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The "freshest" new influence was . . .
a gospel-cum-barbershop sound that sparkled with revolutionary harmonies in the outstanding new music of Omar Cunningham ("My Life") and Luther Lackey ("I Should Have Stayed Scared").The best line of the year was . . .
Chandra Calloway's "I was gonna give it to ya/ Until you opened your mouth," a snapshot of every playa's dilemma chasing that "hottie" in the club.Daddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Mid-Tempo Southern Soul Song of 2008:
"Man Enough" by Karen WolfeDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Southern Soul Club Song of 2008:
"Don't Stop The Music" by Mose StovallDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Southern Soul Collaboration of 2008:
"I'm A Bluesman's Daughter" by Sheba Potts-Wright w/ Dr. "Feelgood" PottsDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Southern Soul Ballad of 2008:
"Because Of Me" by Stevie JayDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Southern Soul Song By A Longtime Veteran in 2008:
"Man Up" by Stan MosleyDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Female Southern Soul Vocalist of 2008:
Nellie "Tiger" Travis ("Slap Yo' Weave Off," "I'm A Woman," "M.O.D.")Daddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Male Southern Soul Vocalist of 2008:
Luther Lackey ("I Should Have Stayed Scared," "Number Two," "I Don't Care Who's Gettin' It")Daddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Airplay Breakthrough By A Veteran (Non-Debut) Southern Soul Artist in 2008
L. J. Echols ("From The Back")Daddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Hardest-Touring Southern Soul Crowd-Pleaser of 2008:
Mel WaitersDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Chitlin' Circuit Blues Song of 2008:
"Obama" by Chick WillisDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best "Cover" Song By A Southern Soul Artist in 2008:
"I Wanna Bump" by John Haley (covering Joe Tex and James Payne)Daddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best "Out Of Left Field" Southern Soul Song of 2008:
"Ring On Your Finger" by La'Morris WilliamsDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Southern Soul Songwriter of 2008:
John WardDaddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Southern Soul Arranger/Producer of 2008:
Luther Lackey (for Luther Lackey's I Should Have Stayed Scared CD)Daddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Southern Soul Debut of 2008:
Stevie Jay (2 Sides Of A Man CD)And Added This Year: The Daddy B. Nice Southern Soul Music Award for Best Southern Soul CD Of 2008:
Nellie "Tiger" Travis (I'm A Woman, CDS) 1. "Lock My Door" by Jeff Floyd
2. "Slap Yo Weave Off" Nellie "Tiger" Travis
3. "Stuck" by The Rhythm All-Stars
4. "From The Back" by L. J. Echols
5. "It Is What It Is" by Wilson Meadows
6. "Southern Woman" by Pookie Lane
7. "A Woman Knows" by Willie Clayton
8. "Your Love Is A Bad Habit" by Reggie P.
9. "I Wanna Bump" by John Haley
10. "Southern Blues With A Twist" by David G.
11. "Country Woman" by Lee "Shot" Williams
12. "Groove U, Baby" by Mose Stovall
13. "It's The Weekend" by Ms. Jody
14. "Move Your Body" by Heavy But Sweet (Andy Pittman)
15. "I'll Be Doggone" The Jo-Us Band
16. "Man Enough" by Karen Wolfe
1. "Man Up" by Stan Mosley
2. "It's Friday (Time To Get Paid)" by Lee "Shot" Williams
3. "Loop The Loop" by Will Easley
4. "Ms. Jody's Thing" by Ms. Jody
5. "Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Jiggle Jiggle Jiggle" by Mr. X. (Mark Safford)
6. "Don't Stop The Music" by Mose Stovall
7. "Booty Roll" by Steve Perry
8. "I've Got The Feeling" by Reggie P.
