Corner 2025

November 7, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: NOVEMBER

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in NOVEMBER 2025.

1. "Gas Station Love"---E.J. Jones
2. "Intro (The Introduction)"---F.P.J.
3. "All Night"-----King Relle
4. "She Badd"-----Wendell B
5. "We Coming Thru"-----Myia B
6. "Step With Me"-----Country Boy P (aka Country Boy Peezy)
7. "I'm Him"-----Keith Luv feat. Mr. Burden
8. "Auntie Is A Fighter"----Terry B & Family
9. "Good Old Days"-----Petey Pablo
10. "Grown Woman"----Karen Wolfe

11. "Every Other Night"---Young Guy feat. F.P.J.
12. "That Long Dirt Road"---Stan Butler
13. "They Gone Lie Parts 1 & 2"---Jay Morris
14. "Certified Dog"---F.P.J.
15. "Louisiana Loving"---David Sylvester
16. "Don Julio"---Houston County Cowboy
17. "Cups In The Air"---Mike Clark Jr.
18. "Trailride"---Toia Jones
19. "I Ain't Trying To Hurt Nobody"---Mr. Blacknificent
20. "30 & Up"---F.P.J.

21. "Anonymous"---Fat Daddy
22. "Night On That Tequila (Remix)"---Tucka feat. Boosie Badazz
23. "I Love Myself"---Roi "Chip" Anthony
24. "Tryna Find Out"---J-Wonn feat. Big Yayo
25. "Daddy's Gone Fishing"---Jeter Jones
26. "Pound Town"---Nila Milan
27. "I Got Up"---Big Bo
28. "I Found A Woman"---Breeze MrDo2Much
29. "Take Your Time With Me"---Terry Rogers feat. Tucka
30. "Forever"---Jay Morris

31. "I Just Wanna Know"---P2K DaDiddy feat. Myia B
32. "Let's Go To The Trailride"---Lil' Topp
34. "Buss It Baby"---P2K DaDiddy
35. "You Played Too Long"---Terry Wright
36. "Dance With Me"---Remy Foxx
37. "Trailride Love"---Tee Rainer feat. Jeter Jones
38. "Demon Time"---F.P.J.
39. "Got For Me"---Young Guy feat. Anthony Q
40. "Let A Nigga Go"---Khia

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November 1, 2025:

Frank Lucas ("The Man With The Singing Ding-A-Ling") Passes

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October 19, 2025:

Daddy B. Nice's News & Notes

The Newest Southern Soul Sensation!
"Gas Station Love"

Listen to E.J. Jones singing "Gas Station Love" on YouTube.

In a year boasting the emergence of no less than three major southern soul stars---803Fresh, Mike Clark Jr. and Tonio Armani---you'd think the little genre that could---we're talking about southern soul music here---just couldn't stuff anyone else into this year's bag of musical largesse. But hold on... "Gas Station Love," a single recorded by a young man named E.J. Jones in his very first outing, has received over a million YouTube streams in its first two weeks! It's generated an unheard-of number of celebratory comments (5,000-plus!) and from the very day it was posted has received an unprecedented number of laudatory, accompanying YouTube videos: something that's never been seen before. All of the praise cites the song's fusion of vintage sounds (think early-seventies Curtis Mayfield, think Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Street") with today's emphasis on danceable tracks. The rhythm section and chime-riffing guitar are so exquisite your Daddy B. Nice hasn't bothered to listen to the lyrics. The music and overall production are that mesmerizing.

A Pharell-like, teenage-looking prodigy, E.J. Jones reminds me of Marvin, the boyfriend of Bridgett, Ray Donovan's teen-age daughter in the crime series "Ray Donovan". In the Season 2, Episode 8 called "Sunny," Marvin's character (first name is "Marvin," middle name "Gaye") is behind the glass in the recording studio, not quite feeling it, while Bridgett and the sound engineer look on. They take a break and Marvin says to Bridgett, "Why don't you come in with me?" Bridgett joins him, and at his suggestion starts singing the verses and chorus to "Sunny," the Bobby Hebb sixties classic that Marvin has been working on. And Marvin suddenly comes to life, weaving in and out of the melody with dizzying vocal pirouettes. The contrast between Bridgett's unschooled, very "white" voice and Marvin's soulful scatting is pure magic, crossover stuff concocted from dreams, and the engineer begins tapping his feet and grinning. They have a hit.

That's the kind of wizardry that "Gas Station Love" brings to the table in October 2025. It's so new and novel. The southern soul audience isn't interested in hearing the same thing over and over again, as much as the industry hopes that recreating what was once "new and novel" will result in a repeat of the original's success. "Boots On The Ground" wasn't an attempt to cash in on what worked before. "Hell Naw To The Naw Naw" and "Keep On Rollin'" weren't iterations of successful predecessors. They lit up the heavens with surprise and innovation. That's what "Gas Station Love" does. It literally comes out of nowhere and slaps us upside the head: "Hey what's this? Where did it come from? This is good!"

DBN notes: And hey, fans. Here's E.J. Jones' (Chosen One's) first official southern soul gig! From Daddy B. Nice's Concert Calendar.

8 pm, Sunday, October 26, 2025. Acapella's, 4205 Hacks Cross Road #101, Memphis, Tennessee. A Night of Soul Featuring E.J. Jones. E.J. Jones. Doors open 6 pm. 901-254-2567. Tickets.

Southern Soul Album List For The Holidays

Album production has experienced a precipitous drop in the last two or three years, coinciding with the decline of Memphis's Ecko Records, the last remaining southern soul "indie" label. The drop-off can also be attributed to the ascendence of southern soul's acknowledged number-one recording artist, King George, who never saw a major album retailer, including Apple and Amazon, he didn't choose to spurn. (DBN notes: Go to...Where to buy King George albums.) Even Jeter Jones, who defied the trend, publishing at least two full-length LP'S per year, has fallen off. But you wouldn't know it from this year's acts. Albums are popping up right and left, suddenly "in" again, a sign of prestige and legitimacy amongst the flourishing ranks of competing artists. Here's a sampling of what's fresh in southern soul retail. And don't forget. November and December are traditionally one of the busiest times of the year.

F.P.J. The Introduction

Sixteen tracks! FPJ's belated debut album. Chock-full of his hit singles and more. Sample/Buy THE INTRODUCTION at Apple.

J'Cenae The Evolution Of J'Cenae

The follow-up to her acclaimed, late Wendell B-tutored debut DECENCY. Ten tracks, including "Hell On My Hands" and "Real Real Woman". Sample/Buy The Evolution Of J'Cenae at Apple.

Big Mel Soul Vibes

Eleven tracks. Big Mel is releasing quality long-play albums at a pace way ahead of the pack. Less than a year following his August 24 album Blue Rose ("On Ya Feet," etc.) comes his new "Soul Vibes" album, featuring the already trending singles "Blow The Whistle," and "B.F.N." Sample/Buy Soul Vibes at Apple.

Karen Wolfe Going Out Tonight EP

Five tracks. A veritable primer for aspiring divas. Includes recent Top 10 Single "Juke Joint Party". Sample/Buy Going Out Tonight at Apple.

Jay Morris Smooth With It

Ten tracks. Jay Morris and his sister Kay Morris are pursuing solo careers, although The Jay Morris Group continues to tour (Nov. 8th Sumter, SC, Dec. 13th Huntsville, AL). Jay is the first to publish his debut, including his hit single "Trailride 101," where "what happens at the trail ride stays at the trail ride". Sample/Buy Smooth With It at Apple.

Myia B The Soul Buffet EP

Five tracks. Myia's first LP of any kind. Includes #1 Single "Grateful", although fans will be wondering why she didn't add hit singles like "Stand On Business," "5 Mo' Minutes," and "Toe Up" (still album-less). Sample/Buy The Soul Buffet at Apple.

Mike Clark Jr. Keep On Steppin': Big Stepper Edition

Eleven tracks. Mike Clark Jr.'s second LP. However, the difference between the music on his debut album (2024) and this 2025 set is night and day. Daddy B. Nice gave Keep On Steppin' his highest accolades in a five-star "can't miss, pure southern soul heaven" New Album Review.
Sample/Buy Keep On Steppin': Big Stepper Edition at Apple.

L.J. Echols Reset EP

Five tracks. A small (two of the tracks are the same song) but refreshing set in which L.J. returns stylistically to his "From The Back" roots. Sample/Buy Reset EP at Apple.

Wendell B Legacy the Tribute Album

Ten tracks (in reality eight). In his New Posthumous Album Alert! Daddy B. Nice singles out current Top 10 tunes "Searching For A Real One" and "We Gone Rock Tonight," calling the set a "joyous surprise" for Wendell B. fans. Sample/Buy Legacy the Tribute Album at Apple.

P2K DaDiddy Dance & Party The Album

Thirteen tracks. In typical P2K fashion the singer/songwriter collaborates with a host of currently trending artists---Myia B, Breeze MrDo2Much, Nicholas Markeith Merritt, Grandbandz, Kendo CountryTrim and LoverBoyLou. Sample/Buy Dance & Party The Album at Apple.

Carlin Taylor Get In Where I Fit In EP

Five tracks. The artist whose "Keep It 100" was the #1 single first time out in January of 2022 drops a melodic, guy-next-door kind of set featuring "Never Been (To A Trailride)" with Jeter Jones. Sample/Buy Get In Where I Fit In EP at Apple.

Mr. Willie Get Drunk And Go Home

Twelve tracks. The unfortunately named Mr. Willie (there are many Mr. Willie's currently recording and it's easy to get lost in the crowd) is most well known for his collaboration with fellow Ecko artist Ms. Jody: "She Got That Cougar Love". The title track is a well-put-together highlight of the set. Sample/Buy Get Drunk And Go Home at Apple.

Derek "The Change Man" Smith Live & In My Feelings

Nine tracks. A unique set of "live" recordings with better than usual sound quality, and the first of three LP's since 2021's Here It Is to contain Smith's classic single "Crazy About You". Sample/Buy Live & In My Feelings" on YouTube.

Ghost Ghoston Willie EP

Six tracks. Contains two versions of the energetic title tune and a reissue of "Something Out Of Nothing," currently featured in Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 Singles October 25. Sample/Buy Willie EP at Apple.

