Electric Sitar In Soul Music

GoodwillHunter · November 21st, 2009, 05:55 AM

It's a sound I feel like I've heard a lot. Although only one example comes to mind.

Does anybody know more about the history of the electric sitar-guitar in soul music?

olewichita · November 21st, 2009, 05:08 PM

taking the term soul loosely here are a few exapmles... i'm sure reggie young played sitar on a bunch of soul records but these are the first ones that come to mind with reggie on them... the first track is jerry kennedy and not reggie young... it was atlantics jerry wexler that sent chips moman and reggie young at american studios the sitar that ended up on so many great records... (hooked on a feeling by bj thomas and the games people play by joe south are probably the most famous examples...) for sure many memphis, detroit and philly records had electric sitar on them...

tj

Telemarkman · November 21st, 2009, 05:17 PM

Maybe not a real sitar, and maybe not pure soul, but still with a lot of soul.

baz-t · November 21st, 2009, 07:31 PM

Band Of Gold- Freda Payne

ScatMan · November 21st, 2009, 07:34 PM

One from Philly: The Stylistics

..And another from Motown: Stevie Wonder

Tim Bowen · November 23rd, 2009, 12:02 AM

Stevie Wonder: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours"

Prince and the Revolution: "Around The World In A Day"

______________________________________________

I've always wanted to cover "Band of Gold", what a great song.

Not "soul" per se (how exactly does one describe Steely Dan?!) - but one of my fave recorded electric sitar bits is the Denny Dias ride on "Do It Again" from SD's first record, Cant' Buy A Thrill.

The sitar portion of last night's show (my partner never seems to tire of introducing me as 'Bubba Shankar' whenever I don the Jerry Jones "Coral"):

Norwegian Wood
Paint It Black
Games People Play
Heart Full of Soul

Regardless of genre, it's a really unique sound, a very effective way of delivering a hook, and let's face it, not a sound that folks are accustomed to hearing in bars, so it definitely tweaks some ears. I'm tossing around some hook ideas with it for an album project I'm involved with.

bluetele54 · November 24th, 2009, 06:38 PM

...of "Give It Up"...go to youtube and type in a search for "Give It Up Lee Dorsey" (you're free to cut and paste),and you'll hear a Coral sitar up front and proud just after the piano intro by Allen Toussaint...

Tele295 · November 24th, 2009, 06:46 PM

Native American soul!

Tele295 · November 24th, 2009, 06:49 PM

not the ugga-chukka version!

GoodwillHunter · December 11th, 2009, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tele295

Native American soul!

Wow, thanks for posting that! I wasn't aware of this band. I love his tele bass with the eagle feathers hanging off it. I wonder if I could pull that off...

Unfortunately it sounds like somebody relaid the studio version audio of this song over a live video. Don't see no sitar or fiddle section for that matter.

November 21st, 2009, 05:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
GoodwillHunter TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Francisco Age: 22 Posts: 99	Electric Sitar In Soul Music It's a sound I feel like I've heard a lot. Although only one example comes to mind. Does anybody know more about the history of the electric sitar-guitar in soul music?

November 21st, 2009, 07:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
baz-t TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: melbourne australia Age: 46 Posts: 24	soul sitar Band Of Gold- Freda Payne

November 24th, 2009, 06:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
bluetele54 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: valley village Age: 56 Posts: 2,338	...Lee Dorsey's recording... ...of "Give It Up"...go to youtube and type in a search for "Give It Up Lee Dorsey" (you're free to cut and paste),and you'll hear a Coral sitar up front and proud just after the piano intro by Allen Toussaint...

November 24th, 2009, 06:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Latchodrom, CA Posts: 4,171 14 Photos	Redbone - Come & Get Your Love Native American soul! __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

November 24th, 2009, 06:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Latchodrom, CA Posts: 4,171 14 Photos	B.J. Thomas - Hooked on a Feeling not the ugga-chukka version! __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

November 21st, 2009, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
olewichita Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: austin, tx Posts: 1,709	taking the term soul loosely here are a few exapmles... i'm sure reggie young played sitar on a bunch of soul records but these are the first ones that come to mind with reggie on them... the first track is jerry kennedy and not reggie young... it was atlantics jerry wexler that sent chips moman and reggie young at american studios the sitar that ended up on so many great records... (hooked on a feeling by bj thomas and the games people play by joe south are probably the most famous examples...) for sure many memphis, detroit and philly records had electric sitar on them... tj

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Telemarkman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 63 Posts: 6,653	Maybe not a real sitar, and maybe not pure soul, but still with a lot of soul.

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ScatMan Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: TexasLand Posts: 976	One from Philly: The Stylistics ..And another from Motown: Stevie Wonder

November 23rd, 2009, 12:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tim Bowen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 49 Posts: 4,369	Stevie Wonder: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" Prince and the Revolution: "Around The World In A Day" ______________________________________________ I've always wanted to cover "Band of Gold", what a great song. Not "soul" per se (how exactly does one describe Steely Dan?!) - but one of my fave recorded electric sitar bits is the Denny Dias ride on "Do It Again" from SD's first record, Cant' Buy A Thrill. The sitar portion of last night's show (my partner never seems to tire of introducing me as 'Bubba Shankar' whenever I don the Jerry Jones "Coral"): Norwegian Wood Paint It Black Games People Play Heart Full of Soul Regardless of genre, it's a really unique sound, a very effective way of delivering a hook, and let's face it, not a sound that folks are accustomed to hearing in bars, so it definitely tweaks some ears. I'm tossing around some hook ideas with it for an album project I'm involved with.

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