Last Friday afternoon, a bit tired of all the sniping, back-biting and navel gazing on my beloved Afterword site, I posted a real old fashioned thread. It was about the first soul music I got into, in the ’70’s. I’m going to use the name Blue Eyed Soul because that is what is was called. I understand that some people feel that phrase has racist implications but I can’t help it – that’s what it was called. The link to the thread is below.

Anyway, I described how this music, sung by white people, pulled me away from rock & prog and filled me with joy. A joy that led me to investigate back in time and look at all of those ‘pesky’ Motown & Stax records in a different light. That has become a 40+ year journey of joy and wonder. I posted 3 examples of songs that started me on that journey and went out for the evening. I am delighted to say that the response has been amazing. Some fantastic music was posted (much of it, new to me) and several people said how much they loved the thread.

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