King Relle Love & Zydeco

Eight tracks. New musician's first album featuring zydeco/southern soul fusion by a button accordion master. Recommended track: "All Night (Long)". Sample/Buy Love & Zydeco at Amazon.

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October 5, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: OCTOBER

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in OCTOBER 2025.

1. "Grateful"---Myia B
2. "We Gone Rock Tonight"---Wendell B feat. Mic360 & Diggy
3. "Something Out Of Nothing (Reissue)"-----Ghost Ghoston
4. "Zydeco Soul"-----Uncle Fallay feat. Curley Taylor & Georgi'O
5. "Got Off Early"-----L.J. Echols
6. "Searching For A Real One"-----Wendell B
7. "Tonight"-----Lady Redtopp
8. "Cutta Rug"----King Malachi
9. "These Boots (Are Made For Walking)"-----DeVonese
10. "Jody Baby (She Ain't Goin' Nowhere)"----Baker Collins
(BEWARE! AI-GENERATED.)

11. "Believe 'Em"---King George feat. Frank Johnson
12. "Gas Station Love"---E.J. Jones
13. "Real Man"---MissVocals
14. "Good Time"---West Love
15. "Drankin'"---Napoleon Demps
16. "I'm Him"---Keith Luv feat. Mr. Burden
17. "Keep It Poppin'"---J.J. Caillier
18. "Come Over"---Marcellus The Singer
19. "Never Been"---Carlin Taylor feat. Jeter Jones
20. "Igloo On My Heart"---K. Morris

21. "She Badd"---Wendell B
22. "Put In That Work"---Myia B
23. "Play The Fool"---Gwen Yvette
24. "Undercover Cowgirl"---Columbus Toy
25. "Louisiana Loving"---David Sylvester
26. "I Wanna Go Outside"---Derek "The Change Man" Smith
27. "Where Ya Been"---Kiara Jae
28. "Do Sumn To Me"---Grandbandz feat. Money Train
29. "Poe Up With Me"---Avail Hollywood
30. "Every Other Night"---Young Guy feat. FPJ

31. "Going Out Tonight"---Karen Wolfe
32. "What You Gotta Do"---Lady Kay
34. "This Man I Like"---Portia P
35. "Fake (Folks Act Krazy Everyday)"---Married Couple of Southern Soul
36. "But They Don't Step Like This"---White Boy Charlie feat. Author Bryant & Brother Chat
37. "Auntie Is A Fighter"---Terry B & Family
38. "I Love Me Some Me"---Sky Whatley
39. "Ain't Nothing Like A Real Good Man"---J'Cenae
40. "Down In The Country"---Joe Black Johnson feat. 806 Big Steppaz

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September 20, 2025: Pictured: Tre' Williams

News & Notes

Back In Time to Southern Soul Circa 2012

A recent letter to Daddy B. Nice's Mailbag---Are Southern Soul Stars Charging Too Much?---prompted me to make some pretty brash statements about the state of southern soul. The first had to do with the concert circuit.

"Well, first of all Helena, there have never been as many southern soul concerts as there are today...I can remember years when I used smoke and mirrors---grabbing artists like The Isleys or Keb Mo or R.L. Burnside or R. Kelly or vintage groups like The Whispers or The Drifters---from other genres just to make the southern soul tour circuit (and my Concert Calendar) look bigger and more attractive than it really was."

And so I went back into my archives this morning to find out what in fact was the reality of southern soul touring in those days. I wasn't prepared for what I saw. I was wrong. Except for including nationally-recognized artists like Aretha, Smokey, Charlie Wilson and Morris Day, it wasn't that different from today, 2025!

On the weekend of May 26, 2012, for instance, Tre' Williams was fronting a large white band called The Revelations in Santa Barbara. Bobby Rush was with Cedric Burnside in St. Louis. Vick Allen was in Bassfield, Mississippi. L.J. Echols was in Greenwood, Mississippi. Jeff Floyd, Al Lindsey, Columbus Toy and Hog Pin were in College Park, Georgia. Stevie J, Sir Charles Jones, Lebrado, Ms. Jody and O. B. Buchana were at Cowboy's Corner in Pickens, Mississippi and Chris Ivy, Avail Hollywood and L. J. and Krishunda Echols were featured at the same Blues Room in Bassfield MS. that Vick Allen had played a couple of nights before.

On the weekend of July 14, 2012, similarly, T.K. Soul and Nellie "Tiger" Travis were in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The Revelations feat. Tre' Williams were in Evanston, Illinois. Morris Day & The Time were at B.B. King's watering hole in NYC. Sweet Angel was in Duck Hill MS., Aretha Franklin was in Lasa Vegas, L.J. Echols was in Greenwood MS. and Lil' Fallay was in Lafayette, Louisiana.

And the weekend of August 4th was an outlier with almost a dozen gigs. Tre' & The Revelations were in Cleveland. Smokey Robinson was in California. Chris Ivy, Avail Hollywood, Adrena and L. J. & Krishunda Echols were in Indianola MS. Roy C, Prince Mekel (formerly Steve Perry), Nellie "Tiger" Travis and Sir Jonothan Burton were in Pomonkey, Maryland. Millie Jackson was at B.B. King's in NYC. Ms. Jody, Sheba Potts-Wright, Charlie Wilson, Sir Charles Jones, Latimore, Clarence Carter, Angie Stone, Denise LaSalle, Latimore, Willie Clayton and Floyd Taylor were in Milwaukee. T.K. Soul and Dr. Dee were in Canton MS. and Willie Clayton and L.J. Echols each had additional gigs that weekend.

The second bold and audacious remark I made in the Mailbag reply was this:

"I remember many years ago, roughly the period after Bobby "Blue" Bland and Johnnie Taylor and the greats from that generation passed away and people were saying southern soul and the blues was dead or dying. Then a few stars from the younger generation (Sir Charles, T.K. Soul and others) created a new scene, the foundation of today's southern soul, but for quite a few years it was anything but robust. It was an insular, insider-ish, everybody's-okay culture with, frankly, a dearth of competition and a low ceiling compared to today's spectacular, hierarchical chaos. Everyone who is accusing today's southern soul artists of greed needs to ask themselves: Would they prefer it if everyone was the same? Would they want to buy tickets to see Mr. or Ms. Same?"

Once again, I wonder if I put my foot in my mouth. "No competition?" "Everybody's okay?" 2012 doesn't seem that long ago, but in southern soul musical terms it was. Maybe I was thinking of the immediate period (2000-2005) after Johnnie and Tyrone and Marvin died, because by 2012, the year I dipped into my archives and found the following article, the competition and the critical analysis---again to my surprise---was if anything more robust! For one thing, there were more critics. Suosalo doesn't even cover southern soul music anymore, although Whiteis still writes occasionally on southern soul for "Living Blues". Read on....One thing that's changed. More music is on YouTube, and I've inserted links to YouTube where there were none before. And FYI for the fans who've hopped on the southern soul bandwagon in the last decade: Floyd Taylor was the most talented of Johnnie Taylor's sons, who died prematurely, ending a promising career.

March 1, 2012: Daddy B. Nice Wonders....

IS SOUTHERN SOUL SLIPPING IN QUALITY?

I got the idea for this column the other day while reading, by chance, the reaction of Heikki Suosalo, "Soul Express" Magazine's resident Southern Soul musical columnist and reviewer, to Floyd Taylor's All Of Me CD (CDS, 2010).

"What a disappointment!" Suosalo wrote with admirable unequivocalness. "Are they trying to turn a great, 56-year-old Southern soul singer Floyd Taylor into a teenage idol?

"I would never have believed," Suosalo goes on, "that they'd give Floyd non-songs and meanderers with a contemporary, pounding, stuffy and repulsively programmed background; they even use those lovely boxes to distort human voice. Floyd's singing is in big contradiction with machines."

In spite of the Finnish expert's novel terminology ("meanderers") and syntax ("Floyd's singing is in big contradiction with machines"), it's obvious Suosalo hated hearing Floyd Taylor's voice filtered through producer Simeo Overall's Vocoder.

Suosalo's remarks touched upon something that had been bothering your Daddy B. Nice whenever I heard Floyd Taylor's oft-played ."I'm 'Bout It 'Bout It" on Southern Soul radio outlets lately. It just doesn't sound very good.

So why are deejays playing it? In this age of incessant text-messaging and tweets, has the attention span of Southern Soul media types become so paralyzed that they no longer recognize the true Southern Soul classics?

Not that there aren't two sides to this issue. Your Daddy B. Nice gave the All Of Me album a laudatory four-star review when it was released in 2010, and critic David Whiteis went even further in "Living Blues" magazine.

"With its roomy, natural-sounding production," Whiteis wrote, "well-executed studio effects, and deep-soul vocal stylings, this disc is more than a musical success: it sounds like the long-awaited dawn of Floyd Taylor's true career as a distinctly individual stylist."

And your Daddy B. Nice, while not as exuberant in his praise as the "Living Blues" columnist, was supportive as well.

"The big surprise of All Of Me is Floyd's teaming up with southern soul-slash-hiphop firebrand Simeo Overall for both the material and production of no less than five of the ten cuts on the CD. The even bigger surprise is that the tactic works. The new songs aren't better than the old-school FT songs--that would be nearly impossible given their classic sound--but neither are they embarrassing by comparison. There is no noticeable drop-off in quality. They sound like first-rate Floyd Taylor songs."

See Daddy B. Nice's CD Review in the "Tidbits" section of the Floyd Taylor Artist Guide.

And yet, now, after hearing the instrumentally aluminum-sounding, vocally-enhanced "I'm 'Bout It 'Bout It" way too many times over the past two years on Southern Soul radio, your Daddy B. Nice isn't so sure that there is "no noticeable drop-off in quality."

I'd much rather hear Floyd Taylor singing "I Love Being In Love With You"from the much better, classic Floyd Taylor CD, Legacy (Malaco, 2002). Johnnie Taylor himself seldom came as close to the pure sweet spot of Southern Soul that Floyd hits bullseye in "I Love Being In Love With You."

