favorite classic soul and R&B songs

[valkyrie]

It's time to appreciate the classics, and I need some ideas for good classic soul and R&B songs to download. Right now I'm really digging "Rock Steady" by the Whispers. What else is good?

[Peaches-n-Cream]

Al Green: Let's Stay Together
The Temptations: Ain't Too Proud To Beg & Papa Was a Rolling Stone
Four Tops: Reach Out I'll Be There
Earth, Wind & Fire: September, Let's Groove Tonight, Boogie Wonderland

Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and Marvin Gaye

[Optimist Prime]

let's get it on

let's stay together

bad whiskey

i forget the name but it goes "I been walkin all day with my 44 in my hand been lookin for my baby found her with another man"

also, if you want to go waaaayyyy back

Louis Jordan "Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't, My Baby?"

[Optimist Prime]

The Temptations :My Girl

one of the best love songs ever recorded,

also
In the Still of the Night
There's a moon out tonight

[Optimist Prime]

check out doo-wop compliations at your locally owned and operated record store.

[Jill1228]

"Reasons", "September" and "Serpentine Fire"by Earth Wind and Fire
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
"Between the Sheets" by the Isley Brothers
"Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye

Also some Teddy Pendegrass and some Maze featuring Frankie Beverly

[DeltAlum]

It is just way to tough to come up with individual songs having grown up when I did. Instead I tend to think of great groups.

Speaking of that, most of the groups mentioned above are male.

How about some of the "girl groups?"

The Supremes, The Marvalettes, The Ronettes, The Orlons, Gladys Knight and the Pips (OK, they were mostly male, but the leader is a woman) -- I know I'll think of more, but will leave it here for now.

[sigtau305]

Barry White - Never gonna give you up
Isley Brothers - Who's that Lady
Ray Parker Jr. - The Other Woman
Mass Production - Firecraker
Billy Ocean - Carribean Queen
Oran "Juice" Jones - In the Rain
Keith Sweat - I want her
Guy - I wanna get with U
Frankie Beverly - I can't get over you
Luther Vandross - Superstar/ A house is not a home
Prince - Adore
Michelle' - Something in my heart
Mary J. Blige - Love No Limit
Gladys Knight - save the Overtime for me
Gerald Levert - Let the Juices flow / Casanova
Lakeside - Fantasic Voyage
Shalamar - Second time Around
Freddie Jackson - Rock Me tonight

that's just some from the top of my head. If I think of more, I'll post.

[AKA2D '91]

*that's all?*

LOL

[RBL]

Just get any album by Donny Hathaway

Also early Aretha is soul at it's core

[TheEpitome1920]

Originally posted by RBL
Just get any album by Donny Hathaway

I just got his collection.

I enjoy anything Stevie...

And the 5 Heartbeats soundtrack is pretty hot.

[Munchkin03]

Earth Wind and Fire, "After the Love Is Gone"

Any Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

[PhiPsiRuss]

Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash

[phikappapsiman]

Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash

Russ, you are indeed my brother and you are KILLING ME!!!

Does Elvis Presley's "In the Ghetto" classify as R&B or Soul???

"...and his Momma cried..."


My top five choices:

"Try a Little Tenderness" by Sam Cooke
"(If Loving You is Wrong) I Don't Wanna Be Right" by Luther Ingram
"Oh Girl" by the Chi-Lites
"Betcha by Golly Wow" by The Stylistics
"When a Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge (one of the greatest make out songs EVER!!!)

For me, it's all about Old School (Early to Mid 1970's)...an era in Soul that will never be duplicated...

"...Do you like good music??? Sweet soul music..."

[Jill1228]

isn't "Try A Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding?
Other jams:
"Love Man" by Otis Redding
"Bring It on Home to Me" by Sam Cooke

Ok I gotta make an old school CD now and it is y'all's fault

Originally posted by phikappapsiman
Russ, you are indeed my brother and you are KILLING ME!!!
"Try a Little Tenderness" by Sam Cooke
"...Do you like good music??? Sweet soul music..."