Rodger Collins – She’s Looking Good
Rodger Collins
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Greetings all.
The end of the week is nigh, and so then is the Funky16Corners Radio Show. We come to you every Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio with the best in funk, soul, jazz and rare groove, all on original vinyl. You can also subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes, or listen in on your mobile device via the TuneIn app.
I thought we’d close out the week with some tasty West Coast soul from the man Rodger Collins.
Collins recorded for Galaxy and Fantasy from 1963 to 1973, and then spottily for a few other labels after that.
‘She’s Looking Good’ is one of those weird instances of a solid, sock soul 45 that did better on the Pop charts than on the R&B charts.
Released in 1966, ‘She’s Looking Good’ made it to #44 R&B, but went well into the Top 20 in a wide range of Pop markets (especially on the West Coast), which is probably why it’s so well-remembered these days.
That, and the fact that it smokes from start (please forgive a couple of seconds of cue burn) to finish. Collins lays down a smoking vocal over a tight, heavy backing track (the guitar is especially nice).
Interestingly enough, the Wicked Pickett would take the song back into the charts (R&B Top 10 and Pop Top 20!) in 1968.
Collins later converted to Islam, but continued to play and record in the Bay Area.
I hope you dig the sounds, and I’ll see you all on Monday.
Keep the faith
Larry
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