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Derek's Daily 45
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An mp3 of one side of one 45 single from my ever-growing collection, (almost) every single day
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SANDRA PHILLIPS - YOU SUCCEEDED

Sue Records owner/ prducer Juggy Murray recorded some truly great female vocalists; names such as Baby Washington, Tina Turner, Marjorie Black and also Sandra Phillips, who we will have the pleasure ...

8 h ago

The Bang in the studio, part three!

Heres the 3rd and final chapter documenting my groups upcoming LP. Hope you like it and please feel free to share. Also see parts 1 & 2 HERE. (function(d){ var js, id = facebook-jssdk; if (d.getE...

1 day ago

THE STAR-TELS - FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU GIRL

Chicago brothers Victor, David and James Martin made up the Star-Tels, and they also recorded as The Chymes. Unfortunately, thats all I know about the group.The grooves tell us more, specifically tha...

1 day ago

Part Two! The Bang Girl Group Revue in the studio.

Well be back with regular scheduled programming tomorrow. In the mean time, heres some more studio freshness from my group. and if you missed it the first time around, heres part one: (function(d){ v...

2 days ago

THE POWER PLANT - SHES SO FAR OUT SHES IN

The Power Plant were a Los Angeles studio concoction led by songwriter (Thomas) Baker Knight. Knights story is fascinating; he grew up very poor in Alabama, learned to play guitar in the Air Force an...

3 days ago

DEE DEE FORD - JUST LIKE A FOOL (I KEEP HURTIN)

Even though she scored a big hit the previous year with Don Gardner (the incredible "I Need Your Lovin"), very little is known about Dee Dee Ford.This lovely ballad showcases Dee Dees deeply ...

4 days ago

ARNOLD BLAIR - TRYING TO GET NEXT TO YOU

Seemingly the only single released by Arnold Blair, and its one of the greatest masterpieces of 70s Chicago soul; an absolutely perfect record that is guaranteed to make you feel good all over.Produc...

5 days ago

In the studio with my band; The Bang Girl Group Revue

Heres part one of a little documentary of my band, The Bang Girl Group Revue, working in the studio cutting an album.Completely old school, 100% analog. No auto-tune, no cut and paste. (function(d){ ...

6 days ago

MARY DE LOACH - MOVE THIS THING (PART 1 & 2)

Another two parter for the second day in a row, and BY FAR one of the most intense records Ive ever heard to boot.Mary De Loach (aka Mary DeLoatch, Marylin Scott or Marylyn Scott the Carolina Blues G...

6 days ago

RAY SHARPE - HELP ME (PART 1 & 2)

Ft Worth, Texas native Ray Sharpe took influences from rock n roll, country and r&b music and created music that was entirely unique. While his early singles (including the big hit "Linda Lu&...

24 may 12

BILLY BUTLER - NEVERTHELESS

Billy Butler is Jerry Butlers younger brother, and his career (which began in 1963) found him supported and surrounded by the genius team of Chicago soul- on this track writer Curtis Mayfield (who is...

23 may 12

SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET - SUGAR BEE + LES TETES BLANCHES- QUAND ON EST AMOUREUX (SHES ABOUT A MOVER)

When producer Huey P. Meaux wanted to create his own southern-fired Cajun answer to the Beatles, he couldnt have chosen a better frontman in Doug Sahm, himself the Sir Doug of the Sir Douglas Quintet...

22 may 12

THE EMOTIONS - SO I CAN LOVE YOU

First off, let me apologize about the rough condition of my copy of this record. Its not a particularly rare one, its just that Ive never gotten around to getting an upgraded copy. I simply couldnt w...

21 may 12

THE VELVELETTES - THERE HE GOES

We can all thank brilliant producer Bert Berns for introducing the Latin beat into American rhythm & blues music, as heard on such records as "Under The Boardwalk" (The Drifters) and "...

