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September 3, 2025: $$$

Are Southern Soul Stars Charging Too Much?

Pictured: Johnnie Taylor and Bobby "Blue" Bland

Hello Daddy B Nice,

I really appreciate your takes. Been a fan for years. Whether I agree or disagree I enjoy the humor and candidness. You keep the stars honest and lift the unknowns!

Lately I've been reading some social media posts that the southern soul stars are charging too much for their appearances. The promoters have to cancel concerts, the artists are too greedy, and so forth. Any thoughts?

And thanks in advance!

Helena

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Well, first of all Helena, there have never been as many southern soul concerts as there are today, not just the ones promoted on this website but the many concerts featuring artists who haven't achieved the recognition to be featured on this website. I spend on average an hour a day just posting gigs. I can remember years when I used smoke and mirrors---grabbing artists like The Isleys or Keb Mo or R.L. Burnside or R. Kelly or vintage groups like The Whispers or The Drifters---from other genres just to make the southern soul tour circuit (and my Concert Calendar) look bigger and more attractive than it really was.

Are there unfortunate cancellations in today's scene? Sure. Are there promoters who get in over their heads? Are there artists who occasionally do the dirty? Sure, there's always going to be some glitches. But that doesn't mean we have a problem. Just the opposite.

As to the "greed" aspect, isn't this America? Isn't this a capitalist society where talent and hard work and persistence give every individual the ability to achieve economic success? Even Johnnie Taylor had haters. So you're going to criticize King George now? We're not talking black and white here. We're talking blacks. And you want to throw shade on black artists who have achieved success? Come on now. I was a civil rights and anti-war journalist/editor in the sixties. I wasn't writing about music, I was writing about social injustice. Let's not confuse economics and inequity with music and entertainment.

Last thought. I remember many years ago, roughly the period after Johnnie Taylor and Bobby "Blue" Bland and the greats from that generation passed away and people were saying southern soul and the blues was dead or dying. Then a few stars from the younger generation (Sir Charles, T.K. Soul and others) created a new scene, the foundation of today's southern soul, but for quite a few years it was anything but robust. It was an insular, insider-ish, everybody's-okay culture with, frankly, a dearth of competition and a low ceiling compared to today's spectacular, hierarchical chaos. Everyone who is accusing today's southern soul artists of greed needs to ask themselves: Would they prefer it if everyone was the same? Would they want to buy tickets to see Mr. or Ms. Same?

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August 19, 2025:

Looking For Wendell B Christmas Music

hello daddy b nice

My name is Earl, I live in Germany DE retired us army. I have been looking for Wendell B. Christmas CDS, I do have most of his early stuff but no Christmas, what do you have, also shipped to Germany military bases is us mail box. please let me know.

Earl
us army msg retired.

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Earl, thanks for your service. I usually advise artists not to waste their time in December doing Christmas music that will be forgotten as soon as it's January. But Christmas as an expatriate...that's different. I can see why Christmas music would be especially important. You probably already have Wendell's 2007 Christmas CD and that's the only one I know of. He's done a couple of Christmas singles since then but I'm not aware of any retail to buy them. Here's one of the singles, and it does sound good.

Listen to Wendell B singing "Loving You At Christmas Time" on YouTube.

Earl replies:

Thank you so much for your reply,know I don’t have his 2007 Christmas cd do you still have it in stock. how do I find your music catalog online. I have so many cds but nothing new I am that old school guy .

Earl.

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Sure. Go to Daddy B. Nice's Music Store and you'll find Wendell B's Save Room For Me: I'm Coming Home For Christmas under the W's. Merry Christmas, Earl, on a hot August day near a hundred degrees!


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August 10, 2025

RE: The Jay Morris Group

Daddy B. Nice wrote:

Hi Kay,

“(Only Thing) On My Mind” will make Daddy B. Nice’s Top 40 Singles for August ’25 at #15. Will be online by sometime this weekend. Congrats! Also wondering if your two solo (you and Jay) efforts means the Jay Morris Group will disband or just continue with more flexibility to pursue solo ventures. Best to you…

Kay Morris replied:

Thanks so much! #15 out of 40 is awesome! In regards to Jay Morris Group, we are continuing to do shows together while focusing on solo projects. Whether or not the group will ever make music again, that's a question for Jay Morris. I will forever love the group, it holds a very special place in my heart. I never expected this to be our life and I will admit that my mind has been blown by the way God has kept, and is still keeping us. However, the direction of the group does not lie in my hands. Bittersweet, but I have found joy in fully embracing the unexpected opportunity to share my gift with the world.

Let me also take this time to thank you, I had no clue that I was your 2021 Best Female Vocalist. I'm not sure how I missed it, but it was 2023 before I saw it! That really warmed my heart, and I'm still grateful that you acknowledged me. It's never too late to say thank you! God Bless You!

