Happy Heavenly Birthday #luther!
#oldsoul
#rnb
#classicsoul
#luthervandross
#classicsoul
Check out the calendar y'all ;-) #MaryJBlige #WhatsThe411 #RhythmAndBlues #HipHop #ClassicSoul #Music 🎶 👍 😁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmoWO9PC5fw
This week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme is #HitAndMiss. There were multiple options for this theme, I chose "songs that were hits when covered but misses for the original artist".
Aretha Franklin's sister Erma was the first to record this tune later made famous by Janis Joplin. A miss on the charts comparatively, but definitely not a miss otherwise.
Piece of My Heart- Erma Franklin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6gptd01mY
Saturday morning and a little throwback with Bobby Womack: “If You Think You’re Lonely Now.” #classicsoul
#oldsoul
#rnb
#soulmusic
#bobbywomack
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/roberta-flack-mauricio-sobalvarro.html #RobertaFlack #KillingMeSoftly #TheFirstTimeEverISawYourFace #FeelLikeMakinLove #TheCloserIGetToYou #WhereIsTheLove #RobertaFlackArchives #queenofquietstorm #TonightICelebrateMyLove #SetTheNightToMusic #DonnyHathaway #PeaboBryson #FirstTake #QuietFire #MusicLegend #SoulMusicIcon #RobertaFlackForever #FlackAndHathaway #OasisByRobertaFlack #SoftlyWithTheseSongs #RobertaFlackLive #ClassicSoul #TimelessVoice #Jesse #WillYouStillLoveMeTomorrow #ImTheOne #MakingLove #BornToLove
Awww…this one hits hard. An amazing voice has fallen silent as Roberta Flack left us at the age of 88. Rest in Power Roberta, your talent will be missed.
#RIP
#oldsoul
#robertaflack
#obituaries
#soul
#classicsoul
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/24/834223765/roberta-flack-killing-me-softly-dead
Found on Reddit: The fact that these four women are all related is mind blowing. The range of talent is undisputed - they are titans: Leontyne Price, Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwick.
#oldsoul
#classicsoul
This is one of the greatest songs ever made in human history and my favorite song of the 60s.
#TheTemptations #MyGirl #MotownMagic #TemptationsForever #ClassicSoul
Aretha Franklin covering Elton John's
"Border Song"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=XBj9JvnxM4I&si=wNVhxeK3GR4dUICC
#classicsoul
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-marvin-gaye-mauricio-sobalvarro.html?newartwork=true
#MarvinGaye #PrinceOfSoul #WhatsGoingOn #SexualHealing #LetsGetItOn #RBLegend #SoulMusic #MotownIcon #MusicHistory #SocialJusticeInMusic #TimelessMusic #LegendaryArtist #ClassicSoul #MusicInspiration #MotownSound #SoulLegend #IconicVoice #MarvinGayeForever #HealingMusic #LoveAndSoul #ProtestMusic #MusicForChange #70sSoul #80sR&B #GospelInfluence #MarvinGayeTribute #SoulfulVibes #MusicGenius #InfluentialArtist #ForeverLegend #SoulfulVoice #TimelessHits #MusicPioneer
Bill Withers - Lean On Me from the BBC concert 1974
#JukeboxFridayNight
#oldsoul
#classicsoul
#billwithers
#helpingpeople
Various Artists – Alex Di Ciò presents R&B/Soul Remixes Vol. 3
#90sRB #Boogie #ClassicRB #ClassicSoul #ContemporaryRB #Disco #ElectroSoul #Electronic #Funk #ModernSoul #NuDisco #RBSoul #Soul #SoulMusic #Soulful #Italy
CC BY-NC-ND (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives)
https://jus-groove-experience.bandcamp.com/album/alex-di-ci-presents-r-b-soul-remixes-vol-3
@mirlo I was 6 or 7 years old, bought it at #KMart. 50 cents, maybe? 🎶 👍️ 😁 #SmokeyRobinson #Motown #Detroit #Music #PopMusic #ClassicPop #SoulMusic #ClassicSoul #RhythmAndBlues https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=51B55OQysj8&pp=ygUQdGVhcnMgb2YgYSBjbG93bg%3D%3D
#TuneTuesday theme this week is #WaterMusic (songs about oceans, rivers, streams, puddles, &c.)
