





Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Host: Tom Ashburn
Down-home Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Funky Country, and Cracker Soul.
The show focuses on Southern Soul of the '60s and early '70s, before black music became a strictly urban format. Core artists include Joe Tex, Joe Simon, Solomon Burke, Otis Redding, etc. In addition to the great vocalists, the show hopes to spotlight the great house bands at American Sound Studios, Stax, Hi, FAME, & Muscle Shoals Sound. Another aspect of this period is a genre called "Cracker Soul", i.e. white southerners writing soulful songs mixing Country/Soul/Rock. Examples include Joe South, Tony Joe White, & Bobbie Gentry. Also love a good "message song" (Games People Play, In The Ghetto, etc.) Show heroes include Dan Penn, Chips Moman, Arthur Alexander, Shelby Singleton, Steve Cropper, and Rick Hall.
Email: tom.ashburn@koop.org
Congrats to the Sweet Swine O'Mine BBQ team from Mount Olive, MS. for their being named the Grand Champion of the Memphis In May World Championship BBQ Cookoff. Thanks for listening and please send requests, questions, & comments to tom.ashburn@koop.org ...
The Dark End of The Street - James Carr - Essential James Carr - Razor & Tie
Farther On Down The Road - Joe Simon - The Chokin Kind - Neon
Am I That Easy to Forget - Mickey Murray - Shout Bamalama - Collectables
It's Catching - Mable John - Stay Out of the Kitchen - Stax
Let's Try to Build A Love Affair - The Exotics - Heart of Southern Soul vol 2 - Ace
Demonstration - Otis Redding - Tell The Truth - Rhino
What You Gonna Do - Lonnie & Floyd - The Soul Clan - P-Vine
Call Me Honey - Arthur Alexander - Rainbow Road - Warner
Untie Me - James & Bobby Purify - The Best of - Sony/BMG
Birds of a Feather - The Winstons - Color Him Father - Fuel
Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Otis Clay - Joe South Tribute - Jackpine Social Club
Hey Little Girl - ZZ Hill - Down Home Soul of ZZ Hill - Kent
Hard Times - Ike & Tina Turner - CDR Soul of Ike & Tina - United
Pride And Soul - Randolph Walker - Bill Haney's Atlanta Soul Brotherhood Vol 2 - Kent
Ruler of My Heart - Irma Thomas - Saturday Night Fish Fry - Soul Jazz
You Took It - Etta James - Tell Mama: Complete Muscle Shoals - MCA
Save Me - George Jackson - Let The Best Man Win - Kent
Way Cross Town - Tiny Watkins - Heart of Southern Soul Vol 2 - Ace
I Never Loved A Man - The Mar-Keys - Damifiknow!/Memphis Experience - Stax
Happy Memphis in May, thanks for listening and thanks for the phone calls....
The Dark End of The Street - James Carr - Essential James Carr - Razor & Tie
Looking For My Pig - Haran Griffin - The Last Soul Company - Malaco
High On The Hog - Tony Borders - Cheaters Never Win - Soulscape
Memphis In May - Don McMinn - Painkiller Blues - Icehouse
Glad to be Sad - Paul Kelly - Hot Runnin' Soul - Kent
Down Ta My House - Rufus Thomas - Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959 - 1968 vol 9 - Atlantic
Take The Fifth Amendment - Joe Tex - You're Right, Joe Tex - Kent
I'm Rowdy Rowdy - O.B. Buchana - Starting All Over - Ecko
Don't Do What He Did - Ollie & The Nightingales - Ollie & The Nightingales - Stax
There Goes My Used To Be - James Carr - You Got My Mind Messed Up - Kent
Mr. & Mrs. Untrue - Candi Staton - Candi Staton - Honest Jons
Long Ago - Ted Taylor - An Introduction to Ted Taylor - Fuel
Ain't That Lonely - Jeanne Newman - Complete Goldwax Singles Vol 2 1966-67 - Ace
Stuck In Chicago - Syl Johnson - Diamond In The Rough - Hi
Get Out Of My Life Woman - Solomon Burke - King Solomon/I Wish I Knew - Koch
We Try Harder - Eddie & Ernie - Lost Friends - Kent
Baby Come On Home - Mighty Sam - Papa True Love - Sundazed
Get On Back On The Right Track - Mary Gresham - Voice From The Shadows - Soulscape
The Dog - King Curtis - Plays The Great Memphis Hits/King Size Soul - Koch
Thanks for the nice phonecalls, send requests, comments & questions to tom.ashburn@koop.org ....
The Dark End of The Street - James Carr - Essential James Carr - Razor & Tie
Teeny Weeny Bit - Roy Head - Teeny Weeny Bit - AIM
Just One More Day - Otis Redding - The Soul Album - Rhino
Letters From Mississippi - Eddie Hinton - Letters From Mississippi - Mighty Field Of Vision
It's Been A Change - Solomon Burke - King Solomon/I Wish I Knew - Koch
After What I've Been Used To - Mickey & Clarence Murray - Shout Bamalama - Collectables
Cry Like A Baby - Bobby Lacour - Southern Fried Soul - Goldmine
Pickin Wild Mountain Berries - Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson - Complete SSS Recordings - RPM
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown - Night Train To Nashville - Lost Highway
Sweet Thing - Senator Jones - Best of International City - Soul Tay Shus
Memphis And Arkansas Bridge - Charlie Rich - Boss Man - Koch
Hickory Holler's Tramp - OC Smith - Hickory Holler Revisited/ For Once In My Life - Collectables
Mama's Song - The Winstons - Color Him Father - Fuel
Wash Mama Wash - Robert Parker - Best of International City - Soul Tay Shus
Mama's Got A New Bag Too - Bobby Patterson - Soul Is My Music - Sundazed
Back In The Same Old Bag Again - Bobby Bland - The Voice: Duke Recordings 1959-1969 - Ace
Chain of Fools - Jimmy Brown - Funky Tales - Excello
Today's show honored Bobby Marchan on the anniversary of his birth. He would have been 83 today but sadly passed away in 1999. As always, please send requests/comments/questions to tom.ashburn@koop.org ...