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August 7, 2025:

Concert Calendar Question:

Good morning,

I am hosting an event in Athens Texas Saturday Oct 4th with Ced Wade, JSWAGG, and DJ Lucious Ice… here are the details.

How much is it to put it on your list?

Thank you
Jennifer

Daddy B. Nice replies:

There is no charge for posting concerts in Daddy B. Nice's Concert Calendar. Your concert is posted.

Jennifer replies:

Thank you so much!

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July 22, 2025:

Thank You Letter:

Daddy B Nice

First I will like to say your website is my go to when it comes to Southern soul and your doing an awesome job. Second it was an honor to be mentioned on your website so thank you for that it means the world to me. You are pushing the culture forward and helping put a lot of artists on the map. I hope this message finds you well

Thanks
Djblast540

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Thanks, DJ Blast540. Much appreciated!



July 12, 2025:

RE: Morgan Wallen: The Country Star In Southern Soul Mash-Ups

Daddy B Nice
Thank ya thank ya thank ya!! I'm talking about the Morgan Wallen mash-up Dangerous/Wetter #2 on your latest Top 10. As usual you're on top of every effin trend in southern soul. Most of all I appreciate ya having the guts to put it on the longest-running chart in southern soul even though it's technically outlaw stuff and can't be played on the radio. Can we dare hope these mash-ups ever get on Apple and the music platforms?

Victor The Second

Daddy B. Nice replies

Thanks Victor. It did take some fortitude. But I just listen to the darned thing all the time. I couldn't leave it off, I enjoy it so much. As for putting it on the Top 10 and Top 40, I compare it to the early days when I would put songs on the chart that were too profane for radio airplay. Now I'm head over heels for another Morgan Wallen mash-up, "Lovers & Friends / Sunrise," by a different deejay, DJ TFitzz. I keep telling myself I can't put a mash-up on the chart again, but I can't stop listening to it, I can't get enough. We'll see. By the way, after the viral success of "Dangerous / Wetter" I've been evaluating lots of other mash-ups and I have to say there's nothing that comes close to these two. There's a lot of talent and magic and sheer luck that goes into these mash-ups, just as there is in the larger market. Check out some of the comments under "Lovers & Friends / Sunrise" video (and thanks for your letter)!

Read Daddy B. Nice's "Morgan Wallen: The Country Star In Southern Soul Mash-Ups".

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July 6, 2025:

Thank You!

Good evening.

This is DJ Mello Mike of Pine Bluff Arkansas. I personally want to say thank you for keeping DJ'S like me updated and on point on this Southern Soul Blues music. It's really appreciated and it's keeping me on my toes. Continue the great work and keeping us in the loop.

Bless you.

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Thanks so much, DJ Mello Mike!

DJ Mello Mike replies:

No problem!



July 4, 2025:

Thank You Note:

Hey Bro

I don’t know you personally or any other way of contacting you but I just wanted to tell you thx for the support!

Teeza
Antonio L Coney

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Good work. Keep it coming.

Teeza replies:

Thanks, I will!

Listen to Teeza singing "If You Love Southern Soul" on YouTube.



June 18, 2025:

Infrastructure Questions:

Buying Music

Hi do your sell music ?

Robert

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Yes. Go to Buy Music.

Buying Advertising

Hi. Do you guys still offer ad space for musicians?

Wanda

Daddy B. Nice replies:

We're working on that. We should have advertising opportunities ready, hopefully by July. Instead of ads on just the seven most popular pages (like on the old site) the new ads will appear on all the pages of the website. We're talking hundreds---somewhere around 600-700 pages.

Getting the Newsletter

Thank You, Daddy B. (DBN congratulated Cassie Fox on being honored by Jerry Mason in the "Boogie Report" Newsletter.) I am not receiving your email anymore. I look forward to your mails. You are The 411 of Southern Soul.

Thanks for all you do.

Cassie
CazFox Media

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Cassie, I had to give up trying to send a newsletter. It was just too much on top of all the website content I have to produce. Thanks for the "411" comment! As you know, feedback is our wages.

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June 7, 2025:

RE: Music Submissions

Greetings,
I am inquiring regarding music submission. I would like to submit music for review by Ky Soul. It would be a pleasure to receive information regarding the process. Have a great day.

Sincerely,
Kellie

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Just send it in. daddybnice@southernsoulrnb.com

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June 4, 2025:

Looking For A Song Letter

Hello.

Do you know the name of the song about doing it with the lights on or off and who sings it?

David

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Can't think of anything like that I've heard lately. You're not talking about Karen Wolfe's "I'll Leave The Light On," are you? It came out in 2021. It goes, "I'll leave the light on/At Motel 6/Only if you can handle this..."