Vocal enhancement isn't the only contemporary issue dividing fans and their appreciation of the genre. Another frequently-played and seemingly popular song that increasingly irritates your Daddy B. Nice is Lebrado's "Fire."

Here you have not one but two good singers (Lebrado and his more famous brother, K-Ci) singing straightaway soul in an ostentatious fashion long associated with the very form--urban/smooth R&B--that Southern Soul reacted against.

Lebrado might reply that if it's good enough for the late Whitney Houston, it's good enough for him. But it doesn't, in your Daddy B. Nice's opinion, hold a candle (despite its technical fireworks) to Lebrado's understated, far more pure Southern Soul vocal on his classic "I'm Missing You Babe."

The way I see it, Lebrado reaches far deeper into his inner self in the latter and formerly-recorded track.

So I thought it would be interesting to visit a few of Southern Soul's most prominent artists and put a representative track from their "classic" phase against a representative track from their recent work, with a few comments to stir the pot.

Is Southern Soul slipping in quality?

Readers are welcome to chime in at:

daddybnice@southernsoulrnb.com

Sir Charles Jones

Classic track: "Is Anybody Lonely?"

New track: "On My Own Again"

Status: Slipping. Like Bob Dylan, Charles has never been the same after the motorcycle accident. His brilliant Love Machine-era first phase, followed by his awesome record-with-everybody second phase, has trailed into his third phase: muted, burdened by expectations. Even his "Tribute" album now seems like buying time.

Mel Waiters

Classic track: "Hole In The Wall"

New track: "I Ain't Gone Do It"

Status: Slipping, maybe, just a little. Waiters was never as incandescent as Jones, thus the difference in fan response to this day. But he's worked harder and stayed closer to his vintage sound.

Willie Clayton:

Classic track: "Wiggle"

New track: "Dance The Night Away"

Status: Slipping, but only just recently. Clayton has been coasting for a couple of years, but his work in the very recent past ("Boom Boom Boom," "A Woman Knows," "Going Crazy") may even surpass his classic early work.

Ms. Jody

Classic track: "I Never Take A Day Off"

New track: "When Your Give A Damn Just Don't Give A Damn Any More"

Status: Rising. As good as "I Never Take A Day Off" was, "When Your Give A Damn" may even be better.

Bobby Rush

Classic track: "Bare Mouth Woman"

New track: "Show You A Good Time"

Status: Holding steady. The quality of recent work shows no signs of abating.

Kenne' Wayne

Classic track: "Love Down"

New track: "Ride It Like A Cowboy"

Status: Slipping precipitously. Don't think I've ever read more hype about a Southern Soul artist as I did about Wayne in 2010--specifically how under-appreciated and under-rated Wayne is. And this musically-muddled dance track is the only single he's released since. "Love Down," on the other hand, is one of the most perfect Southern Soul songs ever concocted, and no one's ever heard of it.

O. B. Buchana

Classic track: "Let's Get Drunk"

New track: "That Thang Thang"

Status: Slipping. After a solid mid-period (i.e. "I Owe Everybody"), O.B.'s work has become predictable. While it was once about the songs, it's more frequently about O.B.'s vocal style these days. It's a signature style, but you've also got to have something to sing about.

Bigg Robb

Classic track: "Grown Folks Music"

New track: "Remix Our Love"

Status: Rising. Robb obviously hit a mid-period peak with Carl Marshall's "Good Loving Remix" and has never looked back, absorbing Southern Soul influences and making great hybrid new music (Vocodor and all) that satisfies both Southern Soul old-school faithful and fringe listeners.

Nellie "Tiger" Travis

Classic track: "If I Back It Up"

New track: "Tornado Wrapped In Fire"

Status: Slipping badly. Ever since she left producer/writer Floyd Hamberlin for producer/writer Carl Marshall, it's been brutal. Now back with Hamberlin in the studio, we can only cross our fingers.

T. K. Soul

Classic track: "Meet Me At The Spot"

New track: "Rehab"

Status: Rising. The work has steadily gotten better and better, with much material of which to be proud, although you're never home free when you think "Zydeco Bounce" is your ticket to fame.

Shirley Brown

Classic track: "Woman To Woman"

New track: "Watch What You Tell Your Friends"

Status: Rising. Although Shirley doesn't record a lot, when she does it's tremendous stuff that leaves the competition in the dust.

Theodis Ealey

Classic track: "Stand Up In It"

New track: "Slow Grindin'"

Status: Slipping. Since the heart attack, it hasn't been quite the same for Theodis.

Latimore

Classic track: "Let's Straighten It Out"

New track: "A Woman's Love"

Status: Slipping. But songs like "My Give A Damn Gave Out" and "A Woman's Love" show how fiercely Lat' is raging against age.

--Daddy B. Nice

P.S. And let's thank the artists for releasing ALL the songs, the favorites and not-so-favorites, giving us fans something to talk about. The world is a better place for having BOTH Floyd Taylor songs.

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So back to the present. We certainly weren't giving the artists any breaks in those days! And much of the criticism, as it is today, is tethered to the moment and subject to constant change. One thing that I take away from this past slice-of-life is "the more things change, the more they stay the same".

---Daddy B. Nice

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September 5, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: SEPTEMBER

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in SEPTEMBER 2025.

1. "Help Me Find My Drawls"---Tonio Armani
2. "Good Thang"---DeVonese
3. "She Loves Me (She Love Me Not)"---Mr. Hot Topic feat. Tucka
4. "(Don't Let That) Worry You"---Mike Clark Jr. feat. 803Fresh
5. "I Love Southern Soul"---Mr. David feat. Joe Nice
6. "Juke Joint Party"----Karen Wolfe
7. "Last Time"----Mr. Mister
8. "Real Woman"----Charmeka Menefee feat. West Love
9. "Sunday Afternoon"----Author Bryant feat. Brother Chat
10. "She Do It Big"---Sonny Boi feat. Big Chad Reed

11. "Was It Me (Remix)"---Big G
12. "Shot O'Clock"---Charmeka Menefee
13. "On My Mind"---K. Morris
14. "Cha Cha Master"---Mr. Don't Leave
15. "Breakup Letter"---Mike Clark Jr.
16. "These Boots"---DeVonese
17. "Trail Ride Blues"---Terry Rogers
18. "Tell Me What It Is"---Cecily Wilborn
19. "King Of Hearts"---Mike Bolden
20. "Lean Wit' It"---D. Riggs

21. "Drankin'"---Napoleon Demps
22. "Kountry Fresh"---Ciddy Boi P feat. Tex Freedom
23. "Keep It Poppin'"---J.J. Caillier
24. "Make It Roll"---Tucka
25. "Juke Joint Lover (Remix)"---Joe Nice feat. Nelson Curry & Doug E. Fresh
26. "Come Over"---Marcellus The Singer
27. "Got Off Early"---L.J. Echols
28. "Take Me To A Party"---Breeze MrDo2Much
29. "Cutta Rug"---King Malachi
30. "Big Leg Woman"---Soul Payn feat. Paroose

31. "So Sorry"---Roi "Chip" Anthony feat. Keith Sweat
32. "Keep On Steppin' (Remix)"---Mike Clark Jr. feat. Big Boogie
33. "Trail Ride"---Janell
34. "Steppin' Boots"---Matt B
35. "Time On The Weekend"---Nicole Leslie
36. "On You"---Chrissy Luvz feat. Ciddy Boi P
37. "Got My Square Toe Boots On"---Brock Harris feat. Jeter Jones
38. "Kiss It Where It Hurts"---Willie Clayton
39. "My Man"---West Love
40. "Good Ole Party"---J. Red The Nephew feat. Dillio

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August 23, 2025:

Daddy B. Nice's

News & Notes:

Artists Appearing Over The Labor Day Weekend

Karen Wolfe
Stacii Adams
Willie Hill
DJ Mega
Rue Davis
L.J. Echols
Jake Carter
Johnny James
Kiko Pryor
Vick Allen
Big Yayo
Vince Hutchinson
Marcellus The Singer
FPJ
Young Guy
Arthur Young
The Jay Morris Group
Shae Nycole
Jeff Floyd
Anita Love
Urban Mystic
Lil’ Runt
Tonio Armani
Frank Johnson
Nephew Jones
Sir Charles Jones
Avail Hollywood
Uncle Daddy
Nathaniel Kimble
Steve Perry
Kandy Janai
West Love
Wilson Meadows
Calvin Richardson
T.K. Soul
Cupid
Mike Clark Jr.
David Brinston
J'Cenae
Cecily Wilborn
Omar Cunningham
Big Mel
Squirt Kelly
Humminboy
Geno Wesley
King Fred
Jeter Jones
Cheff The Entertainer
Lacee
Sweet P
Pokey Bear

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New Music, New Album Alerts

Tucka just dropped a twelve-track sampler, The Hit Nation Compilation, scoring an admiring, five-star Daddy B. Nice review. The one song in which Tucka participates, Mr. Hot Topic's "She Loves Me (She Loves Me Not)," comes in for special praise. Other featured contributors include Mr. Smoke, T-Man, Terry Rogers, Mr. Mister, Mike Bolden, Nino The Gentleman and Shelton Richardson.

The Jay Morris Group, who for a half-dozen years have single-handedly beaten the southern soul curse against musical groups, are in flux. Group leader Jay Morris released his first solo single, "Trailride 101," a Daddy B. Nice Top 10 pick, in July, while his sister Kay Morris published her own first solo effort, "(Only Thing) On My Mind," a Top 40 single, in August. Now Jay has dropped his initial long-play solo project, Smooth With It. Meanwhile, the group continues to tour as The Jay Morris Group, including two gigs over the Labor Day weekend.

He hasn't generated the buzz of popular newcomers 803Fresh, Mike Clark Jr. or Tonio Armani, but Big Mel is releasing quality long-play albums at a pace way ahead of them. Less than a year following his August 24 album Blue Rose ("On Ya Feet," etc.) comes his new "Soul Vibes" album, featuring the already trending singles "Blow The Whistle," "Country Road" and "B.F.N."


