Episode #4 of the podcast is now available! Here's the playlist: 1. Lowell Fulsom, "Make a Little Love" 2. Jeanne & The D...

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - How Long Do I Have To Wait For You? Today's post is a deviation from the norm, as I'm featuring a...

The Bells of Joy - Let's Talk About Jesus The Houston record man Don Robey took credit for changing the face of recorded gospel by addin...

Rufus Thomas - Old McDonald Had a Farm (Pt. 2) As discussed in the previous post, today's selection is Rufus Thomas' funky "Par...

Rufus Thomas - Old McDonald Had a Farm (live) Today's post and tomorrow's post will feature one of the more unusual recordings in th...

Ollie & The Nightingales - I Got a Sure Thing I discussed the story of Ollie & The Nightingales briefly in my Ollie Nightingale pos...

Wilson Pickett - Mama Told Me Not to Come Today's selection joins "Hey Jude," "Sugar Sugar," and "Hey Joe"...

Wilson Pickett - I'm a Midnight Mover Today's selection is the second Pickett track from the great The Midnight Mover album that Pi...

Wilson Pickett - Deborah As I've mentioned earlier, one of the things that I appreciate about Wilson Pickett is that his recorded work w...

The Sensational Nightingales - Somewhere to Lay My Head Pickett started out in gospel, as did many of his contemporaries. A major influence...

Wilson Pickett - Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9 As I mentioned in my Live Journal post from some time ago, Wilson Pickett's greatn...

My tribute to Wilson Pickett is available here . There is so much material to pick from, so I've decided to do this set and then to fea...