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January 29, 2022:2021 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
DADDY B. NICE'S 15th Annual SOUTHERN SOUL MUSIC AWARDS.
WINNERS are posted at the end of each list of finalists.
Best Mid-Tempo Song Finalists:
"That Bomb Love" ----- J. Red The Nephew
"Love You Down" ----- Jeter Jones feat. JD
"Come See About Me"----- Jaye Hammer
"For Your Love" ----- Hisyde
"Dukes And Boots" ----- Avail Hollywood
"Drink Of You" ----- The Night Affair Band
"City Country Boo Thang" ----- Mr. Lyve
"Take Your Time" ----- Joe Nice feat. Sean Dolby
"Supa Woman" ----- Volton Wright feat. JD & Jeter Jones

Best Mid-Tempo Song:
"Dukes And Boots" by Avail Hollywood
Listen to Avail Hollywood singing "Dukes And Boots" on YouTube.
See Avail Hollywood #9 The New Generation.
Best Club Song Finalists:
"Southern Soul Cowboy" ----- King South feat. Jeter Jones
"Good Booty Judy" ----- Arthur Young
"Chicken Wang" ----- Klay Redd
"Ride It" ----- Ra'Shad The Blues Kid
"We Rollin'" ----- Unkle Phunk feat. Big Poppa
"I'm Not Going Nowhere" ----- M.P. Soul
"Mr. Hide And Go Get It" ----- Arthur Young
"Down In The Kountry" ----- Stan Butler feat. West Love
"Pay To Ride" ----- Lady Q
"Giddy Up And Let's Ride" ----- Tasha Mac
"Push It Up" ----- Radio Rasheed feat. Poo Coo

Best Club Song:
“Chicken Wang” by Klay Redd
Listen to Klay Redd singing "Chicken Wang" on YouTube.
See Klay Redd #1 Single 1st Time Out
Best Ballad:
"Grown Man Shhh" ----- Bigg Robb
"Plain Ole Country Boy" ----- Jeter Jones
"Just Love Me" ----- DeMond Crump
"My Baby Don't Love Me No More" ----- Jay Morris Group
"Eternity" ----- Sir Charles Jones
"Knee Deep Part II" ----- Jay Morris Group
"Rush" ----- Mississippi Hummin' Boy
"On My Way Home" ----- Jeter Jones
"Bone Of My Bone" ----- James Bryant
"How Can You Love Me" ----- Jay Morris Group
"Just Right Girl" ----- Montrell
"Boots Knockin'" ----- Jeter Jones feat. Urban Mystic
"Knee Deep Part II" ----- The Jay Morris Group
"How Can You Love Me" ----- The Jay Morris Group
"Supa Woman" ----- Volton Wright feat. JD & Jeter Jones
"Come And Go With Me" ----- T-Lyons feat. Tanji Emmeni

Best Ballad:
"Knee Deep Part II" / "My Baby Don't Love Me No More" by The Jay Morris Group (Jay Morris, Zee Brownlow & K-Monique)
Listen to The Jay Morris Group singing "Knee Deep Part II" on YouTube.
Listen to The Jay Morris Group singing "My Baby Don't Love Me No More" on YouTube.
Read Jay Morris Group: 5-star CD Review.
Best Female Vocalist
Miss Portia ----- "Now You Wanna Come Back"
Karen Wolfe ----- "I'll Leave The Light On," "Stay Together (Remix)"
J'Cenae ----- "I Ain't No Sidepiece Lover"
DeShay ----- "Tank On E," "Lay With Me Tonight," "Cowboy Ride"
Nadia Thee Primadonna ----- "Can I Ride?"
Nore Cross ----- "I Don't Play Them Games"
K-Monique (of Jay Morris Group) ----- "My Baby Don't Love Me No More," "How Can You Love Me"
West Love ----- "Down In The Kountry," "Put It On Me"
Nellie "Tiger" Travis ----- "My Baby"
Rosalyn Candy ----- "If They Only Knew," "Nobody Said It Was Going To Be Easy"
Duchess Jureesa McBride ----- "All Men Ain't Bad," "Single Husband"
Best Female Vocalist:
K-Monique (of Jay Morris Group) ----- "My Baby Don't Love Me No More," "How Can You Love Me"
Listen to K-Monique singing "My Baby Don't Love Me No More" on YouTube.
Listen to K-Monique singing "How Can You Love Me" on YouTube.
Read Jay Morris Group #12 The New Generation.
Best Male Vocalist
Vick Allen ----- "Time To Let Go"
Avail Hollywood ----- "Dukes & Boots"
Sir Charles Jones ----- "Eternity," "The Chosen One"
Klay Redd ----- "Chicken Wang"
Jay Morris ----- "My Baby Don't Love Me No More," "How Can You Love Me"
Bigg Robb ----- "Grown Man Shhh," "Evidence"
T.K. Soul ----- "I'm Gonna Win"
O.B. Buchana ----- "Drinking My Problems Away," "My Baby"
Cadillac Man ----- "Southern Soul Woman"
Sean Dolby ----- "Take Your Time"
Stan Butler ----- "Down In The Kountry," "Push To The Side"
JD ----- "Love You Down," "Supa Woman"
Zee Brownlow (of Jay Morris Group) ----- "Knee Deep Part II"
Mr. Sipp ----- "Real Man"
James Bryant ----- "Bone Of My Bone"
Jeter Jones ----- "Plain Ole Country Boy"
Hisyde ----- "For Your Love"

