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Soul music has always been popular in New Zealand, and comes and goes in fashion. In the 60s and early 70s, local bands knew how to fill dancefloors with rhythm and blues from Memphis or Detroit. This week's episode of Blue Smoke celebrates soul - from the Deeper South.
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Music Details
Artist: Renaissance
Track: Green Onions
Composer: Jones/Cropper/Steinberg/Jackson
Album: Soul Time: New Zealand Style 1966-1971
Label: Frenzy
Artist: Bunny Walters
Track: Can’t Turn You Loose
Composer: Otis Redding
Album: Sings for Rockers and Lovers
Label: Impact
Artist: La De Da’s
Track: Respect
Composer: Otis Redding
Album: Soul Time: New Zealand Style 1966-1971
Label: Frenzy
Artist: Newsounds (with Ray Woolf)
Track: All Night Worker
Composer: Rufus Thomas
Album: Soul Time: New Zealand Style 1966-1971
Label: Frenzy
Artist: Sandy Edmonds
Track: Soul Time
Composer: Shirley Ellis
Album: Soul Time: New Zealand Style 1966-1971
Label: Frenzy
Artist: Billy Karaitiana
Track: Pains of Love
Composer: Jimmy Bailey
Album: Soul Time: New Zealand Style 1966-1971
Label: Frenzy
Artist: Tommy Ferguson
Track: Ain’t Nothing But the Real Thing
Composer: Ashford & Simpson
Album: Soul Time: New Zealand Style 1966-1971
Label: Frenzy
Artist: Le Frame
Track: Get Ready
Composer: Smokey Robinson
Album: Soul Time: New Zealand Style 1966-1971
Label: Frenzy
Artist: Nash Chase
Track: Gimme a Little Sign
Composer: Smith-Hoven-Winn
Album: Soul Time: New Zealand Style 1966-1971
Label: Frenzy
Artist: Suzanne
Track: Willie & Laura Mae Jones
Composer: Tony Joe White
45rpm single
Label: Polydor
Artist: Yandall Sisters
Track: Sweet Inspiration
Composer: Penn/Oldham
Album: Up Front
Label: EMI
With thanks to AudioCulture NZ
