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Apologies for not posting anything yesterday. I was way too damn busy, and on top of that, I was working in an area of the house without a turntable (egad!). Today's CoronaVinyl category is "L," and I'm going with a 1968 album by Billy Larkin & The Delegates called Dr. Feelgood (no relation to the 1989 Mötley Crüe album of the same name).
There's not much online about Billy Larkin or The Delegates, but from what I can gather from the liner notes and some stuff online, Larkin was a Portland-based jazz/soul organist, and The Delegates were his backing band. They were active from about 1964 to 1968.
Dr. Feelgood -- which has the subtitle "introducing Ralph Black" -- is a combination of instrumental songs and non-instrumental songs, the latter with Black on vocals. The songs mostly have soul or jazz feel (with some blues mixed in), Black's voice is smooth, and the musicians are great. It's generally a pleasurable album to listen to while doing some work.
The album isn't on Spotify, though I'm embedding a YouTube video with the full album. Here's a track listing. If it's a cover, I'm listing the original artist. If it's an original, I note that. And if it's an instrumental, I note that as well.
Side 1
1. "On Broadway" (cover of The Drifters)
2. "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (cover of Otis Redding) (instrumental)
3. "Baby I Love You" (cover of Aretha Franklin)
4. "Way Cross Town" (original)
5. "Chain of Fools" (cover of Aretha Franklin) (instrumental)
6. "This Is Worth Fighting For" (cover of several artists, including Gil Bernal)
Side 2
1. "Spooky" (cover of The Classics IV) (instrumental)
2. "Gone Over You" (appears to be a cover)
3. "Hear & Now" (original) (instrumental)
4. "Ode to Billie Joe" (cover of Bobbie Gentry)
5. "Dr. Feelgood" (cover of Aretha Franklin) (instrumental)
6. "I Got a Woman" (cover of Ray Charles)
The band takes Bobbie Gentry's #1 hit from 1967 and transforms it from its original country form to pure soul.
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