THE 175th MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 175th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, it Called "Hit it and Quit it!" and contains Various Funk Artists and Bands from the 70's & 80's, Its been Mixed by HeavySoulBrutha , and it Features some Great Tracks by amongst others: Curtis Mayfield, Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, Bootsy Collins, Johnny "Guitar" Watson and James Brown amongst others!

For a Full Track Listing and Download from HeavySoulBruthas Site Go Here!

Hit It And Quit It! by Heavysoulbrutha on Mixcloud

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Here's the 171st Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, its a Christmas Special, its Called "Black Christmas Part 2"  Its been Mixed by Stevie G, and it Features some Great Christmas Tracks by amongst others: James Brown, Staple Singers, Aretha Franklin, The Salsoul Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Gil Evans and Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder and Jackson 5 amongst others!

The third and Final Part of this Christmas Specials will be Posted on Sunday!

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Here's the 170th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, its a Christmas Special, its Called "Black Christmas Part 1"  Its been Mixed by Stevie G, and it Features some Great Christmas Tracks by amongst others: James Brown, Kurtis Blow, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Smokey Robinson, De La Soul, Run DMC and Marvin Gaye amongst others!

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THE 150th MIX FOR F.S.V.B

Here's the 150th Mix Selection for F.S.V.B, Its been Mixed again by HeavySoulBrutha, its called Hit It and Quit it! there's some Classic Old Funk Tracks on here, Featuring: James Brown,The Meters, Curtis Mayfield, Funkadelic, Ohio Players, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Sly and the Family Stone and Mandrill.

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THE GREATEST SOUL SINGER OF ALL TIME....OTIS REDDING

In this Series of Posts, I will writing about the Artist's who are in My "Greatest Ever Soul Singer of All-Time" Poll. 

The Poll is over to the Right of the Blog, it has been Running for a Couple of Weeks now, so if You haven't already Voted, Please do so!

In these Post's, I will write a few Facts, Figures, Stats and Interesting Stuff on the Artist in Question, I will also include a Playlist of their 20 Greatest Songs.

I will Write a Post on each Artist in Order of "Top to Bottom" of the Poll!

ARTIST NUMBER 5..............OTIS REDDING


Otis Ray Redding Jr was Born in Georgia, USA on 9th September 1941, He was  a Soul Singer, Songwriter, Arranger and Producer.


He left School in 1956 Aged 15 to earn Money and Support His family.


He Worked in Little Richard's backing Band "The UpSetters"

By 1958 He had Joined "Johnny Jenkins Band" The 
Pinetoppers and Toured The Southern States of America, He was the Driver and a Musician!


An unscheduled Appearance as a Session Singer, Led to His Turning Point in His Musical Career.


He was Signed to Stax Records and was Making Solo Records by 1964, His First Album was Entitled "Pain In My Heart" which Reached Number 103 on the US Pop Chart and Number 28 on the UK Pop Chart.

His First Single Release was "These Arms Of Mine" which Reached number 85 on the US Pop Chart and Number 20 on the US R&B Chart.  


Otis Redding was as Popular with the White Record Buying Public as the Black!


Around the Mid 1960's O.R was one of the Most Popular Recording Artist in the World, He had His Own Backing Back for Recording and Performing "The Barkays" He also had at that Time, what was unheard of, for a Black Artist, He had His Own Private Plane, which He & the Band used to use to travel to Shows etc.

After only about 3 or 4 Years into His Career, on December 10th, 1967, Otis Redding was Travelling to Memphis on the Plane with the Band "The Barkays" to Finish Recording an Album and to Record a TV Show,  when Tragedy Struck the Plane Crashed into Icy Waters in Wisconsin!


Otis Redding, 4 members of The Barkays, and Cabin Crew all Died,  only One Barkay Survived, Vocalist and Trumpeter "Ben Cauley"

Since His Death "Otis Redding" has Won many Musical Awards Worldwide & been called "The King of Soul" by many people including James Brown.


My Favorite Otis Redding Track is : "Love Man"


Full Otis Redding Discgraphy:
6 Studio Albums
28 Singles


After His Death:
4 Albums
10 Live Albums
5 Compilations
19 Singles


His Biggest Ever Selling Single, which was Not Quite Completed Before His Death was "(Sittin' On) Dock Of The Bay", Released in 1968 and Attained "Gold Status"


It Sold around the World Reaching Both Number 1 on the US Pop and R&B Charts, it also reached Number 3 in the UK.


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