J'Cenae is dropping her much-anticipated new album, The Evolution Of J'Cenae, on August 23rd, the same date this "News & Notes" is going online. Her sophomore project follows her 2021 debut album Decency, when she was mentoring with the late Wendell B. Two singles from the set, "Hell On My Hands" and "Real Real Woman," both written by Omar Cunningham, have already generated considerable enthusiasm.

Miscellaneous

Venerable Memphis label Ecko Records has signed a new artist. Mr. Willy first drew attention with his million-streaming single "She Got That Cougar Love," a duet with fellow Ecko artist Ms. Jody, who'd recently released her own album titled Cougar On The Prowl. Mr. Willy's debut album is entitled Get Drunk And Go Home.

The Louisiana Blues Brothas (Pokey Bear, Adrian Bagher and Tyree Neal), whose one and only album Love On The Bayou kick-started the modern era of southern soul with the classic single "My Sidepiece," reunited for a performance in Gulfport, Mississippi August 2nd.

Although it is still available on Apple, "She Do It Big," the single by Sonny Boi and Big Chad Reed, was recently removed from YouTube due to a copyright complaint. Sonny Boi is most well known from his collaboration with Jeter Jones, "Whole Lotta Country".

"Miami (feat. Lil' Wayne & Rick Ross)". This remix tells us country uber-star and crossover sensation Morgan Wallen is okay with all these country/hip-hop/southern soul mash-ups. He's basically doing it himself here. For context see Daddy B. Nice's commentary on "Dangerous/Wetter" (#2 Single July '25) and "Lovers & Friends/Sunrise" (#2 Single August '25).

Myia B's new EP, THE SOUL BUFFET, featuring her new song, "Grateful," is scheduled to be released Labor Day Weekend. Myia was the recipient of Daddy B. Nice's Best Out Of Left Field Song (2024) for "Stand On Business". She was recently installed in Daddy B. Nice's prestigious The New Generation Southern Soul Chart at #39 on the basis of her singles "Toe Up," "Stand On Business," "5 Mo' Minutes" and "Can't Run From Love" with Jeter Jones.

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August 8, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: AUGUST

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in AUGUST 2025.

1. "Jump Judy"---803Fresh
2. "Lovers & Friends / Sunrise"---DJ TFitzz Mash-Up feat. Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, Usher, Ludacris & Lil Jon
3. "Thick Like 40 Weight Gravy"---Fat Daddy
4. "Mr. Jody"---Uncle Willie
5. "Feelin' Alright"---Marcellus The Singer
6. "Forgot To Be Your Lover"---Arthur Young
7. "Southern Night Southern Love"---Ny'Aira
8. "Work Dat Fan"---Stacii Adams
9. "Wave That Bandana"---Wolfman Delliyo feat. Chavonna Adams
10. "Let Me Love You"---Harrison Hollingquest feat. Drea'C


11. "Addicted (To Your Love)"---Magic One feat. Vick Allen
12. "Sneaky Link"---LaMorris Williams
13. "They Call Me Jody"---Simply Wayne
14. "Quick Not Slick"---Young Guy
15. "(Only Thing) On My Mind"---K. Morris
16. "Shot O'Clock"---Charmeka Menefee
17. "Put It In Motion"---Ghetto Cowboy
18. "Country Wood"---Da Director
19. "Just Like This"---Queen Coco feat. Keneisha
20. "Grannie's Anthem"---Rico C.


21. "Country Road"---Big Mel
22. "HoneyDip"---Tia Catillia
23. "License To Steal"---Fat Daddy
24. "Don't Know My Name"---Mr. Stuff
25. "Every Night Friday Night"---T.J. Taylor
26. "She Do It Big"---Sonny Boi feat. Big Chad Reed
27. "Lean Wit' It"---D. Riggs
28. "Happy"---Audi-Yo feat. P2K DaDiddy
29. "No Bad News"---Nila Milan feat. Carlin Taylor
30. "My Place"---Big Mel feat. J'Cenae

31. "Breakup Letter"---Mike Clark Jr. feat. Marcellus The Singer
32. "Sunday Afternoon"---Author Bryant
33. "Kountry Fresh (Remix)"---Ciddy Boi P feat. Tex Freedom
34. "Backyard Boogie"---Sema'J
35. "Real Woman"---West Love & Charmeka Joquelle Menefee
36. "They Gone Lie"---Jay Morris
37. "Steppaz Step"---Royal D
38. "Make It Roll"---Tucka
39. "Southern Soul Love"---Lady Songbird Jinda
40. "Trailride Love"---Tyrus Turner

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July 20, 2025:

Daddy B. Nice's

News & Notes: New Music, New Album Releases

Jump Judy

You know an artist's hot when people are talking about his or her song before it comes out. Such was the case with 803Fresh's "Jump Judy". Snippets leaked out last month, and the word was Fresh and his people were working up a line dance in a not so subtle attempt to recreate the success of "Boots On The Ground". (By the way, have you noticed the phrase "boots on the ground" has entered the conversation of practically everyone in America, even if they may not know where it came from?) The "Jump Judy" single is out; the purported line dance hasn't yet appeared. Myia B ("Stand On Business") had an interesting aside recently. "I wrote this song ('5 Mo' Minutes')," she said, "to capture how partying has felt to me throughout my life and especially where it is now with the marriage of Southern Soul & line-dancing." The "especially now with the marriage of southern soul & line-dancing" had a clear ring of truth to it.

A few hours later... Had some lunch, took a quick shower and I'm sitting in front of my computer fighting off sleepiness. Decide to give into a trio of TikTok shorts and what do you know? The "Jump Judy" line dance is online. The title of the short is "803Fresh Finally Drop Jump Judy". Three guys are doing the new dance, and it looks...well, difficult? You'd better have some good knees. Oh! Just saw another one. A guy in braids in a parking lot. Good dancer. Get ready, folks, they comin'!

Side By Side

When Cecily Wilborn's new Kang803-produced single "Side By Side" (Daddy B. Nice's #3 Single, June 25) dropped, I was fascinated by the line, "I just love the way he hold onto me tight / When we're riding in the side-by-side". Even when her collaborator King George sang his verse, I couldn't figure out what they meant by "side by side," even postulating that it might have something to with love-making. You know, side by side in the bed? Like King George, I drive a pickup truck, albeit an old, customized, "murdered" (all chrome off), black 2001 Dodge Ram, so I guess I should have known what it was really all about. Side-by-sides are small ATV's with roll-bars. The driver's and passenger's seats are cozily close and they're evidently the going thing. At least they are in southern soul. In "285" (#3 July 25) Poka Jones sings "Slide with me down 285 / The only place she want to be is on my passenger side," and in "Country Girl Love" (#7 July 25) J.L. Thompson and B.J. Moodswing sing, "Hop up in my side-by-side / I'm looking for that country girl love / Can you give it?"

Love Me For Real

Another single currently making big waves across all platforms is "Love Me For Real" (#5 July 25) by BreezeMrDo2Much. This song has made a profound impression, combining a fine melody, an old-school sound and an emotionally authentic vocal with lyrics that people are responding to like the proverbial wanderer in the desert finding a water hole. "If you gonna love me / Baby, love me for real / If you gonna be with me, baby / Be with me for real / If you're gonna stand in my corner / Stand for real / If you gonna love me / Love me for real."

Cowgirl Trailride

Your Daddy B. Nice is constantly looking for the right words and phrases in much the same way as recording artists/composers are searching for musical hooks. I was reading an article about Bruce Springsteen in "The New York Times" the other day when I came upon this excerpt:

"Using drum loops was an idea he (Springsteen) drew from West Coast hip-hop, while 'that dark synthesizer that I favor, I still use it today,' he said. 'It always reminds me of dark clouds, or something ominous that's underneath everything else. It's sort of the underbelly of your stories'. What he calls the 'trance-like, dreamy' sound led him to write a set of songs..."

"That dark synthesizer," "dark clouds," "something ominous," and "trance-like, dreamy" are all descriptive phrases I wished I could have come up with to describe the synth background in S. Dott's and Tonio Armani's ."Cowgirl Trailride," which by the way has picked up another two million YouTube views (four million total) since its chart re-entry at #1 a month ago. Meanwhile, Tonio Armani's cachet has exploded. Check out a Spring Fling-sized crowd cheering Armani on outside Atlanta recently while he sings "Country Girl".

Trailride 101

Trailride 101 (DBN's #9 July 25) is different from all previous Jay Morris Group offerings. There's no "Group" in the title or the song (although K'Monique may add a little "Oooh-ooh-ooooh"). As longtime southern soul-ers know, southern soul is not and never has been conducive to groups. The Jay Morris Group has bucked that trend for a few years now and has succeeded. So is Jay Morris, the group's leader, succumbing at last to the lures of a solo career? I have no inside knowledge but I tend to doubt it. The group is so tight, and Jay and K. Monique are siblings. Maybe it's just a change of pace. Two new developments give food for thought, however. One is K. Monique's new solo single, "On My Mind," which dropped two weeks ago under the name K. Morris. K. Monique won Daddy B. Nice's Best Female Vocalist award in 2021, so she's definitely capable. The other development is a new (second solo) single from Jay called "Smooth," released without fanfare in June.

New Album Alerts!

The indefatigable Arthur Young has released his seventh album, A Trucker's Blues Volume 3. The 10-track set includes Arthur's cover of Tyrone Davis's "Are You Serious". There's also a cover, much more unconventional, of William Bell's "I Forgot To Be Your Lover".


Fat Daddy has released his first long-play since his debut in 2019---a six-track EP titled Perfect. The opening cut, Got My Money Right, is currently Daddy B. Nice's #4-ranked Top 10 Single. FPJ is the guest artist on the title track, "Perfect". Fat Daddy, whose real name is Allen Turner, is the son of blues legend R.L. Griffin, longtime owner of R.L.'s Blues Palace in Dallas, Texas.


Get your marching shoes. According to reports, Mike Clark Jr. ("Auntie Outside Tonight," "Keep On Steppin'") has signed a record deal with Atlantic. His first southern soul EP, aptly entitled Keep On Steppin', was released June 17th, prior to the partnership with Atlantic. The EP includes "Auntie Outside," "Keep On Steppin'," "Pop That" and "Doghouse". "Keep On Steppin" was a Daddy B. Nice Top 10 Single in both March (#2) and April (#1). Watch for Mike Clark Jr. to ascend to the prestigious Southern Soul: The New Generation Chart soon.


