Toia Jones and Ronnie Bell

I'm going to the show!!!  Toia Jones and Ronnie Bell!!🙌🏽 🙌🏽 🙌🏽 

This Saturday, January 4, in Camden, Alabama!!

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All Blues Saturday Top 10 on WDLT

I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and will have an even better new year!!

It's time for the All Blues Saturday Top 10 which is Beverly McDowell's top 10 favorite songs of the week.  This Countdown isn't a list of music based on popularity, most requested songs, or anything like that.  It's simply a list of her songs for the week and the music is always good!  You can catch this countdown on WDLT 104.1 FM, the greatest station in the Mobile, Alabama, area. WDLT has an awesome "All Blues Saturday" show and the on-air personalities - Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Beverly McDowell - are amazing! The countdown, which is done by Beverly McDowell, comes on at 7:00 p.m. CST (8:00 EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM and if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com. You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet and, if you have an Echo, do like I do and simply tell Alexa to play 104.1 WDLT!

This week's top 10: 

   1.  Dirty Dog - Bobby Rush
   2.  She Got The Juice - Geno
   3.  Workaholic - Jeff Floyd
   4.  Going Down Slow - Sir Charles Jones

   5.  Backup Lover - O. B. Buchana

   6.  Work It - Lacee

   7.  Try Me - T. K. Soul

   8.  I'm Better - Andre Lee

   9.  Make Me Wanna Do Wrong - Tucka

 10.  Ms. Jody's Boogie Slide - Ms. Jody

Thank you so much for being here with me on this countdown!! And thank you WDLT!

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All Blues Saturday Top 10 Christmas on WDLT

It's time for the All Blues Saturday Top 10 which is Beverly McDowell's top 10 favorite songs of the week. You can catch this countdown on WDLT 104.1 FM, the greatest station in the Mobile, Alabama, area. WDLT has an awesome "All Blues Saturday" show and the on-air personalities - Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Beverly McDowell - are amazing! The countdown, which is done by Beverly McDowell, comes on at 7:00 p.m. CST (8:00 EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM and if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com. You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet and, if you have an Echo, do like I do and simply tell Alexa to play 104.1 WDLT!

I pray that you and your family will have a very merry Christmas!! 

It was a Christmas top 10 kind of day!!  Here's this week's top 10: 

   1.  Bad Santa - Tucka
   2.  Christmas Ain't Christmas - The O'Jays
   3.  Merry Christmas Baby - Donnie Ray
   4.  Lonely Christmas - Ronnie Lovejoy 

   5.  Christmas Comes But Once A Year - B. B. King

   6.  Merry Christmas, Baby - Tucka

   7.  Santa Clause Got The Blues - Denise LaSalle

   8.  Christmas Chased My Blues Away - Cicero Blake

   9.  Christmas Blues - Unckle Eddie

 10.  Christmas in the Sugaa Shack - Nelson Curry & 
       The Klass Band Brotherhood

This is near the top of my most favorite Christmas records - #4 "Lonely Christmas" by Ronnie Lovejoy!

Thank you so much for being here with me on this countdown!! And thank you WDLT!

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Bobby Jonz - "In The Mood For Love"

This is a southern soul sounding song! Gonna get you in the mood for love! lol Grown folks music but I like it!!  Reminds me of Tyrone...

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Chuck Strong - "In a Coma"

It's been a minute since we've heard from Chuck Strong and he came back, ahem, strong!  The radio stations in south central Alabama have been playing this a lot.

"In A Coma" is a story about a man who says he's not going to be a fool for his girl anymore.

So, I thought he was actually in a coma but I think it's just a metaphor as to what he was feeling.  He met this girl and was deep in love three months after he met her.  He was so in love that he did all the things that a woman would like for her man to do.

He said that he paid her light bill, gas bill, car note, rent, and even took her kids shopping.  She gave him what he wanted and he took care of all her needs at first but 12 years later, he finds that he's in love all by himself.  He feels betrayed.  He says that she really played him and that she wouldn't let him hold or embrace her, wouldn't kiss her, there was no foreplay, and no affection in his direction.

Now, his eyes are wide open after being with her for 12 years and she doesn't deserve his love.  It's all over and he says he doesn't need her any more.

This man is hurt!!! What a sad song!

