Q. How long have you been singing and performing?

Ans.  I’ve been singing since I was about 15 years old.  I started with R&B and have been singing R&B for the last 25 years. 

Q.  I often wonder why more and more younger artists are singing southern soul as opposed to R&B.  What made you want to break away from R&B and sing southern soul music? 

Ans.   As I’ve said, I really want to keep real soul music alive and I’m often disappointed in the direction that I see R&B going.  A lot of the music is geared toward a younger audience, younger listeners around 5 – 23 years old, and you now hear so much rap in R&B.  As a result, a lot of that music is driven by the beat and the content of the songs attracts kids.   If you listen to some of the R&B/hip-hop records and CDs, a lot of the songs are most likely bleeped out because of the cursing and vulgar lyrics.  R&B used to stand for something deep and true and that’s what I want to do.   I want to sing music for grown folks.

Q.  Why do you think we’re hearing so many young people in southern soul?

Ans.   Well, I think it’s because of the politics that’s involved in getting radio airplay.  You usually have to have a huge budget if you want your songs to be played on the radio, especially in particular markets.  The major record labels are heavily connected to the radio stations and you generally have to be signed to major labels if you want your music played on the air.  In contrast, southern soul radio shows and stations are not so political and your music has a better chance of being heard.   I think there are a lot of young artists who want to bring true soul music back and are singing southern soul -  they also know that they will most likely never be heard on major R&B stations.  With my music, I mix my sound in with southern soul and I find that more and more young people are listening to southern soul. 

Q.  Who are the artists that inspired you?  Who did you listen to when you were growing up?

Ans.  I loved a wide variety of artists and listened to everyone.  Some of the ones I liked include Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross, Gerald Levert, the Gap Band, Guy, Otis Redding, The Temptations, Ronald Isley and the Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, and so many more.  They set the tone for real, they had their own identities, and they were class acts.  A lot of the newer acts these days have studied the older ones, the ones who have passed the baton to our generation.  We’re helping to make sure that the line of soul stays in the bloodline. 

 Q.  What artists do you like now?

Ans.  Even now I still listen to a variety of artists such as Anthony Hamilton, Joe, Tank, Jill Scott, Raheem Devaughn, and a lot of others.  For southern soul artists, I like TK Soul, Jwonn, Lacee, Jeff Floyd, Lebrado, and of course my uncle Theodis Ealey.  My most favorite southern soul artist is the late, great Mel Waiters.  His songs “Got My Whiskey” and “Hole in the Wall” are classics and people often compliment me by saying that I’m going to be the next Mel Waiters. 

 Q.  I love your song, “Good  Thang,”  “Step Out,” and so much of your music.  Your record, “I Will,” is super hot right now and has been in the top 10 on the charts for a while now.  What is the message in that song and why do you think people love it?

Ans.  You know, a lot of women don’t go to the club alone, they mainly go in groups.  So many of these women have a man at home but their man usually isn’t treating them right.  In the song, I’m letting the women know that if you need someone to be good to you and take care of you, then I will be that man.  (I commented that a lot of women can probably identify with that!)  

In “I Will,” I use a lot of modern sonics so that it has a good club beat; I didn’t stick to the traditional southern soul sound.  Some of my music may have hip hop undertones, sprinkled with R&B in the music.

 Q.  If there was one thing you could tell a new, upcoming young southern soul performer, what would that be?

Ans.  I would tell him or her to learn your craft; master your craft.  Artists should learn how to perform in front of people and be an entertainer, not just a singer.  Even when performing in the studio, learn how to put emphasis on certain words and add feeling to the songs that you sing.  You’ve got to become emotional because when you are, it will show in your music.  The old R&B artists sang with emotion because they were grown.  That’s why you can feel the music and it’s called soul music because it touched your soul. 

Q.  What can we expect from you in the future?

Ans.  You can expect that I’ll always continue to come out with new material.  When I do albums, I won’t  just put out one or two songs; I want people to play my entire CD from beginning to end - from the first track to the last. I will always put out quality music so that I can stay true to myself.   In addition to performing, I’m also producing a few artists such as Shae Denise, Kanem, and Bubbie Smooth who is a southern soul hip hop artist – he’s rapping about partying , having a good, and living life! 

Q. One last question.  What would you like your fans to know about you?

Ans. When you come to my show, I will give you the best show I can possibly give you.  I’m a singer and an entertainer and I promise that you won’t be disappointed!

Check out more info about J. Red at his websites:

http://www.soulmop.com/music.html

http://www.facebook.com/jredmusic  

https://soundcloud.com/jred-music

http://jredmusic.com/main.sc  (Go to this site to buy his music!)

J. Red is an awesome man and I look forward to hearing his music and seeing him live in concert!!

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