Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Home Grown Chicago Souldiez Vol. 2


Back by popular demand, DustyRose & I, Mello the goodfellow now present the long awaited "Home Grown Souldiez Vol. Two". Your Chicago dusty duo has scoured our home grown archives & again have selected some of the finest Soul and DooWop that ever blew out of the Windy City. (Home Grown means that the artists, labels or recordings are related to Chi-Town.) We've also supplied some 411's (Roses' signature) that many of us have come to enjoy as an addition to her comps. Without further ado, click below to get the turntable spinning! And remember, this is Chicago, so vote early & often! Big thanks to RossyBoy for his work on our cover again and Extra Thanks to Mello for his additional 411 & Intro


01. Chicago - No Tell Lover (DustyRose) 1978 - Columbia, This group was originally "The Chicago Transit Authority".
02. Otis Leavill - Tell The World (Mello) 1975 - Contempo, A U.K. B-side release that was not availabe in the States.
03. Bull & The Matadores - Love Come Down (DustyRose) 1969 - Toddlin' Town, After this "45" failed to sell they faded from the scene.
04. The Classic Sullivans - I Don't Want To Lose You (Mello) 1974 - Kwanza , This promising group was history after three singles.
05. The Age Of Bronze - I'm Gonna Love You (DustyRose) 1974 - Guava
06. The Desires - Black Girl (Mello) 1968 - Starville, Recorded On Chgo's westside.
07. The Sheppards - Tragic (Echo Version) (DustyRose) 1960 - Apex , The Sheppards were named After Bill "Bunky" Sheppard who managed several groups & ran a slew of Chgo.-based labels including "Bunky".
08. The Creations - Oh Baby (Mello) Globe Label, This is the Chgo. group, as there were a few groups with this name.
09. Fascinations - Tears In My Eyes (DustyRose) 1963 - ABC, Their second & last recording for this label before moving on to Curtom.
10. George Jackson - Macking On You (Mello) 1976 - Chess, Along with Louis Williams he was the co-founder of the group the Ovations.
11. The Gems - Dear One (It Was A Night) (DustyRose) 1962 - Chess, These teenage classmates got together in 1959 and began recording in 1962, they were a group backup for chess/checker studios, The late Minnie Riperton was part of this group.
12. The Impressions - That You Love Me (Mello) 1961 - Vee-Jay
13. Holly Maxwell - Never Love Again (DustyRose) 1970 - Smit-Whit, Maxwell occasionally sang background for Barbara Acklin and worked with Ike Turner as Tina Turner's fill-in, Acklin was her manager...
14. The Steelers - The Flame Remains (Mello) Crash - 1966
15. Tyrone Davis - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (DustyRose) 1970 - Dakar
16. The Notations - It Only Hurts For A Little While (Mello) 1974 - Gemigo
17. Andrea Davis - Lonely Girl (DustyRose) 1966 - Chess, Born Minnie Julia Riperton, she was still just in her mid-teens when she signed a recording contract with the girl group the Gems. Minnie died in 1979 in Los Angeles.
18. The Classic Sullivans - We Can Make It (Mello) 1971 - MasterKey, This was their debut recording on this obscure label.
19. Monique - Never Let Me Go (DustyRose) Released on Maurice Jackson's tiny Chgo. label from the 60's.
20. Gerald Sims - Little Echo (Mello) 1964 - Okeh, A multi talented gent that's a key figure in Chgo's soul history.
21. The Lintons - Lost Love (DustyRose) Erica Label
22. The Impressions - Minstrel & Queen (Mello) 1962 - ABC
23. Dells - Tell The World (DustyRose) 1955 - Vee-Jay, AKA The El-Rays
24. Magnum Force - Your Lady's Just A Dream (Mello) 1982 - Kelli-Arts, Having formed in Chgo. they recorded this here at Universal Studios.

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Post by DustyRose
Link by DustyRose
Tracks courtesy of Mello & DustyRose
Cover by RossyBoy
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8 comments:

  1. FernandoApril 30, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    THANKS Mello, DustyRose & RossyBoy!!! Great comp, great info and great cover as always! I'm originally from Des Plaines. What part of Chicago are you guys from?

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  2. DustyRoseMay 1, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Your welcome Fernando and thanks for being the first out of 70 downloaders to say thanks! :)

    So ur near O'Hare right ? I have drove past ur suberb yrs ago & use to know a friend that lived that way..I use to tease her in my Tatoo voice from Fantasy Island...."the girl from De Plane, De Plane"! lol

    We are both from the Chicago area but I am off the borderline about 5 min in Oak Lawn, I don't know about Mello but again Gracias 4 ur much APPRECIATED comment!!

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  3. mr818jokerMay 2, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    wow im digging this great job dusty & mello

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  4. DustyRoseMay 2, 2011 at 11:10 PM

    Thanks Mr.Joker
    We're glad ur enjoying it!
    and we appreciate ur comment!

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  5. MELLOMay 22, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Gracias Fernando & Mr.Joker for leavin' the comments. I'm from the north side Fernando & know Des Plaines quite well, lived there for a bit in the mid 60's. Where do you stay now carnal?

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  6. soulinJune 16, 2011 at 3:36 AM

    Having listened to Folks home grown compilations - i viewed South Side Souldiez with reservation and perhaps a little sceptism!! How wrong can one be?...This is an awesome collection of very fine soul music with so much thought and consideration given to all soul lovers out there - please don't ever stop - and many thanks for the sheer listening pleasure of such good music. Love n' Peace Ya'll

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  7. DustyRoseJune 16, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    Aw thanks Chris! & thanks for finally checkin us out!! and a double thanks for ur great comment!! u come back now ya hear! :D

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  8. kngcsrApril 13, 2014 at 2:45 PM

    Would love to get this one too! That Holly Maxwell jam!

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