9. "I Came To Party" by Sir Charles Jones
10. "Let's Party" by Sir Nature Alexzander
11. "I'm A Woman" by Nellie "Tiger" Travis
12. "Love Slide" by Cupid
13. "I Made It" by Betty Padgett
14. "Party" by Stevie Jay
15. "Fire" by Lebrado
1. "Something Different About You" by Charles Wilson with Mel Waiters
2. "I'm A Bluesman's Daughter" by Sheba Potts-Wright with Robert "Dr. Feelgood" Potts
3. "Come Back Kind Of Love" by Roni with Sir Charles Jones
4. "Got Something That Will Hold Him" by Pat Brown with The Rhythm All-Stars
5. "Voice Mail" by Mr. Sam with Floyd Taylor
6. "It's Only You" by Barbara Carr with Roy Roberts
7. "Who Knows You" by Nellie "Tiger" Travis with Stan Mosley
8. "Whiskey And Beer" by Tyree Neal with Sir Charles Jones
9. "Look Who's Jody Now" by Chandra Calloway with Mel Waiters
1. "My Life" by Omar Cunningham
2. "Because Of Me" by Stevie Jay
3. "This Ain't Livin'" by Wendell B.
4. "Windows (We Roll, Southern Soul)" by Simeo
5. "Happy Anniversary" by Sir Charles Jones
6. "Just Because He's Good To You" by O. B. Buchana
7. "I Should Have Stayed Scared" by Luther Lackey
8. "You're The Best" by Kenne' Wayne
9. "I'll Always Love You" by Ricky White
10. "What If He Knew" by Floyd Taylor
11. "Got Something That Will Hold Him" by Pat Brown with The Rhythm All-Stars
12. "Stay Down" by Mary J. Blige
13. "Sweetie Pie" by Mr. X (Mark Safford)
14. "Gotta Find Me Somebody" by Chandra Calloway
15. "Picking Up Pieces" by Mr. Sam
1. "Ladies' Night" by Booker Brown
2. "Daylight" by Carl Sims
3. "It's Going Down" by Denise LaSalle
4. "I'm Coming Home" by Marvin Sease
5. "A Woman Knows" by Willie Clayton
6. "Man Up" by Stan Mosley
7. "Nanna' Puddin'" by Latimore
8. "I Don't Want To Love Nobody But You" by Cicero Blake
9. "Lay It Down" by Al Green
10. "Lock My Door" by Jeff Floyd
11. "Good Old Country Boy" by Earl Gaines
12. "Country Woman" by Lee "Shot" Williams
13. "Too Many Women" by David Brinston
14. "Long Way Home" by The Soul Children with Ann Hines and J. Blackfoot
1. "I'm A Bluesman's Daughter" by Sheba Potts-Wright
2. "Man Enough" by Karen Wolfe
3. "He's My Man" by Roni
4. "Ms. Jody's Thing" by Ms. Jody
5. "Slap Yo' Weave Off" by Nellie "Tiger" Travis
6. "Rock Me" by Sweet Angel
7. "Gotta Find Me Somebody" by Chandra Calloway
8. "Boy Toy" by Pat Cooley
9. "Got Something That Will Hold Him" by Pat Brown with The Rhythm All-Stars
10. "It's Only You" by Barbara Carr with Roy Roberts
1. "When You Pack Your Bag" by Vick Allen
2. "Happy Anniversary" by Sir Charles Jones
3. "I'll Always Love You" by Ricky White
4. "Just Because He's Good To You" by O. B. Buchana
5. "Because Of Me" by Stevie Jay
6. "My Life" by Omar Cunningham
7. "Stuck" by The Rhythm All-Stars with Geoff McBride
8. "Man Up" by Stan Mosley
9. "Windows (We Roll, Southern Soul)" by Simeo
10. "I Should Have Stayed Scared" by Luther Lackey
11. "What If He Knew" by Floyd Taylor
12. "Move Your Body" by Heavy But Sweet (Andy Pittman)
13. "Southern Woman" by Pookie Lane
14. "From The Back" by L. J. Echols
15. "Your Love Is A Bad Habit" by Reggie P.
