The Soul Clan

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The Soul Clan was a short-lived but legendary supergroup comprised of some of the biggest names in '60s soul, the Soul Clan's proper recording career amounted to a mere two songs, but the act's lineup was enough to make any R&B aficionado take notice: Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Don Covay, Ben E. King, and Joe Tex. At the height of their fame, Burke, Covay, Tex, Otis Redding, and Wilson Pickett (all of whom recorded either for Atlantic Records or its affiliated labels) were good friends, often toured together, and would sometimes pop up at each other's shows. Both Burke and Covay began bandying around the idea of working together as a show of musical solidarity; Burke saw the collaboration as a stepping stone toward building an autonomous African-American business empire, while Covay, more successful as a songwriter than a performer, hoped to promote his own career alongside those of his friends. While the idea simmered for some time, it wasn't until 1968 that the project finally took flight; by this time, Redding had died in a tragic airplane crash and Pickett developed cold feet, supposedly uncomfortable with Burke's grandiose financial plans, so Conley and King stepped in to replace them. The group recorded a single, "Soul Meeting" b/w "That's How I Feel," which was intended as a trailer for a later album and tour, but the single failed to make a serious impression on the charts, and Atlantic pulled their financing toward further recording (Burke has subsequently said

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Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Brothers

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Atlantic Gold - 100 Soul Classics

sanctified soul

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Atlantic Gold 100 Soul Classics

The Very Best of Solomon Burke

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Beg,Scream+Shout_60s Soul [Disc 01]

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Las 101 Grandes Canciones Del Soul

Soul Clan

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Beg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul

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MW in the Springtime

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Beg Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul Disc 1

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Only In America: Atlantic Soul Classics

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