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I Started To Run by Joe Williams – Rare R&B Northern Soul 45 Alpha Records #622
Published on: July 02 2013
Ridiculous, raw chain gang style folk R&B with a Northern Soul beat. I don't do it often but I can't stop playing this record. Listened...
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I Won’t Be Your Fool by Little Joe Hinton – Northern Soul 45 on Arvee Records #5028
Published on: November 27 2012
A Los Angeles Northern Soul R&B tune. Horns galore not only start this stomping dancer, they drive it. It leaves me feeling Little Joe's...
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Hey Y’all by Debbie & Poochee – R&B Soul 45 on Amanda Records #101
Published on: October 24 2012
Hey Y'all b/w Grandpa's Farm by Debbie & Poochee Two sweet young voices sing, "Hey Y'all" in unison, "We got a story to tell, the...
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Peekaboo by Eddie Bridges and His Lowriders R&B Soul 45
Published on: August 19 2012
Peekaboo b/w Out House by EDDIE BRIDGES and His LOWRIDERS R&B Soul 45 on Romark Records #109 Peekaboo is a kids game, isn't it? Here...
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Red! This Ain’t No Big Thing by Ed Gates & His Mystics – R&B Soul 45
Published on: July 07 2012
Red! This Ain't No Big Thing b/w Loving Time by Ed Gates - R&B Soul 45 on Robins Nest Records #112 "This Ain't No Big...
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Louisiana Groove by King Solomon – R&B Soul 45
Published on: May 09 2012
Louisiana Groove b/w My Dream by King Solomon - R&B Soul 45 on Cadillac Records #503 Yet another R&B Soul tune that we chose to...
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Separation by King Solomon – R&B Soul 45
Published on: March 01 2012
Separation b/w Scratch My Back by King Solomon - Los Angeles R&B Soul 45 on Magnum Records #721 "This separation gonna drive me out, out...
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In The Phonograph Booth by The Moments – R&B Soul 45
Published on: February 24 2012
In The Phonograph Booth b/w Blues At Sandy Cove by The Moments - R&B Soul 45 on Era Records #3128 "She was playing records in...
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The Place by Big Mama Thornton – R&B Soul / Blues Lp
Published on: February 22 2012
The Place by Big Mama Thornton - R&B Soul Lp on Arhoolie Records #1028 "It's that crazy beat that moves the body and the feet"...
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If It Ain’t One Thing It’s Another by Inuz Moore – R&B Soul 45
Published on: February 15 2012
If It Ain't One Thing It's Another b/w Trouble by Inuz Moore - R&B Soul 45 on Gardin Records #501 When I first saw this...
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Don’t Advertise Your Man by Wanda Fulbright – R&B Soul 45
Published on: December 23 2011
Don't Advertise Your Man b/w Walkin' And Cryin' by Wanda Fulbright - R&B Soul 45 on Me* Meow Records #2274 A cautionary tale to women,...
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Rockin D.J.’s by Pam Baitey – R&B Northern Soul 45
Published on: December 21 2011
Rockin' D.J.'s b/w Lonely Tears by Pam Baitey - R&B Soul 45 on Rockin Records #503 Another tough to find Los Angeles R&B Soul tune....
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Pay Day by Val Martinez – R&B Soul 45
Published on: July 15 2011
Pay Day b/w Wee Baby Blues by Val Martinez - R&B Soul b/w R&B Rocker 45 on RCA Victor #8273 "It's pay day, another week...
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Bossman by DEANE HAWLEY – Rockabilly R&B Rocker 45
Published on: June 23 2011
Bossman by DEANE HAWLEY - Rockabilly Popcorn Rocker 45 on Dore Records #554 Wicked intro on this Los Angeles Rockablilly, Pocorn, Mod, R&B Soul strollin'...
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Frankie & Johnny by Pinocchio James – R&B Soul 45
Published on: May 04 2011
Frankie & Johnny b/w Sad Feeling by Pinocchio James - R&B Soul 45 on Glad Hamp Records #2021 This record caught my eye right away...
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Sea Lion Woman by NINA SIMONE – R&B Soul Funk 45
Published on: April 25 2011
Sea Lion Woman b/w Mississippi Goddamn by Nina Simone - R&B Soul Funk 45 on Philips Records #40216 Killer R&B Soul with a foot stomping,...
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Black Bottom Blues by King Coleman – R&B Mod Soul 45
Published on: April 18 2011
Black Bottom Blues b/w Bulldog by King Coleman - R&B Mod Soul 45 on Columbia Records #41927 This is what music should be! Driving horns...
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I’m Movin’ On by Johnny Nash – R&B Belgian Popcorn Soul 45
Published on: April 11 2011
I'm Movin' On b/w (Cigarettes) Cigareetes, Whusky and Wild, Wild Women by Johnny Nash - R&B Belgian Popcorn Soul 45 on Warner Bros. Records #5336...
