June 17, 2011
"another one... going places..."
Unfortunately Gino Park's records didn't really go anywhere. Though the dozen or so sides he did record, including a few on the 'Fortune' label, now stand out as a large part of the early Motown sound.
Which says a lot considering Tamla-Motown helped to invent and define much of the sound of what we now call "soul music".
The flip side of this 45 is 'Same Thing'.
May 10, 2011
Pianist, vocalist, songwriter, Jimmy McCracklin started recording around 1945, releasing about 75 singles from the early 50s to about 1970.
I like the fact that his records/recordings are elite in the sense that they crisscross musically from R&B to Blues to Soul so easily, but still remain pure in their sound.
At 90, he is now primarily a blues performer and is still recording and performing.
April 2, 2011
March 17, 2011
Punk Rock does Heavy Metal.
Down the cluttered steps of my yesterhood...punk rock and a LP track no less.
Musical genres are quite parallel for me most of the time. Though my graduation from rock, to punk, to R&B and soul seems natural, been digging and playing a few of my neglected LPs lately.
Had forgotten how much I love this record.
Love the Dickies, especially their many covers.
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