NO Soul
06.07.23
A stroll through New Orleans in the 50s, 60s and 70s illuminates the genesis and proliferation of the Crescent City’s own Soul music identity. In contrast to more well known songs that caricature New Orleans around Mardi Gras tourism, this slice aims to paint a more universal picture of artists recounting love, pain, and spiritual communion. Countless dancey oddities and mystical bops of the era mostly failed to reach a national audience despite the scene’s thriving insular world. A closer look, however, reveals global threads of influence that weave a very soulful epoch.
Tracklist:
Eldridge Holmes – Now That I’ve Lost You The Rhine Oaks – Tampin’ Tommy Ridgely – There Is Something On Your Mind Robert Parker – Let’s Go Baby (Where the Action Is) Jimmy Holiday – I’m Gonna Use What I Got The Royalettes – I don’t want to be the one Eddie Bo – It Must Be Love Skip Easterling – I’m Your Hoochie Koochie Man Stu Gardner – Drive Me Lee Dorsey – Can You Hear Me Lee Dorsey – What Now My Love Betty Harris – I’ll Be A Liar Benny Spellman – Lipstick Traces Aaron Neville – Speak To Me Ameriquette – You Are Life Ray Rissmiller – City Lights Swamp Dogg – I Was Born Blue Deacon John – I Can’t Wait Johnny Adams – Closer To You Joe Haywood – Say You Will Allen Toussaint – We The PeopleRelated Broadcasts
