Get On Down With The Stepfather Of Soul!: I Want My Baby!

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

I Want My Baby!

The Acklin Brothers - I Want My Baby

Some time ago I featured the humorous ditty "Junior's Angle" by the Acklin Brothers, which was released on the De'Voice label, an early effort by future Stax prexy Al Bell. Today's feature is the flip of that tune. The ballad "I Want My Baby" is a doo-wop-styled number that features ensemble vocals by the group and sparse, atmospheric backing by the band, led by some nice guitar work.

1 comment:

goldleaf said...: That guitar work was done by my uncle, Bill Dunham, who was hired while working soul clubs near his home of Little Rock, Arkansas. I spoke with him about this earlier today after reading your blog, and was thrilled to let him know about your kind words!; 7:38 PM

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About "Get on Down" and "Soul on the Air"

Although "Get on Down with the Stepfather of Soul!" was conceived as a rare soul blog, it has evolved into being the Web's best source for '60s and '70s soul radio broadcasts, known as airchecks, thanks to the "Soul on the Air" series. With that in mind, the original blog concept has been retired (see this blog post for more information). This blog is now dedicated to the "Soul on the Air" features, which are listed below. Enjoy!

#1 - Herb Kent, WVON, 1970

#2 - Bill Kenner, WBEE, 1966

#3 - George Vinette, WYLD, 1968

#4 - Johnny Lloyd, WOOK, 1966

#5 - J. Evans/T. Quinn, WGRT, 1967

#6 - J. Gates/L. Thimes, KATZ, 1968

#7 - Big Bill Hill, WOPA, 1967

#8 - Joe Cobb, WVON, 1972

#9 - Fat Daddy, WWIN, 1966

#10 - L. Cordell/E. Cook,WVON,1966

#11 - Gladys "Gee Gee" Hill, KCOH, 1970

#12 - Richard Pegue, WVON, 1975

#13 - Bill "Butterball" Crane, WVON, 1967

#14 - "Ugly" Al Dixon, WAPX, 1975

#15 - Dr. Bop, WAWA, 1973

#16 - Mr. Vee, WGRT, 1972

#17 - Herb Kent, WVON, 1971

#18 - Pervis Spann, WVON, 1965

#19 - Bill "Butterball" Crane, WVON, 1968

#20 - Rudy Runnels, WOL, 1966

#21 - Hal Brown, WAMO, 1969

#22 - Buddy Lowe, WILD, 1965

#23 - Herb Kent, WVON, 1965

#24 - Bill "Doc" Lee, WVON, 1965

#25 - B. Allen/J. Thomas, WAUG, 1967

SPECIAL - The WAOK Tape (1971) (courtesy of The Campaign for Independent Broadcasting website)

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