Best Male Vocalist:
Jeter Jones ----- “Plain Ole Country Boy”
Listen to Jeter Jones singing "Plain Ole Country Boy" on YouTube.
Read Jeter Jones #8 The New Generation: 5-Star CD Review.
Best Song By Longtime Veteran
"Cowboy Style" ----- Ms. Jody
"Kush Kush" ----- Lacee
"Somebody's Been Talking Too Much" ----- Gerod Rayborn
"Tonight" ----- Lenny Williams
"Don't Want To Be Alone" ----- Willie Clayton
"Freight Train" ----- B. Dupree
"Grown Man Shhh" ----- Bigg Robb
"Slow Jam" ----- Andre' Lee
"Put A Claim On That Thang" ----- Jesse James
"I'm Gonna Win" ----- T.K. Soul
"The Chosen One" ----- Sir Charles Jones
"Just Love Me" ----- DeMond Crump
"Drinking My Problems Away" ----- O.B. Buchana

Best Song By Longtime Veteran:
“Grown Man Shhh” by Bigg Robb
Listen to Bigg Robb singing "Grown Man Shhh" on YouTube.
Read Bigg Robb #11 The New Generation: New Album Alert.
Best Debut
Mrs. Sham ----- “The Best Of Me”
JD ----- "Love You Down," "Supa Woman"
Joe D. ----- "Loving Me"
Portia P. ----- "Mr. Good Time," "Jill Of All Skills," "Mr. Good Time
Shell-B ----- "Come On In," "Outside Woman"
"Chicken Wang" ----- Klay Redd
Denzel Dente ----- "Wash My Hands"
James Bryant ----- "Bone Of My Bone"
Night Affair Band ----- "Drink Of You," "Take You Home
T-Lyons ----- "Come And Go With Me," "I Might Be A Young Man"
Nadia Thee Primadonna ----- "Can I Ride?"
Mr. Fredlo ----- "Kick Out," "Duck Off Inn"
Bridget Shield ----- "Let Me See It"
Tip The Singer ----- "Stuck Between The Two"
Sheila B. Sexi ----- "I'm In Love With A Married Man"
Sweet P ----- "Pacifier"
Best Debut:
JD ----- “Love You Down,” “SupaWoman”
Listen to JD singing "Supa Woman" on YouTube.
Listen to JD singing "(Let Me) Love You Down" on YouTube.
Best Collaboration
Love You Down" ----- JD feat. Jeter Jones
"I Don't Play Them Games" ----- Mister Cotton feat. Nore Cross
"Take Your Time" ----- Joe Nice feat. Sean Dolby
"My Baby" ----- Nellie "Tiger" Travis feat. O.B. Buchana
"Down In The Country" ----- Stan Butler feat. West Love
"I Ain't Giving Up My Love" ----- Mizz Lowe feat. Bobby Rush
"Can't Keep No Secret" ----- Fat Daddy feat. Tucka
"I Think I'm In Love" ----- Coldrank feat. Omar Cunningham
"Supa Woman" ----- Volton Wright feat. JD and Jeter Jones

