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/ James and Bobby Purify

August 31, 2020 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Soul of the Memphis Boys

We've already filled you in on Ace's recent anthology collecting works by Philly soul maestro Thom Bell; now we're looking to the American South with another release! Way back in 2012, Ace Records collected the multifaceted sounds of Chips Moman and Don Crews' American Studios on Memphis Boys: The Story of American Studios.  The 24-song tribute collection featured such visitors to Memphis as Dusty Springfield, Wilson Pickett, B.J. Thomas, and Solomon Burke as well as Elvis Presley, one of the

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Categories: News, Reviews Formats: CD Genre: R&B/Soul Tags: Arthur Alexander, Ben E. King, Bobby Womack, Dusty Springfield, Elvis Presley, James and Bobby Purify, James Carr, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joe Tex, Solomon Burke, The Blossoms, The Box Tops, Various Artists

June 21, 2019 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

James and Bobby Purify Complete

With "I'm Your Puppet," the duo of James and Bobby Purify gained soul immortality.  The 1966 single written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham went top ten Pop and top five R&B on the Billboard charts (and No. 1 R&B on Cash Box!), sold an estimated million copies, and still gets airplay today.  Now, Cherry Red's SoulMusic Records imprint has brought together all of the Purifys' recordings for the Bell Records label on the 2-CD collection entitled (naturally) I'm Your Puppet: The Complete

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: Dan Penn, James and Bobby Purify, Spooner Oldham

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