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A Gifted Performer/Songwriter
2 Jun 2007
By Steve Vrana
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Format:Audio CD
The final album of Jimmy Arnold's short career--it was only his third album--was released in 1983, nine years before his untimely death at the age of 40. The fourteen songs contained herein are a mixture of traditional tunes and originals (Robbie Robertson's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is the lone cover), and taken as a whole they evoke the period of the Civil war. As John Hartford said in the original liner notes: "This almost psychic album by Jimmy Arnold comes clear more through research of the soul rather than research in a library...."
Indeed, from the opeing ballad "Jesse James" through the toe-tapping closer "Sally Ann," Arnold takes the listener back in time through a series of songs that are sometimes raucus, and at other times somber. Arnold plays a lot of the instruments himself, including rhythm and lead guitars, banjo, fiddle and harmonica. Among the guest musicians are Mike Auldridge on Dobro.
It's a shame Arnold gave up recording after this album, but it's a testament to the power of this album that it's still in print nearly a quarter of a century after its debut. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Indeed, from the opeing ballad "Jesse James" through the toe-tapping closer "Sally Ann," Arnold takes the listener back in time through a series of songs that are sometimes raucus, and at other times somber. Arnold plays a lot of the instruments himself, including rhythm and lead guitars, banjo, fiddle and harmonica. Among the guest musicians are Mike Auldridge on Dobro.
It's a shame Arnold gave up recording after this album, but it's a testament to the power of this album that it's still in print nearly a quarter of a century after its debut. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Southern Soul is truly southern soul
14 April 2000
By David A. Lewis
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Format:Audio CD
A blend of bluegrass, hillbilly, and southern country music, this is a thoroughly enjoyable work for those who like southern country music and ponder the War of Northern Aggression. You'll love it or you won't like it at all.
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Southern Soul With Soul
30 May 2001
By "ezee5"
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Format:Audio CD
I first heard Southern Soul in 1983 when I borrowed a copy from Wally Cleavers recording studio in Fredericksburg, VA. My partner Hank and I had been recording at the studio and had the good fortune to meet Jimmy Arnold. Jimmy also sat in on our sessions. I didn't know he had recorded Southern Soul until after we were done at the studio and Jimmy had left. When I heard Southern Soul It touched a part of me I didn't know was in touchable. Jimmy's gone, but his music still has his soul in it with his natural southern style and heartfelt vocals. "Thanks Jimmy"
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