You Gave Me Reason To Live: Southern & Deep Soul From Louisiana

' South-West Louisiana is famous for its homegrown music: the Cajun sound and its black cousin Zydeco. However, situated between New Orleans and Houston, the region's music industry was ideally placed to also record local versions of soul, funk and blues. This compilation comprises high-quality Southern soul which, because of where it was recorded, tends to have been previously overlooked. ' The music here spans the early 60s, with artists such as Sticks Herman performing a local version of embryonic soul, and the early 1970s, when the influence of Memphis soul could be heard in the voices of Johnny Truitt and Moody (Scott). This is the sound of record men Eddie Shuler, Carol Rachou and J.D. Miller getting the best out of local talent and passing musicians and releasing timeless slices of pure musical emotion. ' Shuler's ANLA label is the main source, although the artist names are often hardly more than markers, with little known about some beyond the records they made. Terrie & Joy La Roy, Soul Shouting Tommy and Big Daddy Green, for example, all released thrilling singles, then disappeared back into obscurity. Others such as Camille 'Lil' Bob carved out careers that lasted decades, whilst Bobby Charles moved from his pop hit 'Later Alligator' to Bearsville cult status via 'Big Boys Cry', a fine piece of emotional mid-60s soul. ' 'You Gave Me Reason To Live' is a celebration of the exceptional music that can occur in the most out of the way places.

Tracks

1~1~Baby Oh Baby (How Far Are You From Me) - Charles Greene
1~2~If There's A Will There's A Way - Ike Porter & The Fabulations
1~3~Without Love What Would Life Be - Terrie & Joy La Roy With The Bill Parker Show Band
1~4~Groove Maker - Dynamic Adam & His Excitements
1~5~Soul Woman - Camille "Lil" Bob
1~6~For The Good Times - Johnny Truitt
1~7~One Man's Happiness - Moody
1~8~Sea Of Love - Freddie Love
1~9~Our Love Will Always Be - Lee Bernard
1~10~Trust - Count Rockin' Sidney With The Dukes
1~11~Why Did I Let You Go - Chester Randle's Soul Senders
1~12~You Gave Me Reason To Live - Big Daddy Green
1~13~Love For Love - Ike Porter & The Fabulations
1~14~To Be Loved By You - Soul Shouting Tommy
1~15~Lonely Feeling - Sticks Herman
1~16~Big Boys Cry - Bobby Charles
1~17~If You Love Me - Clifton White & His Royal Knights
1~18~On Bended Knees Begging - Big Daddy Green
1~19~Why I Shed So Many Tears - Terrie & Joy La Roy With The Bill Parker Show Band
1~20~She's Gone - Dynamic Adam
1~21~Don't Drive Me Deeper (Into The Ground) - Lee Bernard
1~22~Blues For Men - King Carl

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 28 May 2021
Genre: R&B
Label: KENT
Distributor: Rocket Group