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I listened to NPR's story on Soul Music making a come back a few days ago, and I have to say that it's perfectly true. Sharon Jones, Amy Winehouse, Angie Whitney, Jamie Lidell, and, to a lesser extent, Adele, are just some of the modern artists still producing some of the best Soul music today.
To give you a little background, soul music came from the gospel church, but mixed with rhythm and blues. I want to say that Motown Records really popularized the genre in the 60s with Gladys Knight and Marvin Gaye, to name a few, and by the early 70s, everyone knew about the hardest working man in showbiz: James "The Godfather of Soul" Brown.
It seems like after thirty years that Soul is making its comeback.
One of those bands that you'll probably hear about is Lady Dottie and the Diamonds, they're about to release their self-titled album next Tuesday, September 16th. I have been listening to this album for a few weeks now (despite what lastfm is reporting) and just refreshing the album as I write this.
The whole album is full of soul music, designed to get you to stand up and dance. I can only imagine what it would be like to see them at a live concert, with Lady Dottie infectious dancing and singing.
My favorite song off this album is easily "Livin' It Up", which was also their first EP they released last year. If you listen to the very end of this song, you can hear Dottie commenting how great this song is. I'm so glad they kept that in, as it gives you a glimpse of their personalities.
Other songs I dug was their BB King cover of "Why I Sing the Blues". The song is obviously a blues song, but there is an element of gospel thrown in there.
By the way, the last song on the album is a cover of "Movin' On Up", that famous Jeffersons theme song. I didn't know this until today, but apparently the song is sung actress Ja'net Du Bois, who you may know her as the maid in Sanford and Son.
Also, looking at the pictures of the band, I think they're mostly white guys and it made me think that the Dap-Kings are mostly white dudes too. This fascinates me for some reason.
Lady Dottie and the Diamonds will be out next week on Hi Speed Soul Records.
Links: ladydottieandthediamonds.com myspace.com/ladydottieandthediamonds
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