NAPPY BROWN: Aw! Shucks (soul vinyl LP)

Blind Pig Records ( September 25, 2007 ), Genre: Blues

Alligator Records

Savoy, Genre: Blues

Here is the first regional American cookbook to offer a true taste of the Mountain South. This unique cookbook gathers together more than 180 authentic down-home southern recipes -- full-flavored, no-nonsense dishes more and more Americans are returning to -- and leavens them with memories of food, family, and friendship from some of country music's most beloved performers. "Take a chicken and you kill it/And you put it in a skillet/And you fry it 'til it's golden-brown./That's southern cooking and it tastes mighty nice." -- "Kentucky Means Paradise" by Merle Travis "Straight from the heart and soul of southern cooking. It's a banquet, with background music." -- John Egerton, author of Southern Food; "Simple, honest cooking of the Mountain South. . . . A fresh, entertaining approach to food." -- Atlanta Constitution; "Reeks with authenticity." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Mack Avenue ( June 16, 2009 ), Genre: Jazz General

BBE

Two CD set from Arlester "Dyke" Christian and his band the Blazers, who are second only to James Brown as trailblazing avatars of Funk. We Got More Soul - The Ultimate Broadway Funk is the ultimate collection of this consummate black artist. The complete Dyke & The Blazers recordings 1966-70 - a whopping two and a half hours worth of steaming grooves - have been liberated from previously locked vaults, all presented here from the master tapes. The original released versions of most Dyke & The Blazers material were edited down from lengthy jams, with Dyke riding the groove in his own inimitable manner. Meticulous tape research means we are now able to hear for the first time the full length unedited, unexpurgated takes, exactly as they were run down live in the studio. Classic items including 'Let A Woman Be A Woman', 'Stuff', 'Funky Walk', 'Funky Bull' and 'Runaway People' are sometimes twice as long as originally presented. Additionally there are a staggering fourteen unissued titles, ranging from downhome R&B grooves such as 'Swamp Walk' and 'Extra Funk', to dead-on-the-one funk workouts like 'Booga Jivin'' and 'Let's Do It Together', that really should have been released. 51 tracks. BGP. 2007.

This 1968 LP was powered by 3 hit singles (each nested in the upper reaches of the pop Top 10). It became Aretha's 2nd Gold LP and remained on the charts for over a year. 180 gram vinyl.

This 1968 LP was powered by 3 hit singles (each nested in the upper reaches of the pop Top 10). It became Aretha's 2nd Gold LP and remained on the charts for over a year. 180 gram vinyl.

Until the release of this 1967 LP, James Brown's non-live albums were collections with a few hit A-sides and several non-thematic filler tracks. ''Raw Soul'' was a contemporary effort to present his new, progressive sound. The uptempo R&B/jazz offerings such as 'Bring It Up', 'Money Won't Change You' and 'Let Yourself Go' are all artistic landmarks that changed popular music forever. 1996 remastered reissue on Polygram.