Blog: Carnival Saloon

The other week Andrew Collins wrote on his blog that he shared his birthday with Bobby Womack . He illustrated the post with the magnificent portrait above. I first saw that photo on the cover of a compilation on the Trikont label called Dirty Laundry - the Soul of Black Country . It's a brilliant record that features the likes of Solomon Burke , Bettye Lavette and Etta James delivering soul and R&B takes on country classics. All of them prove that there's a whole lot more to African-American [...]

• Bobby Womack - Bouquet Of Roses
• Eddy Arnold - Bouquet Of Roses