1. L. J. Echols
("From The Back," "I'm Gonna Party")
2. Mose Stovall
("Groove U, Baby," "Don't Stop The Music")
3. Ricky White
("I'll Always Love You")
4. Luther Lackey
("I Should Have Stayed Scared," "New Orleans Blues," "I Don't Care Who's Gettin' It," "Number Two")
5. Booker Brown
("Ladies Night," "Stir It Up")
6. Big G
("Heartache," "Southern Soul Blues")
7. Earl Duke
("Somebody's Getin' It," "Truck Driver," "I Got What You Want," "Southern Soul")
8. Willie Walker
("You've Been Lyin'," "Hoochin' With Larry")
9. Karen Wolfe
("Man Enough")
10. Clarence Dobbins
("Blues Uprising," "Don't Give Up On Me")
11. Earl Gaines
("Nothin' But The Blues," "Good Old Country Boy")
12. Steve Perry
("Booty Roll," "Let It Roll")
1. Ms. Jody
2. T. K. Soul
3. Bobby Rush
4. Mel Waiters
5. O. B. Buchana
6. Lebrado
7. Sir Charles Jones
8. Dave Mack
1. "You're Just Playing With It" by O. B. Buchana
2. "Fatback And Collard Greens" by Mr. David
3. "Obama" by Chick Willis
4. "I Didn't Lie, I Just Didn't Tell It All" by Big Cynthia
5. "Hooked On These Blues" by Floyd Taylor
6. "Another Kind Of Fool" by Bobby Rush
7. "Bobby Rush For President" by Bobby Rush
8. "Gonna Give It To Ya" by Chandra Calloway
9. "I'm A Bluesman's Daughter" by Sheba Potts-Wright with Robert "Dr. Feelgood" Potts
1. "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" by Honey
2. "If Loving You Is Wrong" by The BarKays with Evelyn "Champagne" King
3. "Down Home Blues" by April
4. "Sweet Home Alabama" by Tricia Barnwell with Roy C.
5. "Is Anybody Lonely" by David G.
6. "I Believe In You" by Rue Davis
7. "Just Because He's Good To You" by O. B. Buchana
8. "At Last" by Hardway Connection
9. "I Wanna Bump" by John Haley
1. "Dope Or Dogfood" by El' Willie
2. "I'll Be Doggone" by The Jo-Us Band
3. "(Gonna Put That) Ring On Your Finger" by La'Morris Williams
4. "New Indian Blues" by Brother Tyrone
5. "Let's Party" (Chico's Radio Promo Remix) by Sir Nature Alexzander with KiiKii Vaughn
6. "Truck Driver" by Earl Duke
7. "Sweet Home Alabama" by Tricia Barnwell with Roy C.
8. "Leave That Man's Wife Alone" by Carl Marshall
9. "Windows (We Roll, Southern Soul)" by Simeo
10. "M.O.D. (Man On Drugs)" by Nellie "Tiger" Travis
1. Chandra Calloway ("Gonna Give It To Ya," "Gotta Find Me Somebody," "Look Who's Jody Now")
2. 100% Cotton ("I'm Caught," "Slide And Whip")
3. Tre Williams & The Revelations ("I Don't Want To Know")
4. Leon McMullen ("After This Night Is Gone," "Midnight Rendezvous")
5. Mystery Man ("Better Stop Doggin' Me Around," "Jody's Got My Tutu," "Hole In The Wall Cafe")
6. Mr. X (Mark Safford) ("Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Jiggle Jiggle Jiggle," "Sweetie Pie," "Make It Do What It Do")
7. Pookie Lane ("Southern Woman")
8. John Haley ("I Wanna Bump")
9. Lola ("The Sweetest Thing," "I Can't See Myself")
10. The Jo-Us Band ("I'll Be Doggone")
11. The Rhythm All-Stars (" Stuck," "Tic Toc," "She's Powerful," "I'll Work For You")
