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You listening to the Podcast and Blues Show. I’m bringing to you today a topic on James Carr. You listen to podcast and blues show I am bringing to you today a topic on James Carr after being turned down by stacks records he made his first recordings for Goldwax Records, a small Memphis-based independent record label founded in Memphis, Tennessee iin 1964 by Quinton Claunch and Rudolph V. “Doc” Russell. He released several singles for the label before achieving his first success in 1966, when "You've Got My Mind Messed Up" reached number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart and number 63 on the pop chart. He also released the successful and critically acclaimed album You Got My Mind Messed Up.
James Carr gave us a rhythm and blues soulful sound like Otis Redding except their styles were different.
Otis Redding seemed like an energetic type of singer on stage. He had a more raspy voice and lots of passion.
James Carr had a more emotional vocal style. He had a deep kind of voice and smooth. Both Carr and Reading were great soulful singers in the 1960s.
Carr’s album You Got My Mind Messed up is a great album. There are songs such as Pouring Water on a Drowning Man, Love Attack, Coming Back To Me Baby, I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore just to name a few.
James suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life, but he was dubbed the world's greatest soul singer.
You’re listening to the Podcast and Blues Show. I’m you’re host, Gail Nobles.
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You're listening to the podcasting blues show
I'm bringing to You Today, a topic on James Carr season. After being
turned down by Stax Records, James Carr made his first recordings for gold Wax
Records. It is a Memphis sixty soul label founded in Memphis, Tennessee in
nineteen sixty four by Quentin clanch and Rudolph
V. Russell, and is most
known for James Carr's singles. In nineteen sixty four, James released several singles
for the label before achieving his first success in nineteen six twenty six, When
You've Got My Mind Messed Up reached number seven on the Billboard R and B
chart and number sixty three on the Pop chart. He also released the successful
and critically acclaimed album You Got My Mind Missed Up. James Carr gave us
a rhythm and blues soulful sound like Otis
Redding, except their styles were different. ODIs Redding seemed more like an energetic type of singer on stage, and
he had a more raspy voice and lots of passion. James Carr had a
more emotional vocal style. He had a deep kind of voice and smooth but
both car and Redding were great soulful singers in the nineteen sixties. Carr's album
You Got My Mind Messed Up is a great album. There are songs such
as Pouring Water on a Drowning Man, Love Attack, coming back to Me
Baby, I Don't Want to be Hurt
Anymore, just to name a few. James Carr suffered from bipolar disorder for most of his life, but he
was dubbed the world's greatest soul singer. You're listening to the podcasting Bloom Show. I'm your host, Gille Noblesse. Now
