Friday, December 31, 2021

Omar Cunningham - "Inside Man/Outside Help"

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

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J Red the Nephew - "Come On And Dance" Line Dance - Instructional

Sham is teaching us the line dance steps to J. Red's new song, "Come On And Dance!"  I need all the help I can get!! lol  I'm going to start practicing TODAY so I'll be ready!! J. Red is an amazing artist and performer!!

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Jaye Hammer - "Party Mood"

I'm in a party mood, how about you???  I've posted this song before and have been hearing it a lot lately.  I like it!!!!  It's one of my favorite Jaye Hammer songs.

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O. B Buchana - "Drinking My Problems Away"

I've been drinking Hen, mixed with gin, trying to drink my problems away. O.B., I understand, man do I understand!!!  I've been there! Kind of there right now!

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Saturday, December 25, 2021

All Blues Saturday Top 10 on WDLT 104.1 FM

I pray that you and your family had a merry Christmas!! 🎄

It's time for the All Blues Saturday Top 10, WDLT'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 is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CST (8:00 EST) each Saturday night.  

Stay safe with this corona virus/delta variant and take both the vaccine and the booster!!  I have! I know it may not be required everywhere but I'm still wearing my mask inside buildings and in crowded places outdoors.  

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 and, if you have an Echo, do like I do and simply tell Alexa to play 104.1 WDLT!

Yep, it's like this almost every week - there are two #4 songs.

This week's Top 10:
  1.  Please Come Home For Christmas - Charles Brown
  2.  Black Horse - Jeter Jones
  3.  Ride or Die - T.K. Soul
  4.  I Can't Live Without You - Roi "Chip" Anthony
  4.  Christmas in the Sugaa - Nelson
  5.  A Man Like That - Ms. Jody
  6.  Man Enough - Karen Wolfe
  7.  Turn Out The Stars - The Manhattans
  8.  Christmas at the Hole Inside the 
       Hole in the Wall - Sir Jonathan Burton
  9.  Love Ingredients - Ronnie Bell
10.  Juicy Lip Santa - Lacee 

The Classic Pick Of The Week was "You Are My Christmas" by the legendary Bobby "Blue" Bland! 
Thank you so much for being here with me on this countdown!! And thank you WDLT!

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Tucka - "Big Train"

Tucka has never put out a bad song. He can do no wrong!  lol

Big train keep on rolling, no need to stop now; just keep on passing by.

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J' Cenae - "I Ain't No Side Piece Lover"

I totally agree with J' Cenae.  If you're with someone else, please leave me alone.  She said:

I can't do some man that belongs to another
Because I ain't trying to be a side piece lover.

You see I want to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas and bring in the new year with my man.

I was tired of calling and he couldn't answer.

I'm trying to live my life; I want to be somebody's wife.  So leave me alone.
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Saturday, December 18, 2021

All Blues Saturday Top 10 on WDLT 104.1 FM

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

It's time for the All Blues Saturday Top 10, WDLT'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 is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CST (8:00 EST) each Saturday night.  

Stay safe with this corona virus/delta variant and take both the vaccine and the booster!!  I have! I know it may not be required everywhere but I'm still wearing my mask inside buildings and in crowded places outdoors.  

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 and, if you have an Echo, do like I do and simply tell Alexa to play 104.1 WDLT!

Yep, there are two #2 songs...

This week's Top 10:
  1.  Big Train - Tucka
  2.  Leave Me - Summer Wolfe ft LJ Echols
  2.  Can I Be - Till 1
  3.  Mr. Clean - Tony Tatum
  4.  Dancing On The Wild Side - Simone De
  5.  Thick Girl Love - Lacee
  6.  It's On Me - Floyd Taylor
  7.  She Never Had A Real Man Like This - Calvin Richardson
  8.  A Man Like That - Ms. Jody
  9.  Go Live - Solomon Thompson ft Jeter Jones
10.  I Can't Live Without You - Roi "Chip" Anthony 

The Classic Pick Of The Week was "Lay Love Aside" by the legendary Bobby "Blue" Bland! 
Thank you so much for being here with me on this countdown!! And thank you WDLT!

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Joe Simon - "Trouble In My Home

I LOVE this Joe Simon song - it's my favorite.  Love it!! He's singing this from his soul!! lol
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Tribute to Joe Simon

I was introduced to Joe Simon's music when my Dad played "Nine Pound Steel" over and over.  And over! He would play it nonstop for hours and for me and my sisters, one day it was just too much. We couldn't take it anymore.  So like the crazy kids we were, we took my father's 45rpm of "Nine Pound Steel" and hid it so he couldn't find it.  Oh, what did we want to do that for???? All hell broke loose and, needless to say, we quickly returned it and suffered through more hours of this song.  I know every word! lol And all these years later, I not only remember every word but LOVE "Nine Pound Steel." I can still hear my father's voice singing it every time it's played.

To the dismay of my kids, I find myself putting songs on repeat and can listen to one song for a long, long, long time! lol  I wish my dad were alive so I could let him know.  😍

Joe Simon passed on Monday, December 13, 2021, and this world lost a legend.  You can go online and read about Joe Simon's life and here is a copy of what was printed in Soul Tracks (https://www.soultracks.com/story-joe-simon-dies):

He was one of the most unique voices of soul music in the 1960s and 70s and later became a minister and Gospel singer. But whatever he sang, there was no mistaking the rich baritone voice of the great Joe Simon. Today we sadly say goodbye to this all-timer who has died. Bishop Simon's age is cited in several spots as 78 and in others as 85.

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.

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Marvin Sease - "I'm Still Waiting On You"

I'm still waiting on you to come on home.  I miss you like CRAZY!!

Marvin Sease!!!!  You made unforgettable music!

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Saturday, December 11, 2021

Charles Brown - "Please Come Home For Christmas"

You and I could FOREVER debate the best Christmas song out here but I always seem to come back around to this one by Charles Brown. It's an awesome classic and one of the best ever!  I can think of quite a few outstanding Christmas songs but this one is at the top of my list. 

It's timeless!!

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All Blues Saturday Top 10 on WDLT 104.1 FM

It's time for the All Blues Saturday Top 10, WDLT'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 is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CST (8:00 EST) each Saturday night.  

Stay safe with this corona virus/delta variant and take both the vaccine and the booster!!  I have! I know it may not be required everywhere but I'm still wearing my mask inside buildings and in crowded places outdoors.  

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 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.  Dancing On The Wild Side - Simone De
  2.  In My Ride - Mz Neeka
  3.  Thick Girl Love - Lacee
  4.  Let The Rain Come Down - Lomax
  5.  Big Train - Tucka
  6.  Love Ingredients (Frost's Song) - Ronnie Bell
  7.  Milk - J. Red
  8.  Lovin' Me On Borrowed Time - Jeter Jones ft LJ Echols
  9.  It's On Me - Floyd Taylor
10.  I Can't Live Without You - Roi "Chip" Anthony 

The Classic Pick Of The Week was "You Are My Christmas" by the legendary Bobby "Blue" Bland! 
Thank you so much for being here with me on this countdown!! And thank you WDLT!

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Monday, December 6, 2021

Blues Critic - Top 30 Southern Soul and Rhythm & Blues Albums - December 2021

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

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.

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