Classic and Rare Soul Sisters 50s - 70s

"The Bonny Banks of Loch Lomond" are not the only place to find an Annie Laurie. If the New Orleans' music scene and the early...

Having moved to Chicago in the late ‘50s, Betty Everett recorded unsuccessfully for several local labels, including Cobra, C.J. and One-derf...

Virtually nothing is known about this rare funk/soul sister, Janet Helms. She did recorded a 45 'Sad Sad Lover / I Love, I Love You Baby...

One of the most under-recognized Motown singers of the ‘60s, Barbara Randolph became a firm favourite on the UK Northern Soul scene for year...

In 1974, and after cutting some of the finest records to come out of the Windy City in the late '60s, Barbara Acklin departed Brunswick ...

With the dawning of the ‘60s, the strongly R&B-oriented diskerie became a hot bed for a diverse range of female stars. As the decade con...

Three Afro-wearing girls from Washington DC who recorded in Philadelphia, The Fuzz started out in 1970 as The Passionettes and managed to re...

When this Houston-born soul and blues singer visited her grandmother, she would sneak down to the juke joint to watch her mother sing with p...

Discovered by noted bandleader and later her husband Sonny Thompson, Lula Reed recorded extensively for King and Federal Records for over te...

Pat Lundy is known mainly for ‘Day by day’ , a track with a nice funky intro which was the 'B' side of DC La Rue's Blackpool Mec...