Episode 347: Episode 347: Josh Joplin discusses The Staple Singers Be What You Are

Published: Aug. 23, 2024, 6:28 p.m.

Josh Joplin joins us to discuss "Be What You Are\u201d from the Staple Singers (1973).\xa0 Plenty of other discussion including the new album from Josh called \u201cFigure Drawing\u201d and baptism, Quakers, the soul charts of 1974, Bill Withers, Stax Records, Gladys Knight, \u201cI\u2019ll Take You There\u201d and a song that Ben thinks sounds like it, \u201cYou can\u2019t wash the Bert out\u201d and what happens when you have to do some of your own lyrical transcribing. \xa0

Check out Josh Joplin at: https://www.joshjoplin.com/

Check out The Staple Singers at: https://staxrecords.com/artist/the-staple-singers/

Billboard Soul Singles from April 1973:\xa0 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42h63MT0gkNDxUUhzBUCi9?si=73459ed98f0b4c1e

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