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In some cases unknown groups cut songs and unscrupulous record producers gave the property to big-name groups leaving the original artists out of the picture. I first heard of this form of piracy on NPR and became fascinated with the story and the this collection.
Before Otis Redding died, he was planning to form “The Soul Clan” with Wilson Picket, Solomon Burke, Don Covay, Joe Tex and in the background Bobby Womack. Ben E. King replaced Picket, Arthur Conley stepped in for Redding, and the group cut two tunes together. Only two! They released one complete album but the individual artists cut all the other tracks at different times in different studios. The song that got the most exposure was “Soul Meeting” and held the top spot on the charts for over a year. However, the one I share today is the flip side which got very little airtime. “That’s How it Feels” sums up some pretty powerful southern soul on track 1 of “Beg I”. The Soul Clan preaches so hard they almost forget to sing. Enjoy “That’s How it Feels” by the Soul Clan.
Note: It sounds like they are saying “That’s how I feel” and you can find remakes that use that phrase as the title. But, the original was “That’s How It Feels” and it can be found on Amazon today.
Review Overview
What’s not to like about music? At age four, I liked to lie in front of my Dad’s huge console record player/radio and listen to the big bands of the 40’s. I have early memories of hiding under the covers with a mono earphone in my ear, sound streaming from my first transistor radio. In high school, I began collecting records from artists I had never heard of just to see if I liked the music. I usually did and still do.