This may have been posted already but I don't believe I've seen it yet:
Listen to this track by Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Crissi Cochrane. It’s “Everything”, a deep cut from her 2020 record Heirloom, released in February of that year and containing themes that were soothingly applicable and relatable at the time. That record was the follow-up to her breakthrough album, 2014’s Little Sway and its sublime single “And Still We Move“. That earlier release established Cochrane as a gifted purveyor of lilting and light-as-air soul-pop; understated, elegant, and never overwrought.
Moving from her native Nova Scotia after having been in indie scenes and also as a folk-pop solo artist, Cochrane re-established herself in a new town by 2010: Windsor, Ontario which is just across the way from Detroit, Michigan, the epicenter of several strains of popular music across many eras. The move came with a change in musical style and emphasis, drawing out her love for classic soul, Motown-informed pop, and with a touch of jazz phrasing to go along with it. By Heirloom, she’d further developed her keen ear for lush arrangements, certainly evident on this cut. “Everything” was not a single from that album, but is a standout track that underscores Cochrane’s many musical strengths; phrasing, mood, and balanced arrangements.
The song seemed to arrive just in time for a change in paradigm as a tune about centering oneself in times when one might easily experience sensory overload. In the face of being overwhelmed in a world where there’s so much coming at us, the song is a celebration of the simple things that keep us on an even keel and give us personal meaning. In this it felt like a timely anthem when it came out and as it continues to be timeless story about sensitivity and survival.
“Everything” is an unassuming cut on the record in a lot of ways, nearing the end of the album’s running time and making listeners perk up their ears in hearing the moodiest cut on the album. On it, Crissi Cochrane’s voice and her deftly understated guitar work locks into it in a unique way that stands apart even from the other songs on the record in terms of atmosphere and feel. Its haunting quality and blue colour palette makes the material perfect for her signature languid delivery. This tune contains a quality that’s in seeming defiance to being attached to any one musical era, her style blurring the edges between soul, traditional pop, and jazz.
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One of its prime qualities is how well observed it is in terms of its sound, locking into a kind to post-1960s melancholia. This cut could have been put out in 1970 as well as in 2020. Its breathy horns and warm cello and strings float in like a second set of voices, suggesting similar dynamics and moods that one might hear on Dusty Springfield’s Dusty in Memphis. The whole arrangement is supremely soulful, providing intricate melodies that run in parallel to Cochrane’s voice while also buoying it up and providing vital contrast inside the song’s jazz-oriented changes.
It’s in that same spirit of classic soul that imbues this song with a kind of groundedness and quiet strength. Cochrane’s performance reflects vulnerability and resilience all at once, which is just the balance needed to put across the song’s themes which were all-too pertinent by the time the Heirloom record came out in early 2020.
Crissi Cochrane, 2021 (image: Dan Boshard, crissicochrane.com)In among a fine collection of soul-pop tunes on the album (“Hungry Love”, “Just Friends”), the melancholic beauty of “Everything” seemed to address the strangeness of the times as we headed into the first stages of a global pandemic. This was when routines and schedules that gave shape to our lives were revealed to be as impermanent and as subject to disruption as anything. This is not to mention the news of sickness and loss of life on a scale that was enough to numb the senses after a while. It became a lot just to cope with the information that was beaming into our feeds and then into our brains. The news seemed all too much during a period when it was easier than ever to be overwhelmed by one’s own feelings about what was happening and what was beyond our immediate control.