12. April ("Down Home Blues," "Girl Get Gone," "Funk Dhat")
13. Sang' n Clarence ("Fryin' Pan," "Southern Soul Swing," "Rock Me")
14. Brother Tyrone ("New Indian Blues," "If You Ain't Cheatin'")
15. Brenda Williams ("That'll Make Me Hard To Get Along With")
16. David G. ("Southern Blues With A Twist," "Is Anybody Lonely")
17. Biggg Shady ("Ouweee")
18. Sherman Hunter ("Old Neighborhood")
19. Stevie Jay ("Because Of Me," "Gotta Find A Good Woman," "Party")
1. Wilson Meadows & Terry Montford
("It Is What It Is," "I Wanna Get Witcha Baby" (Wilson Meadows))
2. (The Late) Senator Jones
("Back Yard Party")(Little Kim Stewart), "Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle," "Sweetie Pie" (Mr. X), "Because Of Me," "Party" (Stevie Jay))
3. Floyd Hamberlin
("I'm A Woman," "Slap Yo' Weave Off," "I Saw It On Oprah," "M.O.D. (Man On Drugs) (Nellie "Tiger" Travis), "Man Up" (Stan Mosley))
4. Greg "Sticks" McCray
("Stuck," "I'll Work For You," "She Is Powerful (w/ Eric Lampley) (The Rhythm All-Stars))
5. John Ward
("Just Because He's Good To You" (O. B. Buchana), "Ms. Jody's Thing" (Ms. Jody), "I Like This Place" (Carl Sims), "Good Old Country Boy" (Earl Gaines), "I'm A Bluesman's Daughter" (Sheba Potts-Wright))
6. Luther Lackey
("I Should Have Stayed Scared," "Number Two," "The New Orleans Blues," "I Don't Care Who's Gettin' It")(Luther Lackey))
1. (The Late) Charles Richard Cason
("Sweet Love," "You've Still Got It," "I Miss My Daddy," "Southern Soul Party" (all Floyd Taylor))
2. John Ward
("I'm A Bluesman's Daughter," (Sheba Potts-Wright), ("Ms Jody's Thing," "It's The Weekend" (Ms. Jody), "I Like This Place" (w/ Gerod Rayborn) (Carl Sims), "Just Because He's Good To You" (O. B. Buchana), "I Just Love Women," "Hard Working Woman" (w/ Raymond Moore) (David Brinston), "Good Old Country Boy" (w/ Raymond Moore (Earl Gaines))
3. Omar Cunningham
("My Life," "The Beauty Shop," "This Old Music" (w/ Robert Harris, Jr.) (Omar Cunningham), "Man Enough" (Karen Wolfe))
4. Floyd Hamberlin
("Man Up," (Stan Mosley), "It's Friday (Time To Get Paid)," (Lee "Shot" Williams), "I'm A Woman," "Slap Yo' Weave Off," "M.O.D. (Man On Drugs)," "I Saw It On Oprah" (Nellie "Tiger" Travis))
5. Luther Lackey
("Number Two," "I Don't Care Who's Gettin' It," "I Should Have Stayed Scared," "The New Orleans Blues" (all Luther Lackey))
1. Omar Cunningham (Time Served, Soul 1st)
2. Wilson Meadows (Transformation, Brimstone)
3. Stevie Jay (2 Sides Of A Man, Senator Jones)
4. Nellie "Tiger" Travis (I'm A Woman, CDS)
5. Luther Lackey (I Should Have Stayed Scared, Ecko)
6. Lee "Shot Williams (Shot From The Soul, CDS)
7. Ms. Jody (I Never Take A Day Off, Ecko)
8. Chandra Calloway (Gonna Give It To Ya', Calloway/P. Waiters)
9. Stan Mosley (Man Up, CDS)
10. Earl Duke (Somebody's Gettin' It, Mardi Gras)
11. Mose Stovall (Groove U, Soul 1st)
12. Floyd Taylor (You Still Got It, Malaco)
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