45 SPOTLIGHT: La Lupe "Fever" (Mercury 72149)

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The Queen of Latin Soul, La Ji Ji Ji.
La Lupe
in one of the best version ever of Little Willie John' classic.

45 SPOTLIGHT: Jimmy Nicol "Husky" - "Night Train" (Pye Denmark)

Listen: HUSKY - NIGHT TRAIN

This is the great Danish print of Jimmy Nicol' Husky, on the flip there's a very nice cover of James Brown' Night Train!

Jimmy's been a temporary member of The Beatles and toured Australia while Ringo was hospitalised with tonsillitis. (all about on wiki).

1964 Australian Tv footage:



The interview leaving Australia:

45 SPOTLIGHT: Jasper Woods - Hully Gully Papa (VPM 1009 A)

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Featured in our previous Party Mix, this is a great R&B dancer found this summer for few bucks in the wounderful,
Rooky Ricardo's record shop in Haight Street, S. Francisco.

45 SPOTLIGHT: Gentlemen Jude Gardner "It's Gonna Rain" (Emarcy E-4050)

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Gentlemen Jude Garden does a version of Sonny Bono It's Gonna Rain.

This song has been used as the overture for The Fabolous Soulfulettes Dancing Show who greatly debuted last Saturday in our weekly venue.
All the pics are featured now on the Dancing Soulful Party Blog! Shake Baby Shake!

45 SPOTLIGHT: Roberto Y Su Nuevo Montuno (Bobby Valentin) "El Yerbero Del Barrio" (Fania De Panama 8015)

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Here in Soulful Torino we cure ourself with the same treatments Bobby Valentin gives to his barrio brothers. If you know some spanish hear the tune and find what we're talkin' about.
The song is dedicated to Bruno a.k.a The Preacher, one of the founders of the original Soulful Crew, who celebrated his birthday yesterday 11-11 together with Luis.

Soon a Latin Soul compilation will be on!

45 SPOTLIGHT: The Fabulous Ottomans "Shake Shout And Soul"

Click on the turban headed guys from Barcelona and listen some explosive gritty rock and soul!!!
it's the title track of their new great 7"EP.

It's two month we're spinning it at Dancing Soulful Saturday and it never fails to shake the dancefloor fitting perfectly in a 50 -60 R&B selection.
So go to their blog and buy straightaway a copy!

45 SPOTLIGHT: Jackie Shane "Comin' Down" (Sue 788)

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the fabolous, the flamboyante, the effeminate
Jackie Shane!

Lounge singer Jackie Shane was considered very risquè during the more subdued Toronto club era of the early 1960's. As a black androgynous soul singer, often backed by Frank Motley And The Hitchhikers (featuring saxophonist King Herbert) at the Sapphire Club, Shane commanded overflow crowds as much for his silky smooth voice as for his flamboyant effeminate stage persona. With constant club engagements throughout Canada and parts of the US as far away as California and Hawaii, Shane was able to release his one and only hit record, "Any Other Way", in April 1963. The song reached No. 2 in Canada and sustained itself on the charts for 9 consecutive weeks. To capitalize on his popularity he also recorded a live album but by the late 1960's drifted into obscurity. Many rumours have circulated over the years about his untimely death but none have ever been confirmed. Shane's whereabouts is unknown.
(from the canadian website jam.canoe.ca )


The pics are gently stolen from the great queermusicheritage a U.S. website about gay & lesbian music.

45 SPOTLIGHT: Bill Pinkney "I Do The Jerk" - "Don't Call Me"

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This is a great doublesider!
Bill Pinkney, one of the Drifters, recorded in 1964 this Fontana single produced by The Godfather of Soul Mr.James Brown.
Listen both sides!
I Do The Jerk is a 100mph dancer, Don't Call me sounds like a mid-tempo northern tune.
Which one do you prefer?

All about the Drifters and Bill Pinkney on MARV GOLDBERG'S R&B NOTEBOOKS