“Everything” seemed to speak directly to all that at the time, although its author could not have anticipated its degree of timeliness when she recorded it. Even without that very specific context which was largely down to timing, the human experience is rife with examples of what it can feel like to be weighed down by external forces even in the most unassuming of circumstances. In this, “Everything” is also about finding the space within ourselves to focus on what we’ve got, rather than on what we can’t control or change. The troubled times that kicked off the decade only made that a more potent statement. It’s message was certainly pertinent then, and continues to be now.
“As long as I can see the stars
Or at least, know where they are
I’m gonna be alright
As long as there’s a wind to bring me
A bird to sing to me
I’m gonna be alright”– “Everything”, Crissi Cochrane
Besides how prescient it seemed, “Everything” really is timeless, and not just because of its appealing musical textures that span decades and musical eras. This is a song about managing one’s emotions and reactions to the world around us. It’s a song about being sensitive in a world that isn’t and one that does not reward it. Its themes and its musical structure are perfectly in synch, creating the sonic equivalent of an overcast day with rays of sunshine beaming through the clouds.
Ultimately, “Everything” is a story about how to self-soothe when it feels like the whole world is closing in. It’s an anthem about focusing on what is real and fixed as valuable and is the source of what’s most rewarding in one’s life even as every other thing seems so subject to loss. This is a principle that we can carry with us in any era.
Crissi Cochrane is an active artist today. You can learn more about her and her work at crissicochrane.com, including her sideline as a custom love song writer.
For even more about Crissi and her record Heirloom, check out this 43 minute interview with Crissi Cochrane in which she talks about the production of the record, her songwriting process, the role of her guitar playing in her music which has evolved over her career, and a number of other topics about what it means to be an independent musician in the 2020s.
Enjoy!
https://thedeletebin.com/2024/10/14/crissi-cochrane-sings-everything/
#2020sMusic #CanadianMusic #ClassicSoul #CrissiCochrane #singerSongwriters
𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.... Gladys Knight & The Pips - 'Imagination'.🎙️🎶🕊️💿 (9 October 1973)
'Imagination' is a timeless soul album that cemented Gladys Knight & The Pips as key figures in the '70s soul and R&B scene. Featuring hits like "Midnight Train To Georgia" and "I've Got To Use My Imagination", these songs keep their charm, no matter how often you listen. The album achieves a lovely balance between lush ballads and lively tracks, and while the production is strong, it's Gladys's remarkable vocals that truly stand out, effortlessly combining warmth and strength — earning her the title of "Empress Of Soul". The minimalist album artwork, with its elegant design, also beautifully captures the essence of the music. In my view, this album is undoubtedly their finest studio work, an essential part of any classic soul collection, and remains one of the standout records of the '70s.
#gladysknight #empressofsoul #thepips #gladysknightandthepips #imagination #midnighttraintogeorgia #ivegottousemyimagination #album #record #LP #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollection #vinylcommunity #vinylcollector #discogs #vinyloftheday #33rpm #soul #classicsoul #rnb #music #review
'Imagination' is a timeless soul album that cemented Gladys Knight & The Pips as key figures in the '70s soul and R&B scene. Featuring hits like "Midnight Train To Georgia" and "I've Got To Use My Imagination", these songs keep their charm, no matter how often you listen. The album achieves a lovely balance between lush ballads and lively tracks, and while the production is strong, it's Gladys's remarkable vocals that truly stand out, effortlessly combining warmth and strength — earning her the title of "Empress Of Soul". The minimalist album artwork, with its elegant design, also beautifully captures the essence of the music. In my view, this album is undoubtedly their finest studio work, an essential part of any classic soul collection, and remains one of the standout records of the '70s.
#gladysknight #empressofsoul #thepips #gladysknightandthepips #imagination #midnighttraintogeorgia #ivegottousemyimagination #album #record #LP #vinyl #vinylcollection #recordcollection #vinylcommunity #vinylcollector #discogs #vinyloftheday #33rpm #soul #classicsoul #rnb #music #review
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