charlee dorsey
It's … the very underrated and all too oft' forgotten soul champ & charming regular guy Lee Dorsey (1924-1986)! As produced & accompanied by Allen Toussaint, mostly, on the occasion of the release of Charly's "Soul Mine The Greatest Hits & More 1960-1978" 2cd (SNAX628CD, 2011) which reprises the "Am I That Easy To Forget?" 2lp (Charly R&B CDX21, 1987) on disc one, adding a new 29 track compilation on disc two. Indeed, Charly / Snapper have been revving up a classy New Orleans reissue programme this year with similar releases by the Meters and Allen Toussaint related productions, and there's been equally cool budget Red Bird & Shangri-Las releases. Secretly, I'm hoping they'll reissue those two Swamp Dogg lp's too (CRB 1026 & 1045), with extras …