Earl Van Dyke & the Soul Brothers

(via jimmyjazzbass)

the-cult-of-nick-drake:

A pre-fame Aretha Franklin cutting tracks for Columbia Records in New York, 1961. She made eight records for the label before leaving for Atlantic — where she recorded “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” in 1967. “I cherish the albums we made,” said John Hammond, her A&R man at Columbia. “But Columbia was a white company that misunderstood her genius.”

eyesturnedskyward:

James Brown
Photo by Chuck Boyd

kraken:

via ropeadope.com

かっこよすぎ！！

invisibleclockfactory:

James Brown (via ars-chronicles)

eyesturnedskyward:

Booker T and The MGs
Duck Dunn, Booker T, Steve Cropper and Al Jackson.

I have so much love for this group, they helped break down racial barriers in music and were the in-house band for Stax Records, one of my favourite record labels.