South Texas Rhythm'n' Soul Revue 2 Various Artists (Huey Meaux)

£11.70

Genre:
Southern Soul
Label:
Kent
Format:
CD
Catalogue Id:
CDKEND 441

More examples of the Highway 90 sound, as defined by the 1960s and early 70s soul productions of Huey P Meaux.

“The Highway 90 Sound” is how many Texans (and for that matter, non-Texans) refer to the R&B and soul music that poured out of numerous small studios within driving distance of Houston during the 1960s, frequently released on labels that didn’t last much longer than the time it took to make the records. Like those artists here who worked the dancehalls, clubs and juke joints in towns and cities that straddle Highway 90 as it winds through South Texas and Louisiana on its way to Florida, it all simmers down to one multiracial and highly soulful stew.

Contained in this second various artists collection drawn from labels owned by producer Huey P Meaux are local hits, obscure releases that later became favourites an ocean away, artists whose careers spanned several decades without a national chart record and others whose time began and ended the day they cut their session for Meaux. Familiar names such as Jackie Paine and Warren Storm – both still working – feature alongside Tejano soul king Rocky Gil and veteran bluesman Joe “Papoose” Fritz. When they stood before the mic at the various studios Meaux used between New Orleans and Jackson, Mississippi they were all looking for a hit or, at least, a record that would help to keep them travelling up and down Highway 90.

Few independent record producers have ever been as prolific as Meaux was in his pomp. He had a real eye for talent and a rich body of work he produced over a period of 25 years. Placed end to end, the number of yet-to-be-reissued master tapes in his vault is almost as long as Highway 90 itself. The vast majority of the recordings here have never been reissued. Several of the original 45rpm issues command high prices among collectors, and there are previously unissued titles that will thrill all fans of South Texas soul.

Tony Rounce

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Side 1

  • 01 Preview Too Good To Be True - The Traits

  • 02 Preview I'm Losing You - Chet McDowell

  • 03 Preview Half A Man - Charles Berry

  • 04 Preview The Bad Times Make The Good Times - Warren Storm

  • 05 Preview I Got A Right To Lose My Mind - Margo White

  • 06 Preview You Better Investigate - David "King" Thomas

  • 07 Preview T'ain't It The Truth - Jean Knight

  • 08 Preview Strange Love - Eugene Gamble

  • 09 Preview You're Losing Me - Jo Jo Benson

  • 10 Preview At Your Wedding - Jackie Paine

  • 11 Preview Wish You Were Here - Ronnie MIlsap

  • 12 Preview Neighbor Neighbor - Margo White

  • 13 Preview Total Disaster - Lee Maye

  • 14 Preview I'm Losing You - Henry Moore

  • 15 Preview All About Love - Big Sam

  • 16 Preview The Pleasures Of My Woman - Rocky Gil and the Bishops

  • 17 Preview Please Pass The Soul - Dean Scott

  • 18 Preview Skid Row Blues - Jackie Paine

  • 19 Preview Sick - Prince Charles

  • 20 Preview Good Doctor Sweet Soul - Joe Fritz

  • 21 Preview Tender Loving Pain - Luvenia Lewis

  • 22 Preview After Hour Man - Joe Medwick

  • 23 Preview The Rains Came - Joe Hughes

  • 24 Preview Spunky Onions - Johnny Adams

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This is a terrific, classy release that won't disappoint. A delicious production with a twelve-page booklet choked with information, roll on Volume 3.

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Every bit as good as the first volume ★★★★

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