[tator]

I've really gotten into this genre, specifically older stuff like Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Hall and Oates, Sam and Dave, etc. Can anybody recommend some music along these lines? I'm relatively young, and this music is before my time, so it's hard finding the good stuff.

 

[Manny Calavera]

Great genre,that I am really into....start with the following...



Ledisi

Curtis Mayfield

Corinne Bailey Rae

Lakrea

Bilal

Jaguar Wright

Anita Baker

Babyface

En Vogue

Erykah Badu

 

[Manny Calavera]

Oh and Jill Scott is totally worth a listen and a buy as well!!

 

[Manny Calavera]

Goapele is another you NEED to hear,the grrl is HUGELY talented !!!

 

[Peter Polo]

Soul :

James Brown-Live at the Apollo
Al Green
Otis Redding
Curtis Mayfield
Aretha Franklin
Sam Cooke
Lou Rawls
King Curtis
Isley Brothers
Rufus Thomas

 

[Manny Calavera]

Yolanda Johnson is good

 

[tator]

Well I'm more into the older stuff, like 60's-70's. I can't stand modern music, at least the mainstream stuff.

 

[Manny Calavera]

75% of the artists I posted are not at all 'mainstream'

 

[GlendaleViper]

Might duplicate a few here, but some of my favourites:

OTIS REDDING
SAM & DAVE
Aretha Franklin
Ray Charles
Marvin Gaye
Wilson Pickett
Arthur Conley
JJ Jackson
Booker T. & The MG's
Ben E. King
Gladys Knight & The Pips
REV. AL GREEN
Percy Sledge

 

[markl]

Otis Redding

Al Green

Percy Sledge

Marvin Gaye

Temptations

Smokey Robinson


I suggest getting a large sampler set and deciding which artists you like best and go from there. For 60's Southern Soul (i.e. not Motown), the best still in print set is this one, it will give you a great cross-section of fantastic songs from the major artists:

http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Spectacul...8205586&sr=1-2

For 70s Soul, if you can find a copy of this one, you'll be pretty stoked, it's incredible:

http://www.amazon.com/Can-You-Dig-So...8205684&sr=1-3

 

[eyeteeth]

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Originally Posted by markl /img/forum/go_quote.gif http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Spectacul...8205586&sr=1-2 For 70s Soul, if you can find a copy of this one, you'll be pretty stoked, it's incredible: http://www.amazon.com/Can-You-Dig-So...8205684&sr=1-3

I'm bookmarking those, they look great.
I love the 8 track look of the Can You Dig It box!

 

[markl]

eyeteeth, it's extremely rare and getting very expesnive, but Rhino's Beg, Scream and Shout box set of lesser known 60s soul is also essential. It has 9 CDs crammed with killer stuff:

http://www.amazon.com/Beg-Scream-Sho...8211178&sr=1-1

 

[Manny Calavera]

Beg,Scream & Shout is very much worth the cash,I picked up mine at a garage sale last summer for 45 bucks,in mint condish.

'Can You Dig It' box set is $$,but grab it if you can find it.I was forced to pay a near 100% mark up on mine on Ebay back in 2005.

 

[tator]

Thanks for the tips. Those box sets look real nice, but I think are a little pricey for me.

 

[eyeteeth]

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getting very expensive

These would be the things I just keep an eye out for. I was doing this for the Motown 'Hitsville U.S.A' box and did eventually see it for $20.