After four albums titled "Magic Show," Magic One (pronounced "Magic Juan") has switched it up just a little. His new 7-track EP, Magic City Volume 1, features guest artists Kandy Janai ("Love On You") and Cupid ("Dat Lil' Dance"), and the first single "Addicted (To Your Love)" features a stunning contribution from Vick Allen that all but dwarfs his own recent singles.

And More...

Statuesque singer Lady Songbird Jinda brings her falsetto-range talents to her third long-play project, Tables Turn, released June 20th. Donnie Ray and Jeff Floyd are guest artists. The five tracks include the just-released single "Southern Soul Love" and an interesting gospel outing, "For Your Love". Morris Day, former lead singer of The Time, is following Snoop Dogg's forays (King George, Tonio Armani) into southern soul. He's set up a production company and is marketing a new southern soul artist, Moe-Z. The first single is a mid-tempo oddity titled "Set It Out".

Deejay Spotlight

DJ Whaltbabieluv'---------"Episode 17: Southern Soul 4th of July - Independence Day Weekend Mix 2025

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July 7, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: JULY

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in JULY 2025.

1. "Toe Up"---Myia B feat. Charmeka Joquelle
2. "Dangerous / Wetter"---Shawn Walka Mash-Up feat. Morgan Wallen, Erika Shevon & Twista
3. "285"---Poka Jones
4. "Got My Money Right"---Fat Daddy
5. "Love Me For Real"---Breeze MrDo2Much
6. "Summertime Down South (Southern Soul Slide)"---Ny'Aira
7. "Country Girl Love"---J.L. Thompson feat. B.J. Moodswing
8. "Boots On The Ground (Poppinz Mix)"---803Fresh
9. "Trailride 101"---Jay Morris
10. "Tweaker Shuffle"---King Willonius


11. "Work Dat Fan"---Stacii Adams
12. "Mr. Jody"---Uncle Willie
13. "Pay Like She Weigh"---M. Cally
14. "Country Rideout"---DJ Trans feat. Dr. Dolla
15. "Real Good Time"---King George
16. "Body Rock"---803 Party
17. "Southern Soul Train"---Charisse Mackey feat. Ashley Ave
18. "Wave That Bandana"---Wolfman Delliyo feat. Chavonna Adams
19. "Outside Tonight"---Big Chad Reed
20. "Down In Tha Country"---Joe Black Johnson


21. "Sneaky Link"---LaMorris Williams
22. "Real Woman"---Charmeka Menefee feat. West Love
23. "What You See"---Jeter Jones feat. Deshay
24. "Feelin' Alright"---Marcellus The Singer
25. "Get Drunk And Go Home"---Mr. Willy
26. "Trail Ride'n Woman"---X-Man Parker
27. "Hoedown"---Miss Lady Blues
28. "You Ain't Country Enough"---Mr. Sam
29. "After Party"---Sunshine The Singer feat. Fat Daddy
30. "Trail Scoot"---Ky Soul


31. "Shake It For The Country"---Avail Hollywood
32. "Southern Night Southern Love"---Ny’Aira
33. "Mississippi Boy 2025"---Charles Wilson
34. "Ain't Going"---Tia Catillia
35. "Push It"---Gentry-Jones feat. A.G. Hammond
36. "Should've Pulled Out"---L.J. Echols
37. "Stepping Out"---Jaye Hammer
38. "Lights On Lights Off"---Kevin Khule Harris
39. "Put It In Motion"---Ghetto Cowboy
40. "Let Me Love You"---Harrison Hollingquest feat. Drea'C

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June 22, 2025:

Daddy B. Nice's

News & Notes:

803Fresh News

It's official. After reigning at #1 on the Billboard R&B Digital Song Sales chart for eight weeks beginning April 26, 2025, "Boots On the Ground" reached #1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay Chart on June 4, 2025. It's the first southern soul song to have done so, though it's difficult to compare because "Billboard" has changed its chart formats over the years. Meanwhile, "Boots" continued to rise (#34 at writing) on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.

803Fresh is the performing name of Douglas Furtick. The viral line dance was created by Tre Little. The impromptu dances have become staples of weddings, birthday celebrations and graduations. 803Fresh performed the song & dance at half-time of one of the NBA Play-Offs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers this past week. The song's popularity is further evidenced by the state of South Carolina officially designating May 1st as "Boots on the Ground Day" to honor the artist's success.

Your Daddy B. Nice had been trying to think of a song from the past that compares musically with "Boots On The Ground"---not all that common a style, really---a tune that shares a similar affinity with dancing. Then, the other day while driving and listening to an oldies station, I heard it. Rufus Thomas's "Walking The Dog" from 1963.

Listen to Rufus Thomas singing "Walking The Dog" on YouTube.

The new 803Fresh Boots On The Ground Album has been released in CD format, available in limited quantities through ebay. In addition to "Boots On The Ground," the collection includes pre-"Boots" material "I've Been Drinkin'," "Big Dog," "All Night Long" and more.

See Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide to 803Fresh.

Here Is A List Of "Trailride" aka "Trail Ride" Songs Currently In My Music Library.

"Trail Ride"---Carl Sims 2011
"Trail Ride"---Lebrado 2013
"Trailride Certified"---Jeter Jones, Crystale 2016
"Zydeco, Blues & Trail Ride"---RMG Family (Beat Flippa, Pokey Bear, Jeter Jones, Crystal
Thomas, Big Cynthia, Miss Portia et.al.) 2016
"Trail Ride"---Jaye Hammer 2016
"Ratchet Trailride"---Jeter Jones, Boozie Badazz, DeShay, DJ Scooter 2021
"At The Trailride"---Pokey Bear 2017
"Trailride 101"---Jay Morris 2025
"Trailrider's Shuffle"---Big Mucci, Rico 2020
"Trail Ride"---Lady Redtopp, Bri Rocket 2023
"That Trail Ride Life"---J.B. Hendricks 2023
"Trail Ride Slide"---Angel Faye Russell 2017
"Dukes & Boots" (Trail-Ride Version)---Avail Hollywood 2021
"Trailride Anthem"---Jeter Jones 2023
"Headed To The Trailride"---Meeka Meeka 2025
"Trailride Certified (Remix)"---Jeter Jones, Cupid, Big Tony 2018
"A Party At The Trailride"---Stephanie McDee, Mr. Cotton 2014
"Trailride Sailing"---Meechie 2023
"Trailride Love"---Tyrus Turner 2025
"Come To The Trailride"---Jeter Jones 2023
"Trail Ride"---Sir Charles Jones, Jeter Jones 2022
"Trail Ride GMix"---Sir Jonathan Burton 2023
"Trail Ride Jump"---Cheff Da Entertainer, Poka Jones, Sticky P 2023
"Trail Ride Party"---Jeter Jones, Just Just-K 2021
"Take Me To The Trailride"---V. Sunshyn 2024
"Love You Down (Trailride Mix)"---Jeter Jones, JD 2021
"Trailride Certified 3"---Jeter Jones, Level 2024
"Cowgirl Trailride"---S. Dott, Tonio Armani 2024
"South Carolina Trailride"---ToneDrake 2025
"Trail Ride Slide (Remix)"---Honey Gurl, Jeter Jones, JFly Barber 2025
"Trail Ride Shawty"---Marcellus The Singer 2022
"Trailride Certified"---Jennifer Watts 2021

I make no claims to it being an exhaustive tally. It merely reflects my particular favorites. What I find most interesting are the dates (approximate). With a couple of exceptions--Carl Sims, Lebrado, Stephanie McDee--none of the recordings predate 2016, the year Jeter Jones's third and breakthrough southern soul album "Trailride Certified" appeared, swiftly followed by Beat Flippa's "Trailride Music: Volume 1". Before that, "trail ride" wasn't a "thing" in southern soul music.

This project was inspired by Tonio Armani and S. Dott's "Cowgirl Trailride, currently Daddy B. Nice's #1 Southern Soul Single its second time round. The new "Cowgirl Trailride" line dance has gone viral in "Boots On The Ground" fashion, with over a million and a half new streams in the first three weeks since its June 1st reappearance.

In Other News:

According to reports, Mike Clark Jr. ("Auntie Outside Tonight," "Keep On Steppin'") has signed a record deal with Atlantic. His first southern soul EP, Keep On Steppin', was released June 17th, prior to the partnership with Atlantic. The EP includes "Auntie Outside," "Keep On Steppin'" and "Doghouse". Clark Jr.'s cover of the Love Doctor's "Slow Roll It" is not included, most likely due to copyright reasons.

See Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide to Mike Clark Jr.

Fat Daddy has released a new six-tune EP titled Perfect, featuring his new hit single "Got My Money Right". (Watch Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 Singles for July 2025.) The title tune, "Perfect," features FPJ. Fat Daddy, whose real name is Allen Turner, is the son of blues legend R.L. Griffin, longtime owner of R.L.'s Blues Palace in Dallas, Texas.

See Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide to Fat Daddy.

J. Red The Nephew dropped a new EP oh his label Soul Mop Productions in late April. Redemption features a remix of J. Red's popular "Too Young For Me," accompanied by Itz Karma. Other tracks of note are "So Good" and "Like A Bass Drum".

See Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide to J. Red The Nephew.

YouTube Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary

I don't know what I'd do without YouTube. Probably slink off, wither away and die. Prior to 2005 all I could give my readers was 30-60 minute sound samples. It was terrible. YouTube enabled me to lift the music to heights previously unheard of. Linking to YouTube gave my readers instant access to the songs I was writing about. You've heard of the old axiom "A picture's worth a thousand words"? So is a YouTube video. Popularizing southern soul music has been my life's mission, and YouTube has been my most indispensable tool.

---Daddy B. Nice

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June 7, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: JUNE

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in JUNE 2025.