Best Collaboration:
“Take Your Time” by Joe Nice feat. Sean Dolby
Listen to Joe Nice feat. Sean Dolby singing "Take Your Time" on YouTube.
Read Joe Nice Double Award Winner.
Best Out-Of-Left-Field Song
"Chicken Wang" ----- Klay Redd
"I Didn't Know Your Grandma..." ----- Stan Butler
"I Ain't Giving Up My Love" ----- Mizz Lowe feat. Bobby Rush
"Pay To Play" ----- P2K
"Take Your Time" ----- Joe Nice feat. Sean Dolby
"Drink Of You" ----- The Night Affair Band
"I Don't Play Them Games" ----- Mister Cotton
feat. Nore Cross
"The Chosen One" ----- Sir Charles Jones
"Toes Curl" ----- Sojo The Ladies Champ
Best Out-Of-Left-Field Song:
“Drink Of You” by The Night Affair Band
Listen to The Night Affair Band singing "Drink Of You" on YouTube.
Best Chitlin' Circuit Blues Song
"Southern Soul Woman" ----- Cadillac Man
"Singing The Blues" ----- Ra'Shad The Blues Kid
"Hobo Moan" ----- Columbus Toy
"You Didn't Know What You Had" ----- Gerod Rayborn
"Down In The Kuntry" ----- Stan Butler feat. West Love
"Keep Moving On" ----- Dexter Allen
"Real Man" ----- Mr. Sipp
"Ride It" ----- Ra'Shad The Blues Kid
"I'll Leave The Light On" ----- Karen Wolfe

Best Chitlin' Circuit Blues Song:
“Down In The Kuntry” by Stan Butler feat. West Love
Listen to Stan Butler feat. West Love singing "Down In The Kuntry" on YouTube.
Read Stan Butler Artist Guide.
Best Cover Song
"Love You Down" ----- Jeter Jones feat. JD
"Take Your Time" ----- Joe Nice feat. Sean Dolby
"Tip Toe In The Bedroom" ----- Certified Slim
"Just One Lifetime" ----- Stevie J. Blues
"Tennessee Whiskey" ----- Sir Jonathan Burton
"Because Of Me" ----- Stevie J. Blues
"Torn Between The Two (Trapped)" ----- Lady Q

Best Cover Song:
“Love You Down” by Jeter Jones feat. JD
Listen to Jeter Jones & JD singing "Love You Down" on YouTube.
Read Jeter Jones #8 The New Generation..
Best Producer
John Ward ----- Southern Soul Brother (O.B. Buchana), Cowboy Style (Ms. Jody), I Love My Blues (Gerod Rayborn), It's Jaye Hammer Time (Jaye Hammer)
Ronald "Slack" Jefferson ----- Hear Me Roar (T-Lyons), Fish Grease Friday (Jeter Jones & Various Artists), You're Not My Competition (Tasha Mac), Trail Ride Certified Part II (Jeter Jones), Love On You Tha Album (Volton Wright)
Self-Produced Artists Of Note ----- Jay Morris Group, Avail Hollywood, Bigg Robb, Sir Charles Jones, Big Yayo, T.K. Soul

Best Producer:
Ronald "Slack" Jefferson
Listen to T-Lyons feat. Tanji Emmeni singing "Come Go With Me" on YouTube.
Listen to Volton Wright, JD and Jeter Jones singing "Supa Woman" on YouTube.
Best Album
Fantastic ----- Bigg Robb
Stawberry Jamz ----- T.K. Soul
Electric Cowboy ----- Big Yayo
Long Story Short ----- Jay Morris Group
Who Is Hisyde? ----- Hisyde
Fish Grease Friday ----- Various (Jeter Jones)
It's Jaye Hammer Time ----- Jaye Hammer
The Summit ----- Urban Ladder Society (Stevie J. Blues)
You're Not My Competition ----- Tasha Mac
Southern Soul Brother ----- O.B. Buchana
Love On You Tha Album ----- Volton Wright
Now Dig This ----- Crystal Thomas
The Southern Side of Soul ----- Ra'Shad The Blues Kid
Bluz Me ----- Ra'Shad The Blues Kid
Trail Ride Certified Part II ----- Jeter Jones
I Love My Blues ----- Gerod Rayborn
Moe Better Blues -----Miss Lady Blues
Cowboy Style ----- Ms. Jody
The Chosen One ----- Sir Charles Jones
Winter Is Coming: A Southern Soul And Blues
Queens’ Christmas ----- Various (Dee Dee Simon)
Mood Swings ----- Rosalyn Candy
Hear Me Roar ----- T-Lyons
Decency ----- J'Cenae

