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The Dark End of the Street
Moderators: Tom Ashburn
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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


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