Soul Strutter: 02/20/23

Monday, 20 February 2023

Gail Patterson [2023] - Nothin' but the Truth [Clout Entertainment]

A debut single from Gail Patterson "Nothin' but the Truth", released at the end of Jan '23. I believe that she was previously known as Gail Shipp and has performed background vocals for Johnny Gill, Kenny Lattimore and Stacy Lattisaw. She hails from Washington D.C. and curiously the song writer credit is to Al Johnson who, if it's the same singer who started out with The Unifecs, is also from Washington D.C., as are Gill, Lattimore and Lattisaw. Therefore, I wondered if he'd recorded the song previously but can find no trace of it. If you know then leave a comment.

If it's the same Al Johnson, he died in 2013 so the song must be at least ten years old, but has a timeless quality and could easily have been written in the 70s or 80s.

Acknowledgement to Darnea N. Samuels for this one.

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Details

Rating:	8.4
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Clout Entertainment
Cat No:	None
Date:	24/01/2023
Key/BPM:	7B/87
Price:	£1

Steve Aggasild [2023-02-19] - SoulAndJazzFlavas [SOTAR]

Steve Aggasild's latest show for State Of The Art Radio (SOTAR) broadcast on 19 Feb 2023 between 20:00-22:00 GMT.

State Of The Art Radio presents SoulAndJazzFlavas, with me Steve Aggasild, live from Aberdeen in the North East Of Scotland with 2 hours showcasing some of the best new independent soul, soulful gospel & jazz from across the globe in 2023 incl a few stragglers from late last year with our friends from Soulstrutter, the UK’s No 1 soul music blog.

Steve now does a show Fri 21:00-23:00 (GMT) on Soul Music Radio and two shows a week on SOTAR Sun 20:00-22:00 (GMT) and Wed 20:00-22:00 (GMT). If you have yet to listen then please do take a listen as he is one of the best UK soul radio presenters around with a 40 year pedigree.

Catch up with other SoulAndJazzFlavas podcasts at Mixcloud or from 27 Jun 2022 onwards Podbean

Playlist:

Artist	Title	Year
Backhouse Nation	Timeless (Full Circle LP)	2022
Raheem DeVaughn, Vandell Andrew, The Colleagues Feat. Goapele	Love Around the Clock (Love Euphoria LP)	2023
Lindsey Webster Feat. Randy Brecker	Stay With Me (Reasons LP)	2022
Will Downing	Make You Mine (Pieces LP)	2023
Will Downing	What I Gotta Do (Pieces LP)	2023
Mr Maph	Sweet Dancer	2022
M'lynn	Just Take Time	2023
Tyrone Lee	Potential In You (Memories Of Brazil EP)	2023
Evil Needle x Misha	Summer Vibe (chillhop beat tapes EP)	2023
Cruz The Dame	What Have You Done	2023
10:32	Coffee Shop Girl	2023
Soulpersona Feat. Katie Leone	Drippin' Soul (Demo Version) (Soulacoaster 2023 LP)	2023
October London	Midnight Love Affair (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
October London	You Look Better (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
October London	Make Me Wanna (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
Jose James	Didn't Cha Know (On & On LP)	2023
Bishop Norman Hutchins	I Really Love You	2023
Ted Winn, Tweet & Elijah Blake	Perspective	2023
Gene Moore Feat. India.Arie	Beautiful	2023
Ray Greene	Stay (Stay LP)	2023
YSA	Space	2023
Chelsea Nichole Feat. Jeff Lorber	Ain't Nobody Can't Nobody (Love Letters LP)	2023
Gene Noble	This Groove	2023
Celina Graves	I Still Need Your Love	2023
Ché Sampson	Walk With Me	2023
DomoMoon	How Deep	2023
Kyle Jason	Lay Back (And Love) (The Right Place LP)	2023
Raheem DeVaughn, Vandell Andrew, The Colleagues	Joyful Noise (The Colleagues remix) (Love Euphoria LP)	2023

Nancy Wilson - A Profile

Nancy Sue Wilson (20 Feb 1937 - 13 Dec 2018) was born in Chillicothe, OH, 86 years ago today. She was fundamentally a jazz singer, who preferred to be called a song stylist, whose career spanned seven decades from 1956 until she retired in 2011.

