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Bluesman Big Joe Louis On The Dusties Show

JeffHofman — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:52:07 -0800

Tomorrow (January 17th) on Dusties, British blues artist Big Joe Louis will be my special guest. Besides being a great blues artist, Big Joe is a connisseur of Soul and R&B music and I'll feature some of his favorite soul songs as well as talk about his upcoming gigs in Tacoma on January 18th at The Spar Tavern and at the Nectur Lounge in Seattle on January 21st. So make sure to catch this special edition of Dusties beginning at 5:00 PM right here on 90.7 FM KSER.

Cheating Songs Show This Saturday From 5-7 PM

JeffHofman — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:53:57 -0800

After the Pull The String Winter Depression show, stay tuned to the Dusties all cheating songs show from 5-7 PM. I'll feature some of the best soul music cheating songs with titles such as "If We Get Caught I Don't Know You", "If She's Your Wife (Then Who Am I)", "The Dark End Of The Street", "Who's Cheating Who", "Another Man's Woman, Another Woman's Man" and many others.

I'll also include a few songs from the country side of the musical spectrum courtesy of my guest "Frettin' Fingers" host Jim Hilmar. With two hours of (to quote Pull The String host Van Ramsey) of heart-breaking, gut-wrenching, tear-jerking music followed by two hours worth of songs about cheating, what else could be better?

My 10 Favorite Soul and R&B CD's Released In 2009

JeffHofman — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:28:26 -0800

After much thought and deliberation, here are my 10 favorite Soul and R&B CD's released in 2009 along with my five honorable mention choices. Choices are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

Top 10 for 2009:
Lattimore Brown - Nobody Has To Tell Me (Soulscape U.K.)
Sugar Pie DeSanto - Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles (Kent U.K)
Eddie Hinton - Very Extremely Dangerous (Universal)
Jimmy Hughes - Steal Away: The Early Fame Recordings (Kent U.K.)
Bettye LaVette - Do Your Duty (Sundazed)
O.V. Wright - Memphis Unlimited (Universal)
Various Artists - Malaco Soul Brothers Volume 1 (Soulscape U.K.)
Various Artists - Memphis 60 (Beat Goes Public U.K.)
Various Artists - Respect: Aretha's Influences And Inspirations (Ace U.K.)
Various Artists - Toast Of The Coast 1950's R&B From Dolphin's Of Hollywood Volume 2 (Ace U.K.)

Honorable Mention:
Erma Franklin - Piece Of Her Heart (Shout U.K.)
Big John Hamilton - Are You Happy With Him (Soulscape U.K.)
Jackie Lee - The Mirwood Years (Kent U.K.)
Various Artists - Apollo Saturday Night (Collector's Choice)
Various Artists - Holy Mackerel : Pretenders To Little Richard's Throne
(Ace U.K.)

My Top CD's For 2008

JeffHofman — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:32:41 -0800

Here are my top Soul and R&B music related CD’s for 2008. They have been broken down by the following categories. Top individual or group, top various artists and honorable mention. My choices are in no particular order and the label is listed in parenthesis.

Top Individual Or Group CD’s:

Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves – Roll With You (Q Division)
Wiley & The Checkmates – We Call It Soul (Rabbit Factory)
James Hunter – The Hard Way (Hear Music)
Sam Baker – I Believe In You (Soulscape U.K.)
Linda Hopkins – Rock And Roll Blues (Shout U.K.)
Otis Redding – Live In London And Paris (Stax/Concord)
Jimmy Hughes – The Best Of (Fame)
Ella Washington – He Called Me Baby (Soulscape U.K.)
Mitty Collier – Shades Of: The Chess Singles 1961-1968 (Kent U.K.)
The Flirtations – Sounds Like The Flirtations (RPM/Retro U.K.)
Linda Hayes – Atomic Baby (Shout U.K.)

Top Various Artist CDs:

Blame It On The Dogg: The Swamp Dogg Anthology 1968-1978 (Kent U.K.)
The Bert Berns Story: Twist And Shout Volume 1 1960-1964 (Ace U.K.)
The Jerry Ragovoy Story: Time Is On My Side 1953-2003 (Ace U.K.)
New Breed R&B With Added Popcorn (Kent U.K.)
Carolina Funk: First In Funk (Jazzman/Now Again)
More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country (Trikont Germany)
Memphis 70 (BGP U.K.)
Play The Game: The XL And Sounds Of Memphis Recordings Vol. 2 (Kent U.K.)
The Birmingham Sound: The Soul Of Neal Hemphill Vol. 2 (Rabbit Factory)
On With The Jive: 1950’s R&B From Dolphins Of Hollywood Vol. 1 (Ace U.K.)
In The Naked City (Kent U.K.)

Honorable Mention CDs:

Little Willie John – Nineteen Sixty-Six: The David Axelrod and H.B. Barnum Sessions (Kent U.K.)
Various Artists - Take Me To The River: A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977 (Kent U.K.)

Note: I have not yet heard the CD’s in the honorable mention category. However, I
feel they belong on any best of Soul and R&B list for the year.