The Soul Providers

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The Soul Providers were the original incarnation of sharon jones & the dap-kings. They were formed in the mid nineties by Philip Lehman and Gabriel Roth AKA Bosco Mann. The Soul Providers began recording an album consisting of James Brown inspired instrumentals and vocal collaborations with Deep Funk legend Lee Fields. It was during these sessions that Roth and Lehman discovered vocalist Sharon Jones after she recorded backing vocals for one of the Lee Fields tracks. They were impressed enough to record a solo track with Jones entitled "Switchblade", a track that had originally been intended for a man to record. This track along with another Jones solo, "The Landlord", were included on the Soul Providers debut release Soul Tequila, released circa 1996 on the French label Pure Records (now defunct). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

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Renaissance - The Masters Series - Part 4 - Revelation

Soul Tequila

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Smooth Urban Grooves

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Azuli: Past - Present - Beyond

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Spike's Choice: The Desco Funk 45' Collection

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Azuli presents Xueno - Formentera 2005

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Global Underground: Moscow

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Spike's Choice - The Desco Funk 45 Collection

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The Culture Series 'Dance Anthems'

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After Dark EP

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Miss Moneypenny's 25th Anniversary - House Classics

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Beach House

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