Greatest soul crooners?

[psychopomp]

I don't think I have enough experience in this sort of thing since I was born in the 70's and thereby missed the golden age of soul music, but lately I have been getting more and more into the likes of Al Green and Sam Cooke.

I think it is called soul music because it comes from and speaks to the soul.

Who else should I be listening to?

[oxymoron]

1. Luther Vandross NT

[psychopomp]

3. I'll check him out

Luther is always popular but since he really hit in the eighties I didn't give him much of a chance. In the eighties I was more into faster, harder stuff.

I guess I am mellowing with age..?

[Kahuna]

23. Get Luther's Greatest Hits... My favorite...

"Only for One Night." It's baaaaad...

[Socialist Christian]

2. My favorites

(motown)Eddie Kendricks former temptation died 1991 sang keep on truckin, the girls alright with me etc etc, had a descent solo career

(motown)David Ruffin- died in the 80's former temptation sung My girl Aint to proud to beg, had a ok solo career

Issac Hayes- Chef from south park famously, was a superstar in the 70's style similar to barry white

(motown)Jimmy Ruffin- davids older brother, terrible solo career, only hit, and of the broken hearted

[psychopomp]

5. Thanks

Eddie Kendricks is another name I heard a lot but basically never checked out.

[Kahuna]

24. David Ruffin was the dude....

Nobody like David.

[ugarte]

4. Otis Redding

The greatest in my book.

[psychopomp]

6. Which album would you recommend for starters?

Thanks.

[ugarte]

12. He didn't live long enough to make a bad album

The Soul Album, Live in Europe, Otis Redding Blue, King and Queen (with Carla Thomas), etc...there's also a greatest hits album on Rhino which might be best if you're just discovering him. You really can't go wrong with any of his albums.

[psychopomp]

7. For contemporary soul

Definately check out D'angelo. His second album was out of this world.

[mitchum]

13. a second recommendation for D'angelo

[Field Of Dreams]

8. The Reverend Al Green

n/t

[Red_Storm]

30. His new album is really good.............

it has all the elements of his past classic albums, the great singing, the horns, the soul, all that..........

[guitar man]

9. Don't forget

Marvin Gaye....

[BeatleBoot]

10. Thornetta Davis

Please check her stuff out.

She's from Detroit (Rock City) and I enjoy her immensely.

She has a CD out now called, "Sunday Morning Music" on Sub Pop record label, I believe. You can get it at Tower Records on-line.

She was recently featured in Martin Scorcese's Blues series on PBS.

She is outstanding LIVE!

On edit: She was not featured in Scorcese's Blues series, but rather as an addendum to the series I saw on the local affiliate of PBS.

[hussar]

11. All of the above mentioned

love Ottis and I do like some of Alexander O'Neal's tracks

[psychopomp]

14. This is enough to keep me busy

for a while.

Anybody else who didn't make the list?

[mmm]

15. howlin' wolf

evil/tail dragger

[psychopomp]

18. Love Howlin' Wolf

but he's a blues man. Do you like any soul singers?

[tishaLA]

16. D'Angelo, Maxwell, Marvin

[NightTrain]

17. Try some various-artists collections

The Rhino label has an excellent four-volume series called, "Soul Shots." I particularly recommend the first three volumes. (Volume 4 is all blues. Why Rhino included it in the "Soul Shots" series is anyone's guess.)

Also on Rhino is an awesome six-CD set called, "Beg, Scream and Shout: The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul." It even comes in a box that resembles a casefor hauling 45 RPMs around.

On Rhino again is the 20-volume series, "Didn't It Blow Your Mind: Soul Hits of the '70s," as well as a five-CD boxed set titled, "Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience."

For more information on '60s and '70s soul music, you might want to check out my website: http://home.comcast.net/~soulexpress4

[Sufi Marmot]

19. Jackie Wilson, Solomon Burke...

I'm not familiar enough with their entire catalogs to make album recommedations but I'm sure there are good compilations available for both of them...

-SM

[psychopomp]

20. I'll check them out

Good to see that there are some that I haven't heard of before. I'll bet that I heard their stuff on the radio growing up at some point, though..

[Red_Storm]

21. MARVIN GAYE ..............

then everyone else ...........

[Loonman]

22. Marvin Gaye

n/t

[grannylib]

26. Marvin was da Man...

[CO Liberal]

27. One Of The Most Moving Performance I Can Recall......

...was Marvin Gaye doing an acapello rendition of the National Anthem (with a little bit o' soul added) before the NBA All-Stars Game. The crowd LOVED it, and he made it seem so personal....

He was one of the greatest.

[Red_Storm]

29. I have it on MP3 ..............

and it is great, unlike any performance of the national anthem that i've ever heard......i've seen video footage of the performance and it was cool seeing the players reactions as they stood listening to it, big smiles all around, especially Pat Riley ..........

[dbt]

25. How deep into the well do you want to go?

Soul Music is bottomless, you know.

I'm with everybody who recommends Marvin Gaye. Get "Let's Get It On" and "Sexual Healing."

While you're at it, pick up "Al Green's Greatest Hits" (or whatever they're calling it these days.) Reverend Green re-wrote the book much the same way that Marvin did.

"Hot Buttered Soul" and "Black Moses" by Isaac Hayes are home runs, too.

If you want to get way Old School, pick up anything by The Impressions (with or without Jerry Butler). If "People Get Ready" does not lift you up, you are too far gone to save.

Brook Benton and Dusty Springfield are also worth a listen.

Enjoy!

I :loveya: me some Soul Music!
dbt

[psychopomp]

28. Real Deep

Beyond "Greatest Hits" deep to "my uncle died and left me this LP" deep.;-)

[Red_Storm]

31. some souls albums worth checking out ...................

Old School

Marvin Gaye - I Want You, Midnight Love, and all the other albums mentioned so far

Al Green - Call Me, I'm Still In Love With You

Donny Hathaway - A Donny Hathaway Collection


New Artists

India Arie - Acoustic Soul
Remy Shand - The Way I Feel
Brian McKnight - From There To Here
Maxwell - Urban Hang Suite