And here comes another desktop mix

 

Playlist:

Intro

Don’t You Want Light — Eddie Kendricks

Lying To Myself — Delfonics 

Wake Up Everybody — Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

Can’t We Try — Teddy Pendergrass

Go Away Dream — Chi-Lites

You Fill My Life With Music — The Whispers

Feel Like Giving Up — The Temptations

Sho NuffYou Can — Obrey Wilson

Golden Leaves — The Original Matadors

Outro

Toots & The Maytals -- "Take Me Home Country Road"

The world is full of surprises! I just found this cover of the sweet John Denver song a few days ago. I must admit I can't stop listening to it. The original never fails to make me happy and has me singing along loud and uninhibited ... 

Sometimes joy of living comes unexpectedly. 

Desmond Dekker -- "Intensified"

Time for some reggae music. "Intensified" is the title track from Dekker's 1968 album which was released by Beverley's Records in Jamaica. 

Levert Allison -- "Hear That River"

This is a hauntingly beautiful song. Not for people who feel down and depressed, however. 

How About Some Deepies?

I just can't help it. But I'm always searching for a good deep or two. 

As I've mentioned before, I'm trying to restore some old posts that have gone silent because of the threats by copyright watchers. These people don't know what they're doing, in my opinion. Most of our old-school blogs don't post music to make money of it; we mostly post forgotten songs or hidden gems for the sake of resurrecting them, so to speak.

Well, here are two Deep Soul songs that definitely need to be bought back. 

Sho Nuff  You Can by Obrey Wilson and Everybody Makes A Mistake Sometimes by Roy Arlington

Read everything about these way too under appreciated singers @ Sir Shambling and here

Wilson's voice and style remind me a bit of Joe Tex. What do you all think?

 

If this song doesn't touch you, you are probably a robot *wink 

 

 

Johnny Bristol -- "All Goodbyes Aren't Gone" (1975)

Johnny Bristol's unique voice went silent forever on March 21, 2004. 

His songs, though,  are still a source of joy. 

Check out the new addition to the MUST SEES! page

Mini Podcast — Sweet and Mellow Like A Spring Afternoon

Teddy Pendergrass -- "Nine Times Out Of Ten" and "You Must Live On"

I've originally posted these two titles on November 18, 2009. Been a while, huh? 

While scrolling through my beloved blog, I noticed that the videos were gone and decided to repost them. 

Teddy P. simply had one of the greatest voices ever. TSOP without Teddy would have been not complete. 

The tracks are from his It's Time For Love album. It was released in September 1981 and the last album before the terrible accident that left him paralyzed.  

In his biography Teddy writes about the aftermath of this accident -- and his attempt not to give up. 

"In 1982 and at the height of my career, I had an automobile accident. I WAS DEVASTATED!

I had no idea what to do or where to turn.

After being pushed aside and in despair, unexpectedly and thankfully, in ‘83, another golden and much-needed opportunity came my way. Not knowing whether I could, or would succeed, I was offered another recording contract.

In 1984 and against all odds, I released the album “Love Language” which spawned the duet “Hold me in your arms” featuring a then young and unknown 18 year old singer named Whitney Houston. In fact, that was her first record. Ladies and Gentlemen, that album to date has sold over 2 million copies." ( https://teddypendergrassofficial.com/teddy-pendergrass-biography/ )

He would have turned 72 on March 26. 

 

And here's the famous duet with Whitney Houston

 

The Temptations/Louis Price -- "Let'sLive In Peace"

Sorry for the mix-up. I had the wrong video up ...

Yes, yes! Let's live in peace. Another powerful song by the powerful vocalist Louis Price. 

 

 

Louis Price live at the TMM Gala 2019

I am probably not the only one who's looking to find relief from all the horror that surrounds us. The easiest way for me to find a peaceful corner to hide in is -- you guessed it -- music that creates images of better days. 

So, I was digging around for some proof that "back then" was really, truly, honestly better than what is going on nowadays. And low and behold, I ended up watching The Tempts. When I came across Louis Price's take on "A Song For You," I was wondering what he may be doing nowadays. Can you believe it, he is still doing his thing. And he's doing it with class and style. 

 His voice has matured -- I mean this appearance is from 2019 -- so what could one expect. Some of the creaminess I loved so, so much is gone. Or rather, it is not that prominent any longer. Nevertheless, Louis Price still turns any song into a soulful experience. 

Me being a girl of the seventies, I have to comment on the appearance of Louis. Simply amazing! Those 50's really produced some outstanding quality ... *smiles 

 This is a gem of a video. I hope you all have as much fun watching it as I did. Let's forget for a moment all that  is wrong with the world!

   

 And here is the unforgettable rendition of "A Song For You." Not exactlyc the best video quality. But who needs to see a song? Right?