"Misty Blue"
Dorothy Moore
November 12, 2016: Dorothy Moore Retrospective
Daddy B. Nice notes: In a disastrous marketing decision, Dorothy Moore never marketed her stunningly artistic BLUES HEART album on today's radio-replacing music platform, YouTube. Thus, "Institutionalize," produced by the late Harrison Calloway, never received its due. Three years later, the new blues classic was finally posted. Here it is:
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "Institutionalize" on YouTube.
Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles Review For. . .
MAY 2012
1. "Institutionalize"----------------Dorothy Moore
When I first got hooked on this incredible song on the radio, the lyrics sounded like "I've Been Tootin' The Line." I also thought it was a man, maybe someone like new artist/tenor Jaye Hammer. Imagine my surprise to find out it was "Misty Blue" Dorothy Moore singing "Institutionalize."
Great in-your-face horns (real enough for me), nasty (good nasty) guitar and percussion, and Moore's super-impressive, world-weary, been-there-done-that vocal. And since Dorothy's using a Mississippi blues singer's approach to big words--flinging syllables at the wall like wet toilet paper and hoping they stick--I'm still singing "tootin' the line" and feeling like I'm singing along.
Sample or buy Dorothy Moore's "Institutionalize" MP3.
Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles Review For. . .
AUGUST 2012
4. "Merry Go Round"---------Dorothy Moore
While we waited for Peggy Scott-Adams' triumphant return, Dorothy Moore has stolen the show with her own powerful comeback. "Merry Go Round" is the cooling, "Misty Blue"-style ballad (listen closely for the depth and sophistication) to contrast with the scorching fire and brimstone of "Institutionalize." (See Daddy B. Nice's #1 "Breaking" Southern Soul Single, May 2012.)
Sample or Buy "Merry Go Round" mp3 or new Dorothy Moore Blues Heart CD, including "Institutionalize."
Daddy B. Nice's
TOP 25 SOUTHERN SOUL SONGS OF 2012
2. "Institutionalize"----------------Dorothy Moore
This brash and remarkable song features in-your-face horns, nasty-good percussion, sizzling guitar and Dorothy Moore's indescribably world-weary, been-there-done-that vocal--the finest performance of her storied career.
Sample or buy Dorothy Moore's "Institutionalize" MP3/Blues Heart CD.
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About Dorothy Moore
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "Misty Blue" on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "Misty Blue" in a Vintage Video on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "What Is This" on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "Love Me" on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "Misty Blue" Live Onstage on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "Too Blind To See" on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "Since I Don't Have You" on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "Dark End Of The Street" on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "With Pen In Hand" on YouTube.
Listen to Dorothy Moore singing "I Believe You" on YouTube.
Listen to Little Milton and Dorothy Moore singing "If You Give Me Your Heart" on YouTube (with pictures by Big K-9).
Sample or Buy Dorothy Moore's Greatest Hits CD.
Sample or Buy Dorothy Moore's latest CD, MP3'S, Blues Heart.
Read Heikki Suosalo's CD Review of the new Dorothy Moore CD, Blues Heart, at Soul Express.
Sample and Buy Dorothy Moore's "Institutionalize" mp3 (Daddy B. Nice's #1 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Single For May 2012) on Amazon.
Go to the official website of Farish Street Records (started by Dorothy Moore).
Go to the Mississippi Writers And Musicians website for a discography, biography and e-mail interview with Dorothy Moore.
Dorothy Moore on iTunes.
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