What a decade. The Sixties. There was, of course, the mainlining of rock that took place, The Beatles, The Stones, Dylan, folk-rock, a rediscovery of tradition and the blues…and then there was something that had been bubbling underneath the pop, gospel, jazz, and rock elements. It would come to be called ‘soul’ and the sixties urban explosion out of a post-war northern cities like Chicago and (especially) Detroit, gave us something uniquely American. And the sixties charts were brimming with Motown, funk, cold sweat, and brassy ballads with a back beat and synchronicity of voice that established itself for good. The Isley Brothers, The Four Tops, The Supremes, Chuck Jackson, Mary Wells, The Temptations, The Impressions…the list goes on…all of these acts and hundreds of others staked their claim to the charts, easily competing (if not comfortably sharing) with the British wave and psychedlic sounds that had stormed the gates. Join Dave Stroud for a taste of 60s soul.
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1
Artist
Title
Album
Buy
2
The Miracles
Shop Around [National Hit Version]
The 35th Anniversary Collection
3
Ike & Tina Turner
It's Gonna Work Out Fine
Birth Of Soul: 3
4
Sugar Pie DeSanto
A Little Taste of Soul
A Little Bit of Soul (1957-1962)
5
Chuck Jackson
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)
Pure R&B: Vol. 2- Somethings Got a Hold on Me [Disc 2]
6
Sam Cooke
Send Me Some Lovin'
The Man Who Invented Soul [Box Set] (3 of 4)
7
Mary Wells
Bye Bye Baby
Looking Back 1961-1964
8
The Impressions
I'm So Proud
Glory of Love: Sweet & Soulful Love Songs-'60s
9
The Supremes
Come See About Me
Gold Disc 1
10
Mary Wells
My Guy
Malt Shop Memories: All I Have To Do Is Dream (Disc 2)
11
Brenda Holloway
Every Little Bit Hurts
Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971 Disc 1
12
The Tams
What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am)
Classic Rock: 1964 A Go Go
13
Jimmy Hughes
Steal Away
The Complete Fame Singles Volume 1
14
King Curtis
Soul Serenade
Instant Soul: The Legendary King Curtis
15
The Funk Brothers
Too Many Fish in the Sea
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Funk Brothers