Best Album
Long Story Short ----- Jay Morris Group
Listen to The Jay Morris Group singing "Knee Deep Part II" on YouTube.
Read Jay Morris Group Triple Award Winner.
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Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles For. . .
-------JUNE 2021-------

1.
"Just Love Me"------
DeMond Crump
In this start-of-summer top-ten otherwise domi-
nated by those stalwart stars Sir Charles and Jeter Jones, it gives your Daddy B. Nice great pleasure to celebrate one of southern soul's most under-exposed and deserving artists ("Neighborhood Rat," "Play Your Position," "Tore Your Drawers") and his most accomplished bid for a southern soul hit single in a career spanning two decades.
DeMond Crump's tone is refreshingly new, his pure and unfettered southern black culture as unique as the couplet, "We were friends/Before we both jumped the broom."
Listen to DeMond Crump singing "Just Love Me" on YouTube.
2.
"Boots Knockin'"------
Jeter Jones feat.
Urban Mystic
Slow-motion sensuality slathered over a bed of heavenly instrumental sweetness. Jeter Jones is singing like he's never sung before on his new
Trailride Certified 2.
Listen to Jeter Jones and Urban Mystic singing "Boots Knockin'" on YouTube.
3.
"Eternity"-----
Sir Charles Jones
How does a 25-year veteran of southern soul music re-invent himself, approaching his music as if he were a wide-eyed kid, bringing innocence and fresh perspective to bear on all the dues he's paid and techniques he's acquired? Listen to "Eternity" from the new album
The Chosen 1.
Listen to Sir Charles Jones singing "Eternity" on YouTube
4.
"Hobo Moan"-----
Columbus Toy
Sung with a
Dave Mack-ish wail and hummed with a memorable chorus, Columbus Toy strikes a southern soul nerve with this stinging, hot-pepper rendering of an old blues hook.
Listen to Columbus Toy singing "Hobo Moan" on YouTube.
5.
"Back That Thang Up"-----
Jeter Jones
As described in my
New Album Alert, the already-popular video careens from an angry mock-killing to a reality-based club scene of blissed-out dancers twerking to the song's pleasant energy.
Listen to Jeter Jones singing "Back That Thang Up" on YouTube.
6.
"Forever"----
Sir Charles Jones
Produced to cross over into the pop market, with a rock-and-roll-tinged piano and gorgeous synth-chorus, this tune could endear Charles to the baby-boomer audience.
Listen to Sir Charles Jones singing "Forever" on YouTube.
7.
"Come On In"-----
Shell-B
What every man wants to hear, sung with a velvet-softness that hints at the destination. Reminds me of the woman telling
Theodis Ealey to "come in" at the finale of
"Please Let Me In". And remember? Theodis lets out a whoop of excitement.
Listen to Shell-B singing "Come On In" on YouTube.
8.
"Good Lovin' In The Morning"-----
JR Blu
To call him "odd" would be an understatement. But Blu, with one fine album to his credit, is one-of-a-kind.
Listen to J.R. Blu singing "Good Lovin' In The Morning" on YouTube.
9.
"Midwest Party"-----
Sir Charles Jones
The only geographical group that gets less respect than Southerners, Midwesterners (not to mention everyone else) will love this smooth-stepping hymn to the heart of the country. Even Nebraskans..."They sure know how to two-step too!"
Listen to Sir Charles Jones singing "Midwest Party" on YouTube.
10.
"Just Right Girl"----
Montrell
Out of the old
Anna Coday stable of artists and currently promoted by silky-singing, southern-soul "vet"
Andre' Lee, Montrell has a nose for good material and the brawny yet polished technique to make it stick to the wall.
Listen to Montrell singing "Just Right Girl" on YouTube.
Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles For. . .
-------MAY 2021-------
1.
"My Baby"-------
Nellie "Tiger" Travis &
O.B. Buchana
In this unlikeliest of pairings, both Nellie and O.B. rise to the occasion, delivering their best vocals in years. Nellie really brings out the best in O.B. The songwriting and arranging by
Omar Cunningham, who can also be heard on background vocals, is crucial. On a "forever and ever" after the bridge, Nellie's voice wavers, flat for a split-second, then immediately recovers, like a ballerina making a bejeweled ballet audience gasp and clap after a difficult pirouette in Lincoln Center.
Listen to Nellie "Tiger" Travis and O.B. Buchana singing "My Baby" on YouTube.
2.
"Da Loving Hit Different"-----
Avail Hollywood
No man is an island, but Avail Hollywood comes close. His style is without precedent. Here he returns to his métier, female-swooning ballads, with devastating effectiveness. The arrangement is appropriately glamorous.
Listen to Avail Hollywood singing "Da Loving Hit Different" on YouTube.
3.
"I Didn't Know Your Grandma Could Drop It Like That"------
Stan Butler
Blazing guitars, simple melodies and down-home country vocals...This is the Stan Butler we want to hear. Oh, and it doesn't hurt that he's singing about "grandmas" again. Near the two-minute mark Stan segues into his Deacon LowDown voice from
"Cowboy Ride" and it is bliss. He should adopt the Deacon garb (cowboy hat, drawers and a big bushy beard) as his stage persona.
Watch Stan Butler singing "Grandma Drop It Like That" with live grandma dancers from the audience.
4.
"Bring The Freak Out"-----
T.K. Soul
What begins as an ultra-simple, synth-hook exercise takes on texture and depth the minute T.K. sings, "Fellas.../Let me tell you 'bout this woman I admire..." You know instantly you're in the presence of an inspired vocalist.
Listen to T.K. Soul singing "Bring The Freak Out In Me" on YouTube.
5.
"Stay Together (Remix)"------
Karen Wolfe feat.
Calvin Richardson
"Stay Together" walks a very fine line for a secular song. When Karen sings, "The family that prays together/Stays together...," it verges on gospel---old-school, smooth and sentimental---and the original release a month ago exhibited some of those flaws. The remix, on the other hand, captures the magic of Karen's authentic southern soul voice, grounding "Stay Together" in a reality the audience can relate to. Partner Calvin Richardson lends a searing vocal.
Listen to Karen Wolfe and Calvin Richardson singing "Stay Together (Remix)" on YouTube.
6.
"This Is How We Do It In The Club"------
Wendell B.
"In The Club" is about the only song I haven't featured from
Real Talk in the last six months. What turned me around was the video---seeing all those sophisticated St. Louis friends of Wendell's grooving on the dance floor---and I've been grooving to it ever since.
Listen to Wendell B singing "This Is How We Do It In The Club" on YouTube.
7.
"Super Love"------
H-Town
Am I permitted to feature a successful mainstream R&B group? Daddy B Nice is nodding yes. "Super Love" sure sounds like southern soul to me.
Listen to H-Town (Shazam Conner & GI Jackson) singing "Super Love" on YouTube.
8.
"Eat That Cake"----
Tasha Mac
What appears on first impression to be a simple pound cake is actually a multi-layered wedding cake with all the special icings. The instrumental track is inspired and generous, and the slow-motion vocal unexpectedly refined. From Tasha Mac's new
You're Not My Competition CD.
Listen to Tasha Mac singing "Eat That Cake" on YouTube.
9.
"Loving Me"-----
Joe D
The best of many male debut artist tracks this month.
Listen to Joe D singing "Loving Me" on YouTube.
10.
"Mr. Good Time"---------
Portia P
The best of many female debut artist tracks this month.
Listen to Portia P singing "Mr. Good Time" on YouTube.
Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles For. . .
-------APRIL 2021-------

