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WELCOME TO SIR SHAMBLING'S DEEP SOUL HEAVEN
Here you’ll find articles – some brief, some less so – on soul music and the artists who made it. Mostly concentrating on deep soul and southern soul recordings from below the Mason - Dixon line in the Golden Age between about 1960 and 1980 when the dreaded synthesisers began to take over. But like all the “rules” of the site, this one was made to be broken, and a lot of other sorts of black music have found their way here as well.
To help you find your way around the site:
Artists - an ever growing index that will lead you to biographies, discographies, label shots and, of course, the music from deep and southern soul artists - famous and not so famous. Sound files you can listen to or download are highlighted by this symbol 
Articles - Index of some reviews, articles and ramblings from Sir Shambling and various guest writers. These include small features on what this site is all about, a definition of the music highlighted here, who Sir Shambling is and a "thank you" list of friends without whom this site would not have been possible.
Links - Sir Shambling's favourite websites, record dealers, magazines and other friends of this site.
Contact Sir Shambling - leave your comments positive or not right here.
Latest additions : 21 August - Harry Starr, Wallace Johnson, Lionel Robinson, Brock Tanner and Marjorie Ingram.
15 August - new artist pages added - Johnny Angel, Madlyn Quebec, Lee Calvin, George Brown and Minnie Nelson.
8 August - I'm very pleased to announce that soul connoisseur Pete Nickols has now written the first part of an detailed and informative history of one the most important studios in Alabama where some of the best southern soul of the 60s and 70s was cut. You can find it here Quin Ivy And His Norala And Quinvy Studios: Part 1 The Early Years.
Additionally there are some more new artist pages -
Ronnie Taylor, Hank Sample, Sparkz, Lennie Satin and Little Joe Steele.
1 August - Icemen, Calvin Lee, Bobby Camel, Little Henry and Curtis Wiggins.
25 July - Gwen Thames, Loretta Williams, Ralph Lamar, Charlie "Cole Black" Brown and Marcel Strong.
18 July - June Gatlin, Royal Knights, Jackie Montre El, Art Freeman and Margie Hendrix by my friend Tom de Jong.
4 July - Murphy Bros., Thelma Wilson, Gloria Walker, Milton Marlin and Mary Wheeler.
20 June - Mildred Woodard, James Barnett, Donoman, Johnny Acey and Jean Battle.
6 June - Andy Williams, Judy White, Jimmy Tate, Joanie Taylor, Klicky Robinson.
23 May - Tony Baxter, Sam Moultrie, Kim Melvin, Fred Johnson and Johnny Larand.
16 May - Jay Wiggins, Turner Bros, Cookie Gabriel, Johnny & Jon and Bill Sampson.
2 May - Paul Thompson, Ernie Wheelwright, T-99, James Chapmen and Danny Boy Thomas.
25 April - Electrostats, Roy Arlington, Pete Parker, Lori & Lance, Lee Mays & The Zonics.
18 April - Bill Locke, Lewis Clark, Winston G, Eddie Foster and Danny Thurston.
11 April - Ernie Shelby, Little Joe Hinton, Cherries, Bobby Joy and Coye.
4 April - M C Williams, GT's, Tony Fox, Vic Anderson and Little Willie Ross.