On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 4:52:27 +0000, Dean wrote:

WJLB / 1400 AM / DETROIT, MICHIGAN
TOP TEN
[January 20, 1962]

1. Johnnie Mae Matthews - My Little Angel
2. Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart
3. Eddie Holland - Jamie
4. The Ikettes - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
5. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl
6. The Miracles - What's So Good About Good-by
7. Ace Cannon - Tuff
8. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Lost Someone
9. Freddie Gorman - The Day Will Come
10. The Marlowe Morris Quintet - Play The Thing

I've never heard songs #9 and 10. I imagine they're on YouTube, but I'm
just too lazy right now.

#9 is on Miracle, the Motown subsidiary that the Temps were on for a
while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxuT2jIGR0M

#10 believe it or not is on Columbia. A sorta jazzy instrumental with a
lot of organ.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6JWxp34rf8

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 1:33:23 +0000, RWC wrote:

On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:52:27 +0000, soulexpress@gmail.com (Dean)
wrote:

WJLB / 1400 AM / DETROIT, MICHIGAN
TOP TEN
[January 20, 1962]

WJLB was known as "Tiger Radio" and was popular with Detroit's African-American community.

1. Johnnie Mae Matthews - My Little Angel
2. Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart
3. Eddie Holland - Jamie
4. The Ikettes - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
5. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl
6. The Miracles - What's So Good About Good-by
7. Ace Cannon - Tuff
8. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Lost Someone
9. Freddie Gorman - The Day Will Come
10. The Marlowe Morris Quintet - Play The Thing

I've never heard songs #9 and 10. I imagine they're on YouTube, but I'm >>just too lazy right now.

Bruce has kindly provided links for #9 and #10.

Here are links for #1 thru #8: https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=q8USuKeQD34,OL97D7xCHnk,vkeGnJtO8Vk,MELinD1Azqc,a5n0FZo0ME4,CKxZn7xa5EU,f5hOn3oQvhE,bkFj7WurzkY,
for me, all links are cool or exciting, apart from the relatively
dullish James Brown 'Lost Someone'

It figures that you are such a milky white turd that you don't get "Lost Someone." It was the highlight of JB's legendary "Live At The Apollo"
album. But that is for those of us who Get it. It's not for turds like
you who would rather listen to Dark Fucking Moon. You've got about as
much soul as Eddie Hodges.

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On Tue, 21 Jan 2025 04:52:27 +0000, soulexpress@gmail.com (Dean)
wrote:

WJLB / 1400 AM / DETROIT, MICHIGAN
TOP TEN
[January 20, 1962]

WJLB was known as "Tiger Radio" and was popular with Detroit's
African-American community.

1. Johnnie Mae Matthews - My Little Angel
2. Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart
3. Eddie Holland - Jamie
4. The Ikettes - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
5. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl
6. The Miracles - What's So Good About Good-by
7. Ace Cannon - Tuff
8. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Lost Someone
9. Freddie Gorman - The Day Will Come
10. The Marlowe Morris Quintet - Play The Thing

I've never heard songs #9 and 10. I imagine they're on YouTube, but I'm
just too lazy right now.

Bruce has kindly provided links for #9 and #10.

Here are links for #1 thru #8: https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=q8USuKeQD34,OL97D7xCHnk,vkeGnJtO8Vk,MELinD1Azqc,a5n0FZo0ME4,CKxZn7xa5EU,f5hOn3oQvhE,bkFj7WurzkY,
for me, all links are cool or exciting, apart from the relatively
dullish James Brown 'Lost Someone'

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 5:41:49 +0000, Dean wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 5:30:57 +0000, Bruce wrote:

I beat you to it. See the post above yours.

Great minds think alike!

We CERTAINLY are gonna comment on some dope claiming that one of James
Brown's huge classics is "dullish."

Did you see that I dubbed him "Dark Moon" as his nickname from now on,
after he was raving about that shitty record?

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 5:17:44 +0000, Dean wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 1:33:23 +0000, RWC wrote:

for me, all links are cool or exciting, apart from the relatively
dullish James Brown 'Lost Someone'

"Dullish?" Jesus fucking Christ! Could you possibly be more soulless?

I beat you to it. See the post above yours.

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:17:44 +0000, soulexpress@gmail.com (Dean)
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 1:33:23 +0000, RWC wrote:

for me, all links are cool or exciting, apart from the relatively
dullish James Brown 'Lost Someone'

"Dullish?" Jesus fucking Christ! Could you possibly be more soulless?

