I heard "Inside Man/Outside Help" this morning; still love it!! I posted this a little while ago - https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/8272030048767660517?blogID=8272030048767660517#allposts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH5HM6CdEcI
The Simmesport, Louisiana born Simon began singing in the church after his family moved to the Bay Area of California, and it was there that he made the transition to become one of the great soul music artists of his time.
Beginning with his release of “Teenager’s Prayer” when he was just 23, Simon recorded a string of R&B hits, many of which crossed over to the pop charts. 1969’s “The Chokin’ Kind” became an across-the-board smash and won for Simon a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Performance.
As the 70s emerged, Simon teamed with up and coming songwriters/producers Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff (who would go on to form the iconic Philadelphia International Records) and landed back to back smashes in 1972 with the #1 “Drowning In the Sea of Love” and “Power of Love” (which was sampled in OutKast’s “So Fresh, So Clean”). And after a series of powerful ballads and midtempo songs, Simon took the tempo up and hit #1 again with the pre-disco dance smash “Get Down, Get Down” in 1975.
By the 1980s, Simon began devoting his life and his music to his faith, and he became a minister and Gospel singer. He formed Bishop Joe Simon Ministries, which provided humanitarian services -- particularly education, transportation and support for underserved youth. From a musical standpoint, Bishop Simon released the albums Lay My Burden Down in 1983 and This Story Must Be Told in the late 90s. More recently, he issued the nice single “Lord They Said I Wasn’t Gonna Be Nothin” in 2016, the same year he released a documentary on his life.
For many R&B fans, Joe Simon is a name that will always be associated with the Golden Age of Soul Music, and he certainly was that. There were few artists who possessed that kind of instantly recognizable powerful voice, and his music and his decades of work of ministry will be remembered long after today’s unhappy news. Simon is survived by his wife Melinee Simon, his sisters and a brother, his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Rest in peace, Bishop Joe Simon.
Blues Critic's Soul Blues Music has a wonderful website that contains a ton of great information!! In addition to their charts, the site also has bios/discog lists on just about every southern soul artist known, a CD store, and so much more!🔥🔥 Check them out: www.soulbluesmusic.com and http://www.soulbluesmusic.com/southernsoulbluescharts.htm.
Here are their southern soul and rhythm & blues top 30 albums for the month of November 2021!!
TM | LM | Album | Artist | Label |
1 | NEW | Soul Caesar | Willie Clayton | EndZone |
2 | 1 | Fantastic | Bigg Robb | Jenner Music |
3 | 19 | Southern Soul Queens 2 | Various | Aviara Music |
4 | NEW | Blues Mix 32 | Various | Ecko |
5 | 2 | Strawberry Jamz | TK Soul | Soulful |
6 | 4 | Leo King | Roi "Chip" Anthony | Mo' Hitz |
7 | 21 | Soul Of A Man** | La Winn | Fertile Music Group |
8 | 7 | The Chosen 1 | Sir Charles Jones | Music Access |
9 | 8 | Trailride Certified 2 | Jeter Jones | Jones Boyz |
10 | 3 | Mississippi River | Avail Hollywood | Nlightn |
11 | 23 | It's My Time To Party On The Weekend | Al Davis | Slacktraxx |
12 | 5 | Cowboy Style | Ms.Jody | Ecko |
13 | 27 | Hear Me Roar | T-Lyons (The Southern Soul Kid) | Slacktraxx |
14 | 6 | Southern Soul Kings 2 | Various | Aviara |
15 | 18 | Winter Is Coming | Queens | Dee Dee's House |
16 | 9 | I Love My Blues | Gerod Rayborn | Ecko |
17 | NEW | Soul School Volume 1** | Showship | Showship |
18 | 10 | Sippnotized | Mr. Sipp | Malaco |
19 | 12 | Southern Side Of Soul | RaShad The Blues Kid | Ra'Shad |
20 | 11 | Chocolate Jamz | TK Soul | Soulful |
21 | 13 | Real Talk | Wendell B. | Smoothway Ent. |
22 | 29 | Tennessee Whiskey | Sir Jonathan Burton | CTMM |
23 | 14 | Crunch Time | Mississippi Humminboy | Blac Ink |
24 | 15 | Bluz Me | Ra'Shad The Blues Kid | Ra'Shad |
25 | 16 | Ultimate | Willie Clayton | Mardi Gras |
26 | 17 | Pour It Up | P2K Dadiddy | SMG Muzik |
27 | 20 | Fish Grease Friday, Vol. 1 | Various | Jones Boyz |
28 | 22 | Trucker's Blues, Vol. 2: Country Boy Noise | Arthur Young | Music Access |
29 | 26 | Southern Soul Brother | O.B. Buchana | Ecko |
30 | RE | Christmas With The Family** | Sir Charles Jones | Music Access |
Listen Let me start by saying I'm sorry but it's time for me to leave And if it makes you feel any better girl, it ain't because...