1. "Cowgirl Trailride" (Re-Entry)---Tonio Armani & S. Dott
2. "Imagination"---Ice Doll feat. Marcellus The Singer
3. "Side By Side"---Cecily Wilborn feat. King George
4. "Love Entanglement"---Gasner The Artist
5. "Trailride Sailing"---Meechie
6. "My Stetson (Remix)"---Keith Brougham feat. Jones Monroe & Toy Toy
7. "Good Guys"---Bigg Robb feat. The Problem Solvas
8. "My Type Of Carryin' On"---Nephew Jones
9. "Juke Joint"---FPJ
10. "Line It Up"---Da Director feat. Houston County Cowboy, Devonese, Chill Will


11. "Real Good Time"---King George
12. "Cornbread Country Fed"---ISHA (Telisha Carridine)
13. "Can We Just Stay"---Troy Henry
14. "Love Me For Real"---Breeze Mr.Do2Much
15. "Jump Judy"---803Fresh
16. "Toe Up"---Myia B feat. Charmeka Joquelle
17. "Trailride 101"---Jay Morris
18. "Dangerous/Wetter"---Morgan Wallen feat. Twista, Erika Shevon
19. "Tweaker Shuffle"---King Willonius
20. "Work Dat Fan"---Stacii Adams



21. "Got My Money Right"---Fat Daddy
22. "Country Ride Out"---DJ Trans feat. Dr. Dolla
23. "Shot House"---Devonese feat. Jeter Jones
24. "Lick Back"---Star Redd feat. Sir Charles Jones
25. "I've Been Drinkin'"---803 Fresh
26. "So Close"---Stevie J. Blues feat. Dubb Ruffin
27. "Rooster (Where Dem' Hens At?)"---Mo'B
28. "One Mo' Time"---Kami Cole feat. Jeter Jones
29. "Arkansas Boy"---J.C. McKeller
30. "Feel Good Music"---Jammie Evans feat. Ronnie Bell

31. "B.F.N."---Big Mel
32. "Addicted"---Magic One feat. Vick Allen
33. "Boots On The Ground (Poppinz Mix)"---803Fresh
34. "Saturday Night Blues"---J.T. Watkins
35. "It's All About You"---Memphis Jackson feat. Theodis Ealey
36. "Next To You"---Crystal Thomas
37. "Ride With Me"---Willie Clayton
38. "Played"---Kyia B
39. "Be Careful"---Vick Allen
40. "Hustle"---Big Yayo

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May 26, 2025:

Daddy B. Nice's

News & Notes:

Southern Soul: THESE ARE THE GOOD OL' DAYS!

How does it feel, Southern Soul Nation, to have the hottest-trending music in America? Another day, another reel of TikTok "shorts" and YouTube videos to get your feet tapping. Anyone tiring of "Boots On The Ground? Hell Naw! Bishop Bullwinkle's "Hell Naw To The Naw Naw!" went viral ten years ago. And 803Fresh has been in TikTok's top ten streams for months now, often at #1.This is the "Cupid Shuffle" all over again. (17 years ago, 99 million views).

Like water rising in a flooding basement, "Boots On The Ground" is permeating every corner of the American cultural landscape, and the demand shows no sign of flagging. The newest "Boots" video tallied more than three million streams in its first ten days! Michelle Obama is dancing to it (so subtle, so smooth). Kamala Harris is learning how to do it. It's even the highlight of this year's graduation ceremonies at many universities, with senior officials as well as twenty-something, cap-and-gowned graduates all seemingly conversant with the "Boots" line dance. The contrast between southern soul's feel-good, dance-oriented music and the hiphop implosion taking place at Diddy's trial in New York City couldn't be greater.

Up here in the mountains of Boulder Colorado, one-time Jackson, Mississippi resident Coach Prime (Deion Sanders, Colorado football coach) is looking out on the majestic Flatirons doing a podcast interview. What is that familiar song we hear playing in the background of his luxurious office (usually dominated by the sounds of hiphop)? Why, none other than King George singing "Can't Stay Too Long". Yep. This is southern soul heaven, right here, right now. Meanwhile, Mike Clark Jr.'s "Keep On Stepping" has taken the social media baton from "Boots On The Ground" and is running away with reels of line-dancing shorts.

But wait!...The latest front-runner for streams in this unprecedented harvest of line-dancing highlights gone viral is a beautiful, haunting and comparatively slow-tempo-ed bomb from two years ago---Daddy B. Nice's #1 Single from August 2023, "Cowgirl Trailride," by S. Dott and Tonio Armani. The Sparta, Georgia-native Armani, the biggest star to not yet become a full-fledged southern soul star, already has a highly-popular line-dancing favorite on social media, "Country Girl". Now "Cowgirl Trailride," his collaboration with S. Dott, has been resuscitated with a slow but sexy, hip-swaying line-dance gone viral, and it's everywhere on the Web, with Armani's unforgettable "Horses in the stable / I love the way you ride...ride...ride it..." locomoting line-dancers in dozens of shorts.

Yes, it's the "Days of Wine and Roses" for southern soul---the "Days of Hennessy and Herb". When southern soul singers are asked to describe southern soul music, they invariably give two answers: one, it's a mixture of blues, gospel, R&B and rock and roll; and two, it's some version of "It's 'feel good' music." And yep. We're feeling it. A list of southern soul artists who have become household names---at least for a time---would have to include the aforementioned Cupid ("Cupid Shuffle"), Bishop Bullwinkle ("Hell Naw To The Naw Naw"), Theodis Ealey ("Stand Up In It") and King George ("Keep On Rollin'").

I'd like to throw out David Brinston's "Kick It," recorded a quarter-century ago, and reviewed this month by Daddy B. Nice (DAVID BRINSTON LIVE), as a candidate for today's line-dancers. It's a song you simply cannot play loud enough, and whether someone finds the inspiration to choreograph it or not, "Kick It" is a testimony to the fact that southern soul hasn't died, isn't going to die, and will always be there to make us smile and dance as if there's no tomorrow filled with problems.

See Daddy B. Nice's New Album Reviews.

Miscellaneous Notes:

Mother's Day weekend 2025 continued to be arguably the highest-grossing annual holiday for southern soul performers, with at least twelve major concerts (with many headlining stars) transpiring across The South and ten times that many deejay-hosted, line-dancing events (the "Boots On The Ground" effect) in such demand their tickets were sold on major platforms like Eventbrite and Ticketmaster. (The latter a first.)

Kang803, who gained fame as the producer of King George's "Keep On Rollin'," has published a new EP---his first---entitled New School Blues, including new singles by King George ("Real Good Time") and Cecily Wilborn w/ King George ("Side By Side").

Fat Daddy has released a six-song EP---his second long-play collection---called Perfect. The first single is "Got My Money Right".

Watch for a new collection soon to be released by Annie Washington aka Mrs. B ("Show Pony," "Thick Pocketbook," "3 Legs").

King George headlines with Morris Day in Detroit July 19th, and in a sign of passing eras George is the headliner over the former superstar of The Time. See Daddy B. Nice's Concert Calendar.

Watch for overlooked singles by Meechie ("Trailride Sailing"), Gasner The Artist ("Love Entanglement") and Nephew Jones ("My Type of Carryin' On") getting new, second-look love from deejays despite less than successful debuts. (Hint: it's already happening.)

Which recording artist(s) notched the most songs on Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 singles charts in 2024? There were two artists tied with five a piece.

Ciddy Boi P: "This Is Texas," "She Looks Good In Anything," "Fishing Hole," "One More Day," "What You Waiting For"
Curt The Country Man: "Back Road," "Back Roads (Remix), "Going Out," "Whiskey," "Two Beers"

Neither artist has charted yet in 2025. See Daddy B. Nice's Comprehensive Index.

One last note on 803Fresh's "Boots On The Ground" and...Where 'dem fans at?...I can't remember fans (the kind to cool off with) being incorporated into a dance song, but having fun with body movements has been around forever. Back in 1965 Shirley Ellis had it going on:

Listen to Shirley Ellis singing the "Clapping Song". 1965.

Here's Shirley Ellis onstage with line-dancers and hand-clapping.

Listen to Shirley Ellis singing the "Clapping Song" live onstage on YouTube.

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May 7, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: MAY

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in MAY 2025.

1. "Cheat Code"---Lacee
2. "It's Alright (Just Do It, Do It)"---Gwen Yvette
3. "Makin' Love Costs Money"---Angel Faye Russell aka Angel Faye Williams
4. "Something In The Air"---West Love feat. J-Wonn
5. "Tequila"---Willie Clayton
6. "Leave With You"---Frank Johnson
7. "Tell Me What Will"---Will G. Soul
8. "Knock It Out The Box"---Cousin Dee
9. "Lit This Weekend"---Tia Catillia feat. Nino The Gentlemen
10. "Big Ol' Horse"---Big Bo


11. "Southern Soul Southside"---Volton Wright feat. Bigg Sacc
12. "Do Yo Dance"---P2K DaDiddy feat. Grandbandz
13. "Hat, Pants, Boots"---J.L. Thompson
14. "Addicted"---O.C. Soul
15. "South Carolina Trail Ride"---ToneDrake
16. "My Stetson"---Keith Brougham
17. "Trailride Love"---Tyrus Turner
18. "Juke Joint Slide"---Jay Swag
19. "Love Games"---Volton Wright
20. "Kuntree Man"---Sunshine The Singer feat. Bad Newz


21. "Mr. Come Get It"---Young Guy feat. Yuric Priimer
22. "What If It Was Me"---Boss Lady Coco
23. "Thunder Cat"---DJ Mega
24. "Stay Right There"---Mike Clark Jr. feat. Big Bo
25. "Southern Woman"---T-Man feat. Willie Clayton
26. "Special Lady"---Prince DeLeon feat. Vick Allen and L.J. Echols
27. "What You See"---Jeter Jones feat. DeShay
28. "Hey Cowboy"---K. Renaa
29. "Step With It"---Mr. Smoke
30. "Feel Good Music"---Jammie Evans feat. Ronnie Bell


31. "Juke Joint"---FPJ
32. "Hater's Dream"---Nelson Curry
33. "Fun Tonight"---Mz. Brown Suga feat. J. Lake
34. "Weekend"---Toya C.
35. "Groove"---Big Kutty feat. Jeter Jones
36. "B.F.N."---Big Mel
37. "Country Girls Outside"---Christopher Kane
38. "Real Thang"---Volton Wright feat. B. Pureese
39. "I Been Drinkin' And Sure Wasn't Thinkin'"---J.J. Caillier
40. "On The Floor (Hey Lil' Mama)"---Malcom Simmons

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April 25, 2025:

Daddy B. Nice's

News & Notes:

Southern Soul in New York City!

