Big women belting out big blues! Shoutin', screamin', hard-lovin', high-volume vocals. Let's pitch a wang dang doodle all night long!

Part three of three, covering 1951-4.

Part two of the series, covering 1947-50.

Obviously, my definition of "R&B" is very elastic here, but I wanted to give an idea of the direction jazz and blues took on their way toward soul and rock. Disc one of three; this covers 1941-7.

...finally managed to compile a nice (in my opinion) sampler out of my soul mp3s.

Used a lot of songs from Snatch/Lockstock soundtracks, I know. But face it, there's some funky shit to be had on those sdtrks. The jazz, rock, and disco crossoverish stuff might be a bit controversial, …

Nothing brings you out of a funk like Funk.

Let's dance! Let's shout! Shake your body down to the ground!