Celebrations

Hey ! Feel It is 1 year old today ! I can’t believe it’s a year already. I wasn’t sure I would be able to keep up the pace when I started but I seem to have settled into a groove. At lift off I was intending to mix up the musical styles a bit but it hasn’t turned out that way as my groove is now very much in the soul bag, with splashes of reggae, jazz and funk along the way. I think to wander from this path now might spoil this blogs identity so maybe I’ll start a parallel one to feature all the other musical genres that float my boat, we’ll see.

Thanks to all who have left comments and all who simply stop by from time to time. The visitors seem to have gradually increased over the year so I guess I must be doing something right. I hope you’re feeling what I’m feeling and here’s to year two.

My very first real post here was deliberately timed to coincide with Candi Staton’s birthday. She has to be my favourite singer, her voice is guaranteed to send those shivers down my spine. So once again -Happy Birthday Candi.

There can be no better way to celebrate Feel It’s 1st and Candi’s 64th birthday than with a couple of tracks from a queen of soul. Both are from her eponymous 1972 album: “Darling…” cannot be currently be found on CD as far as I know, and then there is the peerless (Elvis agreed) “In The Ghetto”. That album provided the cover picture for Honest Jon’s extensive compilation of her Fame output, and that is a great place to start if you feel inclined to fill your world with some more of her wonderful voice – you really should you know.

Candi Staton – Darling You’re All That I Had 1972

Candi Staton – In The Ghetto 1972