1.
"Southern Soul Girl"----
Volton Wright feat.
T.K. Soul
In my
4-star CD review I admit I considered giving Volton Wright a "trifecta" of top three singles on this month's Top 10 ("Southern Soul Girl," "Super Woman" & "Circles"), but I just couldn't justify taking away that much space from others. Wright is a tremendous new talent, and his collaboration with T.K. Soul on "Southern Soul Girl" will go down as one of southern soul's finest harmonizings. You can imagine stepping to it or slow-dancing: the song's romantic tide pulls you both ways.
Read Daddy B. Nice's 4-star CD Review.
Listen to Volton Wright and T.K. Soul singing "Southern Soul Girl" on YouTube.
2.
"Super Woman"----
Volton Wright feat.
J.D. and
Jeter Jones
Volton Wright redux. This tune starts out with the same gorgeous keyboard chords that lifted
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature," so right away you're in seventh heaven. J.D. (#1 in February, remember?) is spectacular on his introductory verse, and Jeter Jones raps the final verse all the way to the pearly gates!
Listen to Volton Wright, JD and Jeter Jones singing "She's My Super Woman" on YouTube.
3.
"Keep It Country"-----
B Cam & The Zydeco Young Bucks
The sheer lyricism of this song will win you over, and the zydeco accordion fills will make you gush. A special treat is the video, a perfect representation of a trailride, and a modest (not even hay bales), rain-soaked one at that, with the horses and ATV's mingling, with the band, the bonfire and the dancing.
Listen to B Cam singing "Keep It Country" on YouTube.
4.
"Plain Ole Country Boy"-----
Jeter Jones
Then there's the guy who made all this country trailride stuff relevant: Jeter Jones. He's singing about a simple man "doing what he's supposed to do," including "going to church on Sunday" and "work on Monday'. It's a great ballad with a unique point of view.
Listen to Jeter Jones singing "Plain Ole Country Boy" on YouTube.
5.
"Unkle Phunk's Juke Joint"----
Unkle Phunk feat.
Luster Baker
Yes, Unkle Phunk's back with a new collection, and if this fizzy title track featuring Luster Baker is any indicator, the anticipation will be justified.
Listen to Unkle Phunk & Luster Baker singing "Unkle Phunk's Juke Joint" on YouTube.
6.
"Toes Curl"-----
Sojo feat.
Methrone
Like
Ann Peebles singing about the rain, this song will work its way so far into your head you'll need one of those Matrix machines to get it out.
Listen to Sojo and Methrone singing "Toes Curl" on YouTube.
7.
"Put It On Me"------
West Love
A Staples-like vocal arrangement from the powerful singer who gave us "He's Doing That Donald Trump" and "You Better Go". West Love's video has a 100K views and she recently headlined a multi-act concert.
Listen to West Love singing "Put It On Me" on YouTube.
8.
"Stay The Night"----
Jesi Terrell feat.
Theo Huff.
Jesi Terrell is one of the finest vocalists of the new generation, with a great nose for material. And it's so good to hear some southern soul from her partner, Chicago's Theo Huff, who hasn't charted since his
#1 single in September of 2014, "It's A Good Thing I Met You".
Listen to Jesi Terrell and Theo Huff singing "Stay The Night" on YouTube.
9.
"Kick Out"----
Mr. Fredlo feat.
Omar Cunningham
Listen to Mr. Fredlo and Omar Cunningham singing "Kick Out" on YouTube.
10.
"Cowboy Ride"----
DeShay
Listen to DeShay singing "Cowboy Ride" on YouTube.
Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles For. . .
-------March 2021-------

