Many people consider James Carr the greatest soul singer of all time, eclipsing Otis, Sam Cooke and Marvin. It's always a bit ridiculous to even postulate things like that when there is no effective way to measure and calibrate things like that. Regardless of where he may be in that pantheon he is a bloody good soul singer who through a sad series of personal circumstances never received the recognition he deserved and led a troubled life and he struggled with both physical and mental health issues. His definitive versions of both Dark End of The Street and Pouring Water on a Drowning Man - may be my all time favourite soul songs. Here is the original and here is James on stage shortly before his death. Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Song of the Day 43 : James Carr - Pouring Water on a Drowning Man
Many people consider James Carr the greatest soul singer of all time, eclipsing Otis, Sam Cooke and Marvin. It's always a bit ridiculous to even postulate things like that when there is no effective way to measure and calibrate things like that. Regardless of where he may be in that pantheon he is a bloody good soul singer who through a sad series of personal circumstances never received the recognition he deserved and led a troubled life and he struggled with both physical and mental health issues. His definitive versions of both Dark End of The Street and Pouring Water on a Drowning Man - may be my all time favourite soul songs. Here is the original and here is James on stage shortly before his death. 
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