Daddy B. Nice replies a day later:

Hey I think I ran across the song you're looking for:

Listen to Kevin Khule Harris singing "Lights On Lights Off" on YouTube.

David replies:

Hey. Yes, that’s it: Lights On Lights Off.

Thanks!

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June 4, 2025:

Mo'B aka Rootstar info

Hello
I'm searching for a article you did on me between 2016- 2018 I went by Mo'B the Prince of Urban Soul my cd was called Toast it Up,

it's 2025 & I'm still bringing that Southern Soul Swag!!
"Rooster (where them Hens at")

Marrisee Boyd

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Hi Marrisee. I checked the Comprehensive Index and found two entries under Mo'B. The first was Best Debut Nominee for "Beautiful" in 2017. The other was the #7-ranked Top 10 Single in February 2018: "Southern Soul USA". Was either of them what you were looking for? By the way, watch for "Rooster (Where Them Hens At?)" in the upcoming Top 40 Singles for June 2025.

Marrisee replies:

I'm looking for the write-up that was done on me around that area of time it was about my album which was called (toasted it up)

Daddy B. Nice replies:

I'm afraid I can't remember what it might have been. If I had done a CD review, I would have done a drawing and probably started an artist guide. And album reviews do get saved in artist guides. But I know I never did a caricature or an artist guide. There's a lot of what I write that doesn't get saved. It might have been something on Daddy B. Nice's Corner in that case. Probably long gone, unless you made copies.

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May 18, 2025:

RE: Looking For A Song Letter

"My Mind Keep Telling Me No"
(Scroll to second letter down this column)
Pictured: R. Kelly

Daddy B. Nice replies to Charles:

I found your song, Charles! While stumbling and bumbling through YouTube music videos I happened upon DJ Blast's
The Weekly Southern Soul Vibes w Djblast540 2025 5. "My Mind Keeps Telling Me No" is the opening track, although that's not the title. So how did I find it? I'd already googled "my mind keeps telling me no" many times with no results other than R. Kelly. Stymied again, I began scrolling through the "Comments" beneath the video when I discovered a comment: "who sing the first song and the name of it?" DJ Blast replied: "Love entanglement / Gasner the artist." Eureka! I immediately googled "Love Entanglement" by Gasner The Artist and there it was!

Listen to Gasner The Artist singing "Love Entanglement" on YouTube.

Charles replies:

OMG! Thanks so much Daddy b nice! I love this song!!!

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Watch for it in next month's Singles. It's over a year old, but these days with all the southern soul coming out, it's impossible to hear everything. By the way, it also has a reference to Al Green and a musical nod to The Temptation's "Poppa Was A Rolling Stone". P.S. "Love Entanglement" won a Jackson Spotlight Recording of the Week almost a year ago to date.

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May 16, 2025:

WHERE 'DEM ADS AT?:
Advertising Queries

Good morning!

I was wondering if advertisement for next month is full?

I haven't advertised with you guys since y'all changed it. I quite don't understand how the new way y'all promoting advertisement. Could you please explain the purceedure on this. I got to be misunderstanding it.

Phunk Dawg

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Good morning!

This is Gwen Yvette from South Carolina! Thank you for checking out my new single “It’s Alright (Just Do It! Do It!)”! I am so honored to have awakened to see that it’s #2 on your top 40 for May! I am truly honored!!! I understand you offer promotion services, I am interested to know what are your rates?

I look forward to hearing from you!

___________________________

Hey Daddy B,

How are you? We would like to take an ad for Memphis Jackson and his new project. Will you reach out to his label "Shoals Music Group"? Dalton Swinney, (Partner) ----------.

Jazzii A.
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Daddy B. Nice replies:

As most of you know, we revamped the Southern Soul website at the beginning of the year. That was a huge project and it's gone well. We put off the advertising pages and I've been inundated with requests for ads ever since. We begin setting up the ads next week. Thanks for your patience.

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May 7, 2025:

LOOKING FOR A SONG LETTER:
"My Mind Keep Telling Me No"

Greetings Daddy,

Love what you do... Appreciate all you do. I'm trying to find a song with the lyrics "My mind keep telling me no (but) My body keeps telling me yes." It's not R. Kelly's "Bump and Grind". Has a medium tempo. It's very good. I heard it on a mixtape. Don't really know if it's new. But it's new to me and I really want to find it.

Charles

Daddy B. Nice replies:

Thanks, Charles. I heard that song the other day too! And like you I heard it on a mixtape. I've looked for it but cannot find it anywhere. I'll post this and see if any readers can help.

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May 1, 2025:

Thank You Letter:
Volton Wright

Daddybnice,

I want to thank you for the wonderful album review. I really appreciate your insight and analysis. Your points are absolutely correct. I now know exactly where I fall short and what directions I need to take. Thanks for your honest analysis. I really appreciate you for your support throughout the years. Love and respect to you my musical brother!

