Love Poem: Sweet Soul Music
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Written by: Robert Pettit

Sweet Soul Music

The late Lou Rawls proved he could sing with his great big hit “Love is a Hurting Thing” Another great soul hit I recall was performed by Joe Tex titled “Skinny Legs and All” A dynamic duo was Sam and Dave. “Hold On, I’m Coming” was drawing the rave. Two songs that went up Billboard’s charts far, were “War” and “Twenty-five Miles” by Edwin Starr. One more song I found quite sublime was the late Billy Stewart’s hit “Summertime”. The late James Brown could produce a great sound. Everybody was jumping when “The Godfather” was in town. I know there are some other goodies I have missed. Great soul artists are just too numerous to list.