Listen to I Got My Soul From Dad – FMF Podcast#8

I thought since I made a special post for Mother’s Day, there was no way I could leave Father’s Day out. I know many of you out there are Fathers, so let me wish you a Happy Father’s Day. This leads me to the theme of this particular podcast: I Got My Soul From Dad – FMF Podcast#8. If it weren’t for my Dad’s musical tastes, his appetite for Doo Wop, Soul, Rock, and beyond, I would not be doing what I’m doing today. Of course I’d still be into music, but it’s what I was introduced to early on in life in my house that has always influenced me. I remember my father’s record collection (which I was not allowed to touch), that had Motown artists, Acapella groups, The Beatles, and a band that I would always hold in high regards: Booker T. and the M.G.’s. Our house always had something great playing through the Panasonic stereo he got during his service in the military. We also listened to Jerry Blavet every Saturday night (the geeter with the heeter, the Big Boss with the Hot Sauce!) out of Philadelphia, and there were many late nights singing and dancing (sometimes even playing guitar) on the weekends. You might notice that every single track on this mix has the word Soul in it. We’ve got some female Soul. We’ve got some Latin Soul. We’ve got some Philly Soul. We have some Detroit Soul. We’ve got some Cali-Soul. Hell, we even have some Psychedelic Soul. My pops has Soul, and I wanted to pay respect to the man who introduced me to music from day 1. I can not think of a better way than through music. So here’s to my father and all the Dad’s out there. This mix is for you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Here is the track listing:

Aretha Franklin – Soulville/ Columbia
Jake Wade and the Soul Searchers – Searching for Soul/ Mutt
Dyke and the Blazers – We Got More Soul/ original Sound
Booker T. and the M.G.s – Soul Clap ’69/ Stax
King Curtis and the Noble Nights – Soul Twist/ Enjoy
Senor Soul – Soul Sermon/ Gee Whiz
Ray Baretto – Soul Drummers/ Fania
The Interpretations – Soul Affection/ Bell
The Soul Searchers – Soul To the People/ Sussex
Ohio Players – A Little Soul Party/ Trip
Bud Harper – Mr. Soul/ Peacock
Dick Hyman – Double o Soul/ Command

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