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"Sweet Soul Music" is a soul song first released by the American singer Arthur Conley in March 1967. Written by Conley and Otis Redding, [3] it is based on the Sam Cooke song "Yeah Man" from his posthumous album Shake; [citation needed] the opening riff is a quote from Elmer Bernstein's score for the 1960 movie The Magnificent Seven.
The release of "Steal Away" on Fame in May 1964 was occasioned by a visit to FAME Studios by "Mr Atlanta Music" Bill Lowery, on whose say-so Hall made an initial one thousand copy pressing of "Steal Away", Hall and FAME Studios sideman Dan Penn - then twenty-three years old [6] - distributing the discs to radio stations throughout the South in ...
In November 2014, The Overtones announced the release of their fourth studio album, Sweet Soul Music. It was released on 27 February 2015, with a brief tour commencing in June. Their fifth album and first Christmas album, Good Ol' Fashioned Christmas, was released on 27 November 2015, with a Christmas tour following in the UK.
Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter.. A major figure in the development of soul music, Pickett recorded more than 50 songs that made the US R&B charts, many of which crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100.
Most of the first season focused on the relationships between employees at The Beef before Carmy turned it into a Chicago hot spot called The Bear. Season 2 offered viewers more of a glimpse at ...
King Curtis: 16 Original Hits (Atlantic Soul Classics) (1991) Convoy [Germany] 849 804; Blow Man, Blow! (1992, 3CD) Bear Family BCD-15670 (compilation of all Capitol material) Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis (1994) Razor & Tie RE-2054; King Curtis: The Platinum Collection (2007) Warner Platinum/Rhino 8122-79994-5; Wail Man Wail!
Conley was born in McIntosh County, Georgia, U.S., and grew up in Atlanta.He first recorded in 1959 as the lead singer of Arthur & the Corvets. With this group, he released three singles in 1963 and 1964—"Poor Girl", "I Believe", and "Flossie Mae"—on the Atlanta-based record label, NRC Records.
That same year, Jackson was the subject of a private publication by artist Nancy Reiner, The Adventures of JJ or How The Greatest Little Soul Band In The Land Jes Grooved and Grooved and Grooved. [35] Reiner was the artist whose sketch of Jimi Hendrix became the cover of The Cry of Love. She had previously created the cover art for albums by ...