{"id":7073,"date":"2017-04-25T13:33:47","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T18:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=7073"},"modified":"2017-04-25T13:33:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T18:33:47","slug":"marvin-l-sims-talkin-bout-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=7073","title":{"rendered":"Marvin L Sims – Talkin’ Bout Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Marvin L Sims – Talkin’ Bout Soul MP3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since Monday\u2019s selection was sweet and easy, I thought I\u2019d take this midweek opportunity to stomp my size 16 foot down on the gas and get this thing moving.<\/p>\n

However, before we get started, I wanted to make note of the anniversary of the change of the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> into podcast form in 2010. I had already been doing a show for Viva Radio for a while when some listeners and followers of the blog requested that I make the show available in downloadable\/podcast form. I made that change seven years\/364 episodes ago, and I like to think that in the ensuing years the show has evolved for the better in both style and substance.<\/p>\n

If you are a reader of the blog, but not a listener, please take the time to subscribe (in iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher<\/strong> or any podcast aggregator).<\/p>\n

Though I have no hard and fast plans in this direction, it seems inevitable that the day will come when podcasting becomes the main focus of this operation, so if you dig what goes down in this space, do yourself a favor and tune in.<\/p>\n

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Marvin L Sims<\/strong> is an interesting (if minor) soul singer who recorded for a variety of labels – Mellow, Maxi, Revue, Rivertown \u2013 from 1966 on, until he dropped out of the music biz to get an advanced degree in psychology.<\/p>\n

Sims was from Missouri but settled in Chicago after his time in the service, where he hooked up with (and recorded for) Charles Colbert Sr<\/strong> (father of Chuck Colbert<\/strong> of the American Breed<\/strong> and Rufus<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

The blazing \u2018Talkin\u2019 Bout Soul\u2019 was released in 1968 where broke out regionally, then became a national hit, making it to #50 on the R&B charts.<\/p>\n

Pushed along but smoking guitar and horns, \u2018Talkin\u2019 But Soul\u2019 features Sims\u2019 raw, Wilson Pickett<\/strong>-esque voice sending out namechecks to a variety of soul greats, including Pickett, the O\u2019Jays<\/strong>, and Sam and Dave<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The record is packs a lot of dance floor heat, and has a following with the Northern crowd in the UK.<\/p>\n

Sims came out of retirement in 1998 to record the album \u2018Heart Talk\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Talkin\u2019 Bout Soul\u2019 is (thanks to its minor hit status) not terribly expensive (maybe 30-50 on a good day) and is definitely worth adding to your want list.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll see you all on Friday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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