LiquidSky

Hello all: I really like Sharon Jones, Etta James, and early Ike & Tina. Could you please recommend more artists male and female? Thanks!

Oliver Clothesoff

Get the Stax Records box sets. That should cover a lot of ground. Great stuff.

dom56

My favorite soul artist of all time. Wish he didn't have died from a plane crash.

dick_grayson

Stylistics
Delfonics

The Bus

D'Angelo (Voodoo is one of the best albums. That sentence was not missing a clause or modifier).
Al Green
Cody Chestnutt
Shuggie Otis

whaaat

I'll second these three. Now you've got me curious about Cody.

I'll also add:
Ray Charles (the Birth Of Soul box is great!)
Sam Cooke
Marvin Gaye
Leroy Hutson/Natural Four
Isley Brothers

And for modern stuff with a retro sound:
Lewis Taylor
Van Hunt
dbClifford

TheBus, based on your tastes, I highly recommend you check out some Lewis Taylor. Probably the easiest to get your hands on is Stoned, though IMHO his masterworks are Lewis Taylor, Lewis II and the surprisingly rock-oriented The Lost Album.

And this guy is probably making the most interesting music to me right now:
http://www.myspace.com/jmostmusic
No contract, no label, just some kid from NYC making amazing music. Reminds me of Lewis Taylor-style singing/songwriting with D'Angelo production.

Mondo Kane

wendersfan

Otis Redding, Al Green, The Temptations/Curtis Mayfield, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Isaac Hayes, Sam and Dave, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas...

Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.

David Ruffin

whaaat

Ooh, good call. Have you heard the Rhino Handmade CD of the unreleased album?

LiquidSky

Thanks for the suggestions! I went ahead and ordered the Stax box set from Amazon.

TimJS

Stax Rec's are my favorite & you'll want James Brown Star Time for sure.

Boxed Sets are great (& frequently OOP), try your library:

The R&B Box
Beg Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul
Atlantic R&B Box Set
King R&B Box Set
Can You Dig It? The '70s Soul Experience
The Motown Box
The Philly Sound: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff And The Story of Brotherly Love

series (don't know if this was ever boxed or not) late 70's
Soul Hits of the 70s: Didn't It Blow Your Mind!

Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.

Yes, I have the unreleased album "David".. it is in my permanent rotation. I much prefer his version of I Want You Back over that of the Jackson 5.

Dr. Henry Jones, Jr.

there's also a good box set out there of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. I think it's called the 35th anniversary collection or some such.

DaveWadding

http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Genius-Co...994209&sr=8-11

joefrog91

Bobby Womack
Rolls Royce
Curtis Mayfield
The Brothers Johnson

Great soul music.

DaveWadding

and dont forget Bill Withers.

TGM

If you dig Marvin Gaye, you'll love this cat...

salamander2

Try

Joe Tex
James Brown
Joe Simon

whaaat

Thanks for the tip. I've never been disappointed by that label.

missingtoof

"Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul" - Aretha Franklin (off the Rhino label)

Epic.