Wednesday, 3/24/10

by musicclipoftheday

Unlike Aretha Franklin, she doesn’t have a big, commanding voice. But just as some actors are able to do as much (or more) with less, so, too, with singers. And when it comes to expressing heartache and vulnerability, a voice that’s smaller, less powerful isn’t necessarily a liability—it can be a strength.

Ann Peebles

“(You Keep Me) Hanging On” (1973 [album], 1974 [single])

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“I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home” (1972)

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“I Can’t Stand The Rain” (1973)

(Yeah, I posted this last clip before, when Willie Mitchell passed away. [And the next day I posted a track that samples it.])