You can get these singles in this great CD collection: Mama Feelgood: The Best of Lyn Collins. Beautiful tough but tender soul from the great Lyn Collins (The Female Preacher). James Brown on the production.  

1975 People 45: Lyn Collins – If You ...



Let Me Know is available in this must have CD collection: Hot Pants! (The Amazing Bobby Byrd). It’s also available in this MP3 collection: I Know You Got Soul (Best Of) – Bobby Byrd. Pure uncut soul from the co-inventor of funk, Bobby Byrd.        

1965 Smash 45: Bobby Byrd – Let Me ...


This single is available in this CD collection: The Singles Volume 1: The Federal Years 1956-1960. It’s also available in this MP3 collection: The Federal Years: 1956-1960. Early release from James Brown and the Famous Flames.  These Federal singles had every type of groove going on. These are the elements […]

1957 Federal 45: Can’t Be the Same/ Gonna ...





This single is available in the following CD collection: Singles 5: 1967-1969. Also available in this MP3 collection: The Singles Volume 5: 1967-1969. The titles of these tracks says it all. Funk and Soul from J.B. and his band.  

1967 King 45: Funky Soul #1/The Soul of ...


Jame Brown production on this soulful blues rocker. JB’s musicians on the Loma label. White promo label here. Nice site about Loma Records is here with a sample of the recording.      

1965 Loma 45: Bobby Bennett and The Dynamics ...




This single is available in the following CD collection: Singles 5: 1967-1969. Also available in this MP3 collection: The Singles Volume 5: 1967-1969. A stone cold classic funk track. Will rock a crowd still and always will. A yardstick for how hard a funk groove can be popped. Must check […]

1968 King 45: Say It Loud, I’m Black ...


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Beautiful sweet soul with vocals and a funky instrumental on the other side from JB sideman and recording artist James Crawford. James Brown on production. A yellow King promo copy here. Some nice Crawford info is here.          

1967 King 45: James Crawford – I’ll Work ...