Thanks sincerely…

Volton Wright

See Daddy B. Nice's 4-Star Review of Volton Wright's new album LOVE GAMES.

Read Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide to Volton Wright.

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April 23, 2025:

REDUX: ARTHUR FOY REQUEST & REPLIES:

Arthur foy don’t stop my party

Dear Daddy B Nice,

This is DJ Noah. A while back I asked for a digital copy of Arthur Foy’s “Don’t Stop My Party”. I know you gave me some radio recordings of the song but do you think you can record/rip it from the CD if you have it? I want to play this song on the student run radio. Director prefers wav and flac files but a high quality MP3 will do just fine.

Thanks,

DJ Noah

Arthur Foy

Hi DabbyBNice, enjoy your monthly newsletter.

I was reading one of your articles and saw you
were looking for a song by Arthur Foy. Don't Stop My Party.
Did you ever find it?

DjKrip

Arthur Foy Track

I saw where you had a viewer asking for “Don’t Stop My Party” in wav - I have it and can send it to the person what was looking for it. If you send me their email I will be glad to do it, DJ Noah I think was his name.

Thank you for what you do!! One Day I hope to get “DJ Haynes” included on the Comprehensive Index!! Haha

DJ Haynes

Daddy B. Nice replies:

That's so accommodating of you DJ Haynes. Good for you! As for the Comprehensive Index, don't laugh. You should be in it. Truth is, I've never been as far behind with the Comp Index as I am now. And I'm just talking about keeping up with the monthly Top 10 Singles and End of Year Awards, where I'm (yikes!) like a year behind. Not including any citations in the Artist Guides or the Corner's Top 40 Singles or "News & Notes," which I gave up trying to comp-index years ago. Big dreams, slow execution, my man. I'll send you that DJ Noah email!

Read Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide to Arthur Foy.

DJ Krip replies:

Thanks for the reply 'DBN' I misread it. I have a copy thought you were looking for.
Keep up the good work ,thanks for those monthly top ten posting.

djKrip.


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Concert Calendar Queries

April 12, 2025:

How Daddy B. Nice "Partners" With You On West Love Concerts

Good Afternoon Sir/Madam! Hoping a great day and week to you! My name is Rabyn Ratliff, and I currently host of middays on Star 105.3 (Classic Soul and RnB, Steve Harvey in the mornings) in Valdosta Ga: Proud home of the tiny powerhouse, "West Love."

I was hoping to get a list of events that you all have where she will be featured, and if possible, some promotional tickets to those closest to our area! Our community really supports her career and representation and we here at Star and our sister station (107.9 the Beat) appreciate any opportunity to give our listeners access to travel and show their support!

If you would be willing to partner with us in any promotional capacity, we would be very grateful! Thank you for your time and all considerations and a greater thanks for allowing a platform where our Hometown sister can shine!

Best of days,

Rabyn Ratliff/ Lady Raye,
Star 105.3 FM-Blackcrow Media

Daddy B. Nice replies:

We love our West Love, and it's shown weekly in the Concert Calendar, where---especially since she's become a BLUES IS ALRIGHT TOUR headliner---she dominates all southern soul divas in appearances. So when you say you're hoping to get a list of events where she'll be featured, you're asking for something I've already given you. Consult the Concert Calendar weekly. It'll take you 15 or 20 minutes just to read through it. Southern Soul music is on fire! And if you know of a concert that I don't have posted, send it in and I'll add it. (daddybnice@southernsoulrnb.com). That's how your Daddy B. Nice "partners" with you on West Love.

See Daddy B. Nice's Artist Guide to West Love: The New Generation Southern Soul.

DC Area Concerts

Greetings..

Any dates for DMV? Maryland, DC or VA?

Jackie

Daddy B. Nice replies:

What you see is what you get, and what you see is what I have. Paradoxically, given the growth of southern soul music, there used to be a lot more concert activity in the DC area. For example, this old Blues Is Alright Tour posting's venue was in Roanoke:

Saturday, February 19, 2011. Roanoke Performing Arts Theater, Roanoke, Virginia. Blues Is Alright Tour. Roy C., Theodis Ealey, Latimore, Mel Waiters, Shirley Brown.

I don't remember a southern soul gig in Roanoke since. And back in the day I frequently received events hosted by Lamont's Entertainment Complex in Maryland, where area acts like Hardway Connection and Jim Bennett often played.

Sunday, March 6, 2011. Lamont's Entertainment Complex, 4400 Livingston Road, Indian Head, Maryland (Washington D.C.). Jim Bennett, Lady Mary. 301-283-0225.

Given the huge uptick in concerts in the Carolinas fueled by King George and 803Fresh, it's puzzling why the DC area is so quiet.

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