Nancy got her break by entering a talent show on WTVN radio when she was 15 which earned her a role on a TV show "Skyline Melodies". She didn't actually win, as is often reported, she was asked not to participate as the station felt that she would run away with it and offered her two slots per week on the TV show instead.

Her first recording was as a featured vocalist on a single by Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band "Don't Tell Me" on Dot in 1956 who she toured with from 1956-58.

She moved to New York in 1959 on the suggestion of mentor Cannonball Adderley and got a spot performing four nights a week in a club. Adderley's manager and double-bassist, John Levy sent demos of four songs to Capitol Records who signed her in 1960.

Whilst her third single "Guess Who I Saw Today" is one of her signature songs, it was her fourth single "Save Your Love For Me" that was her first R&B chart entry. Her debut album "Like in Love" was R&B but, again on the suggestion of Cannonball Adderley, she transitioned to jazz and it was her collaborative album with him in 1961 where the hit single "Save Your Love For Me" came from.

Further hits included "Tell Me The Truth" and "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" for which she won her first Grammy for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording. However, with around sixty recorded albums, she rarely crossed over to the Hot 100 singles chart (she had a total of 22 R&B chart entries between 1962 and 1994) with her biggest crossover hit being "Face It Girl It's Over" in 1968 which reached #29 and had her Northern Soul classic "End Of Our Love" on the flip.

As well as receiving a Grammy in 1965 for "How Glad I Am", she received two more for Best Jazz Vocal Album for "R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal)" (2005) and "Turned To Blue" (2007). In addition to many other awards she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1990.

Such was her popularity in the mid/late 60s that she had her own TV show "The Nancy Wilson Show" which won an Emmy. She also appeared on many other TV shows as both a singer and an actress.

Interview transcript on Jazz Wax.

Whilst a lot of her material consists of jazz standards, for the playlist below, we've aimed to select the more soulful tracks.

Roger Williams [2023-02-19] - The Soulsorts Sunday Soul Collection #6 [Starpoint Radio]

The latest from the connoisseur's DJ, Roger Soulsorts Williams, whose SoulSorts Sunday Soul Collection 2023 #6 was broadcast live last night, Sun 19 Feb 2023, on Starpoint Radio 22:00-00:00 GMT.

Roger's show is broadcast every Sunday between 22:00-24:00 (GMT) on Starpoint Radio playing his selection of the best new soul and jazz releases.

Roger Williams Profile

All podcasts are available from Podomatic, Mixcloud and Amazon

Current show Podomatic, Mixcloud, Amazon

Playlist

Artist	Title	Year
Wipe The Needle Feat. Sheree Hicks	Experimental (Original Mix)	2017
Fuminori Kagajo Feat. Sheree Hicks	No Place Like Home (Wipe The Needle Remix)	2016
Natasha Watts	Brighter Days	2023
Tyrone Lee	Potential In You (Memoirs Of Brazil EP)	2023
Chelsea Nichole	Ain't Nobody Can't Nobody (Love Letters LP)	2023
Stanley Brown	God Is Good	2023
Destiny La Vibe Music	Starlight	2023
Soulpersona Feat. Darien Dean	What's Good? (Demo Version) (Soulacoaster 2023 LP)	2023
Brian Power Feat. Roachford	Got To Be (Soul Mix)	2023
Will Downing	You Deserve Better (Pieces LP)	2023
October London	Make Me Wanna (The Rebirth Of Marvin LP)	2023
Reel People Feat. Jill Rock Jones	Everything's So Crazy	2023
Casaundra	Keep Your Head To the Sky	2023
Danny Boy	Can't Wait (Black Heart LP)	2023
Will Downing	Early Years (Pieces LP)	2023
Barry White	Early Years (The Man LP 1978)	1978
Bella Brown & The Jealous Lovers	What Will You Leave Behind	2023
Mr Maph	Sweet Dancer	2022
B & The Family Feat. Antonio McLendon	Forever	2023
Marlon Coles	Cool In You	2023
Gene Moore & India.Arie	Beautiful	2023
Keisha Martin and Maurice Gregory	Best Part	2023
Gavin Holligan	This Hotel Is Closed	2022
Carlos Budd Ford Feat. Joey Carter & Lester McLean	Kiss On You	2023
Stefan Mahendra	Waste No Time	2023
Will Downing	What I Gotta Do (Pieces LP)	2023
October London	You Look Better (The Rebirth of Marvin LP)	2023
Kyle Jason	Lay Back (And Love) (The Right Place LP)	2023
Gene Noble	This Groove (Feel A Way LP)	2023
Sandra-Mae Lux	The Last Time	2023

