Since you have generously helped me through some tough times lately, I think you deserve to hear some really good news.
(two positive posts in a row? impossible.)
My daughter's band made its debut last night. It's a 9-piece Memphis soul band with a kick-ass horn section and one little white girl with a great big voice in front. The place was packed, they played one set and blew the room away.
And no, I'm not biased.
I'd show you a picture I took with my new cell phone but I can't figure out how to send it to my email. But other people did take pictures and there might be a recording of some of their songs which I will post as soon as I get them, being a proud father and all.
Molly certainly has earned the right to sing the blues and when she tackled Otis Redding's Pain In My Heart you could tell she'd been there. She has a natural presence, is comfortable fronting the band and was having the time of her life. She's worked hard putting this band together and she deserved all the fan adulation.
It's about time good things came her way.
And today she starts a new job. Yay!
Today, I'm calling all Planeteers to help out the band and perhaps gain a bit of immortality. The band has no name. It's a soul band, with an emphasis on that Stax Volt horn-powered sound, and so far they've kicked around Souled Out, The Bull City Soul Revue, Is That Suede? (Molly's favorite, but the band said nah), and a few other soul variations.
So, name this band and I'll send you something. A book by a friend, maybe a recording of the band, I don't know yet, but it'll be good. And you'll have bragging rights down at the pub.
So send me your names and if the band chooses yours, you're a winner!
UPDATE: Apparently the unnamed band made quite an impression. Owners of neighboring bars have asked them to play their places and they're lining up gigs all over town. Pretty cool. So keep those names coming. I'll keep you posted.
28 comments:
It's a little obvious, but I've always liked the movie Coming To America. Since Sexual Chocolate was the name of the band in the flick, how about the product that gave everyone 'soul' hair?
"Soul Glow"
"Sweet Soul Blue"
Congrats to your daughter. It's a wonderful thing when life comes together for those great moments.
The Raging Horns.
(Can't take credit for that, seeing as I used to be in a band of that name, which was very similar to the one you described, except I was the white girl - oh, and there was some ska in addition to the soul).
The Heart & Soul Revue
Soul to the nines
The State of Soul
Liquid Soul Return
Soul Capacity
Condition: Soul & Flow
Soul Purpose
Soul Apparatus
Soul Sphere Revolution
Principle of Soul
Dirty Blue Soul Revue
Naming a band seems fun. Am I disqualified for too many entries?
Kat
Soul Stax
Staxed Soul
Suede Stax
4 Guys and The Blonde -- nah. Something along the number of band members + Molly.
Volt of Blue
Staxed Blue
Staxed Volt
I give up. Why I'm not in advertising. Let alone a writer.
Is she down here or in NYC?
Jeanne
Good Golly Miss Molly
Kat, it's impossible to offer up too many names and Jeanne, she's here in Durham where her aged parents can go to hear her play.
Really, this is the best news our family's had in a long time.
She's here? You'll have to post where they're playing. Good news, indeed.
Jeanne
Soulution.
Oh, to be able to play an instrument.
I think I've posted improperly so this probably won't show up either.
Stax Ten
Jeanne
Thanks Uncle David-
What about the "In Souls"?
Kat
Only thing I could come up with was "My Dad's A Doofus."
I would seriously love to hear those recordings if you can get them up.
The Fallen Fifths
The Brazen Horde
Brass Pillows
or
Brass Staxs
A few more...
Horn Derby
Memphis Fumes
Brass Lungs
and
Brass & Pipes
I really think it needs to have Stax somewhere in the name.
Jeanne
So far, Jeff's band name has really struck a chord.
I don't know why.
Memphis Sol
soul/sol/sun/Sun Records
Band name idea:
Broken Down Couch.
Stephen
Soul Survivors might work...
Janine
Sounds like a retro fun band. They should be able to get some gigs. I really think I should hear them first, but we'll see what I can come up with. As with most of my titles, all or parts have been lifted from something else.
1. Night Train
2.The Last Good Kiss
3. Keep Your Hats On
(which could be)
3a. Keep Your Socks On.
3b. Keep Your Pants On.
4. Right In Time.
5. ATF.
6. Baby's On Fire.
(and then there's this, which is probably a couple different names, but could be reconfigured in many different ways.)
7. The Soul Revivalist Church of The Late Night Saviours.
That was fun.
Now I'll resume my regularly scheduled programing of restoring order to the apt. after the honeymoon.
I might be able to paint by Sunday.
I might be able to get over to Durham in 2 weeks.
-SDA.
This is sort of unrelated but still about music.
I got my copy of the new Oxford American Music Issue and CD in the mail yesterday.
It looks like another great job by these folks.
Don't know if it's hit the stores yet, but those that are interested in music may want to try and pick it up.
-SDA.
That's great news about Molly. Glad to see things are looking up for her. As for band names, how about:
Soul Finger
Blue Power and Light
Molly T. and the Private Numbers
Brand New Day
Mr. Big Stuff
Born Too Late
Molly T. and the Sons of Shaft
The Foxy Browns
Soul Dressing
Respect featuring the Amazing Molly T.
Wrap It Up
Slim Jenkins
(many of the above inspired by names of singles from the Stax/Volt catalog)
A few more, just at random:
Blue Thunder
Soul Thunder
The Horndogs
Cape of Good Horn
The Shafts
Nutbush City Limits
Willie Dynamite
Cleopatra Jones
The Sheba Babies
Dolemite!
I removed my suggestion after sleeping on it and realizing that if you don't take it for the tongue-in-cheek that I meant, someone else would take offense.
I apologize.
Every Man's Band
:-P
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