Threw this one together on the fly. Rain’s here, it’s early summer, slow weekend —felt like gospel, blues, and soul. So that’s what I did.
Listen close on Elizabeth King & The Gospel Souls’ “Jesus Is My Captain.” That chord progression shows up later in a Zeppelin song almost note for note. Not “inspired by.” A straight lift. Add it to the pile.
Koko Taylor, Sam Cooke, the Staples Jr. Singers, Junior Kimbrough being Junior Kimbrough, Ural Thomas, and an Overton Berry Trio version of “Hey Jude” that came out of nowhere and might be the best thing on here.
Set list:
Koko Taylor – Like Heaven to Me
High and Mighty – Who’s That Man
Sunny and the Sunliners – Sitting in the Park
Chairmen of the Board – Give Me Just A Little More Time
Elizabeth King & The Gospel Souls – Jesus is My Captain
Overton Berry Trio – Hey Jude
The Swan Silvertones – My Rock
The Soul Stirrers – Ain’t That Good News
Staples Jr. Singers – I’m Going to a City
Junior Kimbrough – Most Things Haven’t Worked Out
Charles Bradley – Change for the World
Harry Kandel & Jacob Hoffman – Doina
Ural Thomas – Good Vibrations
Irma Thomas – Somewhere Crying
Sam Cooke – Rome (Wasn’t Built in a Day)
Brother Randy Wilson – It’s Gonna Pay
That’s it for this week. No theme, no thesis, just a Sunday that called for this kind of record stack. See you next week.