R.I.P. - Chuck Jackson (22 Jul 1937 - 16 Feb 2022)

Reports of the death of Chuck Jackson are circulating on social media this morning, which were unconfirmed, but official announcements are now beginning to emerge. It is being reported that he died last Thursday (16 Feb) aged 85. Jackson, whilst perhaps not particularly well known in the mainstream, is highly regarded on the UK rare soul scene for many recordings from the 60s and 70s.

Chuck Jackson was born 22 Jul 1937 in Winston-Salem, NC, and grew up in Latta, SC, where he sang in a gospel group before moving to Pittsburgh, PA aged 13.

He was one of the first singers to have success recording material by the recently departed Burt Bacharach and his writing partner Hal David. His hits include "I Don't Want to Cry," "Any Day Now", "Something You Got" with Maxine Brown but to rare soulies he is known for "I've Got The Need", "Love Lights", "Beautiful Woman", "I Only Get This Feeling", "Take Off Your Make Up" "Waiting In Vain", "No Tricks", "All Over the World", "What's With This Loneliness", "These Chains Of Love", "Hand It Over", "Good Things Come To Those Who Wait", "It Must Be Love" with Yvonne Fair, "Walk Away From Love", "That's Me Lovin' You" in particular, along with many others. (Note: links to YouTube on titles that aren't available on Spotify but some alternate versions have been included where found).

Aged 20, he was the lead singer of The Dell-Vikings. The story of this group is pretty convoluted as the original membership splintered with some being signed to Mercury and the remaining members, including Jackson, recorded on Fee Bee. When he left to go solo he was spotted by Luther Dixon when opening for Jackie Wilson at the Apollo and signed to Wand (a subsidiary of Specter).

He released around half a dozen singles between 1957-1960, his first on Dot as Kripp Johnson (a member of The Dell-Vikings) & Chuck Jackson (which as reissued on Fee Bee), followed by one on Petite in 1959 and three on Clock 1959-60. His first single on Wand, "I Don't Want To Cry" (co-written with Dixon) in 1961 was a hit reaching #5 R&B and #36 Hot 100 and would be one of only three R&B Top 10 hits he achieved. A couple of other singles appeared on Beltone (a reissue of a Clock single) and Atco, presumably trying to cash in on his Wand hit. Another few were released on Wand without any chart success until he recorded a Bacharach & David song "Any Day Now", his biggest hit reaching #2 R&B and #23 Hot 100, in 1962.

He continued to record for Wand until 1968 when he bought himself out of his contract and signed for Motown which he would later regret as his time at Motown was short-lived releasing three albums and around seven singles between 1968-71. His last of around eleven albums for Wand was a combined album with Tammi Terrell.

One single for Dakar in 1972, followed by four on ABC, which included a couple of modern soul favourites "I Only Get This Feeling" and "Take Off Your Make-Up" (also recorded by Lamont Dozier), and an album, "Through All Times", and then he joined Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum empire in 1975. He released six singles (including "Love Lights") and an album "Needing You, Wanting You" which included "I've Got The Need" which wasn't released as a single stateside but was paired with "Beautiful Woman" in the UK. Spooky & Sue covered it on Dutch label Negram.

After leaving All Platinum his recording career waned with only one single on Channel in 1978 and an album on EMI America in 1980 which produced two singles one of which contained two Bob Marley songs and his version of "Waiting In Vain" is a modern soul in-demander. He covered Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" on Sugar Hill in 1981 which appears to be a promo only and that seems to be his last US single, although two further albums were recorded, one with Cissy Houston (which has a duet version of "Waiting In Vain") in 1992 and a solo album in 1998.

In 1989 he recorded "All Over The World" on Ian Levine's Nightmare logo and in more recent years several previously unreleased recordings and reissued songs have featured on UK labels, mainly Kent.