I never thought I'd see it. They're street-dancing to 803Fresh's "Boots On The Ground" in Times Square outside the discount Broadway tickets booth. Ubiquitous in NYC, these street buskers are taking the line dance moves to a whole 'nother level, attracting crowds who watch, stupefied, wondering what the hell they're witnessing. Very few will comprehend they're listening to a genre called southern soul, and even fewer will enter the nirvana where we southern soul fans pass our pleasurable days. But it's happening nevertheless, and what was unimaginable for the southern soul scene a couple of decades ago---that is, the younger generation completely enthused and energized by southern soul---is now a reality. One amusing footnote: most of the YouTube and TikTok videos chronicling these impromptu street dances in Manhattan label it "Texas culture". Guess they don't know it originated in South Carolina. Are line dances Southern Soul's entree into the national consciousness?

Listen to a new interview with 803Fresh on YouTube.

Bobby Rush at the Grand Ole Opry

Three-time Grammy Award-Winner Bobby Rush is headed to the Grand Ole Opry with white blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shephard in August. Here's what Bobby had to say about it:

"Although I'm known for being a Bluesman and I live the blues, sleep the blues, breathe the blues, and eat the blues, I actually grew up listening to country classics on WLAC radio. Willie Nelson is one of my favorites, and I've always loved listening to the Opry and artists like Minnie Pearl and Roy Acuff. After all these years well into my career, to be making my debut at the iconic Grand Ole Opry at 91 years old, is a dream come true."

New Music Alerts

Willie Clayton has a new album: Double Play Soul R&B. Willie has also done something he's never done before. The master vocalist has gone country. That's right. He's recorded a pure country single called "Tequila" and it is an experience. Bigg Robb has a new album out whose title will remind longtime fans of his early work: "Juke Joint Soul". "David Brinston Live" is the title of David Brinston's latest project, due for release soon. Lomax, whose career was put on pause due to a fire a couple of years ago, is rumored to be readying an album of new work. Volton Wright has published a new long-play set called "Love Games," the subject of a four-star New Album Review this month by Daddy B. Nice. And new artist Jay Swag has entered the scene with a new album called "Southern Swag". Avail Hollywood has published a set of all new work called "The King Of Grown Folks Music". Omar Cunningham also has new music packaged in a "limited edition" CD titled "The Love Album". And Ricky White, absent from the publishing world of late, is back with a collection called "Turn My Life Around".

Why Re-Inventing The English Language Hurts Recording Artists In The Long Run

You think it's cool. You think it's hip. You think it distinguishes you as cutting-edge. What I'm talking about is new song titles. Let's get rid of the "C" in "country" and call it "Kuntree". Let's get rid of the "you" and replace it with "U". Re-inventing the spelling of song titles may seem a nifty thing to do at the time, but it is not a prudent thing to do if you want your song remembered for posterity. Two or three (or many more) years after the fact, when people are trying to find your song in their music library, do you think they're going to remember you put a "U" instead of "You" or a "K" instead of a "C" in "country"? But it's worse... If you're searching for a song on YouTube or other music apps, you're at a more serious disadvantage. People aren't going to find you, bro'.

Money On A Scale Southern Soul Has Never Seen Before

Checking into Ticketmaster on a recent Saturday, tickets for an upcoming King George concert were selling at the rate of 45 sales per hour. At an average rate of $200 per sale (very modest considering most sales involve more than one person), that's ticket revenue coming in at nine thousand dollars per hour. Multiply that times approximately 12 peak business hours in a day and that's over one hundred thousand dollars per day! And remember, many of those tickets sales are upwards of $400 or $500 per item (twice as much as calculated) and there are another 12 hours in the day when sales (if less) are still being transpired. Yes, pinch yourself. It's a new era for contemporary southern soul.

Deejays...

There are so many southern soul-spinning deejays it's becoming impossible to keep up. Following the example of DJ Jammin' Jay, the latest music jock to turn to "retailing" his mixes is DJ Cutty Cut. One of his latest is "Southern Soul Expo 8," a playlist that features both "clean" and "dirty" edits. Another deejay I've been favoring on YouTube is DJ Blast, who wears a cowboy hat and dances continuously. He's got his pulse on the newest material, as does another talented and knowledgeable jock, DJ Mix Master T, whose mixes can run almost two hours. (Check out his "Southern Soul Wild And Loose Mixshow.") An additional "perk" of the latter pair. No commercial breaks, at least for the time being.

Miscellaneous...

"Boots On The Ground" lyric references are proliferating in new music by other artists. That's the evidence a tune has become a sure-fire classic (i.e. "Stand Up In It," "Hole In The Wall," "Keep on Rollin'," "Slow Roll It".). Even musical snippets are showing up in the music of others, particularly the three-beat verse-end that makes the line-dancers shake their fans and butts. 803Fresh fans can listen to an interview with their beloved singer/songwriter on YouTube: "I Am Carolina featuring 803Fresh (Episode 3)". And out of left-field: Rickey Smiley has a YouTube video called "Church Folks Version of Boots On The Ground".

Old-school southern-soulers may appreciate a new and potentially controversial YouTube profile of Tyrone Davis entitled "The Shocking Secret Tyrone Davis Hid For Years".

New artist Tina Brown, who's been introduced to the southern soul audience by Jeter Jones and "Slack" Jefferson, has a unique, raw, country vocal sound that attracted me. I downloaded her new single "Perfect Man" in anticipation of it charting in May. Then, on the third listening (the first close listening), I literally let a yowl of pain. OUT OF TUNE! Tina must be sharp or flat on at least half the notes. OUCH! If she's really this raw, it's up to the producer to shield her from the public embarrassment.

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April 6, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: APRIL

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in APRIL 2025.

1. "Keep On Steppin' Remix"---Mike Clark Jr. feat. The Ying Yang Twins
2. "Pressure"---Big Pokey Bear feat. Boosie
3. "5 Mo' Minutes"---Myia B
4. "Waste Your Time"---Marcellus The Singer
5. "I'll Be Your Lollipop"---Ms. Jody
6. "Paying My Baby's Bills"---Sir Charles Jones
7. "Blow The Whistle"---Big Mel
8. "Pop That"---Mike Clark Jr.
9. "Big Bone Girl Party"---Ced Wade feat. Queen Thickums
10. "Ain't Nobody"---OldMan MP


11. "Bitch You Better Not Have"---Ms. Jody
12. "One More Day"---Vick Allen
13. "F.Y.B. (I'll Fuck You Better)"---Squirt Kelly feat. FPJ
14. "Work Dat Pole"---Da Director feat. Jeter Jones
15. "Big Ol' Horse"---Big Bo
16. "Knock It Out The Box"---Cousin Dee
17. "Leave With You"---Frank Johnson
18. "Trailride Love"---Tyrus Turner
19. "Trail Ride Slide Remix"---Honey Gurl feat. Jeter Jones & JFly Barber
20. "It's Still Yours"---Ms. Jody

21. "It's Two Sides"---L.J. Echols
22. "Angel Wings" (Re-Entry)---Myia B
23. "18 Wheeler"---ERealist feat. Arthur Young
24. "Hoo Down"---Tee Doe Brown
25. "The Blame (Remix)"---Fat Daddy
26. "What Would You Do"---Donnie Ray feat. Jeff Floyd
27. "Look Good Feel Good"---Roi "Chip" Anthony feat. Lil' Runt & Eazy Harbor
28. "All Night Long"---Mr. Nelson feat. Edrick Hill
29. "Perfect"---Fat Daddy feat. FPJ
30. "Let Me Rock You"---Troy Henry

31. "Closing Time"---Crystal Thomas
32. "Shake It Baby"---Lomax
33. "Party (Cut Up And Get Loose)"---Willie Clayton
34. "Moonshine In The Trunk (Remix)"---Nephew Jones feat. Jeter Jones
35. "Handy Man"---Shae Nicole
36. "Cougar Thang"---Tre Davis feat. Rabbitt Orr
37. "Juke Joint Slide"---Jay Swag
38. "Fireball Moonshine"---Avail Hollywood
39. "Country Wood"---Da Director
40. "You Gonna Make Me Cry"---Ghetto Cowboy

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March 17, 2025:

Daddy B. Nice's

News & Notes:

Welcome back to "News & Notes" as we bid a fond farewell to the 2024 music award nominees and winners and welcome an abundance of new southern soul music for 2025.

New Music:

Of course, if you've been watching the music scene closely, you know Sir Charles Jones and Jeter Jones published new albums over the holidays. Both Charles' The Elite King and Jeter's My Fans Only gain high praise from Daddy B. Nice in New Album Reviews, as does T.K. Soul's Timeless, which arrived in late January.

Top 10 charting singles from that trio of releases in the first three months of 2025 include "Nail In The Middle," "Can't Run From Love," "Another Round" (Jeter Jones), "Flow Like A River," "Where I Belong" (Sir Charles Jones) and "Put A Freak On Me" (T.K. Soul). In addition, Calvin Richardson charted in the Top 10 with his single "Changed Man" from his new album, Five Years Later.

The first quarter of '25 also brought some fresh departures from the country-dominated southern soul of 24's singles charts. Hip-hop re-emerged with King George's "Unbelievable" featuring Snoop Dogg. And a wave of up-tempo dance jams led by 803Fresh's viral line-dancing smash "Boots On The Ground" gave the new year a jolt of high energy. Mike Clark's hypnotic "Keep On Steppin'" and Simply Wayne's a re-release of "Juke Joint Love" continued the club-dancing mania. Even more surprising after a year of scant CD activity was an unexpected influx of long-play albums.

New Album Releases:

A silky and refined-looking Ms. Jody re-emerged with Cougar On The Prowl on her long-time label Ecko Records with recommended tracks "Cougar On The Prowl," "I'll Be Your Lollipop" and "I'm In That Mood Again".