1.
"Take Your Time"-----
Joe Nice feat.
Sean Dolby
I nearly crumbled from the full upright position the first time I heard this song. I just couldn't get over Sean Dolby's vocal. Sounds like he's on his back. The vocal's so wasted, so tentative, a whisper compared to the percussion intro, the best rhythm track since
Mr. David's "Cheating With The DJ". But what can I say? The Dolby vocal turns into a blues miracle on the scale of the loaves and fishes. And Joe Nice?...he's perfect. He makes it sound oh so natural, like the Fresh Prince back in the day. Oh and by the way, they're singing my favorite
Lynn White song,
"Take Your Time." I just didn't recognize it at first. "Props" to
DJ Sir Rockinghood for this one.
Listen to Joe Nice and Sean Dolby singing "Take Your Time" on YouTube.
2.
"For Your Love"-----
Hisyde
Hisyde is really coming on. Two in a row! "For Your Love" comes at you as easily as
Mr. Campbell's
"I'm Stepping Out" a couple years ago. This song plus "Is It Ova?" should catapult Hisyde above the rank-and-file for good.
Listen to Hisyde singing "For Your Love" on YouTube.
3.
"Good Booty Judy"-----
Arthur Young
Lyrically, we haven't seen a songwriter this enthused and engaged and in love with his craft since
Luther Lackey. "Sometimes I call her Geico/Because fifteen minutes is all I need/Sometimes I call her All-State/Because that girl got her good hands on me..." See Daddy B. Nice's
New Arthur Young Album Alert!
Listen to Arthur Young singing "Good Booty Judy" on YouTube.
4. "Singing The Blues"----
Ra'Shad The Blues Kid
The best young blues I've heard in awhile. It doesn't get any better. But I can't find a YouTube link to share!
Updated 3/6/21: Listen to Ra'Shad The Blues Kid singing "Singing The Blues" on YouTube.
5. "Save Me, Baby"-----
Tameka Jackson
Great instrumental track, with touches of Motown (Supremes), and nice fresh vocal. And again, no YouTube! Reminds me of
2006-2007, before I could furnish readers with YouTube links.
6.
"Tip-Toe In The Bedroom"-----
Certified Slim
This may be Certified's strongest track ever. Love the slowed-down tempo of the
Tyrone Davis classic, and the instrumental track and the vocal never flag.
Listen to Certified Slim singing "Tip-Toe In The Bedroom" on YouTube.
7.
"Just One Lifetime"-----
Stevie J. Bluez feat.
Shunte Hendricks
The words of ardent love sound just as stirring as when
J. Blackfoot sang them, and Stevie's back-up singer even sounds like
Ann Hines, who did the original with Blackfoot. From Stevie's new
Quarantined album.
Listen to Stevie J. Bluez and Shante' singing "Just One Lifetime" on YouTube.
8.
"Kickin' Dirt Up"-----
Mz. Connie feat.
Jeter Jones
One of the most irresistable tracks from Mz. Connie's new
Stir It Like Coffee album.
Listen to Mz. Connie and Jeter Jones singing "Kickin' Dirt Up" on YouTube.
9.
"South'N Lady"-----
Darnell Da Bachelor
Listen to Darnell Da Bachelor singing "South'N Lady" on YouTube.
10.
"Paper Or Plastic"-----
Margo Thunder feat.
Bigg Robb
Listen to Margo Thunder singing "Paper Or Plastic" on YouTube.
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Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles For. . .
-------FEBRUARY 2021-------