The Dark End of The Street - James Carr - Essential James Carr - Razor & Tie
He's Beating Your Time - Carla Thomas - Memphis Queen - Stax
I'm Going To Try You One More Time - Bobby Powell - Heart of Southern Soul Vol 3 - Ace
I've Got A Good Thing Going On - Bobby Marchan - Dial Records Southern Soul Story - Ace
Any Way You Want It - Bobby Marchan - Best of International City - Soul Tay Shus
Here I Yam - Milton Marlin - 7 inch - Soul-Po-Tion
Wee Little Bit - Bobby Marchan - 3000 Volts of Stax - Stax
Get Down With It - Bobby Marchan - Dial Records Southern Soul Story - Ace
Snatch A Little Piece - Otis Redding - Tell the Truth - Rhino
Snatching It Back - Clarence Carter - Snatching It Back - Rhino
Lovin Machine - Rodge Martin - Nashvilles Got The Beat - ROAD
Blues In The Night - Johnnie Taylor - Soul Cargo 2 - Bar
Hey Lawdy Mama - Junior Parker - The Mercury Sessions - Collectables
The Good Ol' Days - Bobby Patterson - Soul Is My Music: Best of Bobby Patterson - Sundazed
Baa Baa Black Sheep - Chuck Brooks - Looking For My Baby - Sundazed
Chained to Your Heart - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - Go Ahead & Burn: Soul Music From Muscle Shoals to Chicago - RPM
Please Accept My Love - Dan Brantley - King's Serious Soul Vol 2 - Kent
I'll Always Love You - Sam Moultrie - Southern Fried Soul - Goldmine
Follow Me - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - Go Ahead & Burn: Soul Music From Muscle Shoals to Chicago - RPM
Thanks for tuning in, thanks for the nice calls. Please send requests, questions, or comments to tom.ashburn@koop.org ...
The Dark End of The Street - James Carr - Essential James Carr - Razor & Tie
It Takes A Whole Lotta Woman - Willie Gauff & The Love Brothers - Southern Fried Soul - Goldmine
More Man Than I've Ever Had - Carla Thomas - Memphis Queen - Stax
Satisfy My Hunger - Benny Conn - Soulful Broadway 1650 Vol 1 - P-Vine
Hurtin' Inside - Junior Parker - The Mercury Recordings - Collectables
A Penny For Your Thoughts - Willie Hobbs - A Penny For Your Thoughts - Soulscape
To Fool A Fool - Charlie Rich - Complete Hi Recordings - Hi
How Big A Fool (Can A Fool Be) - Solomon Burke - Proud Mary: The Bell Sessions - Sundazed
It Sure Was Fun - Doris Duke - Heart of Southern Soul Vol 3 - Ace
Lovin Her Was Easier - Earl Gaines - The Lost Soul Tapes - AIM
If You're Trying to Break My Heart - Candi Staton - His Hands - Honest Jons
Choo Choo Train - The Box Tops - Soul Deep the Best of The Box Tops - Arista
Everybody Meets Mr Blue - Eddie Hinton - Letters From Mississippi - Mighty Field Of Vision
Instant Reaction - Clarence Carter - Testifyin - Atlantic
Soul Deep - Wayne Carson - Country Got Soul Vol 2 - Casual
Stop - Sam Moore - Plenty Good Lovin' - 2K Sounds
That's My Guy - Cheryl & Pam Johnson - Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959 - 1968 - Atlantic
Won't Be Long - Ruby Johnson - I'll Run Your Heart Away - Stax
Bango - Billy & The King Bees - Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959 - 1968 - Atlantic
Thanks for tuning in on the birthdays of Dusty Springfield and Herbie Mann. Thanks for the phone calls, and please send requests, comments or questions to tom.ashburn@koop.org ...
The Dark End of The Street - James Carr - Essential James Carr - Razor & Tie
You're So Good To Me Baby - Eddie Spencer - Southern Fried Soul - Goldmine
The Match Game - Otis Redding - Otis! The Definitive Otis Redding - Rhino
Breakfast In Bed - Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis - Rhino
Son of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis - Rhino
Love of the Common People - The Winstons - Color Him Father - Fuel
Touch Em With Love - Bobbie Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe/Touch 'Em W/Love - Raven
Cold In Memphis - John Hurley - Children's Dreams - Bell
What You Don't Know - Jarvis Jackson - Bill Haney's Atlanta Soul Brotherhood - Kent
You Better Move On - Arthur Alexander - Ultimate Arthur Alexander - Razor & Tie
My Special Prayer - Joe Simon - The Chokin Kind - Neon
So In Love with You - Hank Sample - Southern Fried Soul - Goldmine
Come Back Baby - Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces - Go Ahead & Burn: Soul Music From Muscle Shoals to Chicago - RPM
You Can Get It Now - Gene Middleton - Southern Fried Soul - Goldmine
She Shot A Hole In My Soul - Clifford Curry - Night Train to Nashville - Lost Highway
Doin Our Thing - Clarence Carter - Testifyin - Atlantic
Chainey Do - Taj Mahal - The Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal 1969-1973 - Columbia
Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty - Herbie Mann - Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty - Wounded Bird