MUSIC LIKE DIRT – APRIL 27, 2025

Jamaica Meets Detroit

Air Date: 04.27.25 10AM CST

There are so many similarities between U.S. Soul and classic Jamaican music, it’s only natural that there were a ton of covers done by Jamaican artists in the 60’s and 70’s, and it continues today. On this episode, we explore some of my favorite Jamaican covers of classic soul tunes from Detroit, Philly, Memphis, and beyond.

• War – Darker Shade of Black
• War (Instrumental) – Edwin Starr
• Everybody Needs Love – Slim Smith
• Baby I Need Your Loving – Bob Andy
• Get Ready – Delroy Wilson
• Get Ready (Instrumental) – The Temptations
• For Once in My Life – Slim Smith
• You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – Alton Ellis
• Lean on Me – B.B. Seaton
• Tears of a Clown – The Chosen Few
• Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – Slim Smith
• Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – The Aggrolites
• You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me – Derrick Harriott
• Express Yourself – Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
• Just My Imagination – Norman Brown
• Just My Imagination (The Temptations) INS – MOTOWN VAULTS
• Be Thankful – Donovan Carlos
• Groove Me – Keeling Beckford
• You Don’t Care – The Techniques
• I’ll Take You There – The Deltones
• I’ll take you there (Instrumental) – The Staple Singers
• One Cup of Coffee – Bob Marley