20 may 12

JIMMY HOLIDAY - THE NEW BREED

Jimmy Holiday (born in Mississippi) worked consistently through the 60s, book ended by a hit on his own in 63 ("How Can I Forget") and a co-writing credit on the massive "Put A Little Lov...

18 may 12

THE EASYBEATS - GOOD TIMES

After achieving massive success in their homeland of Australia, The Easybeats eventually moved to the UK around the beginning of 1967. The group was formed at the height of the British Invasion in 19...

17 may 12

RODGER COLLINS - FOXY GIRLS IN OAKLAND b/w ALL TOE DOWN

A few years after Rodger Collins struck a hit in 67 with the excellent "Shes Looking Good" (written by Collins and also covered by Wilson Pickett), he released this bay area funk masterpiece....

16 may 12

In tribute to Belita Woods; 1948-2012

It truly pains me to write another epitaph. Especially since, in this day and age, passing away at 63 is just too damn young.Although Belita Woods only released three solo singles, they are three rec...

15 may 12

SHERYL SWOPE - RUN TO ME

First off, I just wanna say how sad it is to hear of the passing of STAX bass man Donald "Duck" Dunn. As the house bass player for STAX, Dunns down home bass lines combined with drummer Al Ja...

14 may 12

JOHNSON, HAWKINS, TATUM & DURR - YOU CANT BLAME ME

Capsoul Records out of Columbus, Ohio released a staggeringly high percentage of excellent singles within the dozen or so releases from the label in their four year run. The label was founded by DJ B...

13 may 12

Fillmore Set 5/11/12

I aint gonna lie; it was an incredible thrill to hear some of my favorite records blasting thru the Fillmore PA, and an incredible honor to play records before one of my all time favorite bands (The ...

12 may 12

BRIAN AUGER & THE TRINITY - BLACK CAT

While the records cut as Brian Auger & The Trinity with (the great) Julie Driscoll on vocals are the most well known from this collective, this particular 45 finds the fellas alone and absolutely...

11 may 12

JOHNNY SAYLES - MY LOVES A MONSTER

What can be said about this track other than its cool. Plain and simple, DAMN cool. Texas born and relocated to Chicago, Johnny Sayles cut many great records and never got the hits that he deserved. ...

10 may 12

CATHY SAINT - BIG BAD WORLD

While this track is acknowledged by many as one of THE GREATEST of the girl group era (and justifiably so), I know absolutely NOTHING about singer Cathy Saint, and I speculate that she may be someone...

09 may 12

IDES OF MARCH - GIVE YOUR MIND WINGS

Several years before they went brassy and added a horn section, Chicagos Ides Of March released a string of excellent, jangly garage rock singles for Parrot and Kapp Records that went nowhere (other ...

08 may 12

SHERYL SWOPE - CANT GET HIM OFF MY MIND

Sheryl Swopes small output of records are added to the category of Chicago/ Detroit soul summit meeting. Sheryl herself was from Chicago, and for this (and subsequent) releases she traveled to Detroi...

07 may 12

EARLES INC. - DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW?

Where does one ever START with this beautiful record? The guitarist starts it all off, laying out some Curtis Mayfield-style licks that bring me to my knees, as the drummer grooves slow and steady in...

06 may 12

Comments

Hello all-For the past 4+ years Ive allowed anonymous comments. Not anymore. It seems as though time goes on, I end up fielding more and more crackpots that, plain and simply, have something negative...

05 may 12

LOVEMASTERS - PUSHIN AND PULLIN

First off, Id like to make mention the passing of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, aka MCA.  What a tragic loss at such an early age; as so many people in my age group, The Beastie Boys were a guiding li...

05 may 12

THE WURDS - BORN IN CHICAGO

The Wurds, from Chicago, started life as The Dirty Wurds; a band who cut a single called "Why" in 1966 that remains one of the most intense slabs of nascent punk rock ever committed to wax. T...

04 may 12

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