The Soul Children

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The Soul Children was an American soul music group.

These Memphis, Tennessee Stax Records mainstays were composed of John Colbert aka J. Blackfoot, Norman West (formerly from The Del-Rios), Anita Louis and Shelbra Bennet, were formed by Isaac Hayes and David Porter in order to fill the gap that Sam & Dave had left after the parting from Atlantic.

'J. Blackfoot' is a nickname Blackfoot picked up during his early years due to his habit of walking barefoot on the tarred sidewalks of Memphis during the hot summers. He spent six months as lead singer with a new line-up of The Bar-Kays after original members were killed with Otis Redding in a plane crash. John then became the lead singer of the Soul Children, the Memphis-based group that scored 15 R & B hits between 1968 and 1978. He launched a solo career as J. Blackfoot with the single 'Taxi,' which climbed into the R & B Top Ten in 1984.

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Singles

Stax 0008 : Give 'Em Love / Move Over
Stax 0018 : I'll Understand / Doin' Our Thang
Stax 0030 : Tighten Up My Thang / Take Up The Slack
Stax 0050 : The Sweeter He Is Pt. I / Pt. II
Stax 0062 : Hold On, I'm Coming / Make It Good
Stax 0075 : Put your World in My World / Finish Me Off
Stax 0086 : Let's Make A Sweet Thing Sweeter / Finish Me Off
Stax 0102 : Gonna Get Away From It All / Ridin' On Love Merry-Go-Round
Stax 0119 : Hearsay / Don't Take my Sunshine
Stax 0132 : Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness / Just The One I've Been Looking For
Stax 0152 : It Ain't Always What You Do / All That Shines Ain't Gold
Stax 0170 : Love Is A Hurtin' Thing / Poem On The School House Door
Stax 0182 : I'll Be The Other Woman / Comeback Kind Of Love
Stax 0218 : Love Makes It Right Pt. I / Pt. II
Stax 0230 : What's Happening Baby Pt. I / Pt. II
Stax 3206 : Can't Give Up A Good Thing / Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Stax 3214 : Who You Used To Be / Believing