Junior Parker

Roar of a Wolf

Hindu (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Rise from a cotton plantation to the Hall of Fame

Little Junior Parker - Love My Baby

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008

in post thanks to all the little people from snuhthing/anything .

Heroes of Memphis Soul Music

Article Archive (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008

This article discusses about the geniuses who helped create the music of Memphis soul.

Jimmy McGriff (1936-2008)

Electric Roulette (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008

Jimmy McGriff, hard-bopper and supreme Hammond B-3'er, has passed away. If you don't know him, press play on the video, then, over the jump for the background.

Jimmy McGriff - I've Got A Woman Part 1 (Sue 770)

the "A" side (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008

I've Got A Woman Part 1 JIMMY McGRIFF 1936-2008 I got the sad news today over at Funky 16 Corners that organ groove guru Jimmy McGriff has left us. One of the last of a breed, his good time music defied categorization. This smokin' number we have here was his first record, and sounds as fresh today as when it was released over 45 years ago. Part II was posted on The B Side in January of 2006, as part...

Mystery Train: Junior Parker & His Blue Flames

Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008

Sam Phillips and Elvis Presley

Havering On (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008

In 2000 I interviewed Sam Phillips the man who started Sun records and 'discovered' Elvis Presley at his home in a Memphis suburb. I mainly talked to him about the Blues, his work with Howlin ' Wolf, Ike Turner and others but of course we had a chat about the Lip. This is what he had to say about the King of Rock and Roll. “And then Elvis came in. Later in talking with him I found out the main thing...

The Tenth Groanin' Jock Lyrical Challenge

Groanin' Jock (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008

Only one of the tracks in the Ninth Groanin' Jock Lyrical Challenge was correctly spotted, Mike from Auld Reekie Rants spotting Mystery Train by Elvis Presley (which Rab pointed out was actually a Little Junior Parker song). Answers to the ninth challenge are now in the comments on that post. Here are this week's mystery lyrics. To play, simply identify the songs from the lines given. No Googling....

More Dirty Laundry: The Soul of Black Country

Cable &Tweed (Free subscription) | 04/13/2008

More Dirty Laundry: The Soul of Black Country is the second compilation of its kind from Trikont, packed with two dozen tracks of soul singers goin' country. It's also pretty darn great. While I'm not convinced all the artists fall under the "soul" umbrella, there are some real classics here. Along with better known contributions by the likes of Ruth Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., and Ike & Tina Turner, numerous...

Mick Hucknall to release debut solo LP ‘Tribute To Bobby’ + UK tour dates

Band Weblogs (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008

For the very first time Mick Hucknall is stepping out from Simply Red, and has announced a new European Summer tour to support his eagerly anticipated debut solo studio LP ‘Tribute To Bobby', set for release in the UK May 19th, 2008. The Bobby in question is the enormously influential singer Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, sometimes referred [...]

Briefly: Bob’s Brew

Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 02/20/2008

While venerable coffee giant Starbucks has been struggling to compete in the beverage department of late, they seem to be hitting the mark with their in-store music selection (that doubles as a check-out impulse buy). For their latest release they've gotten the former Robert Zimmerman to handpick selections for an Artist Choice compilation. Read on for the track list of sixteen songs you've probably...

Bob’s selections

RightWingBob.com (Free subscription) | 02/19/2008

As has been known for a while, Ace Records will shortly be releasing a 2 CD compilation of artists and tunes that Bob Dylan has played during his “Theme Time Radio Hour” shows on XM Radio. Full details on that at this link. Now comes news of another selection of some of Bob’s favorite recordings, [...]

Think Diana Krall, but with red hair and a slide guitar playing a Strat and rockin'

the defeatists! (Free subscription) | 01/08/2008

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals turned up on the Gibson Guitar site as a recommended download. I am in love. Although the intro to this piece on YouTube refers to Junior Parker, the version is a lot more like Elvis...

What's This? round 3

Soul Cocina (Free subscription) | 12/14/2007

Like the first two installments of the What's This? series, these photos were also taken on the streets of India. This time Calcutta. This guy made me some juice from these wonderful doohickie watchamacallits. It was the most refreshing drink! Here are the empty shells below. Tune: Nata Raaj by Debashish Bhattacharya from the album calcutta Slide Guitar More slide guitar by San Francisco's own The...

EAR FARM's Beatles Cover Song Mix

Ear Farm (Free subscription) | 12/07/2007

Below you will find mix number five out of five that has come about as a result of EAR FARM's Thanksgiving Mix Contest . Well, there are ten mixes actually, but five that I'm posting on EAR FARM this week. If you're someone who entered the contest and won (and I've been in contact with you about a mix) who hasn't yet received your very own mix, you'll get yours shortly. In fact, it might just show...