Solomon Burke har gjort det. James Brown har gjort det. Ray Charles vist også. Altså sunget country. En opfindsom pladeselskabsmand har set fidusen i at kompilere en lang række “sorte” country-numre og udsende dem på to separate cd-udgivelser. Selv om det sikkert er for pengenes skyld, skal han ikke høre et ondt ord i den anledning.
Country-musikken har udviklet sig meget, ikke mindst siden country-rockens indtog i tresserne med Byrds, Poco m.fl. Og i dag kan det være svært at definere country-musikken.
At “sorte” musikere kastede sig over country-musikken var lidt underligt i starten, for country var den “hvide” mands musik. Men med raceopgøret i i USA op gennem halvtredserne og tresserne blev det naturligt, at de “sorte” tog country-musikken til sig, lige som som “de hvide” tog soul-musikken til sig. Og det er, som det skal være.
1. He Called Me Baby – Washington, Ella
2. Chokin’ Kind – Simon, Joe
3. Your Cheating Heart – Powell, Bobby
4. Love’s Where Life Begins – Alexander, Arthur
5. Stand By Your Man – Staton, Candi
6. What Condition My Condition Is In – Lavette, Bettye
7. There’s A Heartbreak Somewhere – Shelton, Roscoe
8. She’s My Rock – Edwards, Stoney
9. Mama Mambo – Brown, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’
10. You Are My Sunshine – Gaines, Earl
11. Almost Persuaded – James, Etta
12. Bouquet Of Roses – Womack, Bobby
13. In A Moment Of Weakness – Adams, Johnny
14. Just Because You Can’t Be Mine – Swann, Bettye
15. Don’t Take Her She’s All I Got – North, Freddie
16. Shutters And Boards – Williams, Otis
17. Snap Your Fingers – Jonz, Bobby
18. Jet Black Daddy Lily White Mama – Williams, Andre & 2 Star Tabernacle
19. Fairy Tale – Pointer Sisters
20. Sixteen Tons – Purify, James & Bobby
21. Your Cheating Heart – Brown, James (1)
22. Till I Get It Right – Hobbs, Willie
23. Dirty Laundry – Mayfield, Curtis
24. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Burke, Solomon
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1. Hell Yes I Cheated – Adams, Johnny
2. If Loving You Is Wrong – McClinton, O.B
3. Gift For You – Mercury, Eric
4. She Thinks I Still Care – Johnson, Lou
5. Touch Your Woman – Joseph, Margie
6. Talk To My Children’s Mama – McClinton, O.B
7. Trying To Win Your Love – Tex, Joe
8. Everyday I Have To Cry – Alexander, Arthur
9. You Must Think My Heart Has Swinging Doors – Vann, Vicky
10. Don’t Believe Nothing – Turner, Ike & Tina
11. I Told My Pillow – Henry, Clarence ‘Frogman’
12. King Of The Road – Tex, Joe
13. Smoke Smoke Smoke – Davis, Sammy Jr.
14. Honky Tonk Heaven – Edwards, Stoney
15. I’m Movin’ On – McPhatter, Clyde
16. Tennessee Waltz – Brown, Ruth
17. He’ll Have To Go – Burke, Solomon
18. Point Of No Return – Womack, Bobby
19. Son Of Hickory Holler Tramp – Smith, O.C.
20. Three Hearts In A Tangle – Brown, James (1)
21. Walking The Floor – Parker, Junior
22. Someone To Give My Love To – Simon, Joe
23. Amos Moses – Brown, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’
24. Pardon Me (I’ve Got Someone To Kill) – Williams, Andre
Solomon Burke – You’re The Kind Of Trouble