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Soul Junctions latest release completes the TEC label output for Roscoe & Friends. Press Release:  Roscoe & Friends   “Barnyard Soul b/w Watermelon Man/Do Watcha Know” SJEP 1014 Release Date: Monday 20th May 2019 Following on from our previous release of two of the more in demand songs from the Washington D.C Tec label by Roscoe & Friends and Tojo, we at Soul Junction have decided to release the remainder Of Roscoe (Bowie) […]

this months releases from Ace Records The new releases from Ace records this May 2019 go like this... Spain's Silky-Voiced Songstress 1967-1983 Pop Jeanette CD £12.92  From 17 year-old singer-songwriter in folk group Pic-Nic to enduring solo star, Jeanette’s tender, delicate voice made for some of Spain’s most enchanting and beautiful soft-pop records.  Holding Things Together - The Merle Haggard Songbook Eclectic Various Artists (Songwriter Series) CD £12.92  In tribute to this country music colossus, here are […]

Debut album out now Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell - Colemine Records The debut solo album ‘The Tales People Tell' from the recent much talked lead singer of the Monophonics Kelly Finnigan got a release just. Out now via Colemine Records, you can read and listen in full below... Release date 26th April 2019  Formats  LP / CD / CS /DOWNLOAD Kelly guided the songs on ‘The Tales People […]

more sad artist news Sidney Barnes just stated that the Dells' Chuck Barksdale passed away earlier today... another great loss to soul music … R.I.P. ... the guy will certainly be going HIGHER & HIGHER today ...

more soul artist sad new More sad news for the soul world. Leola Jiles has passed away, she sang with the group throughout and also had a notable solo career. The photo is of her, Billie Barnum on the right and Ella Jamerson on the left just before appearing on stage at the Cleethorpes Weekender in 2007. My Ace colleague Alec Palao got to know her very well when researching […]

another sad loss John Gary Williams, whose pleading lead vocals were key to the success of the Mad Lads, a doo-wop-influenced Stax group out of Booker T. Washington High School that recorded several influential and beloved R&B hits in the 1960s, has died. He was 73. Proudly and fiercely independent, Mr. Williams led an often tumultuous life that was notable for more than music. Mr. Williams' Stax career was interrupted by […]

Today May 31st see's the official reissue release of the double LP Stax Soul Explosion. Now available for the the first time on vinyl since 1969 The release is part of Craft Recordings’ celebration of the 50th anniversary of Stax Records’ “Soul Explosion” the Memphis label’s defining hits collection. As well as this release the schedule  also includes including digitally reissuing 30 titles in 30 days throughout June to commemorate Black Music Month. “Soul Explosion” refers […]

NEW RELEASE ON MD RECORDS!!!  KARLA DENNING - I BEAR WITNESS/DYNAMIC SIBLINGS - I BEAR WITNESS - MD 103 Joe Stevenson was born in 1930 in North Philly, and from a young age was passionate about music, graduating from playing & writing to producing, whilst holding down two jobs in the post office and as a school teacher. By the end of 1960, Joe had built a studio – Imperial […]