Of course, no mention of soul is complete without mentioning the work of the
Muscle Shoals studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama where artists such as Dan
Penn, Eddie Hinton and Arthur Alexander to name just a few were combining
the twang with the soul. It was a beautiful, short-lived and successful
hybrid.
See Dan Penn's "Nobody's Fool", "The Best Of Arthur Alexander" (Razor & Tie
UK) and Eddie Hinton, about whom there was a thread some weeks ago.
All great music, worth checking out.
Junior.
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> Subject: Re: soul
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>
> Kip:
>
> > << Twang content: Records that *successfully* combine country and
> > soul elements are as wonderful as they are rare. >>
>
> Neal:
>
> > totally, because the down side means twangless groove rock with an
> acoustic
> > guitar.
>
> Can you say "Dave Matthews Band"?
>
> Care to share some good examples?
>
> Well, the first one that really pops into my head as a prime
> example of good country-soul fusion is...the Band! Think of the way
> Danko's groovy bass works with Levon's dry-as-dust drumming style, and how
> the rhythm section then complimented the slinky guitar parts of Robbie
> Robertson, all while playing songs that easily and organically combined
> country, folk, blues and rock'n'roll elements. Mmmmm. Mighty tasty.
>
> Kip
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