Soul Alive: is King Solomon Burke at his very best.This is a live album from 1988.The first time I saw Solomon Burke was in the iron city of Saginaw,Michigan,he was doing his hit"Tonight's The Night" he came off the stage and sat in the lap of some woman who had a jealous husband sitting next to her,and Solomon had to get up and go,because the fight was on.Now if you love rare smoking soul,then this is the album for you
.Lifetime: A restrospective of soul blues and gospel 1956-1999 from one of the great ones.Johnnie Taylor.This is a three album compliation with five gospels with him and the Soul Stirrers,and one with the HighwayQ,C's,and his frist soul blues hit "Rome Wasn't Built in A Day" on the Sam Cook label"Derby,and of course the one that put him on the road to stardoom,"Dance What You Wanna,also with Same Cooke.Then there is all of his hits on Stax,and Columbia,and two from his years at Malaco.
Sad Note:We all are mourning the death of a legend,Hank Ballard.Hank Ballard and the Midnighters wrote and preformed the Twist long before Chubby Checker took off with it.The Twist was theri stage dance.Hank also had some gret hits,and two that was censored,Woke With Me,",and Annie Had A Baby" Of course there was Finger Pooping Time",and Hoochie Coohie Coo.Hnak is now a member of the Heavenly Choir.
