Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
Rod the Mod finds his solo footing, headed for stardom, with the Faces in his wake.
6:00 AM GMT 22/06/2011
Features Disc of the day
Joe Tex
The Love You Save
(Atlantic, 1966)
After all these years… still among the most underrated soul men.
No soul singer took on the mantle of philosopher, or preacher, with quite the same depth of feeling, strength of conviction or racy humour as too-long forgotten Joe Tex. With a stage act that matched James Brown’s for energy, showmanship and musicianship, Texan Joe recorded several unsuccessful singles before he wrote Baby You’re Right, a US Number 2 R&B hit for Brown. Nashville country music publisher Buddy Killen believed in Tex’s potential so much he started Dial Records, distributed by Atlantic, and the homespun wisdom of 1965’s Hold On To What You’ve Got launched a brilliant career. Voice? The bonhomie of Rufus Thomas meets the grits of Bobby Womack. On this, his third Dial/Atlantic album, his work is boosted, as ever, by outstanding Southern soul horns and guitar fills and stand-outs are the title track, the classic Southern soul of A Sweet Woman Like You, the sound advice of Close The Door, the irrefutable Don’t Let Your Left Hand Know (What Your Right Hand Is Doing), and a jaunty country soul take on Heartbreak Hotel that’ll give Elvis fans palpitations.
Geoff Brown
Posted by Danny_Eccleston at 6:00 AM GMT 26/02/2008
Further Listening
Clarence Carter – The Dynamic Clarence Carter (Atlantic, 1969)
Bobby Womack – Understanding (Minit/United Artists, 1972)
Johnnie Taylor – Taylored In Silk (Stax, 1973)
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