Garage/Soul '66

The Bar Boys from Arkansas start the podcast. In the mid-60's they traveled up to Memphis to do some recording, and their song "That's the Sound of My Heart" comes from that session. I think they got their money's worth. The Soulmasters may have been from the middle part of Virginia, but their sound was pure East Coast Beach. "You Took Away the Sunshine" has sassy brass and a shuffling groove to it that's perfect for the Carolina Shag (that's a dance, y'all). We searched for some more vintage soul for the podcast, and came up with William Cummings and "Your Soul-Searching Love." A rock-steady bass and some sweet soulful singing. Score! Robin and the Hoods finish things up with "Slow Down," from a live 1968 performance. Remember, you don't need an iPod (or even an iPhone) to enjoy this podcast. Just click on the link below and start listening. Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #052 -  Lost Souls, Vol. 3 The Radio Star This program we play: The Bar Boys - That's the Sound of My Heart Lost Souls, Volume 3 The Soulmasters - You Took Away the Sunshine Ol' Virginia Soul, Volume 1 William Cummings - Your Soul-Searching Love Ol' Virginia Soul, Volume 2 Robin and the Hoods - Slow Down Lost Souls, Volume 3

Another of our infamous mystery bands start off this podcast. Who were Les Soules? We're not sure. They recorded a song in Jonesboro, Arkansas, but other than that... With a name like Spontaneous Corruption, you can bet the band's going to lay down some heavy sound. And they do. The Looking Glass of Time has all the cosmic psychedelica you could desire (maybe even more so). The Soul Spotlight shines on Roy Hines. Hines had been in the business for over a decade when he cut this fine example of early 70's soul. When he hits the chorus with the brass behind him, everything's right with the world. We finish with a test track. Jamie Holmes and some friends were asked to try out a newly-built studio at the local radio station, KBOA. They did, and promptly forgot about the track. Forty years later it was unearthed by Psych of the South and another fine example of raw garage was made available for us to enjoy. Remember, you don't need an iPod (or even an iPhone) to enjoy this podcast. Just click on the link below and start listening. Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #051 -  Village of Love and Spontaneous Corruption  - The Radio Star This program we play: Les Soules - The Village of Love Lost Souls, Volume 3 Spontaneous Corruption - The Looking Glass of Time Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore Roy Hines - I Can't Live Ol' Virginia Soul - Encore! Jamie Holmes - Gloria Lost Souls, Volume 3

 Fifty episodes of Garage/Soul '66! Hard to believe we're still going strong, and still have lots more vintage psych, rock, soul and pop to share with you. To celebrate, we're marking another important occasion -- the release of Lost Souls, Vol. 3 by Psych of the South. This compilation digs even deeper into the Arkansas music scene of the late 1960's, unearthing rare acetates, rehearsal recordings, reel-to-reel tapes, as well as some tunes that actually made it to vinyl. We start with the first track on the CD. Richard Vanover and Bob Ralph perform their original 1968 composition, "I Can See Your Ways." We then move to a classic. The Culls (like many other bands before and after them) performed "Suzie Q." This recording, though, doesn't come from a studio, but rather a rehearsal held in the drummers basement! (We may have to rethink that term "garage band"...) And we also have a movie-related track from Billy Cole and the Fouke Monsters. Their release "The Fouke Monster" was written to promote The Legend of Boggy Creek.The Fouke Monster was sort of a Big Foot-style creature sighted around Fouke, Arkansas. Really. Barbara Stants takes the Soul Spotlight with a song about sisters doing it.. to their men. "I'm Gonna Outfit You Baby" tells it exactly as it is. A welcome dose of sassy funk from Miss Stants. Remember, you don't need an iPod (or even an iPhone) to enjoy this podcast. Just click on the link below and start listening. Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #050 -  Lost Souls, Vol. 3 The Radio Star This program we play: Richard Vanover and Bob Ralph - I Can See Your Ways Lost Souls, Volume 3 The Culls - Suzie Q Lost Souls, Volume 3 Barbara Stant - I'm Gonna Outfit You, Baby Ol' Virginia Soul, Encore!   Billy Cole and the Fouke Monsters - The Fouke Monster Lost Souls, Volume 3

