Soul Sides — Wallace Brothers: I Need Someone Flipside of “Airborne Shuffle” (Jewel, 1969) Alvin Robinson: Fever Flipside of “Down Home Girl” (Red Bird, 1964) I should really know better but I’m constantly forgetting to spend quality time with the ... more info

Soul Sides — Charles Spurling: Popcorn Charlie From 7″ (King, 1969) The Rock: (Charlie, Brother) We Got To Love One Another From 7″ (Scorpio, 196?) Pure coincidence but I digitized both of these 7″s this week. The Spurling 7″ is, for me, a recent dis... more info

Soul Sides — Marva Whitney: Ball of Fire From 7″ (King, 1969). Also on I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve slept on this for years. It’s on the b-side to “It’s My Thing” and though I’ve had the 7″ for probably 10+ years, I guess I never bothe... more info

Soul Sides — I decided, in late 2012, I really didn’t want to write RIP pieces anymore. I meant, absolutely, no disrespect to the likes of Marva Whitney or Inez Andrews or Fontella Bass or Ravi Shankar, et. al. But it is depressing when your site begins to r... more info

411 Mania — Dubbed the "Soul Sister #1"... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Marva Whitney, the R&B-funk singer who died Saturday at age 68, according to her official Facebook page, toured with the James Brown Revue from 1967 to 1970, and briefly held the spotlight on her own with three hits she charted in 1969. Rolling St... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran funk singer Marva Whitney has died at the age of 68.The star, who was nicknamed 'Soul Sister' by James Brown, passed away on Saturday... more info

Guardian Music — Fazed by faders? Then why not sack off that BA in anthropology and throw your tuition fees at DJ lessons from the pros?After eight years of fancying myself as a DJ – The Funk Pursuivant – I realised that I'm unable to grasp even the simplest of t... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Originally released in 1969, Marva Whitney’s James Brown produced LP It’s My Thing plays out something like the JBs fronted by Betty Davis. Brown’s leading female vocalist during the late 60s, Whitney expertly works the material here (arranged ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — olegelagin said... the Rolling Stones ~ 1967 ~ Flowers the Rolling Stones ~ 1965 ~ The Rolling Stones Now! Renaissance ~ 1975 ~ Scheherazade And Other Stories Otis Redding ~ 1964 ~ Pain In My Heart Cat Stevens ~ 1970 ~ Tea for the Tillerman the Soft ... more info