THE SINGER/SONGWRITER ERA'S ESSENTIAL 60. This post:: #20-11. More tomorrow.

A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

THE 60 ESSENTIAL

🎼INGER /

🎼ONGWRITERS

OF THE 1970s

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Musicians such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles helped usher in an era in the early 1970s when performers that composed their own songs flourished. This countdown looks back on 60 of the most influential and integral. They affected popular music then and created a body of work that has stood the test of time. Songs cited are prime examples of each singer/songwriter’s talent.

20 BILL WITHERS ♪Ain’t No Sunshine

19 ROD STEWART ♪Killing Of Georgie (Pt. I and II)

18 JOHN DENVER  ♪Annie’s Song

17 NEIL YOUNG ♪Heart Of Gold

16 BARRY WHITE ♪Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

15 CAT STEVENS ♪Father And Son

14 NEIL DIAMOND ♪Longfellow Serenade

13 KATE BUSH ♪The Man With The Child In His Eyes

12 JOHN LENNON ♪Jealous Guy

11 BOB DYLAN ♪Hurricane

Caffè Lattè presents:

IN MEMORIAM

A Spotify Playlist

2024

 

-A tribute to the music acts we have lost during this year-

Includes: Liam Payne (solo + One Direction member); Cissy Houston; Martin Lee (Brotherhood Of Man); Kris Kristofferson; Dick Diamonde (Th Easybeats); J.D. Souther; Tito Jackson; Songwriter Will Jennings; James Darren, Sergio Mendes; Greg Kihn; John Mayall; Abdul "Duke" Fakir (The Four Tops); Joe Egan (Stealers Wheel); Angela Bofill; Frank Ifield; Randy Fuller (Bobby Fuller Four); Jimmy James; Saxophonist David Sanborn; Record producer Steve Albini; Ignatius Jones (Jimmy & The Boys); Richard Tandy (Electric Light Orchestra); Duane Eddy; Mike Pinder (Moody Blues); Arthur Tavares (Tavares); Clarence "Frogman" Henry; Chris Cross (Ultravox); Steve Harley; Eric Carmen; Karl Wallinger (World Party); Henry Fambrough (The Spinners); Toby Keith; Melanie; Marlena Shaw; Mary Weiss (The Shangri-Las), David Soul and Bill Hayes. 

 

 

 

 

Spotify playlist (regularly updated):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1LkWOOB6ymJn87NF0FDtVj?si=1eafc6784a2744d2

<<<THE T⏳ME CAPSULE<<<

SING HALLELUJAH!

Dr. Alban

1993

U.K. - #16

 

Trivia:

Prior to his success with "Sing Hallelujah!", Dr. Alban worked as a DJ and a dentist in Stockholm, Sweden. He was born in Nigeria. In 2014, he competed but missed out on a chance to represent Sweden at Eurovision.

Check out all the songs that have been featured in this daily segment on Spotify, including today’s retro track. A new song is added every day!

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6eoIqbxYY8Ci1EGpc6e1QM?si=128e68c4eac14db9

 

100 ESSENTIAL MUSCLE SHOALS SONGS #60> 31    More: tomorrow.

A Caffè ☕️Lattè Spotlight on:

 

THE 100 ESSENTIAL

MUSCLE SHOALS

SONGS

In the 1960s, a new approach to rhythm and blues and popular music was created by the fusion of the surrounds and the chemistry of talented session men. This deeper, grittier attitude to Southern Soul emerged from Alabama- to be precise- Muscle Shoals; a place renowned for its undeniable impact on some of music’s most legendary performers. Despite the civil rights struggles elsewhere in the U.S.A., colour was not an issue at Muscle Shoals. This freedom helped spawn some of the best moments in soul and pop music.

For the purposes of this list, the tracks had to have been recorded down in Alabama. In other words, here are 100 of the best tracks cut at Muscle Shoals:

 

60 TIGHT ROPE Leon Russell

59 DINAH FLO Boz Scaggs

58 HEY JOE Wilson Pickett

57 THIS GIRL’S IN LOVE WITH YOU Aretha Franklin

56 I BELIEVE IN YOU (YOU BELIEVE IN ME) Johnnie Taylor

55 I’M JUST A PRISONER (OF YOUR GOOD LOVIN’)

           Candi Staton

54 SHARING THE NIGHT TOGETHER Dr. Hook

53 FEELIN’ ALRIGHT Lulu

52 FIRELAKE Bob Seger

51 CALL ME Aretha Franklin

 

The FAME Recording Studio became the epicentre of the Muscle Shoals sound. Rick Hall moved operations to 603 Avalon Avenue in that town of Alabama. Beginning in 1961, within its walls, he and the exceptional session musicians that gravitated there, changed music forever. Over subsequent decades, many recording acts from a myriad of genres and origins came to Muscle Shoals, hoping to soak up some of its unique sound.

first, it was the talent that was the in-house band at Fame Studios. They shaped the Muscle Shoals sound. Among them were: keyboard player Spooner Oldham, guitarist Jimmy Johnson, drummer Roger Hawkins, bassist David Hood and keyboardist Barry Beckett.

aretha franklin put Muscle Shoals on the map. She was crowned the Queen of Soul after cutting the classic “Respect”. Columbia had never put her vocals to effective use. She switched to Atlantic Records and magic was the result of her meeting with Alabama’s proficient session musicians.  

 

50 TAKE A LETTER, MARIA R.B. Greaves

49 HEAVY MAKES YOU HAPPY (SHA-NA-BOOM-BOOM)

             The Staple Singers

48 FUNKY BROADWAY Wilson Pickett

47 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Mary MacGregor

46 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT Aretha Franklin

45 MAINSTREET Bob Seger

44 I’D RATHER BE AN OLD MAN’D SWEETHEART

            (THAN A YOUNG MAN’S FOOL) Candi Staton

43 BABY, I LOVE YOU Aretha Franklin

42 VALOTTE Julian Lennon

41 IT HURTS SO GOOD Millie Jackson

 

                                                         

 

40 BAREFOOTIN’ Wilson Pickett

39 HIGH TIME WE WENT Joe Cocker

38 WATCH DOG Etta James

37 WE’VE GOT TONIGHT Bob Seger

36 YOU’RE SO FINE Wilson Pickett

35 A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP Paul Davis

34 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS Paul Simon

33 DOWN SOUTH JUKIN’ Lynyrd Skynyrd

32 OH ME OH MY (I’M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) Lulu

31 DON’T KNOCK MY LOVE Wilson Pickett

Listen to the 100 songs on the Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ViuwDPv5gpj4HvBkdAShC?si=c062b2791ab049ed&pt=76663dc18ea2b3a9edaf5a035dabc09c