
1972 Stax 3002 The Staple Singers recorded this tune at Muscle Shoals with the studio's humble session band who backed the greats. Famed producer Al Bell fostered gospel's finest to crossover with their message pure and strong - lyrics rooted in the fundamentals of the good book, and production arrangements funky enough to be played on the ho-stroll - platform walkin,' jive talkers be damned - "If you're walking 'round think'n that the world owes you something, cause you're here..." Faith without works is dead. Respect Yourself [...]

" They say money ain't everything You fuckin' right nigga, it's the only thing In God we trust, the Holy thing I look into my enemy's eye Let 'em know you play fly you go out Kennedy style." Every time I see that pic of Pauwee, I envision her mouthing the sample to Shyne's "Commission." Before the chaos ensues regarding what the hell sample is saying, Ivan cleared it up for me yesterday. Luther Ingram - "You Were Made For [...]

A.) I told you fools I'ma a Stax man . B.) Soul has been the mood for the past few days. C.) Note to R&B singers: It doesn't have to be raunchy to be considered raw. Word up. Luther Ingram - (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right
The Singer: Luther Ingram had only one major hit, but 35 years later it stands tall among soul ballads. Ingram was born in Tennessee but spent time in St. Louis working for the McDonnell space program before moving to New York to pursue a career in music. In his later years, Ingram settled in Belleville, Illinois, where he died in March of 2007. He's best remembered for "(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right," but Ingram had a long history in music: He played with Ike Turner in East St. Louis clubs, shared a room [...]

Luther Ingram - If its all the Same to You Babe
Absent Friends Ike Turner, I'm Lonesome Baby. Ike and Tina Turner, Sexy Ida (Pt. 1). Porter Wagoner, Midnight. Janis Martin, Will You Willyum. Clifford Brown and Max Roach, Powell's Prances. Oscar Peterson, Blues Etude. Cannonball Adderley, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. Karlheinz Stockhausen, Studie ii. Nellie Lutcher, Come and Get It, Honey. Hank Thompson, A Six Pack To Go. The Mamas and the Papas, I