Although it may seem strange to you, the forties and fifties rhythm and blues was the basis of soul music, dance, funk, hip-hop and even rap The popularity that genre got during the fifties years of last century, together with its younger brother doo-woop music, was short but very intense and left a huge legacy that today still survives This new Putumayo World Music / Karonte release, presents a fantastic selection of twelve songs, performed by twelve different artists, some belonging to the new generation of musicians, and some others are not so young You will find three musicians coming from the old New Orleans, blind Snooks Eaglin, the always wonderful Irma Thomas’s and the fantastic Rockie Charles But you will also find the incredible and charming Lavelle White, The Emotions and the legendary Sam Moore (the most mature of you would certainly remember Sam & Dave duo), this last one together with Keb ‘Mo’ and Angie Stone The most contemporary artists involved are James Hunter, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Quantum Soul Orchestra, Catherine Russell and the New York band, Cracked Ice An album you will surely enjoy a lot