V.A. - Where Southern Soul Began Vol.2: 1955-1962 (2013)

The music that led to southern soul is just too good to cram into one volume, so Part 2 of Where Southern Soul Began, showcases many more artists who contributed to the birth of the genre. The songs come from all parts of the south of the US: from New Orleans via Miami and from Mobile, Alabama to Memphis and Nashville. Many of these then unsung heroes such as Ted Taylor, Joe Tex, Otis Redding and William Bell, went on to have highly successful careers, and this set gives a valuable insight into the music they were making before the big hits started coming. Other artists featured are more obscure as they made only a few recordings before fading from view. Yet singers such as Steve Dixon, George Hughley and Prince Conley made just as valid a contribution to the beginnings of southern soul. The music here inspired the giants of black American music in the sixties. It combines elements of country, R & B, doo-wop, gospel and blues, and retains the ability to move listeners some 50 years on with its emotional intensity and musical power.

TRACKLIST

CD 1
1. Al 'tnt' Braggs - Cigarettes & Coffee (2:18)
2. Joe Tex - I Let Her Get Away (2:44)
3. Ted Taylor - Since You're Home (2:22)
4. Rodge Martin - They Say (2:43)
5. Roscoe Shelton - Yesterday's Mistake (2:11)
6. Sam & Dave - I Need You (2:23)
7. Tabby Thomas - My Baby's Got It (2:30)
8. The 5 Royales - She Did Me Wrong (2:28)
9. Arthur Alexander - The Girl That Radiates That Charm (2:20)
10. Arthur K Adams - I'll Be Your Friend (2:54)
11. Bobby Blue Bland - Don't Cry No More (2:22)
12. Buddy Ace - Screaming Please (2:26)
13. The Chellows - Be My Baby (2:34)
14. George Hughley - It Hurt Me Too (2:43)
15. Lavelle White - Stop These Teardrops (2:20)
16. Steve Dickinson - Before I Leave You (2:21)
17. Bobby Hebb - Atlanta, Ga (2:20)
18. Maxine Davis - Another Man (2:05)
19. William Bell - Any Other Way (2:27)
20. The Tams - Untie Me (2:24)
21. Prince Conley - I'm Going Home (2:47)
22. Herbert Hunter - Doctor Feelgood (2:07)
23. Barbara Lynn - You're Gonna Need Me (2:34)
24. Yvonne Fair - I Found You (2:22)
25. Calvin & Clarence - I Don't Know (1:58)
26. Sam Baker - So Long (2:01)
27. Little Jimmy Griffin - If Things Don't Change (2:14)

CD 2
1. Fontella Bass - Honey Bee (1:49)
2. Donald Hines - Baby Tell It Like It Is (2:05)
3. Ted Taylor - Be Ever Wonderful (2:33)
4. The 5 Royales - Show Me (3:07)
5. Bud Harper - Down The Aisle (2:38)
6. Carol Fran - Emmitt Lee (2:49)
7. Ray Charles - A Fool For You (2:30)
8. Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine (2:27)
9. Carl Greenstreet - Hey Mama (2:28)
10. Roscoe Shelton - We've Been Wrong (2:30)
11. Rufus Thomas - I Didn't Believe (2:09)
12. Willie Harper - I'll Never Leave You (2:46)
13. Kip Anderson - I Wanna Be The Only One (2:47)
14. Larry Birdsong - It Won't Be This Way Always (2:07)
15. Finnimo - Just Ask For What You Want (2:32)
16. Bobby Blue Bland - Loan Me A Helping Hand (2:22)
17. Sam & Dave - No More Pain (2:26)
18. Arthur Alexander - Soldier Of Love (2:16)
19. Grover Mitchell - Everywhere I Go (2:55)
20. Joe Perkins - Until You Were Gone (2:09)
21. Joe Medwick - You Ain't Treating Her Right (2:19)
22. Tabby Thomas - Hoodoo Party (2:27)
23. Freddie North - Ninety-Pound Woman (2:23)
24. Al 'tnt' Braggs - I Don't Think I Can Make It (2:31)
25. Rodge Martin - I'm Standing By (2:35)
26. Charles James - Thief In The Night (2:43)
27. Arthur K Adams - The Same Thing (2:58)
28. Joe Tex - Meet Me In Church (2:13)