Tagged: barbaraandthebrowns

I had the mix up on time this month but I never got around to a writeup. It feels so late at this point that it almost loses its purpose, so I'll just point out that I think this Barbara Brown (aka Barbara & The Browns) track is superb, and only partially because it got sampled for last year's Diamond District album. Other than the Syl Johnson box set , the Kent collection of her 1966-1972 recordings is probably one of the better albums I've picked up this year, so why [...]

Surprise! Here's a mix for November. I tried to scale back form the soul focus of the last few, but there's a bunch of soul on here anyway because, damn, the music is just so good. I absolutely love the simple, jazzy drums of Barbara Brown's "Can't Find No Happiness." It's 1968 and is Memphis soul production at its height. Asha Bhosle 's "One Two Three Baby" is my token throwback tune, on here because it is absolutely endearing vintage Bollywood, but also because a coworker of mine plays it in the office at least every three [...]

I shall consider it a great success to float through my years even-keeled. To let life wash over me, around me and through me. To let it tousle my hair and tickle my feet. To surrender to its wake, but never let it drown me. - K. Johnson Soulback : Aretha Franklin - Son Of A Preacher Man (don lowed) -- Soulback : Barbara & The Browns - To Know I Can't Touch (don lowed)

• Aretha Franklin - Son Of A Preacher Man
• Barbara & The Browns - To Know I Can't Touch