"Lonely Avenue" Soul From New York 1961-1962 - CD 1

This collection reassures us that in its day, the Big Apple really was a hot Soul town and any CD that has the guts to open with a Ray Charles track must know what it is doing as Ray, who for many rapidly became an MOR must-to-avoid was arguably the first Soul singer…...Unlike Chicago or Detroit where migrants went principally to work and then evolve into entertainers, the bright lights of New York attracted a whole spectrum of professional, amateur and aspiring musicians in their own right. If Chicago had the Blues and Detroit, Motown then surely NYC had the lot.
This double CD contains 64 amazing tracks 9/10ths of which are totally new to me. The History of Soul guys, Nick Duckett and Stewart Tippett who compiled this collection called upon material from big boys such as Atlantic and King and also some nice obscure labels such as Vest and Fountainhead. The featured artists are similar; the Isley Brothers and Ike & Tina Turner through to the Kansas City Tom Cats and the Gay Poppers. This is a must for anyone wishing to expand their knowledge and enjoyment of the early years of Soul.(R&B Monthly)

trax disc 1:
1. Yes Indeed - Ray Charles 2. House with No Windows - The Checkers 3. St Louis Blues - The Isley Brothers 4. Nobody Knows - Kansas City Tomcats 5. If I Thought You Needed Me - Little Willie John 6. I'm Going Crazy - Tibbs Bros 7. Well Well Well Baby-La - Nappy Brown 8. Didn't We Fool Them - King Richard & The Poor Boys 9. Please Don't Go - Johnny Acey 10. Pitiful - Big Maybelle 11. I Can't Sit Down - Marie Knight & Rex Garvin 12. I Had to Come Back to You - Joe Tex 13. It's All Right - Ray Charles 14. I'm Alright - Little Anthony & The Imperials 15. Rain Down Tears - Hank Ballard 16. That's All I Need - Tommy Hodge w\Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm 17. She's Gone - The Gainors 18. Baby, One More Time - The Drapers 19. What Makes You So Tough - Teddy Humphries 20. Put On My Shoes - Mary Ann Fisher 21. Please Don't Hurt Me - Harrison Brothers 22. Say Yes - The Top Notes 23. Where's My Money - Willie Jones 24. Foolish Decision - Doris Payne (Doris Troy) & The Doc Bagby Orchestra 25. Comin' Down with the Blues - Don Covay 26. Heart Trouble - Billy Lewis 27. Jersey City - Bobby Long 28. Please Tell Me Why - Jackie Wilson 29. Bend a Little - Shorty Billups 30. I'm Jealous - Ike & Tina Turner 31. Tears on My Face - Little Junior Lewis (C.L. Blast) 32. Soul - The Great Nathaniel (Teddy Vann)
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