1.
"Love You Down"-----
JD feat.
Jeter Jones
"It never really mattered too much to me, / That you were just too damned old for me...." JD and Jeter Jones turn "grown folks music" on its head. Now it's young folks banging on the green door, wanting to get in on the excitement. "I can do what guys their age can do," JD insists. If this song doesn't get you dancing, nothing will. From Jeter's new, dulcet-sounding sampler,
Da Fish Grease Friday.
Listen to JD and Jeter Jones singing "Love You Down" on YouTube.
2.
"It's About To Go Down"-----
Jeter Jones feat.
Billy Cook
"About To Go Down" eulogizes the moment every man in love fixes his every waking thought upon. "She ain't had a man in awhile,/ But she said tonight it's about to go down." Another tuneful single from Jeter Jones' new
Fish Grease Friday sampler.
Listen to Jeter Jones and Billy Cook singing "It's About To Go Down" on YouTube.
3.
"All Because Of Me"-----
Stevie J. Bluez
In 2008 a new artist named Stevie Jay recorded the song that would make him a name in southern soul music. The original online platform for "Because Of Me" was removed but Stevie J. (his new name) republished
"Because Of Me" on his double-album DIVERSITY PROJECT in 2012. Now Stevie J. Bluez (his latest name) presents the first full and satisfying remix of "Because Of Me" on his new 2021 album,
Quarantined.
Listen to Stevie J. Blues singing "All Because Of Me" on YouTube.
4.
"Headz Or Tailz: The Crawfish Song"-----
Hump Dogg feat.
Nebu
This entertaining ditty on the pleasures of eating crawfish came out in mid-2020 but failed to make an impression. Now
"Crawfish". The husky-voiced Nebu guests on both versions and delivers the chorus with amiable verve.
Listen to Hump Dogg and Nebu singing "Headz Or Tailz: The Crawfish Song" on You Tube.
5.
"Come See About Me"-----
"It's Jaye Hammer Time" CD.
Listen to Jaye Hammer singing "Come See About Me" on YouTube.
6.
"On My Way To Memphis"----
Certified.
Listen to Omar Cunningham singing "On My Way To Memphis" on YouTube.
7.
"My Weakness"----
Sir Charles Jones &
Listen to Sir Charles Jones, Baby Drew & Nina Stacks singing "My Weakness" on YouTube.
8.
"Lay With Me Tonight"----
Volton Wright
Volton Wright is making a name for himself as a premier slow-jam singer, and I think we can safely say that DeShay grew up on
Listen to Volton Wright and DeShay singing "Lay With Me Tonight" on YouTube.
9.
"(You Know) What I Like"----
Omar Cunningham,
Listen to the Mississippi Hummin' Boy and friends singing "You Know What I Like" on YouTube.
10.
"Time To Let Go"----
Listen to Vick Allen singing "Time To Let Go" on YouTube.
Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles For. . .
-------JANUARY 2021-------

