musicology #0599
15 Oct 2010 2 Comments
in Allen Toussaint, America, mod/ern/ist, Rhythm&Blues, vocal group Tags: General Norman Johnson, Joe Banashak, Minit Label, Modernist mp3, rhythm and blues mp3, The Owl Sees You mp3, The Showmen mp3, themusicologist, vocal group mp3
Flow #18
The Showmen – The Owl Sees You
Today’s cut is In memory of another Soul man who has left us…General Norman Johnson..whose voice rose to prominence first as Lead for the Showmen and then Chairman Of The Board. This was one of their, (unreleased), demo’s sent to Joe Banashak whose Minit label ranks high on themusicologist’s list of supreme Rhythm & Blues/Soul labels. Why this marrow trembler went unreleased is beyond me…Norman Johnson Rest In Peace…gone but never forgotten.
musicology #514
11 Mar 2010 1 Comment
in Allen Toussaint, America, duets, Funk, Soul Tags: 1968, Allen Toussaint, early funk mp3, Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris mp3, Marshall Sehorn, New Orleans Soul mp3, Sansu Label, The Meters, themusicologist
Duets2 #4
(Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris – Love Lots of Lovin’)
Slipping out of Jamaica and back to America with this 1968 piece of New Orleans Soul courtesy of Deep Soul songstress Betty Harris in harmony with Crescent City native and Mod/ernist favourite Lee Dorsey. Produced by a man who has featured many times on themusicologist; Mr New Orleans….Allen Toussaint and released on his and Marshall Sehorn’s Sansu label. I’ll take an educated guess and say that it’s The Meters providing the funk but one thing is for sure and that is the contribution Allen Toussaint made to delivering some of the cream of Crescent City musicology throughout the 60′s and into the 70′s. Respect is always due.
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