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If it ain’t Right On, it’s left off

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Chess Sing a Song of Soul 2 by Various Artists

Preview, download or stream Chess Sing a Song of Soul 2 by Various Artists

90 minutes of Windy City soul & blues power.  That’s the Chicago way.

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Chess Sing A Song Of Soul by Various Artists

Preview, download or stream Chess Sing A Song Of Soul by Various Artists

Soul on stream— original Checker Records compilation circa 1966 expanded with 17 bonus tracks, available for download and stream

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The Creation (Kenny Pickett & Bob Garner). Photo by Petra Niemeier

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Jealous Kind Of Fella by Garland Green

Preview, download or stream Jealous Kind Of Fella by Garland Green

Soul on stream— Garland Green’s 1969 Uni Records album Jealous Kind of Fella, debuts for download and stream.

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The Uni Singles 1968-1971 by Darrow Fletcher

Preview, download or stream The Uni Singles 1968-1971 by Darrow Fletcher

Soul on stream—the Chicago soul man’s late-’60s / early-’70s sides for the Uni and Revue imprints.

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Soul on steam—Nolan Porter’s 1972 Nolan album available for download and stream. (Courtesy ABC Records.)

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There'll Come a Time by Betty Everett on Apple Music

Listen to songs from the album There'll Come a Time, including "You're Falling In Love," "Better Tomorrow Than Today," "Maybe," and many more. Buy the album for $9.99. Songs start at $1.29. Free with Apple Music subscription.

Soul on Stream: Betty Everett’s There’ll Come A Time, her lone album for Uni Records in 1969, now available with bonus tracks for download and stream.  Contains the #2 R&B hit title track, “I Can’t Say No To You” (#29), “Unlucky Girl” (#46), the stormin’ “It’s Been A Long Time” (written by Gamble & Huff and arranged by Donny Hathaway — #17) plus dance floor destroyer “Better Tomorrow Than Today.” A stunner.

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The Impressions’ elite eight

Soul On Stream... The Impressions original eight albums for ABC-Paramount hit digital outlets:

The Impressions (1963) https://open.spotify.com/album/399ma62dJ0KjpO5BoLBipR https://itun.es/us/1ZtQib

The Never Ending Impressions (1964) https://open.spotify.com/album/2ucSzISgPDj3DgVHxQaLuF https://itun.es/us/ITvQib

Keep On Pushing (1964) https://open.spotify.com/album/0L1jTkX24GS4gHP4Silxr8 https://itun.es/us/9xtQib

People Get Ready (1965) https://open.spotify.com/album/5SYsyDQdno437NLJPWzLgL https://itun.es/us/EuuQib

One By One (1965) https://open.spotify.com/album/1zYJa1VcSnRRKNDKYriWxV https://itun.es/us/Z4uQib

Ridin’ High (1966) https://open.spotify.com/album/1xLc250LyaPZhlVq2RT6LZ https://itun.es/us/DxuQib

The Fabulous Impressions (1967) https://open.spotify.com/album/7jjFiAuR26Yc30EwabCC2O https://itun.es/us/YEtQib

We’re A Winner (1968) https://open.spotify.com/album/2FTYJvYCCgIaFlqsm2Iyh1 https://itun.es/us/KYtQib

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Soul on stream—The Impressions Keep On Pushing (1964)

https://open.spotify.com/album/0L1jTkX24GS4gHP4Silxr8 https://itun.es/us/9xtQib

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A river’s-worth of rare soul on stream

Vols. 2-4 of the Cellarful of Motown series now available for stream and download

https://open.spotify.com/album/4DvJfXChxxWBseHVBfVPfI https://open.spotify.com/album/5s0EI921fgzld4YmSvOOt3 https://open.spotify.com/album/0EoRcDVvLsBjkHuzjmLWaZ

https://itun.es/us/RiAxib https://itun.es/us/7Oyxib https://itun.es/us/hPTyib

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The Creation

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Nina Simone and James Baldwin

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The Chi-Lites givin’ power to the people.

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A Cellarful Of Motown!

A Cellarful Of Motown!, an album by Various Artists on Spotify

Soul on Stream... A Cellarful of Motown! hits stream and digital outlets.  Gladys Knight & The Pips’ “If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love” and J.J. Barnes’ “(Tell Me) Ain’t It The Truth” (on the Martha Reeves & The Vandellas’ “Show Me The Way” rhythm track) are worth the price of admission.

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Bobby Bland “These Hands (Small but Mighty),” Duke Records (1965)