Best R&B/Soul 1970's

[cowboyec]

Grandma's Hands-Bill Withers

 

[cowboyec]

America The Beautiful-Ray Charles....my all-time favorite r&b artist...tho like Elvis...he was/is beyond category.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

I'd never put the Doors in the R&B/Soul category.

Why? Crawling King Snake is a blues song. Jim could sing blues, rhythm & blues, etc. Kreiger played guitar (rhythm), Manzerick the organ (blues). Duh. You telling me Morrison didn't have soul when singing? Look past skin color.

"Crawling King Snake" (alternatively "Crawlin' King Snake" or "Crawling/Crawlin' Kingsnake") is a blues song that has been recorded by numerous blues and other artists. It is believed to have originated as a Delta blues in the 1920s and be related to earlier songs, such as "Black Snake Blues" by Victoria Spivey and "Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawling_King_Snake

 

[Doomsday101]

 

[Runwildboys]

Why? Crawling King Snake is a blues song. Jim could sing blues, rhythm & blues, etc. Kreiger played guitar (rhythm), Manzerick the organ (blues). Duh. You telling me Morrison didn't have soul when singing? Look past skin color.

"Crawling King Snake" (alternatively "Crawlin' King Snake" or "Crawling/Crawlin' Kingsnake") is a blues song that has been recorded by numerous blues and other artists. It is believed to have originated as a Delta blues in the 1920s and be related to earlier songs, such as "Black Snake Blues" by Victoria Spivey and "Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawling_King_Snake

Blues isn't the same as R&B/Soul though. We're talking more about Motown type music.

 

[CouchCoach]

I do not consider the 70's to be the age of R&B/Soul, it was the birth of Funk and the slap bass. The 60's were more about that sweet soul music with Atlantic, Chess, Epic, Motown and Stax.

James Brown, Otis Redding, Little Milton, Sam & Dave and Aretha formed that music that was only defined as Soul. The Four Tops, Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and Supremes founded what would be known as Blue Eyed Soul. It continued through the 70's but that wasn't it's shining glory because it became influenced by rock and out of necessity Funk was born.

 

[MWH1967]

Grandma's Hands-Bill Withers

You are a true "Old Soul" ec and that's a complement. Never heard this song in my life. Thanks.

 

[MWH1967]

 

[MWH1967]

 

[MWH1967]

 

[MWH1967]

 

[Plankton]

 

[Plankton]

 

[cowboyec]

1973...stax....If You Don't Come Back...Elvis...from his Raised On Rock LP...which shoulda been Raised On Blues.

Just A Little Bit...also from the stax sessions in '73.

Find Out Whats Happnin'...3rd in the trilogy of R&B.

I've Got A Feelin' In My Body...from EPs Good Times LP...a fusion of Gospel with heavy R&B feel from stax.

If You Talk In Your Sleep.....from his 3rd stax LP Promised Land...one of his greatest songs and a top 40 hit....Elvis was so at home with the music he loved and grew up on.

 

[cowboyec]

You are a true "Old Soul" ec and that's a complement. Never heard this song in my life. Thanks.

 

[MWH1967]

Better version..thanks.

 

[Plankton]

 

[quickccc]

Between the Sheets- Isley Brothers
For the Love of You - Isley Brothers

I Want Your Love - Chic
Dance-dance yowsaw - Chic
Good times - chic

Shaft Theme- issac hayes
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Who's That Lady - The Isley Brothers

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead

Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes
Back Together - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

brothers gonna work it out- Willie hutch
Kung ** Fighting - Carl Douglas
Walking in Rhythm - Blackbyrds
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Lovely day - Bill Withers

For the Love of Money - O'Jays
September - Earth Wind & Fire
That's the way of the World - Earth Wind & Fire

You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
Walk Away From Love - David Ruffin
Strawberry Letter 23 - Brothers Johnson
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
All i do - Stevie Wonders

Float On - The Floaters
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Can't Get Enough of Your love - Barry White

Always and Forever - Heatwave
Use Ta Be My Girl - the O'Jays
One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic
Backstabbers - O'Jays
Killing Me Softly - Roberta Flack

Living for the City - Stevie Wonder
I'm Still in Love with You - Al Green

Sideshow - Blue Magic
Someday We'll All Be Free - aretha franklin
I'll Be Good to You - Brothers Johnson
Brick House/ Easy/Just to Close to You - Commodores

You Know How to Love Me - Phyllis Hyman
What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers

 

[quickccc]

" Rubberband Man " ....da Guardians of the Galaxy song - eat your heart out .

 

[Cowboys_22]

The Dramatics...”What you see is what you get”