First installment in this series, a collection of black approaches to Country music. It not only wants to reveal long forgotten treasures of music history, and shed light on the often neglected Country roots of Soul stars, but put Afro-American Country musicians into a context beyond their genre. Not only do black Americans make up for a considerable share of Country's audience, they have also contributed - a fact very often overlooked by the media - a great deal to the heritage of Country music as songwriters, producers, and singers, who worked against the white clich‚ of their favorite genre. From afar, it might seem that the Afro-American presence in Country music started and ended with Charly Pride. But whoever takes a closer look at the relationship between black artists and Country music will soon discover a the story of a great love, sorely tried and often denied. 24 tracks including cuts from Ella Washington, Joe Simon, Candy Staton, Betty Lavette, Arthur Alexander and many others. Trikont.
Title Tracks for Dirty Laundry: the Soul of Black Country
1. He Called My Baby
2. Chokin' Kind
3. Your Cheating Heart
4. Love's Where Life Begins
5. Stand By Your Man
6. What Condition My Condition Is In
7. There's A Heartbreak Somewhere
8. She's My Rock
9. Mama Mambo
10. You Are My Sunshine
11. Almost Persuaded
12. Bouquet Of Roses
13. In A Moment Of Weakness
14. Just Because You Can't Be Mine
15. Don't Take Her She's All I Got
16. Shutters & Boards
17. Snap Your Fingers
18. Jet Black Daddy Lilly White Mama
19. Fairy Tale
20. Sixteen Tons
21. Your Cheating Heart
22. Till I Get It Right
23. Dirty Laundry
24. I Can't Stop Loving You
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Inspired!, April 7, 2008
GeeBilly "geebilly" (Trailer Park, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dirty Laundry: the Soul of Black Country (Audio CD)
This is one of the best purchases in made in music in the last few years. Kept in heavy rotation for months, always turning it up loud for James Brown covering Hank William and Candi Staton covering Tammy Wynette. Like they use to say All Killer! No Filler!
Get down in the country.
Geebilly tells it right, May 27, 2011
Earth that Was - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dirty Laundry: the Soul of Black Country (Audio CD)
This is a superb album. Just get the damn thing! It's great.
My favorite is Andre Williams and 2 Star Tabernacle's "Jet Black Daddy Lilly White Mama." Isn't that where all the best American music comes from!