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All Blues Saturday Top 10 on WDLT

It's time for the All Blues Saturday Top 10 which is Beverly McDowell's top 10 favorite songs of the week. You can catch this countdown on WDLT 104.1 FM, the greatest station in the Mobile, Alabama, area. WDLT has an awesome "All Blues Saturday" show and the on-air personalities - Nikki deMarks, Stormy, and Beverly McDowell - are amazing! The countdown, which is done by Beverly McDowell, comes on at 7:00 p.m. CST (8:00 EST) each Saturday night.

To listen to the station if you're in the Mobile area, turn your radio to 104.1 FM and if you're online, go to www.1041wdlt.com. You can also listen via iHeart Radio on your phone/tablet and, if you have an Echo, do like I do and simply tell Alexa to play 104.1 WDLT!

This week's top 10: 

   1.  Until The Morning Come - Tucka
   2.  Blow Me A Kiss - Till 1
   3.  Can't Nobody - Audi-Yo featuring Tucka
   4.  Boots On Song - Big Yayo featuring Omar Cunningham

   5.  Hen Pecked - Bobby Rush

   6.  Ms. Jody's Boogie Slide - Ms. Jody

   7.  I Will - J. Red

   8.  Work It - Lacee

   9.  My Everything - Sir Charles Jones

 10.  Something To Talk About - Simone De

The classic pick of this week was #5 "Hen Pecked" by Bobby Rush!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFXB76eIdDM

Thank you so much for being here with me on this countdown!! And thank you WDLT!

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Corey Rudolph - We Will Miss You!

My heart was broken when I heard of the passing of Corey Rudolph. He touched the lives of the people of Lowndes County, the southern soul world, and all who loved him.  My sincere condolences to his family and friends; I pray that God will grant you peace and comfort you.

Corey, Mr. 4-5, had so much great music and we will miss him.  Here are three of my favorite songs.

Tastes Like Candy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYDomjtH34c


Let's Get It Started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVudLJ7ThvQ


There She Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U8x1KLeUj0

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Blues Critic - Top 30 Southern Soul and Rhythm & Blues Albums - December 2019

Blues Critic's Soul Blues Music has a wonderful website!  Check out: 
http://www.soulbluesmusic.com/southernsoulbluescharts.htm
Here are their top 30 albums for the month of November as of December 2019!  🙌🏽    

TM LM Album Artist Label 1 1 Sir Charles Jones & The Family Vol. 1 Sir Charles Jones Music Access 2 2 The Da Vinci Code Bishop Bullwinkle Music Access 3 3 Call 911 L.J. Echols Neckbone 4 4 Southern Soul Slow Jams Various Aviara Music 5 12 Southern Soul Legend Ghetto Cowboy Music Access 6 5 Blues Mix 30: Swing Out Soul Various Ecko 7 6 Get It! Get It! Ms. Jody Ecko 8 7 Willing And Able Adrian Bagher Music Access 9 10 Good Muzic Bigg Robb Over 25 Sound 10 9 Untouchable Vick Allen Soul 1st 11 13 Untouchable  TK Soul Soulful 12 18 Blues Mix 29: Grown & Sexy Soul Various Ecko 13 NEW The Real Deal Gregg A. Smith G Man 14 11 Southern Soul Mixtape Joe Nice Music Access 15 NEW From The Soul Lamar Brace Music Access 16 23 I Miss Otis Clay Johnny Rawls Third Street Cigar 17 17 Sitting On Top Of The Blues Bobby Rush Thirty Tigers 18 NEW A Taste Of Soul King Fred self 19 16 Soul Blues Mix, Vol. 2 Various Aviara Music 20 14 Southern Soul Does Gospel Various Aviara Music 21 26 Let's Party Big G Stone River 22 15 Who Want Smoke Mr. Smoke Mr. Smoke 23 19 Gonna Love U Right Fat Daddy Advantage 24 20 My Turn J-Wonn Soul Dynasty 25 28 Platinum Soul J-Red Soul Mop 26 RE Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues, Vol. 1 Various Artists Aviara Music 27 30 Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues, Vol. 3 Various Artists Aviara Music 28 RE Nasty N' Dirty Southern Soul Blues, Vol. 2 Various Artists Aviara Music 29 27 Excellence  Willie Clayton EndZone 30 29 Still King  Avail Hollywood Nlighnin

This chart is based on a combination of ACTUAL SALES and estimated radio & club airplay from the Southern Soul Blues community worldwide though primarily in the Southern United States. 

Thank you Blues Critic!! ♥️

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