First up on this episode of Garage/Soul '66 is a blast of heavy psych. The Sound Expidition hailed from Lincoln, NE and recorded (as far as we know) just this one track -- but it's a good one. "Ultimate Power" proved to be the ultimate track for the band. The Anglos take the Soul Spotlight with a sizzling lo-fi track, "Since You've Been Gone." Folks, there's more to 60's soul than Motown, as this 1967 track proves. Black Narcosis is another of our mystery bands - they came into the studio, they recorded, they disappeared without a trace. I have a deep suspicion that their track "Land of Stone" was recorded while the band was, well... The Tuesday Blues turn in a trippy, laid-back track from 1968. "Together We Stand" was recorded shortly before the lead guitarist joined Black Oak Arkansas (maybe he should have paid more attention to the lyrics). Remember, you don't need an iPod (or even an iPhone) to enjoy this podcast. Just click on the link below and start listening. Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #048 - Black Narcosis and the Tuesday Blues The Radio Star This program we play: The Sound Expidition  - Ultimate Power Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore Black Narcosis - Land of Stone Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore The Anglos - Since You've Been Gone Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1 The Tuesday Blues - Together We Stand Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

We start the show with the Morning Disaster. This band wrote (and recorded) songs that were a cut above the run-of-the-mill garage band. For some reason, though, the tapes of their 1967 recording session were never released -- until Arcania International got hold of them, that is. From that legendary session we play their original tune "Urban 44." Longtime listeners know our theme and background music is "Days of s Quiet Sun" by Wilson Castle. But it's not the only version of the tune. Group Nine first recorded the song, and as you'll hear it's very different then the later Wilson Castle track. The Soul Duo take the Soul Spotlight with a cautionary tale, "This is Your Day." In this song the duo take the roles of a good woman and triflin' man. Fine mid-sixties soul. As a group, the Woo Too Country Band didn't last a year, but they managed to accumulate a large following in both Arkansas and Missouri. Their track "Only Going Up the Road" is as gritty as they come, and help explain the band's popularity. Remember, you don't need an iPod (or even an iPhone) to enjoy this podcast. Just click on the link below and start listening. Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #047 - Group Nine and Urban 44 The Radio Star This program we play: The Morning Disaster - Urban 44 Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3 Group Nine - Days of a Quiet Sun Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore The Soul Duo - This is Your Day Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1 Woo Too Country Band -Only Going Up the Road Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

We start the show with a trippy tune from 1969 by the Group Nine. The group may have been a little tripped out themselves, as they never had as many as nine in their lineup... Yes, Thomas Edisun's Electric Lightbulb Band spelt it E-d-i-s-u-n. They follow the Group Nine with a mellow track of sunshiny psych titled "Common Attitude." Laurie Tate steps into the Soul Spotlight with an outstanding ballad from 1965. The sound is definitely lo-fi, but the singing is top-notch. We finish with "Green was Green" by the Woo Too Country Band. It's a heavy concept, man, and a perfect end to this pysch-heavy episode. Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #045 - Thomas Edisun's Electric Lightbulb Band and Green was Green The Radio Star This program we play: The Group Nine - Nights for Laughing Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore Thomas Edisun's Electric Lightbulb Band - Common Attitude Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore Laurie Tate: Please Tell Me Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2 Woo Too Country Band - Green was Green Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

