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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:00 PM
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Poll question: If Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, who's the King?
Edited on Mon Mar-01-04 07:38 PM by NightTrain
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coloradodem2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:07 PM
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1. James Brown is The Godfather of Soul.
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Red_Storm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:54 PM
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9. Can there be a Godfather and a King of Soul?

or is Godfather pretty much the top dog.......
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 10:02 PM
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10. Judging from the poll results, I think it's safe to say...

...that DU considers James Brown both the Godfather *and* the King of Soul!
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Red_Storm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 07:31 AM
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22. Yeah, can't argue with that
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ms_splash Donating Member (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 11:16 PM
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15. And Soul Brother No. 1
Not to mention...
the hardest working man in showbusiness
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:13 PM
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2. Otis Redding.
What would Aretha be without a little 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T'?
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:17 PM
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3. Otis Redding barely edges out Sam Cooke
just barely
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Whitacre D_WI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:18 PM
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4. Sam Moore. n/t
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 10:03 PM
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11. Yeah, the man who fired Hendrix after one gig!
He da man.
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:21 PM
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5. James Brown, hands down.
:)
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:38 PM
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6. Just added Sam Cooke.
How the hell could I have forgotten him? :eyes:
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:51 PM
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8. I wondered about that...
seemed odd for you. Are you posting high? :)
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 07:41 PM
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7. Other: Isaac Hayes
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 12:07 AM
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17. He is the king of Hot Buttered Soul.
A CIA recruiter turned me on to Isaac Hayes back in 1969.

He got me really high and played the record for me.

Hey, it WAS the 60's.
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 10:04 PM
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12. John Waite (or whatever his name is)
Edited on Mon Mar-01-04 10:04 PM by IAmJacksSmirkingReve
'Cause I ain't missin' you at all
Since you've been gone...away...I ain't missin' you...

Yes, this post is a joke.
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Superfly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 10:05 PM
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13. Superfly
RIP
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fortyfeetunder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 11:13 PM
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14. In terms of longevity, no one reigns supreme.
King of Soul, yeah, he's done a bunch of hits. Had a kick-ass horn section too.

My favorite one is "Pass the Peas"

JB coined himself the Godfather after the first movie released.
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Ksec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-01-04 11:56 PM
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16. Nick of the Backstreet Boys
King of soul.
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alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 12:08 AM
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18. Barry Manilow
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CrownPrinceBandar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 12:25 AM
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19. Al Frickin' Green, baby!....................eom
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Norbert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 12:29 AM
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20. Mr. Excitement, Jackie Wilson
what an underrated performer.
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ZoCrowes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 12:47 AM
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21. ME
Edited on Tue Mar-02-04 12:57 AM by YoungLiberal16
Awww who am I kidding. Lately I've been leaning towards the genius Ray Charles. Go put on Live At Newport or Drown In My Own Tears and be prepared to weep.
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dbt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-02-04 07:51 AM
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23. Four votes for Wilson Pickett?
Edited on Tue Mar-02-04 07:51 AM by dbt
We're a small fringe, but we SO funky that cockroaches call us "sir/ma'am" and rattlesnakes move aside when they see us coming.

BTW, what's the most frequently-used phrase in Wilson Pickett songs? "Lord have mercy!"

Pickett STILL Stax up!
:bounce:
dbt
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