Z. Z. Hill - "Cheatin' In The Next Room"

This is another Z. Z. Hill classic.  I love this song; it's been imitated by many but this will always be my favorite version.  Can you imagine the hurt and shock when you find out that your significant other is making plans to meet someone else?  Playing the cheating game only leads to hurt and pain - amen brother!!

Enjoy!
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Z Z Hill - "Down Home Blues"

Talk about classics!!!  This is it.  "Down Home Blues" is one of the most well-known blues songs around - if you don't believe me, ask somebody!

She said your party's jumping 
And everybody's havin' a good time
And you know what's going through my mind
Do you mind if I get comfortable
And kick off these shoes
While you're fixing me a drink
Play me some of them down home blues

She say you know I don't get out much on the town
And you know I done cut out a lot of that running around
All week long 
I've been keeping my cool
But tonight I'm gonna let my hair down
And get down with these down home blues

Chorus
Down home blues (down home blues)
Down home blues (down home blues)
All she wanted to hear was some down home blues
All night long
Every other record or two
She said take off those fast records
And let me hear some down home blues

You said you know my ol' man gonna wanna fight
Because of the hour I'll be getting in tonight
But I don't care, tonight I'm gonna do as I choose
I'm gonna get my head banged
And party off these down home blues

Chorus

Enjoy!!
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Southern Soul Paradise
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Spice Internet Radio's Top 10 - July 28, 2013

It's always interesting to see who's made it to the top 10 list of southern soul hits.  Spice Internet Radio (http://www.wsir-db.com/) counts down the top 25 every Sunday afternoon and here are the top 10 - see http://soulandbluesreport.com/top-25/ for a list of all 25 southern soul songs.

  1.  Pat Cooley – Bring It Baby

  2.  Theodis Ealey feat. Lacee – Think It Over

  3.  Nellie ‘Tiger’ Travis – Mr. Sexy Man

  4   Jerry L – She’s Got That Ooo Wee

  5.  Jeff Floyd – Party Time

  6.  Carl Sims – Six Pack of Common Sense

  7.  OB Buchana feat. Sir Charles Jones – Can’t Get You Off My Mind

  8.  Latimore – Hit The Road Jack

  9.  Lamorris Williams – On The Way Home

10.  Klass Band Brotherhood – Good Love

Wherever you are, listen to southern soul!

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Wendell B - "Caught Up In Depression"

Wendell B, you could sing to me all night long.  Need I say more?

What a beautiful voice!
Enjoy!
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Southern Soul Paradise

Spice Internet Radio's Top 10 for the Week of July 21, 2013

I made it home from church in time to listen to the top 10 hits from Spice Internet Radio's Top 25 countdown for the week of July 21, 2013 (http://www.wsir-db.com/).  Here they are:

  1.  Jerry L – She’s Got That Ooh Wee

  2.  Latimore – Hit The Road Jack

  3.  Pat Cooley – Bring It Baby

  4.  Theodis Ealey feat Lacee – Think It Over

  5.  Nellie Tiger Travis – Mr. Sexy Man

  6.  Carl Sims – Six Pack of Common Sense

  7.  Jeff Floyd – Party Time
  8.  Mel Waiters – Who Got The Whiskey

  9.  O.B. Buchana feat Sir Charles Jones – Can’t Get You Off My Mind

10.  Lamorris Williams - On The Way Home

You can also catch the Soul and Blues Report's top 25 list of hits.  See http://soulandbluesreport.com/top-25/.

Enjoy!
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Ronnie Lovejoy - "Cheating On Me"

Ronnie was suspicious of a lot of things that were going on in his house and he knew his woman was cheating on him.  I think she was pretty bold and did him so wrong but he seemed to get great joy out of getting revenge. Now, I don't think two wrongs make a right, but they say all is fair in love and war.  Always trust your instincts!!

I was coming home from work one day

And as I walked up to my front door

A man walked out of my house

A man I never seen before

He just smiled at me and kept on going

I really didn’t understand

So I asked my baby, I said honey, who was that

She said oh that’s just the insurance man

It’s just something that I’m feeling

And the feeling won’t let me be

And I know the feeling is real

Oh I believe my baby’s cheating on me

So I went on to sleep that night

But I woke up early, went to the kitchen for a drink

When I got to the kitchen ya’ll the back door closed

And my woman, she was standing by the sink

I know I wasn’t crazy, something was going on

And it was really getting out of hand

So I asked my baby who just walked out the door

She said oh that’s just the cable tv man

It’s just something that I feel

And the feeling won’t let me be

I believe I’m getting a raw deal

I believe my baby’s cheating on me

So my woman went to visit her mother far away

And I surprised her when she walked in

She saw a woman eating popcorn and watching tv

On the sofa in the den

She raised so much hell till her wig fell off

I laughed so hard I just couldn’t hold it in

Then she turned around and asked me

She said Ronnie, I want to know who’s that woman

I said the Avon lady and by the way, she'll be moving in

It’s just something that she can feel

I know it’s something that she can see

All the time she was giving me a raw deal

I knew the girl was cheating on me

She raised so much hell that her wig fell off!
Enjoy!
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Lacee - "Move Something"

I first heard of Lacee when she sang 'Juicy Lips' and I also liked "I Ran A Good Man Away."  Here is "Move Something," one of the songs from her "Soulful" CD.

Enjoy!
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Southern Soul Paradise
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Lomax - "Swing It"

I adore WDLT's all-blues Saturday show, especially with Nikki deMarks.  The stattion always play good blues (or southern soul) and I most often hear music that I've never heard before or things I only hear in Mobile. Check them out all day on Saturday at http://www.1041wdlt.com/.  Enjoy this song by Lomax.

Swing it to the right then back to the left!

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Tucka - "Book of Love"

By now, you know that I adore Tucka, the King of Swing!  He wrote the book of love. Oh yes!

Enjoy!
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Carl Sims - "Walk By"

I heard this for the first time tonight and kind of fell in love.

Enjoy!
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