Her former label-mate, Sheba Potts' Wright, packaged her Best Southern Soul Song By A Longtime Veteran, award-winning single "Ain't Got Time" into a five song EP titled Ain't Got Time, The New Beginning.

Meanwhile, southern soul's vocal maestro Willie Clayton dropped a new twelve-song album entitled Double Play Soul & R&B. The set begins with Willie's current #4 single "Lose My Cool" and closes with a remix of his slow classic "Boom Boom Boom".

Not to be outdone, the ever-prolific Tyree Neal published a seventeen-track LP called Love Intervention. Among the generous selections is a track named "I Left Home" featuring the smoky keyboard/organ of Highway Heavy and a duet with Veronica Ra'elle entitled "Do Me".


Meanwhile, southern soul rapper Joe Nice has self-published an LP called The King Of Southern Soul Hip-Hop, available in only a twelve-inch vinyl format. The set features multiple appearances by fan-favorite Nelson Curry and also a rare guest stint by "Roll It Roll It" star Mr. Sam.

But that's not all. Rodnae aka Rodnae Da Boss ("I Just Came To Party," "You Must Be Smokin'") released his third full-length album Strictly For The Ladies, a seventeen-track set peppered with guest artists including Jeter Jones, Avail Hollywood, Coldrank, Kiko Pryor, Calvin Taylor, Ray Lavender, Omar Cunningham, Volton Wright and Cupid.

Rising southern soul artist Tiffany Rachal put out her second full-length album, Southern Soul Country Girl, on the Jones Boyz label. The set includes a dance jam titled "Southern Soul Shuffle" and her latest single, "Grass Ain't Greener".

Another upwardly-trending, young southern soul artist, Memphis Jackson, published his first collection, It's All About You. The album brings together singles he's released over the last year, including "It's Been A Long Time," "I Gotta Have You" and "I Can't Live Without You".

And in case you missed it, Ronnie Bell ("I'll Pay The Shipping Cost") released Moments in Time, Pt. 1: Cookout Classics late last year. The 10-track set includes the single "Grown Man" and "I Ain't Going Nowhere" featuring guest artist Pokey Bear.

Two Interviews Of Note:

A couple of extremely enjoyable interviews are currently available on YouTube.

Marcellus TheSinger On His New Music & More---Interviewed by Jazz E Jeff And The Crew

Jeter Jones Da Kang of Trailride Blues on Southern Soul, Life Lessons, Trail Rides, & Marine Life---Interviewed by Nestor the Don and Pac-Man

The Jeter Jones interview in particular is a doozey. Two hours long. I was digging it but only got through an hour. It begins with Jeter singing his cover of "My Mind Is Playing Tricks Of Me," which I want to remind folks your Daddy B. Nice was the first to give its rightful accolades, and the interview just gets better and better. Marcellus is great too, opening up on his very own opinions of his music. Enjoy!

R.I.P.: Angie Stone, Jerry Butler, Roberta Flack, Gwen McCrae, Chris Jasper of the Isleys

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March 8, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: MARCH

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in MARCH 2025.

1. "Boots On The Ground"---803Fresh
2. "Keep On Steppin'"---Mike Clark Jr.
3. "Turn Me Loose"---Carolyn Staten
4. "Lose My Cool"---Willie Clayton
5. "Hoedown Showdown"---Cecily Wilborn
6. "Country Man"---West Love
7. "Put A Freak On Me"---T.K. Soul
8. "Whole Lotta Country"---Sonny Boi feat. Jeter Jones
9. "Love My Southern Soul"---Catt Daddy feat. Jeter Jones
10. "Soul Train Line"---Tee Doe Brown


11. "Nobody But You"---Cecily Wilborn
12. "Mississippi Woman"---Carolyn Staten
13. "Baby Got Us Jamming"---T.K. Soul
14. "Pillow Talk"---West Love
15. "I Need It From You"---Necie feat. Mr. Smoke
16. "Baby If I"---King George
17. "Turn Me Loose"---Tucka
18. "Waste Your Time"---Marcellus The Singer
19. "Mr. Right"---Kyia B (Kyia Buckingham)
20. "Paying My Baby's Bills"---Sir Charles Jones

21. "One More Day"---Vick Allen
22. "Dance All Night"---B.J. Moodswing feat. J-Wonn
23. "In Love With You"---Mr. Sipp
24. "I'm In That Mood Again"---Ms. Jody
25. "F.Y.B. (I'll Fuck You Better)"---Squirt Kelly feat. F.P.J.
26. "Ain't Goin' Nowhere"---Shae Nicole
27. "Ride"---Solomon Thompson
28. "Pop That"---Mike Clark Jr.
29. "Hooked On Me"---Mr. Nelson
30. "Fine Man"---Adaeze O.

31. "5 Mo' Minutes"---Myia B
32. "Go Ahead And Do Yo Thang"---Unkle Phunk feat. Big Yayo
33. "Sexy And You Know It"---Avail Hollywood feat. DJ Trac
34. "Southern Soul Forever"---Joe Nice feat. Nelson Curry
35. "Blow Your Whistle"---Ali-Jamal feat. Jeter Jones
36. "It's Yours"---Lenny Williams
37. "Pressure"---Big Pokey Bear feat. Boosie
38. "Like A Lady"---Sonny Boi feat. Volton Wright
39. "Young Folks Blues"---Squirt Kelly
40. "Trigger Blues"---Marvin "Boogie" Brown

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February 8, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: FEBRUARY

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in FEBRUARY 2025.

1. "Unbelievable"---King George feat. Snoop Dogg
2. "Where I Belong"---Sir Charles Jones
3. "Juke Joint Love"---Simply Wayne
4. "Can't Run From Love"---Jeter Jones feat. Myia B
5. "Boots On The Ground"---803 Fresh
6. "Flow Like A River"---Sir Charles Jones
7. "If You Love Southern Soul"---Teeza (Antonio Coney)
8. "Rodeo Style"---Avail Hollywood
9. "Girl I Like Your Booty"---O.C. Soul feat. Boogaloo Jones
10. "Gotta Have You"---Memphis Jackson


11. "Keep On Steppin'"---Mike Clark Jr.
12. "Lose My Cool"---Willie Clayton
13. "Come Dance With Me"---CharMeka Joquelle feat. Cupid
14. "I Need It From You"---Necie feat. Mr. Smoke
15. "It's The Weekend"---Jhordyn Datcher
16. "Whole Lotta Country"---Sonny Boi feat. Jeter Jones
17. "Be Myself (Remix)"---Cecily Wilborn feat. Sir Charles Jones
18. "Rock Me (Remix)"---Mista Kane feat. Jeter Jones
19. "Country Girl"---Tonio Armani
20. "Dance All Night"---B.J. Moodswing feat. J-Wonn

21. "Turn Me Loose"---Carolyn Staten
22. "Southern Soul Shuffle"---Tiffany Rachal
23. "If U Don't"---Avail Hollywood
24. "Country Wind"---Shantavia Nicole
25. "Caboose"---Mr. Campbell
26. "About A Horse"---Mr. Mister feat. Jeter Jones
27. "On Time Lover"---Tina P
28. "Mississippi Woman"---Carolyn Staten
29. "That Thang Thangin'"---Big Money Fame
30. "Play It Off So Cool"---Mr. Hot Topic

31. "P.T.S.O."---FPJ
32. "Can't Replace My Love"---Sweet Lysa
33. "Paying My Baby's Bills"---Sir Charles Jones
34. "These Arms Of Mine"---Tucka
35. "All White"---Jus Epik feat. Gylo & Money Waters
36. "I Saw You Looking"---DJ A.J. Capone feat. Willie P
37. "My Fans Only"---Jeter Jones
38. "Boss Lady"---Young Guy
39. "Get Down"---Big Yayo feat. J-Wonn
40. "Country Man"---West Love

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January 7, 2025:

TOP 40 SOUTHERN SOUL SINGLES: JANUARY

An expanded list of the songs vying for "Top Ten Singles" in JANUARY 2025.

1. "Feels So Good"---O.B. Buchana
2. "Nail In The Middle"---Jeter Jones
3. "Thin Line (Remix)"---Marcellus The Singer
4. "Changed Man"---Calvin Richardson
5. "Stay At Home"---Jay Morris Group
6. "Keep My Man"---Ashley Ave
7. "Another Round"---Jeter Jones
8. "Hell On My Hands"---J'Cenae
9. "Shake Your Rump"---Jumpin' Joe
10. "Shoot My Shot"---J-Wonn


11. "Cougar On The Prowl"---Ms. Jody
12. "There She Go"---T.K. Soul
13. "Party On A Dually"---Ashley Ave
14. "This One Is For You"---Erica Henderson
15. "Take Me To The Trailride"---V. SunShyn
16. "Mississippi"---Ace4K
17. "Rooster"---Sir Charles Jones
18. "Can't Run From Love"---Jeter Jones feat. Myia B.
19. "Country Love"---West Love
20. "I Came To Party"---Troy Henry

21. "Turn Me Loose"---Carolyn Staten
22. "Cornbread"---Married Couple of Southern Soul
23. "Don't Waste My Time"---DJ Trans feat. Cheff Da Entertainer & Zee Man
24. "I Feel Good"---Mister Cotton
25. "Kind Of Woman"---Sampson Boyz
26. "Two Steps"---Mr. Don't Leave
27. "Good Cookin'"---Jake Carter
28. "Pop That Fan"---Cupid feat. M.C. World
29. "What You Gone Do"---Miss Lady Soul feat. J-Wonn
30. "Party On"---Keneisha

31. "Good Vibes Only"---Fat Daddy
32. "Try Loving Me The Southern Soul Way"---Anthony Q. feat. Cecily Wilborn
33. "Girl I Like Your Booty"---O.C. Soul
34. "A Change Gonna Come"---West Love feat. Boosie
35. "Good Wood"---K.D. Dawson
36. "Can't Walk Over Me"---Keith Brougham
37. "What You See Is What You Get"---Stephanie McDee feat. Shaun Allen
38. "Good Lovin'"---Adaeze O.
39. "Watch Auntie Ride"---Cheff Da Entertainer feat. Zman & DJ Trans
40. "Just One Night"---Carl Sims

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