WRAG Radio Raggedy -- Soul Serenade

Soul Serenade 

00:00 Intro WRAG Radio Raggedy 

00:12 Soul Serenade — Beau Dollar & The Coins 

02:44 Watcha Gonna Do About It — Ben E. King and Dee Dee Sharp 

5:05 I’ve Got A Winner In You — Ben Moore 

8:02 Love’s Made A Fool Of Me — Bettye Lavette 

10:29 How Will I Ever Know — Wilson Pickett 

13:08 Number One Attraction — The Younghearts 

15:43 I Think I’d Do It — Z.Z. Hill 

17:56 I Am A Weak Man — Al Wilson 

21:13 It’s A Shame — David Simmons 

24:37 Nothing Takes The Place Of You — Al Green 

29:08 Outro

Blues On Thursday

Oh that a crystal clear guitar!

Otis Redding -- "Send Me Some Loving"

This is one of my go-to songs when I am in need of an energy boost.

Memorial Day 2019

The Dead 

These hearts were woven of human joys and cares,

 Washed marvelously with sorrow, swift to mirth. 

 The years had given them kindness. Dawn was theirs,

 And sunset, and the colours of the earth. 

These had seen movement, and heard music; known 

 Slumber and waking; loved; gone proudly friended; 

 Felt the quick stir of wonder; sat alone; 

 Touched flowers and furs and cheeks. All this is ended. 

 There are waters blown by changing winds to laughter 

And lit by the rich skies, all day. And after, 

 Frost, with a gesture, stays the winds that dance 

And wandering loveliness. He leaves a white 

 Unbroken glory, a gathered radiance, 

 A width, a shining peace, under the night.

Rupert Brooke (1887 -1915)

John Edwards — “We Always Come Back Strong”

Billy Frazier -- "Try Me"

Here's a deep on Tuesday. I love the horn section in this recording. Just give it a listen and rediscover the value of true musicians.

Johnnie Taylor — “Will You Love Me Forever”

I hope you all had a great start into the new week. I did. And while I was driving around in the “most beautiful of all cars,” Johnnie Taylor’s “A Fool Like Me” came up. That song is one of my all time favorites; it perfectly describes the situation when one finds out that he has been lied to — and has acquiesced to that truth. It is never easy to admit to having been someone’s fool.

 Today, however, I want to share another favorite of mine by the great J.T.

 

Three Times A Queen — Aretha Franklin

Last night, after a long time, I was at the Luna Lounge again. Nothing ever beats a night out listening to live music surrounded by people who feel the same. The Keisha Pratt Band was playing some soul,
blues, and funk — and they did a fantastic job. People were dancing and cheering; in a nutshell: happy people all around.
The song that triggered the strongest response from the audience, though, was Aretha Franklin’s “Rock Steady.” Of course, I knew right away that it was time to post a tribute to the queen of soul.
My thought: music will not get any better than this.
RIP Aretha and thanks for the joy you brought to this world.

David Ruffin — “Bring Her Back”

Here is one more David Ruffin song that has lurked somewhere in the Motown vaults, waiting to be see the light of day. According to Discogs, “It first appeared on The Great David Ruffin: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2” (2006)

Happy Mothers Day!

We both loved red poppies and the same song.

So today, I  post it again for the umpteenth time just to make sure she knows that our bond stretches from the here and now to the place she has gone to.

I am grateful for everything she taught me, for everything she protected me from, and for the resilience she instilled in me.

Thank you!