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Fast Choo Choo by Willie Jones – R&B Soul 45
Published on: April 01 2011
Fast Choo Choo b/w Something Happened To My Heart by Willie Jones - R&B Soul 45 on Metro Records #20030 What a groover! You can't...
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I’m Your Taboo Man by Eugene Church – R&B Soul 45
Published on: February 21 2011
I'm Your Taboo Man b/w Light of The Moon by Eugene Church - R&B Soul 45 King Records #5610 I love that R&B is hot...
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No Life For A Working Man by SHERWOOD FLEMING R&B Soul / Blues 45
Published on: February 05 2011
No Life For A Working Man b/w Going Back Home by SHERWOOD FLEMING Los Angeles R&B Northern Soul 45 on C&F Records #81504 I can...
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Neighbor, Neighbor by Jimmy Hughes – R&B Soul 45
Published on: January 19 2011
Neighbor, Neighbor b/w It's A Good Thing by Jimmy Hughes - R&B Soul 45 on Fame Records #1003. Problems with the neighbors? Ever feel like...
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It’s So Hard by MELVIN & LEON – Rare Los Angeles R&B Soul 45 on Marv Records #101
Published on: January 14 2011
It's So Hard by Melvin And Leon - Rare Los Angeles R&B Soul 45 on Marv Records #101. Flip side is "Everything About You". A...
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Stop And Think by Lowell Fulsom feat. Leon Blue & Band – R&B Soul 45
Published on: January 04 2011
Stop And Think by Lowell Fulsom feat. Leon Blue & Band - R&B Soul 45 on Movin' Records #128. Flip side "Baby" R&B Blues cut....
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It Hurts To Be In Love by Yvonne Fair & James Brown Band – R&B Soul Mod 45
Published on: December 14 2010
It Hurts To Be In Love by Yvonne Fair & James Brown Band - R&B Soul Mod 45 on King Records #5687. Flip side "You...
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I Dig Your Wig by Buddy Guy – R&B Soul (Blues) 45 on Chess Records #1899
Published on: December 12 2010
I Dig Your Wig by Buddy Guy - R&B Soul (Blues) 45 on Chess Records #1899. Flip Side is "My Time After While" which is...
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Going Back To Where I Belong by Sugarpie DeSanto – Wicked R&B Soul
Published on: December 08 2010
Going Back To Where I Belong by Sugarpie DeSanto - Wicked R&B Soul on Veltone Records #108. Flip side is "Wish You Were Mine". 1960...
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Flat Foot Sam Always In A Jam by Model T Slim – STYLETONE Rare R&B Soul Blues Lp
Published on: December 02 2010
Flat Foot Sam Always In A Jam by Model T Slim - STYLETONE Rare R&B Soul Blues Lp on Styletone Records #001. Rare Los Angeles...
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Leave Me Alone by Ray Agee – Hot R&B Soul dancer 45
Published on: November 24 2010
Leave Me Alone by Ray Agee - Hot R&B Soul dancer 45 on Celeste Records #615. Flip side is "You Messed Up My Mind". Leave...
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Let’s Turkey Trot by Little Eva – R&B Soul 45
Published on: November 23 2010
Let's Turkey Trot by Little Eva - R&B Soul 45 on Dimension Records #1006. Flip side is "Down Home". Little Eva is most famous for...
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How Much Is That Doggie In The Window by Baby Jane & The Rockabyes – R&B Soul 45
Published on: September 02 2010
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window by Baby Jane & The Rockabyes. Killer R&B Soul. I had never heard this before today so...
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So What If I Can’t Cook by Little Alice – R&B Soul
Published on: August 07 2010
So What If I Can't Cook by Little Alice. R&B Soul answer song to Lonnie Russ' "My Wife Can't Cook". My food always seems to...
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Harper Valley P.T.A by Bobbie Dee – Snotty R&B Soul Dancer
Published on: August 06 2010
Harper Valley P.T.A. by Bobbie Dee. Snotty R&B Soul Dancer. On the independent Los Angeles Megatone Record label. Cover of the classic by Jeanie C....
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I Dig Girls by J.J. Jackson R&B Soul 45 on Calla
Published on: August 02 2010
I Dig Girls by J.J. Jackson. R&B Soul that I dedicate to women. I feel Mr. Jackson, I love the uniqueness of each individual women....
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Got My MoJo Working by Ann Cole – R&B Soul
Published on: July 17 2010
Got My Mojo Working (But It Just Won't Work On You) by Ann Cole. Shouting female R&B vocals that compare to Etta James and Big...
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She’s Alright by Roy Brown - R&B Soul 45
Published on: July 02 2010
She's Alright by Roy Brown. R&B Soul 45 on Summit. Love the screming intro, then when the Mid Tempo beat kicks in. Makes for a...
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