We start the show with a mid-60's track recorded in Johnson City, TN. The Kool Kuzzins were actually a family band composed of two brothers and a cousin. And actually, all three were pretty cool. The next track, "Party" comes from Washington DC-based Wilson Castle. Recorded in 1969, it sums up the closing era of peace and love (with a nod to John Lennon). Not bad for a group of teenagers. Front and center in the Soul Spotlight this time is something of a mystery band. We don't know a lot about Zeke and the Soul Setters, save that they were based in Richmond, VA. Nevertheless, they produced a great lo-fi instrumental, and we have it. "Make My Love a Hurtin' Thing." We finish with a group of young youngsters. If the lead singer of the Electric Sunshine sounds a little like Donny Osmond back in the day, there's a reason -- he's only nine years old. In fact, that was the average age of the entire band when they recorded their tracks in the 1960's. Now that's remarkable! Remember -- you don't need an iPod to listen to a podcast. Just download it straight to your computer from this link! Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #044 - Ain't Nothin' Shakin' and the Morning Disaster The Radio Star This program we play: The Kool Kuzzins - Love Can Be True Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 2 Wilson Castle - Party Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3 Zeke and Soul Setters - Make My Love a Hurtin' Thing Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2 Electric Sunshine - Thunder Forest Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

The world of 1960's garage music is full of strange stories. The Morning Disaster was an up-and-coming band that was soon hustled into the studio to record some of their original material. They did so (and it's decidedly better than average), but the tapes were never released and the band broke up soon afterwards. From those lost sessions, we present a fine example of psychedelica, "Black Leather Books." Alvin Delk and Rockin' Cavaliers give lie to their song "Ain't Nothing Shakin'"" -- in this barnburner from 1968 everything's shaking! We finish with a down-tempo instrumental track from the Purple Canteen. Feel free to add your own melody... Remember -- you don't need an iPod to listen to a podcast. Just download it straight to your computer from this link! Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #043 - Ain't Nothin' Shakin' and the Morning Disaster The Radio Star This program we play: The Morning Disaster - Black Leather Books Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 3 The Barracudas - I Can't Believe Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1 Alvin Delk and the Rocking Cavaliers - Ain't Nothin' Shakin' Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 1 The Purple Canteen - If You Like It That Way Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

Another of our mystery groups kick off this edition of the show. The Sunn Cycle went into a studio in Asheville, NC in the late 1960's, recorded a track or two, then disappeared. We play their tune "Acid Raga, Part II." And no, as far as I know there is no Part I. The Steve Peele Five sing what has to be one of the longest radio jingles ever -- a two-minute paen to a local record store/head shop known as Frankie's. And yes, it was really recorded as a radio ad, not a stand-alone song. The Soul Spotlight shines on Junius "Bugs" Hughes with just what the doctor ordered -- a heaping helping of funk called "Just What the Doctor Ordered." We finish with a song to bring everyone together (c'mon people now...). The Stonehenge sing the socially conscious "Try To Help Each Other." Peace, my friends. Remember -- you don't need an iPod to listen to a podcast. Just download it straight to your computer from this link! Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #042 -Stonehenge and the Sunn Cycle The Radio Star This program we play: Sunn Cycle: Acid Raga, Part II Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. Fore! The Steve Peele Five: Frankie's Got It! Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1 Junius "Bugs" Hughes: Just What the Doctor Ordered Ol' Virginia Soul, Encore! Stonehenge: Try to Help Each Other Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond

We start with a band that reversed a trend. Many garage bands broke up in the 1960's when one or more of their members were drafted and sent to Vietnam. The Beachnuts was a band made up of young musicians returning from Southeast Asia. The New Directions turn in a heavy dose of psych with their 1969 track, "Springtime Lady" Mel Gaines and the Regents shine in the Soul Spotlight with "What'cha Gonna Do?" It's not only a good example of mid-60's soul, but perfectly captures the sound of East Coast beach music. We finish with a track from the Scorpios. Could it be that the title of the track "Ninety-nine and a Half" is actually a reference to "Ninety-six Tears?" There's a distinct similarity in the organ work... Remember -- you don't need an iPod to listen to a podcast. Just download it straight to your computer from this link! Garage/Soul '66 Podcast #041 -  99 and a Half and New Directions The Radio Star This program we play: The Beachnuts: What Makes You Think Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1 The New Directions: Springtime Lady Aliens, Psychos, and Wild Things, Vol. 1 Mel Gaines and the Regents: What'cha Gonna Do? Ol' Virginia Soul, Part 2 The Scorpios - Ninety-nine and a Half Lost Souls, Vol. 2 - Garage and Psychedelic Rock from Arkansas and Beyond