1.
"Excuse Me"-------
Big Pokey Bear
"I was just sipping on the Hennessy," Pokey sings in one of his finest vocals, "Me and my homies chilling V.I.P." In poetry that's called iambic pentameter, and I could give a lecture on all the things this song does, among them nailing a surefire melodic riff
(Beat Flippa on the track!) and, foremost, bringing a Notorious B.I.G., hiphop-at-its-best "coolness" to southern soul. Even if you don't like rap culture, you can feel the relevance, the feeling that this is the music of "now," oozing out of every bar Pokey Bear sings.
Listen to Pokey Bear singing "Excuse Me" on YouTube.
2.
"Southern Soul Woman"------
Cadillac Man
This artist has been beating on your Daddy B Nice's "green door" for a couple of years now, at first with reggae-based, southern-soul submissions that confounded me and then other, expedient projects that alienated me. And yet, in that same time Cadillac Man has transformed himself into a true southern soul singer, as this anthem to southern soul women attests. It just goes to show what true "want-to" will do.
Listen to Cadillac Man singing "Southern Soul Woman" on YouTube.
3.
"When You Work It"------
P2K feat.
T.K. Soul
P2K Dadiddy, the singer/songwriter behind the popular singles
"Soul Brothers Moonshine" (with Sir Charles and Jeter Jones) and
"Bottle After Bottle," returns with another cozy, guy-next-door groove, assisted ably by T.K. Soul.
Listen to P2K and TK singing "When You Work It" on YouTube.
4.
"A Little Freaky"------
Big Yayo
Written by
Omar Cunningham, from Big Yayo's just-released album
Electric Cowboy, the risque' yet tender ballad "A Little Freaky" showcases Big Yayo singing without any enhancement and very little accompaniment, and guess what. Yayo kills it. He can really sing.
Listen to Big Yayo singing "A Little Freaky" on YouTube.
5.
"Southern Soul Man"------
Mr. Nelson feat.
Sonya B.
A dynamic pairing of two new southern soul singers perfectly captures southern soul culture. Impressively produced and arranged.
Listen to Mr. Nelson and Sonya B singing "Southern Soul Man" on YouTube.
6.
"Bout To Go Stepping"------
T.K. Soul
T.K. Soul harks back to the electronic good vibes of
"The Ladies Love To Slide" with this new single from his new album
Chocolate Jamz. And don't miss Daddy B Nice's new profile of
T.K. Soul---#4 The New Generation.
Listen to T.K. Soul singing "Bout To Go Stepping" on YouTube
7.
"Work That"------
Tha Party King
He's the brother of young diva
Donyale Renee and guested on her
"Backyard Booty" single. Both siblings forge a hiphop-hybrid southern soul, but "Work That" surpasses anything the duo's yet recorded, and just when you think Party King might falter or get repetitive, an uncredited rapper (or Party King himself in a different rap style?) comes in with a verse that makes it a certified hit.
Listen to Tha Party King singing "Work That" on YouTube.
8. "That Bomb Love"-----
J. Red The Nephew
J. Red shines in another of his signature, mid-tempo ballads with all the finely-wrought trimmings.
Listen to J. Red The Nephew singing "That Bomb Love" on YouTube.
9.
"Torn Between The Two"------
Lady Q
Fresh from rousing turns on
"Lumberjack (I Need That Good Wood)" and
"Nose Wide Open," Lady Q goes solo to remake the legendary
Carl Sims' "Trapped".
Listen to Lady Q singing "Torn Between The Two" on YouTube.
10.
"Different From The Rest"------
King Fred
Singing with unaccustomed swagger, King Fred testifies to his southern soul "cred" in ways that have never been recorded before.
Listen to King Fred singing "Different From The Rest" on YouTube.
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