Episode #106: Halos Are for Angels

This week focuses on some of the more obscure tracks that were hiding along the outer edges of my record crate (which is metaphorical) between 1965 and 1975. Some real surprises here, including eventual country superstar Ronnie Milsap, early Patti Austin, and the Last Poets' Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, playing the part of hustler kingpin Lightnin' Rod. Also: two shots of Charles Wright's Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, albeit one of them under another name. Also also: fugitives, mules and crickets.

ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1
The SharpeesDo the 451965One-derful
Nella DoddsHoney Boy1966Wand
Gwen OwensJust Say You're Wanted (And Needed)1966Velgo
Ronnie MilsapAin't No Soul Left in These Ole Shoes1966Pye Int'l
The CrystalsI Got a Man1966United Artists
Linda JonesFugitive from Love1966Blue Cat
Jimmy HughesI'm a Man of Action1967Fame
The PartnershipNot for Love Nor Money1967MGM
The Soul RunnersCharley1967MoSoul
Set 2
The VontasticsWhy Must We Part1967Chess
Timmy WillisMr Soul Satisfaction1968Sidra
Freddie HughesI Gotta Keep My Bluff In1968Wand
Little Beaver & the F.W. RocketeersDo It to Me One More Time1968Saadia
Willis WootenYour Love is Indescribably Delicious1968Virtue
The RadiantsHold On1968Chess
The James BoysThe Mule1968Phil L.A. Of Soul
Patti AustinBig Mouth1969United Artists
Dee Felice TrioThe Crickets Sing1969Bethlehem
Set 3
James AndersonThe Tracker1971Cotillion
Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm BandI'm Aware1970Warner Bros.
Maceo & All the King's MenGot to Get'Cha1970House of the Fox
Reggie GarnerHot Line1971Capitol
Ann SextonYou've Been Gone Too Long1971Impel
Blanch CarterHalos Are for Angels1972GSF
100 Proof (Aged in Soul)Everything Good is Bad1972Hot Wax
Jimmy McGriffThe Now Thing1970Capitol
Set 4/Outro
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free SoulI Feel Like This1973GSF
Roy AyersKing George1973Polydor
Lightnin' RodCoppin' Some Fronts for the Set1973United Artists
Freda PayneDidn't I Tell You1974Dunhill
Tyrone EdwardsCan't Get Enough of You1974Invictus
Nico Gomez & His Afro Percussion Inc.Ritual1971Omega Int'l
Philly DevotionsI Just Can't Say Goodbye1975Columbia
Ruby Wilson & the Blue ChipsI'll Be Right Here (When You Return)1975Glades


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