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"I Thank You" is a song written by #DavidPorter and #IsaacHayes originally recorded by #SamAndDave, released in early 1968. The single was Sam & Dave's final release on #StaxRecords, reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Pop singles chart and No. 4 on the #RAndB chart. Shortly after its release, Stax severed its distribution deal with #AtlanticRecords and Sam & Dave, who were actually signed to Atlantic and loaned out to Stax and began recording for Atlantic proper.
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"( #IfLovingYouIsWrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" is a song written by #StaxRecords #songwriters #HomerBanks, Carl Hampton, and #RaymondJackson. Originally written for #theEmotions, it has been performed by many singers, most notably by #LutherIngram, whose original recording topped the R&B chart for four weeks and rose to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 16 song for 1972. In 1972–73.
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"I'll Take You There" is a song written by #AlBell (using his full name Alvertis Isbell), and originally performed by American #soul/ #gospel family band #theStapleSingers. The Staple Singers version, produced by Bell, was released on #StaxRecords in February 1972, and spent a total of 15 weeks on the charts and reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. By December 1972, it had sold 2 million units and is ranked as the 19th biggest American hit of 1972.
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"I'll Take You There" is a song written by #AlBell (using his full name Alvertis Isbell), and originally performed by American #soul/ #gospel family band #theStapleSingers. The Staple Singers version, produced by Bell, was released on #StaxRecords in February 1972, and spent a total of 15 weeks on the charts and reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. By December 1972, it had sold 2 million units and is ranked as the 19th biggest American hit of 1972.
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"I Thank You" is a song written by #DavidPorter and #IsaacHayes originally recorded by #SamAndDave, released in early 1968. The single was Sam & Dave's final release on #StaxRecords, reaching No. 9 on the #Billboard Pop singles chart and No. 4 on the #RAndB chart. Shortly after its release, Stax severed its distribution deal with #AtlanticRecords and Sam & Dave, who were actually signed to Atlantic and loaned out to Stax and began recording for Atlantic proper.
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"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by the #soul singer #OtisRedding and the guitarist #SteveCropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on #StaxRecords' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous number 1 single in the US. It reached number 3 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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This week's #alternateFridayMusic theme is #water.
This is an excellent live version of a soul classic, originally recorded in 1961:
William Bell: You Don't Miss Your Water (a live performance from 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97vpagft7YBell had a concert in Helsinki in 2017, after the release of his wonderful comeback album, "This Is Where I Live", and of course sang this song as well.
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"B-A-B-Y" is a 1966 song written by #IsaacHayes and #DavidPorter. The song was first recorded in 1966 by #CarlaThomas. Her version was released as the opening track of her album Carla, and as a single by #StaxRecords.
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"Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by #IsaacHayes in 1971, is the #soul and #funk-styled #themeSong to the #MetroGoldwynMayer film Shaft. The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the #moviesSoundtrack by #StaxRecords' Enterprise label. "#ThemeFromShaft" went to no. 2 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart (behind "#InnerCityBluesMakeMeWannaHoller" by #MarvinGaye).
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"I Thank You" is a song written by #DavidPorter and #IsaacHayes originally recorded by #SamAndDave, released in early 1968. The single was Sam & Dave's final release on #StaxRecords, reaching No. 9 on the #Billboard Pop singles chart and No. 4 on the #RAndB chart. Shortly after its release, Stax severed its distribution deal with #AtlanticRecords and Sam & Dave, who were actually signed to Atlantic and loaned out to Stax and began recording for Atlantic proper.
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This week's #JukeboxFridayNight theme is #Holiday. This clip is from Jools Holland's TV show:
William Bell: Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday (2015)
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For this week's #SaturdayOnStage I've chosen one of my favorite video clips, which is from the 1972 concert movie "Wattstax".
The Emotions: Peace Be Still (1972)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFWZcMxFmd0At the time, the Emotions were making excellent secular recordings for Stax's Volt subsidiary, but it's a revelation to see how incredibly good they were when they were singing gospel music at a small Los Angeles church.
#music #emotions #gospelmusic #soulmusic #Wattstax #staxrecords #1970s #LosAngeles
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"B-A-B-Y" is a 1966 song written by #IsaacHayes and #DavidPorter. The song was first recorded in 1966 by #CarlaThomas. Her version was released as the opening track of her album Carla, and as a single by #StaxRecords.
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"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by the #soul singer #OtisRedding and the guitarist #SteveCropper. Redding recorded it twice in 1967, including just three days before his death in a plane crash on December 10, 1967. It was released on #StaxRecords' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous #1 single in the US. It reached #3 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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Sam Moore (the higher tenor voice in Sam & Dave) has died at 89.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ONNSlk--tE
Stax was the Memphis home of "Soul Man" (sung by Sam & Dave, written and composed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter) [...]
https://www.didiermary.fr/stax-songwriter-demos/RIP Samuel David Moore (October 12, 1935 – January 10, 2025)
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The Wattstax Concert was filmed by David L. Wolper and made into the 1973 film titled Wattstax, directed by Mel Stuart and nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Documentary
#wattstax #stax #staxsoulsvilleusa #soulsville #documentary #documentaryseries #soulmusic #randbmusic #blackhistory #watts #concert #concertdocumentary #wattsla #staxrecords #musichistory #music #musicworld #70ssoul #seventiessoul #70smusic #seventiesmusic -
The WattStax concert's performers included all of Stax's prominent artists at the time - soul, gospel, R&B, blues, funk, and jazz. Stax released an LP of the concert's highlights, Wattstax: The Living Word
#wattstax #stax #staxsoulsvilleusa #soulsville #documentary #documentaryseries #soulmusic #randbmusic #blackhistory #watts #concert #concertdocumentary #wattsla #staxrecords #musichistory #music #musicworld #70ssoul #seventiessoul #70smusic #seventiesmusic -
Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place on August 20, 1972.
#wattstax #stax #staxsoulsvilleusa #soulsville #documentary #documentaryseries #soulmusic #randbmusic #blackhistory #watts #concert #concertdocumentary #wattsla #staxrecords #musichistory #music #musicworld #70ssoul #seventiessoul #70smusic #seventiesmusic -
The man is a legend, still got it for sure. Did not know his role in writing Born Under a Bad Sign? #MemphisSound #StaxRecords #BookerT
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Watching #StaxRecords chat with #BookerT and #DeanieParker on #bandcamp right now.
What an age!
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The Groove Yard rummages through recorded relics finding forgotten 45s, long lost LPs, and great golden gems from the music of the 20th Century.
https://ondemand.accessradio.org/StationFolder/coast/wk24%20Groove%20Yard%20Show%201151.mp3
In this 60 minutes from The Groove Yard we stuff as much soul music from the Stax record label as we can.
Previous shows at:
https://coastaccessradio.org.nz/Programmes/Details.aspx?PID=bd513235-08f8-4f47-a358-02a2230dd55e
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