I'm referring to the *sound out of the speakers, compared to the
other seven R&B tracks*. Despite Brown's vocal histrionics the overall
sound, which includes the instrumentation, is *relatively* boring;
and Gale Storm's mellow tone on Dark Moon is far more appealing
than James Brown's high-pitched screeching; please note, I've not
stopped to take in the lyrics of 'Lost Someone'.

To be just as silly as you, Dean, I could say that anyone 60+ who
doesn't like Dark Moon, a song about middle-class lost love, is
soulless:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ_Rt6gu5zY

Bruce has no soul at all, he's nothing but a programmed part-black
robot when judging music, which make his favorites lists extra
valuable because they are generally based on proven popularity
rather than on the whims of one human being's mindset.

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:41:49 +0000, soulexpress@gmail.com (Dean)
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 5:30:57 +0000, Bruce wrote:

I beat you to it. See the post above yours.

Great minds think alike!

Dean, you demean youself by sucking up to Mental.

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On 1/20/2025 11:52 PM, Dean wrote:

WJLB / 1400 AM / DETROIT, MICHIGAN
TOP TEN
[January 20, 1962]

1. Johnnie Mae Matthews - My Little Angel
2. Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart
3. Eddie Holland - Jamie
4. The Ikettes - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
5. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl
6. The Miracles - What's So Good About Good-by
7. Ace Cannon - Tuff
8. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Lost Someone
9. Freddie Gorman - The Day Will Come
10. The Marlowe Morris Quintet - Play The Thing

I've never heard songs #9 and 10. I imagine they're on YouTube, but I'm
just too lazy right now.

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I've never heard #1!

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On 1/22/2025 6:33 AM, RWC wrote:

To be just as silly as you, Dean, I could say that anyone 60+ who
doesn't like Dark Moon, a song about middle-class lost love, is
soulless:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ_Rt6gu5zY

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Where do you get the "middle-class" part? I don't see anything about
income level in the lyrics.

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On 1/22/2025 11:57 AM, DianeE wrote:

On 1/20/2025 11:52 PM, Dean wrote:

WJLB / 1400 AM / DETROIT, MICHIGAN
TOP TEN
[January 20, 1962]

1. Johnnie Mae Matthews - My Little Angel
2. Ray Charles - Unchain My Heart
3. Eddie Holland - Jamie
4. The Ikettes - I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)
5. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl
6. The Miracles - What's So Good About Good-by
7. Ace Cannon - Tuff
8. James Brown And The Famous Flames - Lost Someone
9. Freddie Gorman - The Day Will Come
10. The Marlowe Morris Quintet - Play The Thing

I've never heard songs #9 and 10. I imagine they're on YouTube, but I'm
just too lazy right now.

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I've never heard #1!

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Okay, now I have. It's on Sue. The kind of thing I would have liked in January 1962, but I'm still surprised it was #1. Evidently it didn't do anything nationally.

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:04:18 -0500, DianeE <DianeE@NoSpam.net> wrote:

On 1/22/2025 6:33 AM, RWC wrote:

To be just as silly as you, Dean, I could say that anyone 60+ who
doesn't like Dark Moon, a song about middle-class lost love, is
soulless:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ_Rt6gu5zY

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Where do you get the "middle-class" part? I don't see anything about
income level in the lyrics.

Someone from a lower socio-economic class (all ethnicities) might have different cultural references and preferences compared to someone from
a higher socio-economic class; for instance, they might prefer a raw
country Rockabilly or black R&B sound about lost love. However, it's
not a hard and fast rule, and musical tastes are highly individual.

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On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:04:18 -0500, DianeE <DianeE@NoSpam.net> wrote:

On 1/22/2025 6:33 AM, RWC wrote:

To be just as silly as you, Dean, I could say that anyone 60+ who
doesn't like Dark Moon, a song about middle-class lost love, is
soulless:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ_Rt6gu5zY

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Where do you get the "middle-class" part? I don't see anything about
income level in the lyrics.

DianeE, it's implicit rather than explicit.

The lyrics of "Dark Moon" by Gale Storm can be considered more
"refined" or "elegant" compared to the raw and gritty lyrics often
found in 50s rockabilly or R&B records. "Dark Moon" has a polished,
sentimental quality, with heartfelt lyrics and a smooth melody.

In contrast, rockabilly and R&B songs from the 50s frequently had a
more earthy tone, reflecting the experiences and emotions of
working-class youth and adults. These genres often used more direct
and sometimes earthy language to convey themes of love and heartbreak.

So, while "Dark Moon" might be seen as "posh" or "sophisticated" in
its lyrical approach, rockabilly and R&B songs might be described as
"raw," "authentic," or "gritty."

(Gale Storm's version of "Dark Moon" spent a total of 19 weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1957, reaching #4; meaning it could have
sold 500,000 plus?)

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