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September 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 243

Bettye LaVette, The Scene of the Crime (2007) I saw Bettye LaVette in concert close to 20 years ago – she was a nobody in a way, she’d had the first phase of her career and hadn’t yet had the mighty comeback. But shit she was good! It was obvious she was a ferocious talent. […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2007, Bettye LaVette, Drive-By Truckers, Eddie Hinton, Elton John, John Hiatt, LP, Record, Somebody Pick Up My Pieces, Spooner Oldham, The Scene of the Crime, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 243, Vinyl, Willie Nelson ·

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April 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Moments From (Their) Sweet Inspiration: Listening and Listening Again to Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham

Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham have wonderful careers as journeymen musicians, supporting some of the biggest names in soul music. Penn has performed as a guitarist and singer in his own right – owner also of a wonderful white soul voice. But he’s best known for his producing and songwriting abilities. He, erm, penned a […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Woman Left Lonely, Aretha Franklin, Art Freeman, Charlie Rich, Dan Penn, Dark End of The Street, Dionne Warwick, Do Right Woman, Funk, I'm Your Puppet, James Carr, Listening and Listening Again to Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, Moment From This Theatre, Moments From (Their) Sweet Inspiration, Moments From (Their) Sweet Inspiration: Listening and Listening Again to Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, Mustang Sally, Neil Young, Penn/Oldham, Percy Sledge, Pop, Soul, Spooner Oldham, Sweet Inspiration: The Songs of Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, When A Man Loves A Woman, Wilson Pickett ·

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December 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1730

Aretha Franklin, Aretha Now (1968) You really can’t go wrong with the early Aretha Franklin albums – and that golden period 1967-1972 – amazing. What a line-up of songs and musicians. What great choices Aretha made – as a vocalist, as a writer, as a song interpreter, as a player; from the choice of her […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Aretha Franklin, Aretha Now, I Can't See Myself Leaving You, I Say A Little Prayer, Queen Of Soul, Roger Hawkins, See Saw, Spooner Oldham, Think, Vinyl ·

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